Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital

What Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital does

Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital is a private Japanese medical corporation (\u533b\u7642\u6cd5\u4eba\u9d3b\u4ec1\u4f1a) operating a 236-bed long-term care hospital in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The corporation traces its origins to 1951, reorganized under medical corporation law in 1970, and is currently led by Chairman Komatsuzaki Kaoru and Hospital Director Awataguchi Tsuyoshi. The facility operates 201 medical care sanatorium beds (35 psychiatric beds are temporarily suspended) with more than 180 medical staff, sits on a 56,100 sqm site, and runs at a 95% average bed occupancy, serving approximately 60 outpatients per day.

The hospital's core service lines are (i) long-term inpatient care for high medical-need elderly patients with combined internal medicine, psychiatric, and rehabilitation needs, including ventilator management (27 ventilators) and chronic hemodialysis delivered through a 50-machine, two-shift dialysis unit expanded in May 2023; (ii) outpatient specialty clinics in gastroenterology, nephrology, urology, psychiatry, and orthopedics, staffed by visiting specialists from Tsukuba University, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, and Jichi Medical University; (iii) a dedicated Gastric and Colorectal Examination Center using NBI (narrow band imaging) endoscopy; and (iv) a comprehensive health examination (\u4eba\u9593\u30c9\u30c3\u30af) program. A home-visit nursing service (\u30df\u30ca\u30b7\u6307\u5b9a\u8a2a\u554f\u770b\u8b7f\u8b77) was launched in February 2025, and a 23-bed ward conversion to a sub-acute recovery rehabilitation ward is scheduled for September 2026.

Revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement under Japan's national health insurance system (DPC/PDPS for acute and sub-acute care; medical care sanatorium ward billing Type I for chronic care), supplemented by self-pay health examinations, vaccination fees (e.g., influenza vaccine at \u00a55,000 per dose), and nursing-care-insurance-reimbursed visiting nursing. Distribution is handled through a dedicated Medical Coordination Room that manages inter-hospital referrals from a network of regional and national acute care institutions (Tsukuba University Hospital, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, the National Hospital Organization Kasumigaura Medical Center, and others), with a free shuttle bus extending outpatient dialysis access across Sakuragawa and Nishi-ibaraki areas. The hospital holds multiple regulatory designations (insurance medical institution number 7110018, emergency cooperation medical institution, designated self-reliance support medical institution, and others) that define its scope and reimbursement eligibility.

Name

Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital

Legal name

Medical corporation Kojinkai (医療法人 鴻仁会)

Website

https://koujinkai-uenohara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital is a private Japanese long-term care hospital in Sakuragawa, Ibaraki Prefecture, operating 201 medical care sanatorium beds, a 50-machine dialysis unit, and subspecialty outpatient clinics serving high medical-need elderly patients in western Ibaraki under Japan's national health insurance reimbursement system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-term care hospital

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ventilator & Respiratory Care SNFs (HLADADAD), Medically Complex / High-Acuity Chronic Care LTACHs (HLAFAOAB), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Private Duty 24/7 Nursing (RN/LPN) In-Home Care (HSABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Long-term medical care
• Chronic dialysis services
• Endoscopic examination
• Rehabilitation services
• Elderly care hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Sakuragawa

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Universal Health Insurance Reimbursement: As a designated insurance medical institution, the hospital receives reimbursement under Japan's national health insurance system, primarily through the Diagnosis Procedure Combination/Per-Diem Payment System (DPC/PDPS) for acute and sub-acute care, and medical care sanatorium ward billing (I) for chronic long-term care.
2. Health Examination Services: Same-day health checkup (人間ドック) services offered as self-pay examinations not covered by insurance, including comprehensive health screening with endoscopy.
3. Visiting Nursing Services: Visiting nursing (みなし指定訪問看護) services provided under nursing care insurance, launched February 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Medical corporation Kojinkai Uenohara Hospital operates a 236-bed private hospital in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, providing long-term medical care, chronic dialysis, gastrointestinal endoscopy, rehabilitation, health checkups, and psychiatric outpatient services. The hospital specializes in admitting high medical-need elderly patients requiring ventilator management, chronic dialysis, and integrated internal medicine-psychiatric care, with strong regional referral relationships with acute care and university hospitals.

Product overview

Uenohara Hospital is a medical facility operated by Medical Corporation Koujinkai in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It operates as a medical care facility with 201 beds providing comprehensive healthcare services. The hospital offers a wide range of medical departments including Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Gastroenterology/Surgery, Urology, Psychiatry, Nephrology, Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, and Radiology. The facility specializes in chronic dialysis treatment (50 machines, 60 inpatient/40 outpatient capacity), gastrointestinal endoscopy with advanced NBI imaging, comprehensive health checkups, and rehabilitation services. The hospital also provides home-visit nursing services (started February 2025) and maintains partnerships with major regional hospitals including Tsukuba University Hospital, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, and Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center for coordinated patient care.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 胃・大腸検診センター (Gastric and Colorectal Examination Center): Endoscopy center providing upper and lower GI examinations with nasal endoscope and NBI system

Quantifiable outcome

• Average bed occupancy rate: 95%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 筑波大学付属病院 (Tsukuba University Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional acute care university hospital in Tsukuba City that the hospital coordinates with for patient referrals and inter-hospital care transitions.
• 茨城県立中央病院 (Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional acute care hospital in Kasama City that coordinates with the hospital for patient care transitions.
• 東京医科大学茨城医療センター (Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional medical center in Ami Town providing acute care and specialized services that refer long-term care patients to the hospital.
• 独立行政法人国立国際医療研究センター (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational-level specialized medical institution in Tokyo that coordinates with the hospital for patient referrals.
• 独立国立病院機構 霞ヶ浦医療センター (National Hospital Organization Kasumigaura Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational hospital organization facility in Tsuchiura City that collaborates with the hospital on patient care.
• 芳賀赤十字病院 (Haga Red Cross Hospital)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRed Cross hospital in Tochigi Prefecture that coordinates with the hospital for patient referrals.
• 自治医科大学付属病院 (Jichi Medical University Hospital)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity hospital in Tochigi Prefecture that coordinates with the hospital for patient care.
• 社会福祉法人 上の原学園 (Social Welfare Corporation Uenohara Gakuen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated social welfare corporation in Sakuragawa City providing welfare services that complement the hospital's medical services for community residents.
• 社会福祉法人 県西せいかん荘 (Social Welfare Corporation Kensei Seikanso)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial welfare facility in Nishi-ibaraki (Seishun) City that coordinates care transitions with the hospital.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMS Group: Large Japanese hospital operating group with a mix of acute care and chronic care facilities across multiple prefectures. Comparable as a multi-site medical corporation operating long-term care wards and dialysis services, though at a larger portfolio scale.
• Tokushukai Medical Group: Japan's largest private medical corporation group, operating a network of acute care and chronic/long-term care hospitals nationwide. Comparable because it runs high-medical-need long-term care wards with dialysis and ventilator capability, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth than Uenohara.
• Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation Inc. Major nonprofit operator of hospitals and long-term care facilities across Japan, with extensive designations under national insurance. Comparable because it operates integrated chronic care and rehabilitation hospitals serving elderly populations, though across a much broader national footprint.

Regional players

• Tsukuba University Hospital: University hospital in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, that coordinates patient referrals with Uenohara. Comparable as a regional acute care referral source for chronic care patients, though its core function is academic acute care rather than long-term custodial care.
• Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital: Public acute care hospital in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture, that refers long-term care patients to Uenohara. Comparable as a regional hospital serving western Ibaraki residents, though it operates on the acute rather than chronic care side of the patient pathway.
• National Hospital Organization Kasumigaura Medical Center: National Hospital Organization facility in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki, that coordinates patient care transitions with Uenohara. Comparable as a regional referral partner serving overlapping catchment in Ibaraki Prefecture, though it operates under a national public framework rather than as a private medical corporation.

Direct peers

• Medical Corporation Zenkoukai: Japanese medical corporation operating chronic care hospitals and senior care facilities with integrated medical and welfare services. Directly comparable as a similarly sized 医療法人 running long-term care wards with rehabilitation and home-visit nursing services.
• Medical Corporation Keiwakai: Japanese medical corporation operating geriatric and chronic care hospitals with rehabilitation programs. Comparable in scale and operating model — a regional 医療法人 running medical care sanatorium beds and home-visit nursing for elderly populations.
• Medical Corporation Shinwakai: Japanese medical corporation operating hospitals and long-term care facilities with integrated internal medicine and rehabilitation services. Comparable as a 医療法人 of similar scale operating chronic care wards in regional Japan.
• Medical Corporation Seijinkai: Japanese medical corporation group running a network of chronic care and rehabilitation hospitals. Comparable as a similarly structured medical corporation operating long-term care wards and rehabilitation-focused services for elderly patients.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance13 records

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