Hospital

The Affiliated Hospital of the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo originated from the first vaccination institute (vaccinia vaccination institute) opened in present-day Tokyo in the late Edo era, and has been leading the development of Japanese medicine and medical industry for more than 150 years. Adhering to the philosophy of "devoting to the development of clinical medicine and the training of medical talents to provide the best medical treatment for each patient", the hospital carries out its daily work with the following purposes: (1) practice medical treatment that respects the wishes of patients; (2) Provide safe medical care; (3) Develop highly advanced medical treatment; (4) Cultivate excellent medical talents.

Shonan Kamakura General Hospital completed the construction of its new premises on 1 September 2010 and moved to a new hospital in Kamakura Okamoto. The new hospital is spacious, with 2.5 times the floor space of the old hospital, 15 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground, and has 648 beds, including 619 portable beds. There is a helipad on the roof of the hospital. The emergency department has been expanded to five times its original size to cope with the yearly increase in the number of ambulances and emergency patients, and a special lift has been installed for direct access to the operating theatre and the vascular catheterisation unit.

Japan's top-ranked cancer treatment hospital

Founded in the Meiji era (139 years ago in 1882), Kyokumido Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Japan. It is conveniently located less than 3 km from Tokyo Station in the hospital district of Ochanomizu, and is a private hospital that combines medical care, education and research.

The private patient service at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is a world-renowned major orthopaedic hospital, with orthopaedic surgery at the forefront of the UK and the world. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of neuromusculoskeletal treatments, from acute spinal cord injuries or complex bone tumours, to specialist rehabilitation in orthopaedic medicine and chronic back pain - such a wide range of services is unique in the UK's National Health System (NHS).

The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2021 was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for "explaining the molecular basis for sensing heat, cold and mechanical forces." Their discovery ended the scientific exploration to determine the mechanism of the somatosensory system to mediate the detection of the internal and external environment.

Johns Hopkins Medical Group is a global integrated medical industry group with a total assets of 8 billion US dollars. It organically integrates doctors and researchers from Johns Hopkins University Medical School with Johns Hopkins Hospital and its subsidiaries, medical practitioners and medical facilities in the health system, and becomes the academic health care system in the United States.

The 1,167-bed Dokkyo Medical University Hospital and the 723-bed Echigo Hospital, in addition to the 199-bed Nikko Medical Centre, are among the largest hospitals in the country.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, is ranked No. 8 on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll. It is nationally ranked in 12 adult specialties and rated high performing in 9 adult procedures and conditions. It is a general medical and surgical facility. It is a teaching hospital.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to improve the treatment and prevention of childhood diseases through research and treatment. No child will be denied treatment because of race, religion or a family's ability to pay.