JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren

Name

JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren

Legal name

北海道厚生農業協同組合連合会 (Hokkaido Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives)

Website

https://dou-kouseiren.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sapporo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Revenue generated from medical services provided at 15 hospitals and clinics across Hokkaido, including inpatient care, outpatient services, surgical procedures, emergency care, and specialized medical departments such as cardiology (with CCU), neurology, oncology, and obstetric care
2. Health Management Services: Revenue from comprehensive health examination services including human dock (人間ドック), medical examinations, specialized examinations (脳ドック, 肺ドック, 心臓血管ドック, 膵臓胆嚢ドック), and health checkup services
3. Elderly Welfare Services: Revenue from operating special elderly nursing homes (特別养护老人院) providing long-term care services, visiting nursing services, and other elderly welfare programs
4. JA Distribution Medicine (配置薬) Services: Revenue from JA Hakusanchi (配置薬) services providing self-medication support, health foods, and nursing care products to JA members and local communities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren is a healthcare and welfare federation operating 15 hospitals and clinics, 3 special nursing homes, and a nursing school across Hokkaido prefecture in Japan. The organization delivers four core service lines: Medical Services (addressing 5 diseases and 5 healthcare programs including home medical care), Health Management Services (human dock and mobile health checkups), Elderly Welfare Services (special nursing homes and home nursing), and JA Distribution Medicine Services (self-medication support). It operates as part of the JA Group Hokkaido agricultural cooperative network, serving rural and agricultural community members.

Product overview

JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren operates as a comprehensive healthcare and welfare network providing integrated medical services through 15 hospitals and clinics across Hokkaido. The organization offers four core service lines: Medical Services (医療事業), Health Management Services (健康管理事業), Elderly Welfare Services (高齢者福祉事業), and JA Distribution Medicine Services (JA配置薬事業). The network is anchored by 6 comprehensive hospitals (旭川厚生病院, 帯広厚生病院, 札幌厚生病院, 遠軽厚生病院, 網走厚生病院, and 倶知安厚生病院), supplemented by special nursing homes, a nursing school, and various educational/training programs including clinical training for doctors and scholarship programs for healthcare professionals. The organization also conducts clinical trials and publishes the quarterly PR magazine 'Sumairu'.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JA配置薬事業: JA distribution medicine business providing self-medication support through placement-type medications, health foods, and nursing care products.

Products and services

• Medical Services (医療事業) Comprehensive medical services provided through 15 hospitals and clinics across Hokkaido, addressing 5 diseases and 5 medical initiatives including home healthcare, with specialized departments covering cardiology (with CCU), neurology, oncology, obstetrics, and emergency care.
• Health Management Services (健康管理事業) Comprehensive disease prevention and health promotion services including human dock (comprehensive health examinations), brain dock, lung dock, cardiac dock, and pancreatic/biliary dock, plus mobile health checkup services for community outreach.
• Elderly Welfare Services (高齢者福祉事業) Facility services including special nursing homes (特別養護老人ホーム) for residential elderly care, and home care services including visiting nursing, providing comprehensive elderly care to address Japan's aging society.
• JA Distribution Medicine Services (JA配置薬事業) Self-medication support through distribution medicine services (配置薬), handling placement-type medications, health foods, and nursing care products for JA members and local communities.
• Clinical Trials (治験) Clinical trial management and research services with IRB (Institutional Review Board), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and dedicated clinical research coordinators (CRC) across multiple hospital sites, in compliance with MHLW guidelines.
• Clinical Training Programs (医師臨床研修) Medical doctor clinical training programs offered at multiple hospitals within the network, providing postgraduate clinical education for new physicians.
• Nurse Training (看護師養成) Nursing education and training programs including the Asahikawa Kosei Nursing School (旭川厚生看護専門学校), producing qualified nursing professionals for the network.
• Scholarship Programs (奨学金制度) Scholarship programs for medical professionals including physicians, pharmacists (up to 50,000 yen/month at 15 hospitals/clinics), physical therapists, occupational therapists, and care workers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clinical quality tracking across 6 core hospitals with annual published indicators
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• JA北海道中央会 (JA Hokkaido Central Association)coreOthersJA Hokkaido Chuo-kai is the central coordinating organization for JA Group Hokkaido agricultural cooperatives. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren operates as part of the JA Group Hokkaido network, providing healthcare and welfare services to agricultural community members.
• JA北海道信連 (JA Hokkaido Shinyo Reserve)minorOthersJA Hokkaido Shinyo Reserve is a financial institution within the JA Group Hokkaido network. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren operates in coordination with this financial cooperative organization.
• ホクレン (Hokuren)minorOthersHokuren is the agricultural product sales and supply organization within JA Group Hokkaido. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren operates as part of the broader JA agricultural cooperative network providing member services.
• JA共済連北海道 (JA Kyosai Ren Hokkaido)minorOthersJA Kyosai Ren Hokkaido provides mutual aid and insurance services within JA Group Hokkaido. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren coordinates with this organization for comprehensive member welfare services.
• 全国厚生農業協同組合連合会 (National JA Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives)coreOthersThe National JA Welfare Federation (JA Zenkouren) is the parent organization for regional JA welfare federations across Japan. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren is a member organization operating under JA Zenkouren's national framework for healthcare and welfare services.
• 厚生労働省 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)coreOthersMHLW oversees clinical trials (治験) regulation in Japan. JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren hospitals conduct clinical trials in compliance with MHLW guidelines and participate in national clinical research programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Asahikawa Medical University Hospital: Tertiary academic hospital in Asahikawa overlapping with Asahikawa Kosei Hospital on advanced specialties and clinical research. Comparable in role as a regional referral center in northern Hokkaido.
• Sapporo Medical University Hospital: Major urban tertiary academic medical center in Sapporo overlapping with Sapporo Kosei Hospital on advanced specialties including oncology, cardiology, and emergency care. Comparable as a Hokkaido-based tertiary provider competing for the same regional referral pool.
• Tenshi Hospital: A Hokkaido-based private hospital group providing integrated acute, chronic, and elderly care across multiple sites. Comparable as a Hokkaido multi-site operator combining hospital services with elderly and welfare care.

Broad incumbents

• Kameda Medical Center: Large integrated private hospital group with a flagship tertiary hospital plus affiliated clinics and care facilities. Comparable as a multi-site regional hospital operator with primary, secondary, and tertiary care delivery under one management umbrella.
• Tokushikai Medical Group: Japan's largest private hospital chain, operating ~70+ hospitals nationwide including rural and acute-care facilities. Comparable in that it runs multi-region acute and chronic hospital networks serving regional populations, though as a private operator rather than a cooperative.
• Hokkaido University Hospital: Hokkaido's flagship academic medical center, providing tertiary and quaternary care with research and clinical-trial programs comparable to JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren's six core hospitals. Competes for complex patient referrals and physician talent within the same region.
• Hokkaido Prefectural Government Hospitals: Prefectural public hospitals in Hokkaido operate alongside JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren's network in delivering regional healthcare, often overlapping in rural service areas. Comparable as public-sector regional hospital operators serving Hokkaido's population.
• National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Block: The Hokkaido network of National Hospital Organization hospitals operates multiple general and specialty hospitals across the prefecture under the national NHO framework. Comparable as a multi-site Hokkaido hospital operator with a similar regional-delivery footprint.
• Japan Community Health care Organization (JCHO) Hokkaido Block: JCHO operates former social-insurance hospitals now functioning as community health providers across Japan, including Hokkaido. Comparable in mission and footprint as a multi-site regional acute and community-care operator serving similar populations.

Direct peers

• JA Tohoku Kosei Ren (Hokkaido's sister federation): The JA welfare federation serving the Tohoku region with an analogous operating model — a cooperative hospital network plus nursing homes and health services under the national JA Zenkouren framework. Structurally the closest comparable to JA Hokkaido Kosei Ren in scale, governance, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6zeKtn-__IjMN3OIwRJz4w
• Facebookfacebook.com/obihirokoseihospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/ja_Hkouseiren

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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