Sapporo Asuka Hospital

Name

Sapporo Asuka Hospital

Legal name

、医療法人社団 明日佳 (Medical Corporation Asuka)

Website

https://asuka-gp.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Hospital and Elderly Care Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Neurorehabilitation-Integrated LTACHs (e.g., TBI/SCI/Stroke) (HLAFAOAG)

Keywords

• Hospital medical services
• Elderly nursing care
• Rehabilitation services
• Health screening examinations
• Dental and oral care

Headquarters

HQ city

Sapporo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Insurance (Health Insurance) Services: Core revenue from health insurance-covered medical services including inpatient care, outpatient consultations, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, and diagnostic tests at all group hospitals. Revenue is generated through the national health insurance system.
2. Nursing Care Insurance Services: Revenue from nursing care insurance at the group's elder care facilities (nursing care wards, special elderly nursing homes), covering daily care, rehabilitation, and welfare services for elderly residents.
3. Health Examination and Screening Services: Revenue from health checkups, comprehensive health examinations (human dock), periodic health examinations, specific health examinations, and special health examinations, both at fixed facilities and through mobile examination vehicles.
4. Disability Welfare Services: Revenue from disability welfare services including Type A and Type B employment continuation support (ワークトピアあすか), providing vocational training and support for persons with disabilities.
5. Brain Dock (Brain Screening) Services: Fee-based brain health screening services (brain dock) at Miyanosawa Asuka Hospital: standard examination at 22,000 yen and detailed examination at 35,000 yen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sapporo Asuka Hospital (Asuka Group / 医療法人社団 明日佳) provides integrated medical, nursing, rehabilitation, dental, health screening, and disability welfare services through 5 hospitals, 2 health screening centers, multiple elderly care facilities, and affiliated welfare providers in Hokkaido, Japan. Core clinical offerings include acute neurosurgery/neurology care, recovery rehabilitation, convalescent hospital services with on-site dental clinics, and preventive health examinations delivered via fixed facilities and mobile screening vehicles. Funding is generated through Japan's national health insurance, nursing care insurance, disability welfare frameworks, and fee-based self-pay services such as Brain Dock screening.

Product overview

Asuka Group operates a multi-facility healthcare network consisting of 5 hospitals (札幌明日佳病院, 白石明日佳病院, 桜台明日佳病院, 岩見沢明日佳病院, 宮の沢明日佳病院), 2 health check centers (札幌きたはち健診センター, 札幌健診センター), multiple elderly care facilities (あすかHOUSE東苗穂, あすかHOUSE手稲, あすかHOUSE白石, あすかHOUSE中央), dental services with 4 clinics, brain dock screening, disability welfare services (就労継続支援, ワークトピアあすか), and a central consultation window. The group provides integrated healthcare from acute care through rehabilitation and elderly care, with a focus on neuroscience, rehabilitation medicine, and preventive healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• あすかHOUSE (Asuka HOUSE): Elderly care facilities including nursing homes and rehabilitation centers under the Asuka Group
• ワークトピアあすか (Worktopia Asuka)
• エスポラーダ北海道 (Esplorada Hokkaido)

Products and services

• Miyanosawa Asuka Hospital (宮の沢明日佳病院) Specialized neurosurgery and neurology hospital with 99 beds (50 acute care, 49 recovery rehabilitation), offering 24-hour emergency services, brain dock screening, and comprehensive rehabilitation (PT/OT/ST) for inpatients. Designed as a secondary emergency medical institution and designated specialized education facility by the Japan Dementia Society and Japan Neurology Society.
• Sapporo Asuka Hospital (札幌明日佳病院) Convalescent hospital with on-site dental clinic room providing outpatient treatment, inpatient dental care, and oral care services. Located in Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
• Shiroishi Asuka Hospital (白石明日佳病院) Hospital with on-site dental clinic room providing inpatient and outpatient dental care; bed capacity expanded from 99 to 219 beds. Located in Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo.
• Sakuradai Asuka Hospital (桜台明日佳病院) Hospital with on-site dental clinic room providing inpatient and outpatient dental care. Located in Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo.
• Iwamizawa Asuka Hospital (岩見沢明日佳病院) Hospital with on-site dental clinic room providing inpatient and outpatient dental care. Located in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido.
• Sapporo Health Screening Center (札幌健診センター) Health examination facility offering comprehensive health checkups (human dock), periodic health examinations, specific health examinations, cancer screenings, and mobile health examination services. Certified by Japan Human Dock and Preventive Medicine Society and Japan Breast Cancer Screening Quality Control Organization; ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified.
• Sapporo Kitahachi Health Screening Center (札幌きたはち健診センター) Health examination facility offering comprehensive health checkups, periodic examinations, specific health examinations, and mobile screening services. Achitaeveds medical examination facility function evaluation certification from the Japan Health Insurance Association. Located in Kita-ku, Sapporo.
• Brain Dock (脳ドック) Self-pay brain health screening service at Miyanosawa Asuka Hospital using MRI, MRA, cervical MRA, blood tests, electrocardiogram, and higher brain function test (Hasegawa HDS-R). Standard examination at 22,000 yen; detailed examination at 35,000 yen. Duration approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Asuka Group Dental Department (歯科診療部) Group-wide dental department with clinic rooms in four convalescent hospitals (Sapporo, Shiroishi, Sakuradai, Iwamizawa), providing outpatient and inpatient dental care, free oral care by hygienists at elder care facilities (twice monthly), and weekly visiting dental treatment at nursing homes and special elderly nursing homes.
• Asuka HOUSE Elder Care Facilities (あすかHOUSE) Network of unit-type private-room nursing care health facilities (介護老人保健施設) and special elderly nursing homes (特別養護老人ホーム) providing rehabilitation, daily living support, and welfare services for elderly residents under nursing care insurance. Locations include Asuka HOUSE Higashinaebo, Teine, Shiroishi, and Chuo.
• Worktopia Asuka (ワークトピアあすか) — Disability Employment Support Disability welfare services providing Type A and Type B employment continuation support (就労継続支援), vocational training, and designated consultation support services for persons with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities.
• Asuka Group Consultation Window (相談窓口) Centralized free-dial consultation service (0120-655-625; [email protected]) handling inquiries about hospitalization, medical costs, nursing care, disability welfare, and inter-facility transfers across the Asuka Group.
• Mobile Health Examination Service (巡回健診) Fleet of 10 mobile health examination vehicles (as of June 2025) including 7 chest/stomach X-ray combo vehicles, 1 chest X-ray vehicle, 1 gynecological exam vehicle, and 1 mammography vehicle, providing health screening services across Hokkaido for corporate clients and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Oral care reduces pneumonia incidence by 40%
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Japan Health Insurance Association (全国健康保険協会)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSapporo Health Screening Center and Sapporo Kitahachi Health Screening Center are designated implementation facilities for the Japan Health Insurance Association's (Kyokai Kenpo) health examination subsidy programs. The partnership enables covered health examinations for insured workers and their families under the Kenpo system.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Combined Health Care Facilities Federation (東振協)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSapporo Health Screening Center is a designated facility under the Tokyo Metropolitan Combined Health Care Facilities Federation (東振協), providing health examination services to members and dependents.
• Sapporo CitycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSapporo Health Screening Center is a designated implementation facility for Sapporo City's specific health examinations (特定健康診査) and cancer screening programs (がん検診), as well as hepatitis virus testing.
• Japan Health Insurance Association (全国健康保険協会)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSapporo Kitahachi Health Screening Center obtained designation as a medical examination facility function evaluation institution by the Japan Health Insurance Association (Kenpo), enabling it to provide subsidized health examinations under the Kenpo system.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Benesse Style Care: Major Japanese operator of nursing homes, assisted-living residences, and in-home care services serving elderly customers nationwide. Comparable as a large established player in the same elderly-care service market that Asuka Group addresses through its nursing-care and special elderly nursing homes.
• Japanese Red Cross Society: Operates 90+ Red Cross hospitals across Japan delivering acute and emergency care, often with rehabilitation and community-health functions. Comparable as a broad incumbent hospital network competing for the same patient base and physician pool as Asuka Group.
• National Hospital Organization: Japan-wide quasi-governmental network of 140+ hospitals providing acute, chronic, and specialized inpatient care. Comparable as a large multi-hospital operator, though as a public-sector entity it competes on scale rather than integrated private-care efficiency.
• SOMPO Care: Japan's largest for-profit nursing-care and elderly-service operator, providing nursing homes, in-home care, and group homes nationwide. Comparable as a major scaled player in the elderly-care segment that Asuka Group targets with its Asuka House facilities.

Direct peers

• Kameda Medical Center: Large integrated medical corporation in Chiba operating an acute hospital, recovery rehabilitation, nursing-care facilities, and health-screening services. Closely comparable to Asuka Group in operating an integrated acute-rehab-elder care-screening continuum as a private medical corporation.
• Tokushukai Medical Group: Japan's largest private hospital network operating 80+ hospitals and associated elder-care facilities nationwide with an integrated medical-and-welfare model. Directly comparable to Asuka Group as a private medical corporation operating acute hospitals, recovery rehab, and nursing care under one organizational umbrella.
• St. Luke's International Hospital: Tokyo-based private hospital and health-screening center known for comprehensive human-dock preventive-medicine services. Comparable to Asuka Group's Sapporo Health Screening Centers as a peer in the dedicated health-examination and preventive-care segment.

Regional players

• Sapporo Tokushukai Hospital: Acute-care hospital operated by Tokushukai in Sapporo, competing directly for patients and physicians in the same city as Asuka Group's Miyanosawa and Sapporo hospitals. Comparable as a private acute and emergency-care provider in the same regional market.
• Keijinkai Medical Group: Hokkaido-based multi-hospital medical group headquartered in Sapporo with hospitals and welfare facilities across the prefecture. Directly comparable as a same-region competitor offering integrated hospital, rehabilitation, and elderly-care services in the same Hokkaido market.
• Medical Corporation Aizenkai: Hokkaido-based private medical corporation operating hospitals, elderly care facilities, and welfare services in the same regional market. Comparable as a same-region private medical group with an integrated medical-welfare operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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