Fureai Group

What Fureai Group does

Fureai Group is a privately held Japanese healthcare, welfare, and education organization headquartered in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, founded in 1987 (Showa 62). The group operates a vertically integrated network of 72 facilities and more than 7,600 employees, spanning 16 hospitals, 4 clinics, 2 health facilities, 10 nursing homes for the elderly, 15 home care support facilities, 6 welfare facilities, 12 paid nursing homes, and 7 educational institutions. Operations are anchored by two medical corporations — Kouseikai (Shonan Sakura Hospital) and Taijukai (Fureai Kamakura Hospital, the renamed 1957-vintage Sato Hospital) — and extend across Kanagawa's Shonan, Yokohama, and surrounding areas.

Core service lines include acute and chronic hospital care with specialties in rehabilitation (94.7% home return rate, 75.0% severe-patient improvement rate, both materially above Japanese national averages), dialysis, endoscopy, orthopedics, surgery, and emergency medicine. The group also operates fee-based senior living under the Shonan Fureai no Sono and Senior Hotel Yokohama brands, enterprise and community nursery schools, and educational institutions including Shonan Medical University and Chigasaki Nursing School. Underlying capabilities include advanced medical equipment (MRI, CT, X-ray, mammography, portable X-ray), structured care-transition pathways between hospital, rehabilitation, home care, and welfare settings, and a community-engagement layer comprising the monthly Health Life Support Newspaper, free Fureai Medical Lectures, and the Fureai Health Tomo no Kai membership program.

The business model is a direct-to-consumer, fee-for-service healthcare delivery model funded predominantly through Japan's universal public health insurance system, supplemented by out-of-pocket payments for paid nursing home residents and ancillary services. Services are distributed exclusively through owned facilities, with revenue streams generated from hospital and clinic operations, long-term residential care, home-based care, and educational tuition. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Kanagawa Prefecture within the broader Kanto region, with regional referral partnerships supporting patient flow across the network.

Name

Fureai Group

Legal name

Fureai Group (Non-specific legal entity)

Website

https://fureai-g.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fureai Group is a private Japanese healthcare, welfare, and education organization operating 72 facilities across Kanagawa Prefecture. It delivers integrated acute hospital care, rehabilitation, long-term nursing, home care, and health professional training through more than 7,600 employees and two medical corporations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Large Campus / Multi-Building Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAG), Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Inpatient Hospice / General Inpatient Care (GIP) at Home-Managed (HSABAFAC), Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare services
• Nursing care
• Hospital services
• Elderly care
• Home care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanagawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Revenue generated from hospital and clinic operations including consultations, treatments, surgeries, hospitalizations, dialysis, and rehabilitation services. Primarily funded through public health insurance (national health insurance, welfare insurance).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fureai Group operates a vertically integrated healthcare, welfare, and education network of 72 facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The group delivers acute hospital care, recovery and general rehabilitation, dialysis and endoscopy specialty services, long-term residential nursing (elderly nursing homes and paid nursing homes), home-based visiting nursing and rehabilitation, welfare services for the disabled, and trains healthcare professionals through Shonan Medical University and affiliated nursing schools.

Product overview

Fureai Group is a comprehensive healthcare, welfare, and education services provider operating 72 facilities across Kanagawa Prefecture since 1987. The group offers a multi-tiered portfolio centered on 16 hospitals (including Shonan Sakura Hospital and Fureai Kamakura Hospital), 12 paid nursing homes under the Shonan Fureainosato and Senior Hotel brands, 15 home care support facilities delivering visiting nursing, rehabilitation, and home help services, 5 childcare facilities (Fureai Group Nurseries), and 7 educational institutions including Shonan Medical University. Services span from acute hospital care and specialized dialysis/endoscopy/rehabilitation centers to long-term residential care, home-based care programs, and health education through the monthly Health Life Support Newspaper and free Fureai Medical Lectures. The Fureai Health Tomo no Kai membership program provides integrated access to the group's service network, enabling residents to receive coordinated care across hospitals, nursing homes, and home care services within a unified total healthcare system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fureai Kamakura Hospital (ふれあい鎌倉ホスピタル) A 156-bed general hospital in Kamakura City operated by Medical Corporation Daijukai, providing internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, emergency care, dialysis, endoscopy, and rehabilitation services across regional general, disability, and recovery rehabilitation wards for community patients.
• Shonan Sakura Hospital (湘南さくら病院) Hospital operated by Medical Corporation Shadan Kouseikai within the Fureai Group, providing general medical services including internal medicine, surgery, and rehabilitation with home care support departments.
• Fureai Group Healthcare Network (72 facilities) Integrated healthcare, welfare, and education network spanning 72 facilities across Kanagawa Prefecture, including 16 hospitals, 4 clinics, 2 health facilities, 10 nursing homes for the elderly, 15 home care support facilities, 6 welfare facilities, 12 paid nursing homes, and 7 educational facilities.
• Shonan Fureainosato (湘南ふれあいの園) Paid Nursing Homes Fee-based nursing home brand offering residential long-term care with group hospital medical cooperation across multiple locations in Kanagawa Prefecture.
• Senior Hotel Yokohama (シニアホテル横浜) Senior hotel brand with multiple locations across Yokohama, offering accommodation and care services for elderly residents with support from the Fureai healthcare network.
• Home Care Support Services (在宅支援部門) Network of home-based care services including visiting treatment, visiting nursing, visiting rehabilitation, daycare rehabilitation, and home care support offices providing continuous community-based care for patients outside hospital settings.
• Dialysis Center (透析センター) Specialized hemodialysis treatment center at Fureai Kamakura Hospital providing dedicated inpatient and outpatient dialysis programs for renal patients.
• Endoscopy Center (内視鏡センター) Endoscopy center providing upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy services, with 518 upper and 186 lower endoscopy procedures performed annually.
• Rehabilitation Center (リハビリテーションセンター) Comprehensive rehabilitation center offering PT, OT, and ST services across inpatient recovery rehabilitation wards, general wards, and outpatient programs, reporting a 62.8% recovery rate and a 94.7% home-return rate versus a 79.0% national average.
• Shonan Medical University (湘南医療大学) University established by Fureai Group for training healthcare professionals, with a campus selection system for nursing department students introduced from 2026.
• Fureai Group Nurseries (ふれあいグループ保育園) Corporate nursery brand including facilities in Machida, Yamato, Sagamino, Ayase, and Chigasaki, offering childcare services for both group employees and community members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Home return rate of 94.7% for recovery rehabilitation patients (vs 79.0% national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• Shonan Kamakura General HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional medical cooperation partner for patient referrals and collaborative care. Listed as a collaborating medical institution for patient transfers and specialized treatment coordination.
• Ofuna Chuo HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional medical cooperation partner for patient referrals and collaborative care within the Shonan area.
• Yokohama Sakae Kyosai HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborating medical institution for patient referrals and specialized treatment coordination.
• Yokohama Minami Kyosai HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborating medical institution for patient referrals and specialized treatment coordination.
• Yokosuka Kyosai HospitalregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborating medical institution for patient referrals and specialized treatment coordination.
• Yokohama City University Medical CenterregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborating medical institution for patient referrals and specialized treatment coordination.
• Kamakura SeiyokanregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelfare facility cooperation partner. Social welfare corporation collaborating on care services.
• Hills Kamakura (Sakuraei Fukushikai)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerNursing care facility cooperation partner. Social welfare corporation collaborating on care services.
• Fureaino-Izumi (Reijukai)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerNursing care facility cooperation partner. Social welfare corporation collaborating on care services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Japanese Red Cross Society: Operates one of Japan's largest networks of acute care hospitals alongside welfare services. Comparable in offering acute inpatient and limited senior services but as a national-scale established institution rather than a regional integrated group.
• National Hospital Organization (Japan): Government-affiliated network of 140+ general and specialty hospitals across Japan. Operates the same inpatient/rehab services Fureai delivers within Kanagawa, but at national scale and with public-sector ownership and oversight.

Direct peers

• Seirei Social Welfare Group: Shizuoka-based integrated welfare and medical organization running hospitals, senior care, and welfare services. Highly comparable vertically-integrated model combining acute care, long-term care, and community welfare under one social welfare entity.
• Tokushukai Medical Group: Japan's largest private integrated hospital group operating 350+ hospitals and welfare facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to Fureai on integrated medical/nursing/welfare network structure, large employed physician and nursing base, and reliance on public insurance reimbursement.
• IMS Group (Itabashi Medical System): Tokyo-based integrated hospital network with acute, sub-acute, and senior services across multiple medical corporations. Closely mirrors Fureai's multi-corporate group structure delivering coordinated care in a single metropolitan region.
• Kameda Medical Center: Chiba-based integrated medical group anchored by Kameda General Hospital, delivering acute care, rehabilitation, and senior services with affiliated education. Comparable scale and operating model to Fureai's flagship-hospital-anchored regional network.

Regional players

• Kanto Rosai Hospital Group (Zenrosai): Worker-compensation-affiliated network of hospitals across the Kanto region, including facilities overlapping Fureai's territory. Comparable acute hospital operations in the same geographic market, but funded primarily through labor insurance rather than general public insurance or private pay.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzUvP-0d5UqUUoZRAhtJdmg
• Instagraminstagram.com/fureai.group_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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