History of the University Hospital
The history of the Kumamoto University Hospital goes back to the opening of the Hosokawa Clan Hospital in 1870. After being reorganized and moved several times, the hospital was moved to the place where it is currently located in 1901.
In 1949, after the Kumamoto Medical College was absorbed into Kumamoto University, the name of the hospital was changed to the Kumamoto University Hospital and started with a system of eleven medical departments.
In the past several decades, in order to meet the needs of the segmentation and advancement of medical services, the hospital established central consultation facilities as well as new medical departments with the aim of doing such things as increasing efficiency.
Currently, the Kumamoto University Hospital has developed into a general hospital with high-tech medical equipment and a comprehensive medical system. However, it is still continuing to make advancements in its aim to become a university hospital that can provide proper medical care in the 21st century.
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