Medical corporation Midorikai Sanno Hospital

What Medical corporation Midorikai Sanno Hospital does

Medical Corporation Midorikai Sanno Hospital is a 255-bed private general hospital operated by Medical Corporation Suimeikai in Chiba City's Inage Ward, Japan. Founded in 1980, the facility operates across a 10-story Medical Center delivering 25+ medical departments including gastroenterology, cardiology, vascular surgery, nephrology, oncology, orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, urology, obstetrics/gynecology, and palliative care. Its core technology footprint includes two PET/CT scanners with an on-site cyclotron for radiopharmaceutical production (PET Imaging Center, operational since December 2003), 1.5T MRI, 80-slice and 64-slice CT, RI nuclear medicine equipment, navigation-guided endoscopic sinus surgery, and a 40-station dialysis center. The hospital also maintains a dedicated 23-bed palliative care ward (the first private palliative care facility in Chiba Prefecture, established 1998) and a linear accelerator radiotherapy center (opened 2008).

The hospital is integrated with five affiliated facilities under the same medical corporation (Suimeikai): Sanno Orthopedic Clinic (wholly owned, opened July 2012), Sanno Visiting Nursing Station (home nursing for Chiba City and Yotsukaido City), Sanno Nursing School (est. April 1994, supplies trained nurses), Urban Care Center (geriatric health services facility, est. November 1989), and a former Villfore Clinic (closed 2006). This ecosystem supports a continuum-of-care model from acute inpatient through rehabilitation to home nursing. Revenue is generated primarily through Japan's national health insurance reimbursement under the DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) bundled payment system, supplemented by self-pay services including PET cancer screening (¥100,000–¥150,000 per course), human dock health checkups (¥38,500–¥64,900), brain dock (¥38,500), document/certificate fees, and premium room upgrades. The patient base is heavily skewed elderly: average age 76, with ~85% of patients aged 60+ and ~49% aged 80+ per June 2024–May 2025 discharge data.

Name

Medical corporation Midorikai Sanno Hospital

Legal name

Medical Corporation Suimeikai (、法人社団 翠明会)

Website

https://sannou.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Medical Corporation Midorikai Sanno Hospital is a 255-bed private general hospital in Chiba, Japan, operating 25+ departments including PET imaging, dialysis, and palliative care under an integrated care network with affiliated nursing, rehabilitation, and geriatric facilities serving elderly community patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Nursing Homes (Non-SNF) (HLAFAFAC)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• PET cancer screening
• Dialysis treatment
• Palliative care
• Preventive health screening

Headquarters

HQ city

Chiba

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. National Health Insurance Reimbursement (保険診療): Primary revenue stream from the national health insurance system covering all consultations, hospitalizations, surgeries, and medical procedures. The hospital is a DPC (Diagnosis Procedure Combination) designated hospital, meaning inpatient care is billed using a bundled payment system combining inclusive and fee-for-service components.
2. Self-Pay Medical Services (自費診療): Out-of-pocket payments for services not covered by insurance including health checkups (human dock), brain checkups, PET cancer screening, optional add-on examinations, and premium room upgrades.
3. Document and Certificate Fees (文書料): Fees for medical certificates, diagnostic documents, insurance company documents, disability certificates, and CD-R image copies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medical Corporation Suimeikai Sanno Hospital is a 255-bed private general hospital providing acute, specialty, and preventive healthcare across 25+ clinical departments in Chiba, Japan. Core offerings include PET/CT cancer screening, hemodialysis, palliative care, surgical services (general, vascular, ENT with navigation, orthopedic including spine), comprehensive health checkups (human dock), and home nursing through affiliated facilities.

Product overview

Sanno Hospital operates as a comprehensive medical facility with 255 licensed beds, offering integrated healthcare services across multiple specialized departments and centers. The hospital's core services include acute care, surgical services, and specialized diagnostic/treatment centers including PET Imaging Diagnostic Center, Dialysis Treatment Center, Palliative Care (23 beds), Rehabilitation, and Health Management Center for preventive screenings. The hospital provides comprehensive clinical departments spanning internal medicine subspecialties (gastroenterology, respiratory, cardiology, nephrology, diabetes, hematology, neurology, psychosomatic medicine), surgery (general, vascular, breast, anorectal), orthopedics with spine surgery, ophthalmology, ENT with advanced surgical capabilities including navigation-guided procedures, urology, gynecology, dermatology, neurosurgery, radiology, anesthesiology, and dentistry. Affiliated services include home nursing station, orthopedic clinic, and elderly care facility within the same medical corporation to provide continuity of care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PET画像診断センター (PET Imaging Center): Specialized PET/CT imaging center for cancer screening, brain examinations, and amyloid PET/CT scans.
• 人工透析センター (Dialysis Treatment Center)
• 緩和ケア病棟 (Palliative Care Ward)
• 山王訪問看護ステーション (Sanno Visiting Nursing Station)

Products and services

• PET Imaging Diagnostic Center (PET画像診断センター) Advanced cancer screening and diagnostic center using PET/CT technology for full-body cancer detection, brain imaging, and cardiac examinations. Offers FDG-PET cancer screening, brain dock examinations, and amyloid PET/CT imaging with two PET/CT units and fusion PET/CT imaging capability.
• Dialysis Treatment Center (人工透析センター) Comprehensive dialysis treatment center with 40 dialysis units, offering hemodialysis, online HDF, plasma exchange, and blood adsorption therapies. Provides percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for shunt maintenance. Free transportation service available for patients.
• Palliative Care (緩和ケア) 23-bed dedicated palliative care ward on floors 8-9 of the Medical Center offering terminal cancer patient care with multidisciplinary team support including physicians, nurses, social workers, and volunteers. All rooms are private in a homely environment.
• Rehabilitation (リハビリテーション) Physical therapy services for orthopedic conditions, stroke recovery, COPD, pneumonia, and cancer rehabilitation. Coordinates with affiliated Sanno Orthopedic Clinic and Urban Care Center for comprehensive patient recovery through post-acute rehabilitation.
• Health Management Center (健康管理センター) Health screening center offering same-day (44,000 JPY from April 2025) and overnight (64,900 JPY from April 2025) health checkup programs, brain dock examinations (38,500 JPY standalone), PET combined with human dock course, and comprehensive diagnostic testing for early disease detection.
• Sanno Visiting Nursing Station (山王訪問看護ステーション) Home nursing service providing medical care, rehabilitation, and health management support for patients in Chiba City and Yotsukaido City, with nursing staff and physical therapists. Open Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00, Saturday 8:30-12:00. Bridges hospital discharge to home care.
• ENT Surgery and Treatment Department (耳鼻咽喉科手術・診療) Comprehensive ENT department offering ear, nose, and throat surgeries including endoscopic sinus surgery with navigation guidance for surgical instrument positioning relative to orbit and brain, tympanoplasty, trans-canal ear endoscopy, sleep apnea treatment, and dysphagia management.
• Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department (外科・消化器外科) General and digestive surgery department performing laparoscopic procedures for gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, hernias, gallstones, and offering PPH treatment for hemorrhoids. Includes breast surgery and anorectal procedures.
• Vascular Surgery Department (血管外科) Vascular surgery department treating arterial and venous diseases including lower extremity arterial disease, aortic aneurysm, dialysis shunts (with PTA), varicose veins (stripping, endovenous laser/RF, sclerotherapy), and offering both surgical and endovascular treatments.
• Gastroenterology (消化器内科) Digestive system department specializing in liver diseases (over 300 RFA procedures for liver cancer since 2001), biliary conditions, pancreatic disorders, upper and lower GI tract diseases, with advanced endoscopic treatment capabilities including EMR and ESD.
• Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery (脊椎脊髄外科) Spinal surgery department treating cervical and lumbar spine conditions including disc herniation, spinal canal stenosis, and spinal compression fractures with various surgical approaches. Part of broader orthopedic surgery services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 130 palliative care patients admitted annually in 23-bed ward
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chiba University Hospital (千葉大学医学部附属病院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChiba University provides specialist physicians across multiple departments including orthopedics (several specialists dispatched regularly), pediatrics (doctors on rotation), and neurosurgery referrals. Represents the primary academic medical partner enabling access to university-level specialist expertise.
• Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital (東邦大学医療センター佐倉病院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDermatology department operates in partnership with Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital for treatment of complex cases. Also collaborates on infection control with 4 annual conferences and annual joint training exercises.
• Chiba Children's Hospital (千葉県こども病院)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral destination for pediatric cases requiring specialized care beyond the hospital's primary care scope. When pediatric surgery or specialized diagnosis is needed, patients are referred to Chiba Children's Hospital.
• Sanno Orthopedic Clinic (山王整形クリニック)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated orthopedic clinic within the same medical corporation (翠明会) established July 2012. Provides orthopedic care and rehabilitation referrals. Part of integrated care network with hospital rehabilitation services.
• Sanno Visiting Nursing Station (山王訪問看護ステーション)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated visiting nursing station within the same medical corporation serving Chiba City and Yotsukaido City. Provides home-based nursing care, rehabilitation, and acts as a bridge between hospital discharge and home care. Staffed with nurses and rehabilitation specialists.
• Sanno Nursing School (山王看護専門学校)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNurse training school operated by the same medical corporation, established April 1994. Supplies trained nursing staff to the hospital and affiliated facilities, ensuring human resource pipeline.
• Urban Care Center (介護老人保健施設アーバンケアセンター)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeriatric health services facility (介護老人保健施設) established in November 1989 within the same medical corporation. Provides post-acute and rehabilitation care with seamless referrals to/from the hospital.
• Yajima Medical Clinic (谷嶋医院)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAffiliated clinic operated by separate medical corporation (山紫会). Located near hospital shuttle bus route (stop 10). Provides primary care referrals to hospital specialists.
• Chiba City Health Center / Chiba Net (千葉市保健所 / 千葉ネット)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates with Chiba City Health Center for infection control. Participates in Chiba Infection Control Regional Support Network (千葉ネット) for outbreak response and infection control quality improvement. Reports to Chiba City Health Center during outbreak situations.
• Japan Organ Transplant Network ((社)日本臓器移植ネットワーク)minorOthersThe hospital's policy states it does not primarily handle organ donation but coordinates with the national network if organ donation is requested. Refer to the hospital's donor card policy page.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kameda Medical Center: Large private general hospital system in Chiba Prefecture (Kamogawa) with similar comprehensive specialty coverage, advanced diagnostics, and DPC designation. Comparable in offering private multi-specialty acute care with integrated services and serves as a useful scale comparison for Sanno Hospital.
• Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital: Private general hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture with comparable bed count, comprehensive specialty coverage, and DPC designation. Operates similar integrated services including advanced diagnostics, dialysis, and rehabilitation—offering a useful regional comparison point.

Broad incumbents

• IMS Group (International University of Health and Welfare): Large private hospital network in Japan offering comprehensive acute and chronic care services across multiple regions. Comparable in private hospital business model with DPC operations and integrated care services, though at substantially greater scale.
• Saiseikai Central Hospital: Major private hospital in Tokyo with similar comprehensive general hospital operations including advanced imaging, dialysis, palliative care, and DPC-based acute care. Comparable in service breadth but operates at substantially larger scale.
• Tokushukai Medical Group: One of Japan's largest private hospital groups operating acute care hospitals with DPC designation and integrated community services. Comparable private hospital business model with DPC operations, though at much greater scale across multiple regions.
• St. Luke's International Hospital: Private general hospital in Tokyo with comprehensive services, advanced diagnostics, and integrated health check programs. Comparable in offering premium self-pay health screening alongside acute care, though with substantially larger scale.
• NTT Medical Center Tokyo: Private general hospital in Tokyo with DPC designation, comprehensive specialty coverage, and advanced imaging capabilities. Comparable as a private acute-care hospital system with similar service breadth and regulatory standing.

Others

• Chiba University Hospital: Academic medical center that supplies specialist physicians to Sanno Hospital and competes for advanced specialty referrals in Chiba Prefecture. Highly relevant as both a partner and a competitive benchmark for high-acuity services.

Regional players

• Funabashi Municipal Medical Center: Public hospital in Chiba Prefecture offering similar general acute care and emergency services in an adjacent municipality. Competitive overlap for inpatient and emergency volumes in the broader Chiba region.
• Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital: University-affiliated private hospital in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, providing general acute care and advanced specialty services. Geographic competitor in the greater Chiba region for comprehensive specialty referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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