Hospitalization

Required Documents

• Health insurance card (or My Number Card)
• Senior citizen benefit certificate
• Specific disease treatment certificate
• Certificate for limit application / standard burden amount reduction
• Public assistance certificates (severe disability / self-support / specific medical care (intractable disease), etc.)

Leaving vehicles or motorcycles in the parking lot during your hospital stay is not permitted.
Please note that the hospital accepts no responsibility for any accidents or theft that occur in the parking lot.

During Your Stay

• Chopsticks, cups, spoons, etc. are provided by the hospital.
• Please label all personal belongings. The hospital accepts no responsibility for lost items.
• A paid hospitalization set is available. Please ask for details.
• Daily necessities are also available at the hospital shop.

1. Your attending physician and medical staff will explain your illness, tests, and treatment.
2. To use the TV, washing machine, or refrigerator, please purchase a prepaid card from the vending machine. Refunds for unused prepaid card balance are available at the automated payment machine in front of the 1st floor cashier.
3. Please use earphones when watching TV to avoid disturbing other patients.
4. A public telephone is located on the 1st floor.
5. Shower rooms are available on each floor. Please inform a nurse if you wish to use one.
6. A mailbox is located in front of the main entrance.
7. For photocopying, please ask at the 1st floor reception. (20 yen per copy, tax excluded)
8. Please ask a nurse before using computers or other electronic devices.
9. For safety reasons, scissors, fruit knives, and other sharp objects are not permitted. Please ask a nurse if you need assistance.
10. Newspapers are available at the hospital shop.

Patients are responsible for managing their own valuables. Please use the safety box provided in the bedside cabinet.
Always lock the safety box and take care to prevent theft or loss.
The hospital accepts no responsibility for theft or loss of valuables.
If you lose the safety box key, please inform a nurse immediately.
A replacement fee of 500 yen will be charged for lost keys.

1. Meal times are approximately: Breakfast 7:30, Lunch 12:00, Dinner 18:00.
2. Meal times or dietary restrictions may change depending on your treatment needs.
3. All meals are prepared by the hospital. Special diets may be provided depending on your condition.
4. To prevent food poisoning, please refrain from bringing in outside food.

Please bring all medications you are currently taking.
If you have a medication notebook (okusuri techo), please bring that as well.
During your stay, a pharmacist will explain your medications. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Please visit the Medical Affairs section on the 1st floor for consultations.

1. Nursing care, welfare services, and medical safety consultations: A medical social worker (counselor) is available to assist with questions regarding insurance programs, nursing care insurance, social welfare systems, and more. Please feel free to consult us about any concerns or anxieties.
2. Nursing and care consultations: We provide support for inpatients, outpatients, and their families to help ensure safe and comfortable living at home. Please feel free to consult us about nursing, care, or other concerns.
3. Medical expense consultations: For questions about high-cost medical expense programs and other medical costs, please consult our administrative staff.

Visiting another medical institution while hospitalized requires approval from your attending physician. Please inform a ward nurse. As a general rule, visits are only permitted when specialist care is required.
A referral letter written by your attending physician will also be required.
Family members picking up medications prescribed at other hospitals is subject to the same rules. If you run out of medication prescribed at another hospital, please consult a ward nurse.

In the event of an emergency, please follow the instructions of doctors, nurses, and staff.
Elevators cannot be used during evacuation.
The emergency assembly point is the north parking lot (main entrance side) of the hospital.

For information on visits and flowers, please see the page below.

Discharge

Hospitalization Costs & Payment