Research into a hospital
Japanese, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Jepang
Mission and Vision Vision
“contributing to the advancement of clinical medicine and the
cultivation of healthcare professionals in order to provide each
patient with the best medical care.”
Mission
(1) provide medical care in partnership with the patients
(2) provide safe medical care
(3) develop advanced medical technology
(4) cultivate excellent healthcare professionals.
Value The University of Tokyo Hospital received the renewed certificate
of accreditation for its hospital functions by the Japan Council for
Quality Health Care (JCQHC).
History The University of Tokyo Hospital was originally established in 1858
as the Kanda Otamagaike Vaccination Center, which, after a series
of name and organizational changes, was newly built in the former
Kagahan residence area in Hongo Motofuji-cho in 1876 and
renamed the University of Tokyo School of Medicine affiliated
Hospital the following year. The institution thus has a long history
of 160 years and is one of Japan’s leading university hospitals.
Since the early days of modern medicine in Japan.
Size of the hospital he hospital has 1,210 beds (1,150 in the general ward, 60 in the
psychiatric ward), 389,830 inpatients and 794,454 outpatients
received medical care at the hospital in fiscal year 2010. The
hospital building has a total area of 244,000m2, about 19 times the
size of Tokyo Dome Stadium, housing the hospital inpatient and
outpatient, examination and surgery medical and research
facilities.
Awards The University of Tokyo Hospital has been certified as an advanced
treatment hospital (one of 86 nationwide) in recognition of its
capacity to provide advanced medical care, develop advanced
medical technology, and offer training on advanced medical care.
In addition, the hospital has also been authorized as a core clinical
research hospital (one of 12 nationwide) under the Medical Care
Act, in view of its central roles played in international-standard
clinical studies and trials aimed at promoting high-quality clinical
research, a prerequisite for developing innovative pharmaceuticals
and medical devices. Furthermore, the hospital has also been
designated as a core hospital for cancer genomic medicine (one of
11 nationwide), a critically important field in cancer care going
forward. While assuming such distinctive roles, we also take pride
in delivering world-class medical care in our daily encounters with
patients by harnessing our team-based medical care approach and
consolidated expertise drawn from all departments and divisions
across the entire hospital. Our foremost priority is to put patients
first, with our commitment directed toward providing better
medical care
Services
To achieve better medical care, we need to take a broader
perspective beyond that of healthcare providers. We have received
voluminous feedback from patients and families in the form of
praise and appreciation as well as criticism. Both favorable and
unfavorable feedback is of immense value to us and needs to be
incorporated at the relevant point of care. We humbly ask for your
frank opinions, which will help the hospital broaden its perspective
and make progress toward delivering better medical care.
Recent Milestones To provide cutting-edge treatment for rectal cancer 14 (January
2020)
Has the hospital been in the “News Letter of the University of Tokyo Hospital” , a booklet
news recently? featuring our new services, facilities, technologies etc. has been
published periodically for some years. So far, it has been issued
only in Japanese. On this website, we introduce selected articles
from volume 85 of the booklet, the most recent issue, in English
for the international readers. To provide cutting-edge treatment
for rectal cancer 14 (January 2020).
Forward thinking Furthermore, we must also strengthen our initiatives in addressing
illnesses unique to older patients, given the progressive aging of
our society.
