Okayama Health

Name

Okayama Health

Legal name

Okayama Health Medical Cooperative (岡山医療生活協同組合)

Website

https://okayama-health.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medicare-Certified Skilled Home Health Agencies (HHA) (HLADAFAA), Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare cooperative services
• Hospital and clinic care
• Nursing care services
• Health examination programs
• Community health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Okayama

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical services (hospital and clinic consultations): Revenue from inpatient and outpatient medical consultations across 2 hospitals (Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital, Okayama East Central Hospital) and 3 clinics (Coop Nishi-Taiji Clinic, Coop Minna Clinic, Seikyo Tamano Clinic). Services are delivered under the cooperative membership model where member patients pay for care.
2. Nursing care services: Revenue from day service (通所介護/デイサービス), visiting nursing (訪問看護), group homes (グループホーム), care planning (ケアプラン), and home help services (ホームヘルプサービス). Operated under the long-term care insurance system (介護保険).
3. Health examination services: Revenue from comprehensive health checkup programs including original dock programs, basic health exams, lung dock, vascular dock, and optional add-on examinations. Two-tier pricing for cooperative members vs. general public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Okayama Health Medical Cooperative is a member-owned healthcare cooperative that delivers integrated medical, nursing care, dental, and preventive health services through its own network of two hospitals, four clinics (including one dental), a dedicated health examination center, day service centers, a group home, a visiting nursing station, care plan offices, and a home help station across Okayama City and Tamano City in Japan.

Product overview

Okayama Health Coop (岡山医療生活協同組合) is a health cooperative providing a comprehensive network of medical, nursing care, and wellness services primarily in Okayama City and Tamano City. The portfolio consists of two hospitals (岡山協立病院 as the flagship general hospital, and 岡山東中央病院 as a secondary hospital), four clinics (コープ西大寺派出所, コープみんなの派出所, せいきょう玉野派出所, コープ倉田歯科), a dedicated health checkup center (健診センター), and a full range of long-term care services (通所介護, 訪問看護, グループホーム, ケアプラン, ホームヘルプサービス). The organization also conducts community health programs, health education events, and wellness initiatives including frailty prevention (フレイル予防), supporting members across the full continuum of care from acute hospital treatment to daily living support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital (岡山協立病院) The primary general hospital of the cooperative located in Naka-ku, Okayama, offering inpatient and outpatient medical services across multiple specialties, emergency care, and serving as the base for the on-site health checkup center.
• Okayama East Central Hospital (岡山東中央病院) A secondary general hospital of the cooperative in Naka-ku, Okayama, also operating a health checkup department and serving the eastern area of Okayama City.
• Coop Nishioji Clinic (コープ西大寺診療所) A community clinic operated by the cooperative in Higashi-ku, Okayama, providing primary care and specialized medical services to local residents.
• Coop Minna Clinic (コープみんなの診療所) A community clinic operated by the cooperative in Naka-ku, Okayama, providing primary care services to local residents.
• Seikyo Tamano Clinic (せいきょう玉野診療所) A community clinic of the cooperative located in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, serving the Tamano area.
• Coop Kurata Dental Clinic (コープ倉田歯科) A dental clinic operated by the cooperative in Naka-ku, Okayama, offering general dental care and oral health services.
• Day Care Services (通所介護 / デイサービス) Day care services for elderly and disabled individuals, operated across three locations (Day Service Center Kurata, Coop Day Service Fukuhama, Day Service Rainbow no Ie), offering bathing, meals, rehabilitation, and recreational activities.
• Visiting Nursing Station Sakuranbo (訪問看護ステーションさくらんぼ) Home-visit nursing services providing medical care at patients' homes, staffed by 8 nurses and rehabilitation professionals (OT/PT/ST), operating 24/7 emergency coverage.
• Group Home Fukuhama (グループホーム福浜) A dementia-specialized group home with 2 units and 18 residents, providing 24-hour care support in a domestic environment for elderly with cognitive impairment.
• Care Plan Services (ケアプランサービス) Care management and planning services offered at four locations (Coop Care Plan Kurata, Care Plan Kyoritsu, Care Plan Fukuhama, Care Plan Tamano) to help clients create and manage long-term care plans.
• Home Help Service / Helper Station Rainbow (ホームヘルプサービス / ヘルパーステーションレインボー) Home help services providing personal care and household assistance to elderly and disabled individuals at home, operated by Helper Station Rainbow.
• Health Examination Center (健診センター) A dedicated health examination center located at Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital, offering comprehensive health checkups, cancer screenings, optional tests, and specific health examination programs.
• Same-Day Colorectal Polyp Removal Surgery (大腸ポリープ切除の日帰り手術) Same-day (outpatient) surgery service for colorectal polyp removal newly offered at Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital.
• Obesity Outpatient Clinic (肥満外来) Obesity outpatient clinic launched for lifestyle improvement, a new care pathway targeting metabolic health.
• AI Avatar Frailty Health Check (AIアバターでフレイル健康チェック) AI avatar-based frailty health check service that has members answer yes/no questions through an AI avatar interface to assess frailty status.
• 2-Week Frailty Calendar (挑戦2週間！フレイルカレンダー) A 2-week frailty prevention calendar produced and distributed as a downloadable PDF tool covering nutrition, exercise, swallowing exercises, and social connection.
• 70th Anniversary Dream Project (70周年 夢プロジェクト) A 70th anniversary project launched to support cooperative members in realizing dreams, with 19 applications received and 2 selected for implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free/low-cost medical services (無料低額診療) provided at Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital and Okayama East Central Hospital since January 2012 for economically disadvantaged patients
• +2 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Okayama City / 下石井公園管理運営・実証実験共同事業体minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Okayama Health partnered with Okayama City, the Shimomoishi Park Management Operations Joint Venture, and the Okayama University Molkky Circle to organize a molkky exchange tournament at Shimomoishi Park. The cooperative is working with local government and community organizations to promote community health through sports activities.
• 小鳥の森カーシェア会 (Kotori-no-Mori Car Share Association)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Established after the July 2018 Western Japan floods disaster, this community car-sharing initiative addresses transportation needs for elderly and disabled community members who lost personal vehicles. The cooperative was involved in founding this organization, and volunteer drivers provide transportation services. Currently facing challenges with vehicle lease costs and actively seeking donated vehicles.
• フレアス在宅マッサージ (Fureasu Home Massage)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFureasu Home Massage, a member card partner store (組合員カード提携店), provides chair massage sessions at Coop Day Service Fukuhama (コープデイサービス福浜). The therapist measures posture imbalance using a walking posture camera system and provides individualized exercise guidance to support mobility and health.
• 岡山市 (Okayama City Government)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOkayama Health participates in Okayama City's verification program for AI avatar-based frailty health checks. The city is validating this AI-powered health screening tool developed with the cooperative's participation, running until February 2023.
• Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital (岡山協立病院)coreOthersThe core general hospital of the cooperative, providing inpatient and outpatient medical services, emergency care (DMAT-capable), and hosting the Health Examination Center. Plays a central role in the cooperative's medical service delivery.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Japanese Red Cross Society: Operates a national network of Red Cross hospitals providing general medical care. Comparable as a large-scale nonprofit hospital operator with acute care and community health services, though with broader geographic coverage.
• Benesse Style Care: Major Japanese senior care operator providing assisted living, group homes, and home care. Overlaps with Okayama Health's group home Fukuhama and home help services in elderly care delivery.
• Nichii Gakkan Company: Major Japanese healthcare services company providing nursing care, home health, and medical support services. Comparable to Okayama Health's nursing care and home health operations at significantly larger national scale.
• KKR (Kousei-kai) Medical Group: National network of hospitals operated by health insurance societies across Japan. Comparable to Okayama Health as a hospital system with multi-facility operations and community health orientation.
• Saiseikai (Imperial Gift Foundation for Nursing Homes): Japan's largest nonprofit hospital network operating general hospitals and social welfare facilities nationwide. Comparable to Okayama Health as a nonprofit hospital system, though far larger in geographic scope and case volume.
• Sompo Care: Operates a large network of paid nursing homes, group homes, and home care services across Japan. Comparable to Okayama Health's group home, day service, and home help offerings within a corporate (rather than cooperative) operating model.

Emerging players

• Tsukamoto Internal Medicine Clinic (regional community clinic): Independent community clinic operating in Okayama. Adjacent comparable for primary care delivery in the same local market, illustrating the small-scale ambulatory competition Okayama Health's clinics face.

Direct peers

• Min-Iren (Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions): National federation of medical cooperatives and nonprofit clinics in Japan operating under a similar member-owned, community-based integrated care philosophy. Operates hospitals, clinics, and nursing care services for member-patrons, directly comparable to Okayama Health's cooperative model.

Regional players

• Kawasaki Medical University Hospital: Major academic medical center in Okayama Prefecture providing tertiary care and specialist services. Direct geographic competitor to Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital for complex cases and referrals in the same Okayama market.
• Okayama University Hospital: Academic medical center and Okayama Prefecture's flagship tertiary care hospital. Competes with Okayama Kyoritsu Hospital and Okayama East Central Hospital for advanced care referrals in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/okayamakyoritsu/videos
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohc_kaigo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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