JA Gifu Welfare Federation

What JA Gifu Welfare Federation does

JA Gifu Welfare Federation (JA岐阜厚生連, Gifu Prefecture Welfare Agricultural Cooperative Federation) is a private cooperative healthcare organization operating under Japan's Agricultural Cooperative Act and designated as a public medical institution under Medical Law Article 31 since 1951. The federation operates the most extensive regional hospital network in Gifu Prefecture, comprising 6 hospitals with a combined 1,987 beds covering all five medical regions — Hida (Kumiai Kosei, 300 beds), Chuno (495 beds, Emergency Medical Care Center and Regional Cancer Care Coordination Hospital), Seino (400 beds, opened October 2023), Gihoku (284 beds, breast and palliative care specialization), Nishimino (196 beds, recovery/chronic care), and the newly integrated Public Tono-Chubu Medical Center — supported by 2,960 staff, mobile health checkup vehicles, visiting nursing stations, and an in-house nursing school. Its technology stack includes AI-based endoscopic diagnosis, an AI-linked smart hospital system connecting smartphones, smart beds, and EMRs, Da Vinci robotic surgery, PET-CT and radiation therapy, and the proprietary Girasol DPC analysis system for medical claims data analytics.

The federation generates revenue primarily through medical service fees under Japan's national health insurance system, supplemented by municipal health-screening contracts (25 municipalities), health management services (PET cancer screening, mobile human dock examinations), elderly welfare services, home nursing, and nursing school tuition. Annual operating throughput includes 744,792 outpatients, 493,744 inpatients, 13,624 emergency ambulance transfers, 8,907 surgeries, and 32,130 health examination recipients. GTM is direct-to-patient via the hospital network and direct-to-municipality via screening contracts, with recruitment of medical professionals handled through dedicated microsites and partnerships with MyNavi. The organization recently completed a major network reorganization (2023-2026) consolidating facilities under prefectural regional medical care vision, with the most significant move being the February 2026 integration of Tono Kosei Hospital and Toki Municipal General Hospital into the new Public Tono-Chubu Medical Center.

Name

JA Gifu Welfare Federation

Legal name

岐阜県厚生農業協同組合連合会

Website

https://gfkosei.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Short description

JA Gifu Welfare Federation (JA岐阜厚生連) is a private agricultural cooperative operating 6 public hospitals with 1,987 beds across Gifu Prefecture, Japan, providing acute care, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care, health screenings, and nursing education to the prefecture's residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home-Based Primary Care / Medical House Call Practices (HLAFAEAI), Chronic Care & Complex Care Management (HSABAIAD)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital services
• Medical network operations
• Elderly welfare programs
• Home nursing services
• Nursing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gifu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Service Fees (Health Insurance): Primary revenue from medical services provided under Japan's national health insurance system. Services covered include inpatient care, outpatient clinics, emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation, and palliative care across 6 hospitals.
2. Health Management Services: Revenue from health checkup programs, municipal health screening contracts, PET cancer screenings, and mobile health examination services (巡回健診). 25 municipalities contract for health screening services.
3. Elderly Welfare Services: Revenue from elderly care facilities and services including nursing homes, welfare facilities, and home care support services.
4. Home Nursing Services: Revenue from visiting nurse services providing home-based medical care and nursing support.
5. Nurse Training Education: Revenue from JA Gifu Kouseiren Nursing School, a 3-year program with annual enrollment of 40 students (total capacity 120 students) training future nurses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JA Gifu Welfare Federation (JA岐阜厚生連) operates the largest hospital network in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, comprising 6 hospitals with 1,987 beds delivering acute care, emergency medicine, cancer treatment (including PET-CT and radiation therapy), rehabilitation, palliative care, and cardiovascular care. The federation also runs health checkup centers, mobile screening vehicles, home-visit nursing stations, elderly welfare facilities, and a 3-year nursing school (120-student capacity). Services are provided under Japan's national health insurance framework with additional optional screenings.

Product overview

JA岐阜厚生連 operates as a comprehensive healthcare network of 6 hospitals (totaling 1,987 beds) across Gifu Prefecture, Japan, established in 1951 as a public medical institution under the Agricultural Cooperative Act. The network includes core hospitals offering acute care, emergency services, cancer treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care, supported by health management services, visiting nursing, elderly welfare programs, and a nursing school for professional development. Key facilities include 飛騨医療センター 久美愛厚生病院 (300 beds), 中濃厚生病院 (495 beds with emergency/cancer center), 西濃厚生病院 (400 beds with cancer/palliative care), 岐北厚生病院 (284 beds with breast/palliative centers), 西美濃厚生病院 (196 beds with nursing care facility), and 公立東濃中部医療センター (newly integrated center). The organization provides integrated healthcare services from acute treatment through rehabilitation and home-based care, with a subsidiary (株式会社岐阜厚生サービス) providing operational support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JA岐阜厚生連 看護専門学校: Nursing school operated by JA Gifu Kouseiren in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, offering a 3-year nursing program with 120 students (40 per year).
• 岐阜・西濃医療センター
• 飛騨医療センター

Products and services

• JA Gifu Kouseiren Medical Network (JA岐阜厚生連 医療ネットワーク)
• Kumiai Kosei Hospital (久美愛厚生病院)
• Chuno Kosei Hospital (中濃厚生病院)
• Seino Kosei Hospital (西濃厚生病院)
• Gihoku Kosei Hospital (岐北厚生病院)
• Nishimino Kosei Hospital (西美濃厚生病院)
• Public Tono-Chubu Medical Center (公立東濃中部医療センター)
• Breast Center (乳腺センター)
• Health Management Services (健康管理事業)
• Visiting Nursing Services (訪問看護事業)
• Elderly Welfare Services (高齢者福祉事業)
• JA Gifu Kouseiren Nursing School (JA岐阜厚生連 看護専門学校)

Quantifiable outcome

• 744,792 outpatients treated annually across 6 hospitals
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Japanese Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社): Operates 92 Red Cross hospitals across Japan as designated public medical institutions providing acute and emergency care. Comparable as a public-purpose hospital network with similar emergency care center and disaster response designations.
• Saiseikai (済生会): National welfare hospital network founded under imperial endowment, operating 80+ hospitals across Japan. Comparable as a nationwide designated public-interest hospital network, though broader geographic footprint than JA Gifu's single-prefecture focus.
• Tokushukai Medical Group (徳洲会): Japan's largest private hospital group, operating 70+ hospitals nationwide including rural acute care facilities. Comparable as a multi-region acute care hospital operator in Japan, though commercially structured versus JA Gifu's cooperative model.
• Seirei Social Welfare Group (聖隷福祉事業団): Major Shizuoka-based healthcare and welfare operator running hospitals and eldercare facilities. Comparable as a Japanese integrated hospital/aging-services operator with similar acute care and elderly welfare services mix.

Direct peers

• JA Aichi Welfare Federation (JA愛知厚生連): Sister JA agricultural cooperative hospital network operating acute care, emergency, and regional hospitals in Aichi Prefecture with the same organizational model, member-federation structure, and cooperative-led governance as JA Gifu Welfare Federation.
• JA Nagano Welfare Federation (JA長野厚生連): Sister JA hospital network in neighboring Nagano Prefecture operating rural/regional hospitals with the same cooperative structure, prefectural health screening contracts, and designated public medical institution status as JA Gifu.
• JA Shizuoka Welfare Federation (JA静岡厚生連): Sister JA hospital network in Shizuoka Prefecture operating a comparable multi-hospital acute care network under the same Agricultural Cooperative Act framework as JA Gifu, with similar municipal health screening and home nursing operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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