Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital

What Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital does

Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital (特定医療法人 博仁会 第一病院) is a 193-bed community-based general hospital located in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1952 and operating from its current Shimokomatsu campus since 1964. The hospital operates four distinct bed categories — 64 general acute care, 47 recovery rehabilitation, 47 special disease, and 35 regional inclusive care beds — and delivers services across 15 clinical departments including surgery, internal medicine subspecialties, orthopedics, cardiology, gastroenterology, breast surgery, anesthesiology, and dentistry. Its emergency department operates 24/7, and it holds a formal Emergency Medical Care Hospital (救急医療告示病院) designation. The hospital serves as a regional medical hub for Takasaki City and surrounding Gunma Prefecture, with a particular focus on elderly care integration through an affiliated ecosystem that includes a 50-bed geriatric health services facility (介護老人保健施設 "ことりのの園"), two home-care support offices (居宅介護支援事業所), a visiting nursing station (訪問看護ステーション "ことり"), and a community-based comprehensive support center (高齢者あんしんセンター "ことり") commissioned by Takasaki City to coordinate care for elderly residents in the Rokugou and Hokubu districts.

The hospital's technology stack centers on advanced diagnostic imaging equipment rather than software platforms: a GE Revolution EVO 64-row CT scanner capable of 175mm/sec imaging with up to 60% radiation reduction versus prior generation, a Siemens MAGNETOM AVANTO 1.5 Tesla MRI, a Shimadzu Sonialvision Safire17 digital X-ray television system with flat-panel direct conversion, a Fujifilm AMULET Innovality low-dose mammography unit, and an Olympus LUCERA ELITE endoscopy suite including transnasal and high-definition scopes. No proprietary AI, machine learning, or digital health platform is disclosed. The hospital offers specialty outpatient clinics for memory disorders, heavy particle radiation consultation (via partnership with Gunma University), sleep apnea, and botulinum toxin therapy, along with preventive health screening (mammography, lung CT, gastroscopy, colonoscopy). It has held certified training facility status from the Japan Society of Hospital General Medicine since October 2022.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through Japan's national health insurance reimbursement system (社会保険診療報酬), consistent with its Tokutei Iryouhoujin (Specified Medical Corporation) status, which mandates that more than 80% of total revenue derive from social insurance medical consultations. Patient fees for non-covered services (heavy particle radiation consultation at 31,500 yen/session, ingrown nail correction, botox injections) and special room amenity charges provide supplementary, lower-margin revenue. As a designated medical corporation, the entity is prohibited from distributing profits and operates without shareholders or external equity investors, structurally limiting its capital-raising pathways to retained earnings, debt, and the affiliated care network's cross-subsidization. The hospital reaches patients through a regional referral network (Gunma Medical Association, Takasaki Medical Association), direct outpatient presentation, community-based care coordination, and municipal health screening programs.

Name

Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital

Legal name

特定医療法人 博仁会 第一病院

Website

https://daiichi-hp.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital is a 193-bed community-based general hospital in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, providing emergency care, acute and recovery rehabilitation, home healthcare, and elderly care coordination through an integrated "Kotori" care network serving regional residents under Japan's national health insurance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD), Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Emergency medical services
• Community health services
• Elderly rehabilitation care
• Home healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Takasaki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. National Health Insurance Reimbursements: As a designated medical corporation (特定医療法人), the hospital primarily generates revenue through national health insurance (社会保险診療報酬). The hospital meets the public benefit criteria requiring over 80% of total revenue to come from social insurance medical consultations. Patient fees for non-insured services are calculated using the same standards as social insurance medical fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital operates a 193-bed general hospital in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, providing 24-hour emergency care, acute inpatient treatment, recovery rehabilitation, special disease care, regional inclusive care beds, and 15 specialty outpatient departments. It also runs an integrated community care network spanning home medical care, visiting nursing, day rehabilitation, an affiliated geriatric health facility (Kotori no Sono), and a community general support center for elderly residents. The hospital emphasizes a continuous care model from emergency and acute treatment through rehabilitation, home healthcare, and preventive medicine.

Product overview

Specified Medical Corporation Hakujinkai Daiichi Hospital is a community-based general hospital offering comprehensive medical services. The hospital operates across acute care, recovery rehabilitation, and community care settings through a unified hospital system. Core services include emergency and acute inpatient care (193 beds across general, rehabilitation, special disease, and community care wards), specialized outpatient clinics (memory disorder clinic, heavy particle radiation consultation, sleep apnea, endoscopy), health screening programs, home medical care, and affiliated welfare facilities including nursing care facilities, visiting nursing stations, and elderly consultation centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency and Acute Inpatient Care
• Specialty Outpatient Clinics
• Endoscopy Services (Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy)
• Health Screening Programs
• Memory Disorder Clinic (もの忘れ外来)
• Heavy Particle Radiation Therapy Consultation (重粒子線外来)
• Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS) Treatment
• Ingrown Nail Correction (巻爪矯正)
• Botox Injection for Hyperhidrosis and Axillary Odor
• Home Medical Care (在宅医療)
• Visiting Nursing Service (訪問看護ステーションことり)
• Geriatric Health Services Facility - Kotori no Sono (介護老人保健施設ことりの園)
• Community General Support Center - Koureisha Anshin Center Kotori (高齢者あんしんセンターことり)
• Home Care Support Services (居宅介護支援)
• Nutrition Support Team (NST)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 群馬大学重粒子線医学研究センター (Gunma University Heavy Particle Radiation Medical Research Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The hospital offers outpatient consultations with Professor Nakano Takafumi from the Gunma University Heavy Particle Radiation Medical Research Center for heavy particle radiation therapy (重粒子線治療). Patients are referred from Daiichi Hospital to the Gunma University center for treatment. This partnership enables the hospital to provide access to advanced particle beam cancer therapy to local patients without requiring travel to specialized facilities.
• 国立研究開発法人 量子科学技術研究開発機構 (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, QST)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024QST operates the Radiation Medical Research Center and provides authoritative information on heavy particle radiation therapy. Referenced as a resource for heavy particle radiation treatment information on the hospital's page.
• 群馬県医師会 (Gunma Medical Association)coreOthersProfessional medical association network providing peer support, medical education, and regional healthcare coordination for physicians in Gunma Prefecture.
• 高崎市医師会 (Takasaki Medical Association)coreOthersLocal medical association coordinating physician activities and community healthcare in Takasaki City, directly linked to referral networks.
• 日本病院会 (Japan Hospital Association)minorOthersNational hospital association providing hospital management guidance, quality standards, and advocacy for Japanese hospitals.
• 群馬県病院協会 (Gunma Prefecture Hospital Association)minorOthersRegional association coordinating hospital services and standards within Gunma Prefecture.
• 全国訪問看護事業協会 (Japan Visiting Nursing Association)minorOthersProfessional association for home-visit nursing services, relevant to the hospital's affiliated 訪問看護ステーションことり.
• 日本病院総合診療医学会 (Japan Society of Hospital General Medicine)coreOthersThe hospital is recognized as a certified training facility (認定施設) for Hospital General Medicine specialty certification, enabling physician training and professional development.
• 特別養護老人ホームアンダンテ (Special Nursing Home Underhande)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative medical facility (協力医療機関) — the hospital provides medical support to residents of this special nursing home for elderly, handling acute medical episodes among residents.
• 介護老人保健施設ケアピース (Care Peace Nursing Care Facility)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative medical facility — the hospital serves as 協力医療機関 for Care Peace nursing rehabilitation facility, providing medical care coordination for residents.
• グループホームようざん / ようざん飯塚 (Group Home Youzan / Youzan Iizuka)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup homes serving as 協力医療機関 where the hospital provides medical care for residents with dementia and other care needs.
• 高崎市 (Takasaki City Government)coreOthersThe 高齢者あんしんセンターことり is operated under commission from Takasaki City to provide community-based elderly care coordination in the 六郷・北部地区.
• 複合福祉施設ちからわせることりむら (Integrated Welfare Facility Chikaraawase Kotori Village)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA comprehensive welfare complex affiliated with the hospital's care network, located adjacent to the hospital campus and serving as part of the integrated community care system.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Takasaki General Medical Center: Japan's National Hospital Organization-operated regional medical center in Takasaki City, providing acute care, emergency services, and specialized treatment to the same Gunma Prefecture catchment as Daiichi Hospital. Directly comparable in service mix and regional mandate, though larger in bed count and academic affiliation.

Broad incumbents

• IMS Group (イムスグループ): Private hospital group operating more than 130 facilities across Japan, with a focus on acute care, chronic care, and elderly services. Comparable to Daiichi in integrated service portfolio across acute and chronic settings, though structured as a for-profit chain with consolidated governance.
• Tokushukai Medical Group (徳洲会): One of Japan's largest private hospital chains with over 70 facilities nationwide, providing acute care, emergency services, and elderly care. Comparable to Daiichi in service mix and emergency care orientation, but operates as a for-profit entity with broader geographic and capital flexibility.
• Japanese Red Cross Society (日赤): Operates a nationwide network of approximately 90 Red Cross Hospitals in Japan, including major regional facilities. Comparable to Daiichi in non-profit governance, public-benefit mandate, and integrated acute/chronic/elderly service models, but at significantly greater geographic and operational scale.
• Kameda Medical Center (亀田総合病院): Large private hospital system in Chiba Prefecture operating acute care, rehabilitation, and elderly services with strong physician-training and medical-tourism programs. Comparable to Daiichi as a private comprehensive hospital with regional referral role, though materially larger and more specialized.
• Seirei Social Welfare Society (聖隷福祉事業団): Social welfare organization operating hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and elderly care services primarily in Shizuoka Prefecture and broader Tokai region. Comparable to Daiichi as a non-profit comprehensive care provider integrating acute, rehabilitation, and community-based services.
• Saiseikai (Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation): One of Japan's largest non-profit hospital networks with over 80 facilities nationwide, operating acute hospitals, chronic care hospitals, and elderly care services. Comparable to Daiichi as a designated social-purpose hospital operator with broad service portfolios and non-profit status.

Regional players

• Gunma University Hospital: Academic university hospital operated by Gunma University in Maebashi City, the same prefecture as Daiichi Hospital. Comparable as a regional referral hub, but materially larger, with advanced specialty and research capabilities that compete for complex cases in the same catchment area.

Emerging players

• Benesse Style Care: Major operator of assisted living residences, group homes, and in-home care services across Japan, part of the Benesse Group. Comparable to Daiichi's affiliated elderly care facilities (ことりの園, Group Home Youzan) and visiting nursing network, but operates as a for-profit scaled platform.
• Nichii Gakkan (日介 / NICHII Holdings): One of Japan's largest providers of home-visit nursing, in-home care, and elderly care services, with operations spanning the country. Comparable to Daiichi's affiliated 訪問看護ステーションことり and home care operations, but operating at significantly greater scale as a publicly listed for-profit specialist in home-based care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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