Matsubara Hospital

What Matsubara Hospital does

Matsubara Hospital is a psychiatric hospital founded in 1927 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operating as a non-profit social medical corporation (社会医療法人). The hospital maintains 425 licensed psychiatric beds and serves an average of approximately 411 inpatients and 227 outpatients per day, operating at near-full occupancy. It holds multiple government designations, including psychiatric emergency hospital status and addiction specialized medical institution (designated April 2020), which position it as a regional anchor for acute and complex psychiatric care in the Hokuriku region.

The hospital's service portfolio spans inpatient acute psychiatric care, outpatient consultations, psychiatric daycare (priced at 290-1,110 yen per session under insurance reimbursement), specialized addiction treatment including the SMARPP (Stimulant Addiction Recovery Program) and trauma-informed care protocols, dementia care, and two dedicated psychiatric emergency wards. It operates an integrated community care ecosystem comprising 11 group homes, visiting nursing services, and affiliated clinics in Nanao and Fukui. The facility also functions as a designated training base for psychiatric specialists with 18 instructors, supporting Japan's specialist physician pipeline.

Revenue is generated through Japan's universal health insurance system via standard psychiatric and medical fee schedules, supplemented by insurance-reimbursed daycare services. The hospital is undergoing internal restructuring, including the planned closure of its dental department in 2026, indicating a strategic refocus on core psychiatric services. No acquisitions, external funding rounds, or AI/technology initiatives are evident; the operating model is that of an established regional non-profit provider scaling incrementally through service line additions and community network expansion rather than aggressive growth.

Name

Matsubara Hospital

Legal name

社会医療法人財団松原愛育会 松原病院 (Social Medical Corporation Foundation Matsubara Aiikukai Matsubara Hospital)

Website

https://matsubara-hospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Matsubara Hospital is a non-profit psychiatric hospital in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, operating 425 beds at near-full occupancy. It serves as a designated psychiatric emergency and addiction treatment institution, delivering inpatient, outpatient, daycare, and community-based mental health services across the Hokuriku region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kanazawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Insurance Reimbursements: As a designated medical institution under Japan's national health insurance system, the hospital receives reimbursements for covered medical services including psychiatric treatment, hospitalization, day care, and rehabilitation services.
2. Patient Copayments: Patients pay copayments according to their insurance type (national health insurance, social insurance, etc.), with自立支援医療制度 reducing patient costs to approximately 10% of medical expenses for psychiatric treatment.
3. Psychiatric Emergency Services: 24/7 psychiatric emergency services operating as a core hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture's psychiatric emergency medical system, accepting patients around the clock.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Matsubara Hospital is a 425-bed psychiatric hospital in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, operating continuously since 1927. It delivers comprehensive psychiatric care including 24/7 psychiatric emergency services, inpatient hospitalization, general and specialized outpatient clinics (sleep, child/adolescent, alcohol, memory/dementia, psychotherapy), rehabilitation (day care, occupational therapy, alcohol rehabilitation program), and community-based support (visiting nursing, group homes, home care management).

Product overview

Matsubara Hospital is a psychiatric hospital providing comprehensive mental healthcare services as a single unified institution rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering centers on inpatient psychiatric hospitalization (425 beds) and outpatient psychiatric services, supported by specialized clinics for sleep disorders, child/adolescent psychiatry, alcohol addiction, memory disorders, and psychotherapy. Rehabilitation services include day care programs (すみれ台デイケア), dementia day care (デイケアすまいる), and the Rework program (すみれ台デイケア りらいふ) for mood disorders. The hospital operates home healthcare services including visiting nursing (訪問看護ステーションいしびき), home care support (とびうめ居宅介護支援センター), and group homes (いしびきホーム). Medical education is provided through the psychiatry residency training program (精神科後期研修プログラム), and addiction treatment includes the alcohol rehabilitation program (アルコール症リハビリテーションプログラム). The institution also implements trauma-informed care (トラウマインフォームドケア) approaches throughout its facilities.

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Products and services

• Psychiatric Outpatient Services (精神科外来) General outpatient psychiatric services providing consultation, diagnosis, and treatment for various mental health conditions including initial consultations, follow-up visits, and specialized clinic referrals for patients in Ishikawa Prefecture.
• Inpatient Hospitalization (入院) Inpatient psychiatric care with 425 psychiatric beds across multiple wards including emergency psychiatric, psychiatric recovery, acute psychiatric treatment, and psychiatric somatic complication wards, accepting patients 24/7 through the emergency system.
• Sumiredai Day Care (すみれ台デイケア) Community-based rehabilitation service offering day care (6 hours at 770 yen), short care (3 hours at 400 yen), and day-night care (1,110 yen) programs including ARP (alcohol-related), Kurumi (youth), Relife (mood disorders/return-to-work), and SMARPP programs.
• Sumiredai Day Care Relife (すみれ台デイケア りらいふ) Return-to-work (Rework) program for mood disorders started in 2010, providing 復職・再就職 support with two courses: Body Maintenance and Rework, featuring relaxation, group work, occupational therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and exercise programs.
• Day Care Smile (デイケアすまいる) Dementia day care service providing meals, bathing, daily living function maintenance, and rehabilitation for dementia patients, operating Monday to Friday with multiple program activities.
• Psychiatry Residency Training Program (精神科後期研修プログラム) Postgraduate psychiatry training program for residents seeking Psychiatric Health Counselor and Japanese Neuropsychiatric Association Specialist certifications, with rotation through emergency psychiatric care, addiction treatment, elderly care, child/adolescent psychiatry, and community psychiatry.
• Visiting Nursing Station Ishibiki (訪問看護ステーションいしばき) Home nursing service providing medical care, health observation, daily living support, and family support by nurses and psychiatric social workers with 24-hour emergency contact availability.
• Tobiume Home Care Support Center (とびうめ居宅介護支援センター) Home care management service providing assistance with nursing insurance applications, care plan creation, service provider coordination, and consultations for elderly and disabled individuals seeking to maintain independent living.
• Sleep Disorder Clinic (睡眠外来) Specialized outpatient clinic for sleep disorders including insomnia, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, and sleep behavior disorders, offering diagnosis through sleep polygraphy and various treatment approaches.
• Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic (児童・思春期外来) Specialized outpatient clinic for children and adolescents addressing developmental concerns, school refusal, eating disorders, self-harm, and other emotional and behavioral issues through consultation and treatment.
• Alcohol Clinic (アルコール外来) Specialized outpatient clinic for alcohol use disorder (alcohol dependence) providing treatment, counseling, and coordination with alcohol rehabilitation programs, staffed by specialists including Dr. Morikawa Keiichi and Dr. Hasebe Kenichi.
• Memory Disorder Clinic (もの忘れ外来) Specialized outpatient clinic for memory disorders and dementia, operated at Tobiume Kan building, providing diagnosis, treatment advice, dementia screening, and support including opinions for nursing care insurance and driver's license renewals, staffed by Dr. Matsubara Saburō.
• Psychotherapy Center (心理療法センター) Psychotherapy center staffed by 6 certified psychologists providing psychological assessment (psychological testing) and counseling as an adjunct to medical treatment, coordinating with doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nutritionists.
• Alcohol Rehabilitation Program (アルコール症リハビリテーションプログラム)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully trained multiple psychiatric specialists who have obtained Mental Health Designation and Psychiatric Specialist certifications
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Medical Corporation Matsubarakai Nanao Matsubara HospitalminorOthersRelated medical corporation operating Nanao Matsubara Hospital in Noto region, providing psychiatric care in a rural/regional setting. Part of the Matsubara medical group network.
• National Hospital Organization Hokuriku HospitalminorOthersCollaboration for forensic psychiatry training within the specialist training program rotation. A national psychiatric hospital providing specialized forensic psychiatric care.
• Public Interest Foundation Matsubara Hospital (Fukui)minorOthersAffiliated Matsubara Hospital in Fukui Prefecture specializing in dementia care. Part of the broader Matsubara medical institution network.
• Kanazawa Medical University HospitalminorOthersUniversity hospital partnership within the psychiatric specialist training program rotation, providing training in physical comorbidity medical care for psychiatric patients.
• Social Welfare Corporation Matsubara Aiiku KaiminorOthersRelated social welfare corporation operating multiple welfare facilities including Ishikawa Ryoiku Center, Aiiku Gakuen, Fujinoki Ryokan, Yukimibashi, Asagiridai, Nanao Koseien, and other care facilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Komagino Hospital: One of Japan's largest private psychiatric hospitals (Tokyo metropolitan area), with hundreds of inpatient beds and a similar full-service continuum including emergency, day care, and community programs. Closest scale-comparable private-sector peer.
• Yokohama Maioka Hospital: Private psychiatric hospital group in Kanagawa providing inpatient psychiatric care, emergency services, day care, and community reintegration programs. Comparable as a similarly-sized private psychiatric operator with full-stack services.
• Nanao Matsubara Hospital: Affiliated psychiatric hospital under the same Social Medical Corporation Foundation Matsubara Aiikukai, operating in the rural Noto region of Ishikawa. Most directly comparable as a sister institution in the same parent organization.
• Asai Hospital Group: Multi-site psychiatric hospital group operating emergency, acute, and community psychiatric services in the Kanto region. Comparable private-sector peer with similar full continuum-of-care model and group home integration.
• National Hospital Organization Hokuriku Hospital: A national psychiatric hospital located in Ishikawa Prefecture providing general and forensic psychiatric care. Most directly comparable regional peer, and an existing training rotation partner for Matsubara's residency program.
• Mizuho Hospital: Major psychiatric hospital operator in western Japan (Hiroshima area) offering inpatient, outpatient, and community psychiatric services. Comparable as a large-scale private psychiatric institution with similar service breadth.

Others

• Kanazawa Medical University Hospital: University hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture and existing training partner for Matsubara's residency program (physical comorbidity rotation). Comparable as a regional referral partner and clinical training site, though broader in scope than psychiatry alone.

Broad incumbents

• National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (Kohnodai Hospital): Japan's national center for neurology and psychiatry, providing advanced psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services plus research and training. Comparable as a comprehensive psychiatric provider with similar training-institution role, though broader in scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance10 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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