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Find a hospital (revised 3rd edition)

Last Updated January 23, 2024

Here are some useful materials and Internet sites that can be helpful when you want to find out about hospitals throughout Japan, such as which hospital to go to when you get sick and what doctors you have.

How can I find a hospital that suits me?

The conditions for good hospitals and doctors vary from person to person. Before you start looking for a hospital, if you clarify your conditions, it will be easier to choose information.

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1 Search by location, medical departments, etc.
There is a hospital list that provides information such as hospital name, location, and number of beds.
2 Search by third-party evaluations
There is information that picks up hospitals and doctors with their own editing, such as rankings based on questionnaire surveys and hospitals recommended by doctors.
3 Finding a hospital by specialist or function

There is a hospital list that provides information such as hospital name, location, and number of beds.

<Books>
Title: Kanto Hospital Information 2016 version (outside site)
Publisher: Medical Affairs Daily
Year of publication: 2016
Holding: Chuo-toshokan Library
Label symbol: 498.1/1654
Bibliographic number: 1113422149
It is published every year in a list of hospitals in one prefecture and six prefectures in the Kanto region. Location, establishment, medical departments, number of beds, number of healthcare professionals, final educational background of directors and officers, graduation year, etc.
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Site name: WAM NET (outside site)
URL: https://www.wam.go.jp/content/wamnet/pcpub/top/
This is a comprehensive medical information site operated by the Welfare and Medical Care Organization. Links to the medical function information search site of each prefecture, and you can search for medical institutions by prefecture. You can also search for emergency and night medical information in the same way. In addition to medical information, information on persons with disabilities, the elderly, and child welfare is also abundant.
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Site name: Doctor information in your neighborhood (outside site)
URL: https://www.gokinjo.co.jp/
You can search by medical institution name, medical departments, area, nearest station, special field. If you want to search in more detail, you can specify whether there is emergency medical treatment, consultation after 7:00 pm, private parking lot, home medical care, home visits, hospitalization, and health check-up.

Hospitals in Kanagawa and Yokohama

<Books>
Title: Medical facilities in Yokohama City [as of January 1 every year] (list) (outside site)
Author: City of Yokohama, Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health and Safety Department, Medical Safety Division
Publisher: Health and Safety Division, City of Yokohama, Health and Social Welfare Bureau
Year of publication: 2017
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 3F, Yokohama Materials
Label symbol: 498.16
Bibliographic number: 1113484757
This is a list of general clinics and dental clinics for each distinction.
<Web>
Site name: List of Kanagawa Medical Institutions (outside site)
URL: http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f480168/
This is a list of clinics with hospitals, emergency clinics, and recuperation beds in Kanagawa Prefecture.
<Web>
Site name: Yokohama Medical Association Yokohama City Local Medical Cooperative Center (outside site)
URL: https://www.yokohama.kanagawa.med.or.jp/chiiki/
"Medical Institution Search", you can search for hospitals and medical institutions in the city by name, area, medical departments, Consultation hours, medical system, etc. You can also check the location of Night-time Emergency Medical Center and the emergency clinics.
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Site name: Kanagawa Medical Information Search Service (outside site)
URL: http://www.iryo-kensaku.jp/kanagawa/Default.aspx
This is a search site operated by the Kanagawa Prefectural Health and Welfare Bureau. You can search for medical institutions by keyword and purpose, and you can also search for facilities listed in the "Kanagawa Health and Medical Plan".

There is information that picks hospitals and doctors with their own editing, such as rankings based on questionnaire surveys and hospitals recommended by doctors.

<Books>
Title: Specialist hospital recommended by doctors Kanagawa Prefecture (outside site)
Author name: Yasuo Nakamura / Edit
Publisher: Life Planning
Year of publication: 2009.6
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 498.16
Bibliographic number: 1109046655
A questionnaire survey was conducted by 651 specialists in the Kanto area and posted 183 hospitals (including clinics and clinics) in Kanagawa Prefecture that received votes.
*There is also a Tokyo version.
“Specialized Hospital recommended by Doctors” (Yasuo Nakamura, Life Planning, 2009) (outside site)
<Books>
Title: Good hospital 2017 (outside site) that can be understood by the number of operations
Publisher: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Inc.
Year of publication: 2017
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 498.16
Bibliographic number: 1113466186
The number of surgery is also a guide for evaluation. Based on our own interviews, we ranked and evaluated the number of operations at 6618 hospitals nationwide by disease.
<Books>
Title: Hospital ability 2017 Comprehensive Edition (outside site)
Author name: The Yomiuri Shimbun Medical Information Department / Edition
Publisher: The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Head Office
Year of publication: 2017
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 498.16
Bibliographic number: 1113459196
Specialized journalists have been conducted to hospitals nationwide. In the hospital list, you can see the number of treatments at each hospital.
<Books>
Title: Thorough Guide for National Doctors and Hospitals (outside site)
Author name: Housewife and Seikatsusha / Hentai
Author name: Hiroo Matsui / Supervisor / Written
Publisher: Housewife and Seikatsusha
Year of publication: 2010.11
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 498.16
Bibliographic number: 1110083416
Based on questionnaires to hospitals nationwide, each Medical consultation fee introduces doctors and hospitals with a high track record of treatment.
Hospital rankings may also be featured in magazines.
Title: "Weekly Diamond" October 26, 2013 issue (Daiyamondosha / Edit, Daiyamondosha, 2013) (outside site)
Special Feature “Reliable Hospital Rankings”
Holding: Chuo-toshokan Library
You can search for articles and special features on the National Diet Library search site "National Diet Library Search (https://iss.ndl.go.jp/)" (external site) and the National Institute of Informatics "CiNii Search for Japanese Papers (http://ci.nii.ac.jp/)" (external site). Please search by combining keywords such as "hospital" and "ranking" and check which magazine is published, the magazine name and volume.
<Web>
Site name: Japan Medical Function Evaluation Organization (External Site)
URL: https://jcqhc.or.jp/
The Japan Medical Function Evaluation Organization evaluates and certifies hospitals under certain standards.
What is the hospital ranking?
It is mainly based on scores such as "number of manipulation", "patient satisfaction", "survey by journalists", etc. Hospitals and doctors listed may vary depending on the selection criteria. Find out what you need for medical care, and use the "hospital ranking" that suits you. Also, hospitals that are not listed are not necessarily low.
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Title: Good hospital for women 2015 Find a hospital where you can find a hospital (external site)
Publisher: Asahi Shimbun Publishing Inc.
Year of publication: 2014.10
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 495
Bibliographic number: 1113203442
In addition to a list of national hospitals that are resistant to women's diseases and introductions to famous physicians for each disease, doctors explain the current status of treatment for each disease.
<Web>
Site name: Sexual medical information network NAHW (outside site)
URL: http://www.nahw.or.jp/
You can check out male and female outpatient information.
<Web>
Site name: Dental Association of Japan Dental Association (external site)
URL: https://www.jda.or.jp/cgi-bin/search2.cgi
You can search by prefecture, ward, city, group, and group, and you can narrow down by general dentistry, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, etc. 。
<Web>
Site name: National Cancer Center Cancer Control Information Center Hospital (outside site)
URL: https://hospdb.ganjoho.jp/kyoten/
You can search for "cancer medical treatment cooperation base hospitals" recommended by prefectures and approved by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, which is recommended by prefectures and approved by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare. In addition, it is a comprehensive site where you can find a hospital or a consultation support center (consultation desk for cancer) with palliative care ward.
<Web>
Site name: Cancer treatment cooperation base hospital (Health Medical Care Bureau Health and Medical Department Cancer and Disease Control Section) (outside site)
URL:
https://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/nf5/ganntaisaku/ganchiryou/search-hospital.html
In the library, books are lined up for each disease. There is also a hospital guide on the shelf where you can find the disease materials you want to check. In addition, specialized medical institutions may be introduced at the end of the document to learn about the disease. Please use it at the same time.
<Books>
Title: National version of medical institutions that take care of terminal cancer at home (outside site)
Author name: Edited by Ko Kawagoe / Edited
Publisher: Health Dojinsha
Year of publication: 2006.3
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Natural Science Department
Label symbol: 494.5
Bibliographic number: 1106017034
Introducing terminal cancer patients who want to spend their time at home at the end and medical institutions nationwide that support the desire of their families to do enough at home without regret. From the name of the medical institution and doctor's name, acceptance conditions, and specific contents of home care are provided in detail.
<Books>
Title: National In vitro fertilization facilities in Japan 2017 (outside site)
Publisher: Cion
Year of publication: 2017
Holding: Chuo-toshokan 4th floor Medical Information Corner
Label symbol: 495.4
Bibliographic number: 1113493280
Introduces 577 registered facilities with a track record of medical treatment, and detailed information such as the status of in vitro fertilization at 24 facilities nationwide.
<Web>
You can also contact the local government's consultation desk about the medical institution you are looking for.
Yokohama City Medical Safety Consultation Service】 ( Yokohama City Medical Safety Support Center
☎045-671-3500
URL: https://translate-en.city.yokohama.lg.jp/kurashi/kenko-iryo/iryo/anzenshien/iryoanzen/soudan-madoguchi.html

Reference materials

In creating this website, I referred to the following materials and Internet sites.
1 『 Doctors who do not fail 45 tips (external site) to convince and receive treatment
Nikkei Medical/edited by Nikkei BP, October 2004
2 『 Patientology (external site) to receive the best medical care
Naoto Ueno / author Kodansha, July 2006
3 Information on how to investigate the National Diet Library Research Navigation (external site)
●Hospital list
http://rnavi.ndl.go.jp/research_guide/entry/theme-honbun-400074.php (external site)
※Providing materials does not recommend specific treatments, groups, beliefs, etc.
In addition, please ask a medical institution for judgment such as diagnosis, treatment, medicine, etc.
※Chuo-toshokan also helps you to collect medical information.
Please contact us at the counter on the 4th floor, telephone or electronic application.

For inquiries to this page

Board of Education Secretariat Chuo-toshokan Research Materials Division

Phone: 045-262-7336

Phone: 045-262-7336

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