Eikoh Hospital

What Eikoh Hospital does

Eikoh Hospital (社会医療法人 栄光会) is a private Social Medical Corporation operating a vertically integrated healthcare and elderly care network headquartered in Shime Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The flagship 178-bed general practice and emergency-designated hospital includes specialty wards for hospice/palliative care (71 beds — West Japan's first, nationally 5th since 1990), neurodegenerative diseases (28 beds), community integrated care (45 beds), and recovery rehabilitation (34 beds running 365 days/year). Adjacent and co-located facilities — the Eikohkai Family Clinic, Kameyama Medical & Long-Term Care complex (paid nursing home, day rehabilitation, helper station), Special Nursing Home Kokoro, Visiting Nurse Station, Care Plan Service, and Home Medical Care Center — form a closed-loop continuum from outpatient care through hospice and community-based long-term care.

Underlying technology is largely conventional clinical infrastructure: 1.5T MRI, 80-slice CT, Olympus EVIS ELITE endoscopy with NBI (Narrow Band Imaging) for early cancer detection, IVES voluntary-electrical-stimulation rehabilitation, ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin therapy, and the MCS (Medical Care Station) ICT platform for shared patient information with partner providers. Patient acquisition relies on medical need, community reputation, inter-facility referrals, and a 96-clinic open hospital network (105 affiliated doctors) including partnerships with Kyushu University Hospital and Fukuoka University Hospital; there is no consumer-facing paid marketing.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through Japan's regulated payer system: core hospital income from national health insurance (per-diem and procedure-based billing for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and rehabilitation services); residential fees from the paid nursing home (¥143,870–¥164,870/month plus key money); long-term-care insurance billed day rehabilitation and home helper services; and fee-for-service health checkups and human dock packages (¥4,500–¥79,000 tiers). The group operates as a Christian-founded welfare institution under a "healing and being healed" (癒し癒される) philosophy, which differentiates its hospice and end-of-life offering through chaplain-mediated spiritual care that is uncommon among Japanese hospitals.

Name

Eikoh Hospital

Legal name

社会医療費法人 栄光会

Website

https://eikoh.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Eikoh Hospital (社会医療法人 栄光会) is a Social Medical Corporation operating a 178-bed general and emergency-designated hospital, hospice, family clinic, residential elderly care, and home healthcare network in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital and Integrated Care

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (HLAFAFAB)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Hospice palliative care
• Elderly long-term care
• Rehabilitation medicine
• Home healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Fukuoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Treatment Revenue (Health Insurance): Core hospital revenue from diagnosis and treatment services billed through Japan's national health insurance system. Covers inpatient care (178 beds across hospice, general, neurological disease, and rehabilitation wards), outpatient consultations, emergency services, diagnostic tests, surgeries, and rehabilitation. Revenue is a mix of per-diem rates (nursing配置基準), procedure-based billing, and national health insurance fee schedules.
2. Residential Elderly Care Fees (介護付き有料老人ホーム): Monthly residential fees for elderly residents in the paid nursing home (かめやま). Fees include room rent, management costs, meals, and care service charges. Additional介護保険 charges based on care need level. Also includes one-time key money (敷金).
3. Day Rehabilitation (通所リハビリテーション): Daily rehabilitation services for elderly outpatients, billed through long-term care insurance (介護保険). Fees vary by program (morning/afternoon courses) and are covered under介護保険.
4. Home Helper Services (ヘルパーステーション): Home helper services for elderly and disabled individuals, billed through long-term care insurance or disability services. Fees per service unit (身体介護, 生活援助).
5. Health Checkup and Ningen Dock Services: Comprehensive health examinations and health screening packages (人間ドック) offered at the 健診センター. Fee-for-service, partially covered by national health insurance for特定健康診査; self-pay for optional体检 packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eikoh Hospital (栄光病院) is a 178-bed general practice and emergency-designated hospital in Shikate Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture. It delivers a vertically integrated continuum of healthcare and welfare services — including general/internal medicine, emergency care, hospice/palliative care (71 beds), neurological disease care, recovery rehabilitation, and an on-campus family clinic, alongside elderly residential care, day rehabilitation, helper station, visiting nurse station, and home medical care. The hospital operates as a Social Medical Corporation (社会医療法人) under Japan's national health insurance and long-term care insurance systems.

Product overview

Eikoh Hospital (社会医療法人 栄光会 栄光病院) operates a comprehensive, multi-facility healthcare and long-term care network headquartered in Shime Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture. The group consists of a 178-bed general practice and emergency-designated hospital (Eikoh Hospital), a community family clinic (Eikohkai Family Clinic), the Kameyama Medical & Long-Term Care Facility combining a paid nursing home, day rehabilitation, and helper station, a visiting nurse station, a care management service, a home medical care center, and a special nursing home (Kokoro). The hospital operates specialized wards for hospice/palliative care (71 beds), neurodegenerative diseases (28 beds), and recovery rehabilitation (34 beds), alongside general medical/surgical and community integrated care wards. The portfolio is structured as a vertically integrated continuum-of-care model — from preventive health screening and outpatient clinics through acute inpatient care, rehabilitation, hospice, and community-based long-term care — unified under a Christian values-based philosophy of 'healing and being healed' (癒し癒される).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 栄光会ファミリークリニック: 地域密着のファミリークリニック。一般内科（総合診療）、内科、小児科、呼吸器内科、アレルギー科を提供
• 医療・介護施設かめやま
• 特別养护老人ホームこころ

Products and services

• Eikoh Hospital (栄光病院) A general practice and emergency-designated hospital offering comprehensive medical services including internal medicine, surgery, emergency care, hospice/palliative care, a neurology/neurodegenerative disease center, and a recovery rehabilitation ward. 178-bed community hospital with a multidisciplinary care model integrating acute, rehabilitative, and end-of-life care for local residents of Kasuya District, Fukuoka.
• Eikohkai Family Clinic (栄光会ファミリークリニック) A community-based family clinic offering general internal medicine (general practice), pediatrics, respiratory medicine, and allergy care, co-located within the Kameyama Medical & Long-Term Care Facility. Provides home-visit medical services and serves as the primary outpatient gateway for the Eikohkai Group.
• Kameyama Paid Nursing Home (介護付き有料老人ホーム かめやま) A certified paid nursing home within the Kameyama Medical & Long-Term Care Facility offering long-term residential care for elderly residents requiring daily living assistance. Features individual rooms, assisted bathing, and integrated medical oversight by affiliated physicians and visiting nurses.
• Eikohkai Day Rehabilitation (栄光会 通所リハビリテーション) Daytime rehabilitation service providing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and recreational activities to help elderly and disabled individuals maintain or recover independence in daily living. Operates within the Kameyama facility, staffed by physiotherapists and occupational therapists; bills under long-term care insurance.
• Eikohkai Helper Station (栄光会ヘルパーステーション) An in-home support service providing personal care (身体介護) and daily living assistance (生活援助) to individuals certified for long-term care insurance or disability services. Bills per service unit under long-term care insurance, with co-pay depending on insurance type.
• Hospice / Palliative Care Ward (ホスピス病棟) A dedicated hospice/palliative care unit (71 beds across three wards) providing holistic end-of-life care for cancer patients and their families, incorporating spiritual care, team-based pain management, and family support. Recognized as one of Japan's earliest certified palliative care wards.
• Neurology and Neurodegenerative Disease Center (神経難病センター)

Quantifiable outcome

• 71 hospice beds, first approved hospice ward in West Japan (1990), nationally 5th hospice program
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Fukuoka City Hospital Stroke Care Partnership (福岡市民病院 脳卒中病病連携)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2013Since February 2013, structured hospital-to-hospital coordination for stroke patient transfers. Fukuoka City Hospital staff visit Eikoh regularly to observe referred patients and share clinical information, reducing patient/family anxiety and supporting early rehabilitation transition.
• 96 Regional Clinics (開放型病院登録医)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen hospital system (開放型病院) with 96 regional clinics and 105 affiliated doctors in Kasuya District and surrounding Fukuoka. Enables shared patient care where local clinic doctors can admit patients to Eikoh Hospital and participate in joint treatment. Registered doctors from referring clinics can continue treating their patients during hospitalization at Eikoh.
• Kyushu University Hospital (九州大学病院)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional core hospital partnership for patient referrals, particularly for complex neurological cases and specialized treatments. Kyushu University Hospital provides MRI reading services (3 days/week) for Eikoh Hospital through shared-use arrangement.
• Fukuoka University Hospital (福岡大学病院)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership for patient referrals and care coordination within the Fukuoka medical region.
• Home Nursing Stations (アイエック, 博多みずほ, みずき, メディケア他)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEikoh Care Plan Service and Visiting Nurse Station coordinate care with multiple partner home nursing stations across Fukuoka (East Ward, Hakata Ward, Minami Ward, Dazaifu) to provide 24-hour home medical coverage for patients in the service area.
• NPO Eikoh Hospice Center (特定非営利活動法人 栄光ホスピスセンター)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPO established to promote hospice palliative care education and awareness. Headquarters located within Eikoh Hospital. Conducts hospice seminars, grief care workshops, and palliative care tours. Publishes educational materials and seminar information.
• Iiyashinoie Group Home (福祉関連施設「いやしの家」)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup home, day service, and dementia-care day service adjacent to Eikoh Family Clinic. Eikoh Hospital serves as backup support hospital. Provides continuity of care for elderly residents in the local community.
• Care Plan Service Daichi and Yasuragi no Sato (ケアプランサービス大地, やすらぎの郷ケアプランセンター)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner care management companies in Kasuya District and Sasaguri Town that create and coordinate care plans for elderly residents, working alongside Eikoh Care Plan Service to manage home care services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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