University Hospital

Number of Beds   General Beds 793   Psychiatric Beds 50   Total 843

Kumamoto University Hospital comprises medical examination departments, a pharmaceutical department, a nursing department, and central consultation facilities, among other features. The hospital has 843 beds and over 1,200 outpatients per day. In addition, the hospital aims to expand research that contributes to advances in medicine and lifts community medical standards. The hospital is currently constructing a new hospital ward, with the aim of constructing a university hospital that will be able to handle the medical science and medical care needs of the 21st century. Through this, the hospital is promoting the establishment of a comprehensive medical care system that combines advanced medical treatment and comprehensive holistic medical treatment. As a part of this, the divisions of medical treatment shifted to an overall medical care system categorized by each internal organ and body system starting in January 2004.
Now, the hospital is focusing on medical examinations and treatment of cancer at a cancer medical cooperation base hospital in the administrative division.
Kumamoto University Hospital is dedicated to excellence in patient care, developing improved methods of healthcare, and better health professionals and students. Members of the staff also contribute community welfare and health.

• Patients First: We are dedicated to excellence in patient care, and to respecting each patient’s major complaints, wishes, concerns and requests
• Excellence: We provide health care services appropriately, safely and reliably with a spirit of philanthropy
• Teamwork: We develop positive roles health professionals
• Innovation: We develop and improve the method of healthcare

We recognize and uphold the following rights cited by the World Medical Association’s declaration on of patients’ rights.

• The right to quality medical care
• The right to freedom of choice
• The right to self-determination
• The right to information
• The right to confidentiality
• The right to health education

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