National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center

Hospital in Gifu, Japan

35°27′06″N 136°47′18″E / 35.4518°N 136.7882°E / 35.4518; 136.7882OrganisationCare systemPublicTypeSpecialistAffiliated universityGraduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University,Gifu University,Aichi Medical UniversityServicesBeds468SpecialityRespiratory Obstetrics PediatricsHistoryOpened2005LinksWebsitewww.hosp.go.jp/~ngr/ListsHospitals in Japan

National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center (国立病院機構長良医療センター) is a hospital located in Gifu, Japan, which is administered by the National Hospital Organization of Japan. This hospital was established in March 2005, from the merger of two hospitals, National Hospital Organization Gifu Hospital and National Hospital Organization Nagara Hospital.There are 500-800 employees working at the hospital.

Overview

National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center has 468 beds. 120 of them are for the severely multiple handicapped children, 80 for the patients of muscular dystrophy, and 52 for the patients of tuberculosis.^[1] Nagara Medical Center has three major missions: Child health and development medicine (obstetrics, prenatal care, pediatrics), disability medicine (severe cases of multiple handicap, and muscular dystrophy), and cardiovascular and respiratory medicine (ICU).

History

National Hospital Organization Nagara Hospital was established in 1927. The National Hospital Organization Gifu Hospital was established in 1939.

Services

Cardiology
Neurology
Obstetrics—prenatal care
Pediatrics—GCU (Growing Care Unit), NICU, pediatric neurology,

pediatric surgery

Physiatry—Physical therapy, Neuropsychological and Psychiatric rehabilitation^[2]
Plastic surgery
Pulmonology—respiratory care
Radiology

Other services and departments

Clinical laboratory
Clinical research
Clinical Pharmacology
Educational support
Medical support complying to the "Act for General Support for Persons with Disabilities"^[3]
Nutrition support^[4]
Pharmacy

References

^ "Shisetsu Gaiyo" [Outline of the Institution] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Rihabiriteshon-ka" [Department for Rehabilitation] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Shogaisha sogo shien-ho ni motozuku nyuin no goannai" [Guide to admission based on the "Act for General Support for Persons with Disabilities"] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
^ "Eiyo Kanri-shitsu" [Nutrition Management Section] (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.