Fukuoka City Hospital

What Fukuoka City Hospital does

Fukuoka City Hospital Organization (地方独立行政法人福岡市立病院機構) is a local independent administrative corporation established by Fukuoka City Government in Japan to operate two public hospitals: Fukuoka City Hospital, a general acute-care facility serving adult patients in Hakata-ku; and Fukuoka Children's Hospital, a specialized pediatric and obstetric facility in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka. Together the hospitals operate specialized centers across cardiology, neurology/stroke, gastroenterology, kidney disease, diabetes, hepatobiliary/pancreatic care, perinatal medicine, pediatric intensive care, Kawasaki disease, epilepsy, and allergies. The organization employs 501-1,000 staff and supports clinical training programs for physicians and nurses, including three Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare-accredited designated medical action courses covering nutrition/fluid management, wound management, and intraoperative anesthesia management. Supporting technology infrastructure includes electronic medical records, an internet-based e-learning platform for nursing procedure training, an in-house Infection Control Information Center (ICIC) that publishes weekly infectious disease reports and technical bulletins for regional healthcare providers, and procurement of advanced diagnostic imaging equipment such as angiography X-ray systems.\n\nRevenue is generated primarily through reimbursement under Japan's universal national health insurance fee schedule (診療報酬) for medical services rendered at both hospitals, supplemented by national and local government subsidies for public hospital operations, training programs, and facility management. There are no commercial pricing tiers; all patient billing follows the national medical fee schedule, with credit card payment supported but no electronic cash money accepted for medical bills. Patient acquisition is referral-based and appointment-driven via a centralized reservation center, supported by digital channels including LINE-based appointment booking at the Children's Hospital, Instagram and Facebook pages for both hospitals, and a quarterly regional medical collaboration magazine (FCH) distributed to community providers. Procurement and certain operational services (such as on-site nursery operations) are contracted through formal competitive proposal processes, consistent with public-sector procurement norms.

Name

Fukuoka City Hospital

Legal name

地方独立行政法人福岡市立病院機構 (Fukuoka City Hospital Organization)

Website

http://www.fcho.jp

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Fukuoka City Hospital Organization is a public municipal hospital entity operating two hospitals in Fukuoka, Japan: Fukuoka City Hospital (adult acute care) and Fukuoka Children's Hospital (pediatric and obstetric care). Revenue comes from Japan's national health insurance fees and government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Pediatric specialty care
• Public hospital services
• Medical education training
• Infection control surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Fukuoka

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Service Fees (Public Health Insurance): Revenue is generated through Japan's public health insurance system, where medical services are reimbursed at rates set by the national public medical insurance scheme. As a designated medical institution, both Fukuoka City Hospital and Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital bill patients and public insurers for acute care, specialized medical care, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, nursing care, and related medical services. Additional revenue comes from national and local government subsidies for public hospital operations, training and education programs, and facility management contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fukuoka City Hospital Organization operates two public hospitals under the Fukuoka City government: Fukuoka City Hospital provides general acute medical and surgical services for adult patients, and Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital delivers specialized pediatric and obstetric care. The organization offers comprehensive acute care through specialized centers (heart, stroke, diabetes, kidney, gastroenterology, liver, pediatric cardiology, neonatal/perinatal, pediatric surgery, pediatric ICU), clinical training programs for physicians and nurses, and an Infection Control Information Center that publishes regional infectious disease reports.

Product overview

Fukuoka City Hospital Organization operates two main hospitals: Fukuoka City Hospital (general acute-care facility) and Fukuoka Children's Hospital (specialized pediatric facility). The organization offers comprehensive medical services through specialized centers including cardiovascular, diabetes, kidney, neurological, gastroenterological, and hepatic/biliary/pancreatic centers. Supporting services include nursing with career development programs, clinical engineering, and infection control. Educational services encompass clinical training programs for physicians and specified action training for advanced nursing practice. The hospitals use electronic medical record systems and offer e-learning platforms for staff development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fukuoka City Hospital (福岡市民病院)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered support, compliance and operational.

• Fukuoka House (ふくおかハウス)supportOthersFukuoka House is a facility for sick children and their families (病気の子どもと家族の滞在施設) that provides accommodation for families of hospitalized children. Listed as a related organization on the Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital website, it provides a supportive service for families traveling from outside Fukuoka City to access pediatric care at the hospital.
• (財)日本医療機能評価機構 (Japan Medical Function Evaluation Organization)complianceOthersThird-party healthcare quality evaluation organization that certifies hospitals meeting national standards for medical service quality, patient safety, and organizational management. Fukuoka City Hospital and Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital display its certification logo on their websites.
• Teno Corporation (株式会社テノ．コーポレーション)operationalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSelected as the best proposal (最優秀提案者) for the 'Fukuoka City Hospital Organization On-Site Nursery Operation Services Contract' (福岡市立病院機構院内保育所運営業務委託) proposal competition. The contract was awarded following a competitive proposal review process involving 3 participating companies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kyushu University Hospital: Major academic acute care and specialty hospital also based in Fukuoka, providing tertiary care across similar specialty centers and competing for the same regional patient and clinical talent pool.
• Fukuoka University Hospital: Private university-affiliated acute care hospital in Fukuoka offering similar multi-specialty services, emergency care, and clinical training programs to Fukuoka City Hospital.
• Osaka City General Hospital: Municipal public hospital in Osaka providing general acute and specialty care under a similar public corporation structure, with comparable scope of specialty centers and tertiary referral function.
• Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital: Municipal acute care hospital in Kobe operating under a similar public hospital organization model, providing multi-specialty tertiary care services to a metropolitan Japanese population.
• Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center: Specialized municipal pediatric hospital in Tokyo offering similar tertiary pediatric subspecialty services including neonatal/perinatal care, serving as the most direct peer to Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital.
• Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital: Specialized pediatric and obstetric hospital in Osaka providing perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric subspecialty services analogous to Fukuoka Municipal Children's Hospital.
• Saitama Children's Medical Center: Public pediatric tertiary care hospital providing similar pediatric subspecialty services including Kawasaki disease, pediatric cardiology, and perinatal care, comparable in scope and public-mandate positioning.

Broad incumbents

• National Hospital Organization (NHO): Japan-wide network of public hospitals under national government oversight providing general acute and specialty care; comparable as a peer public hospital organization model though at greater scale and broader geographic reach.
• Japan Community Health care Organization (JCHO): Public-sector hospital organization operating a national network of community hospitals; comparable as a peer publicly-mandated multi-hospital entity serving regional populations across Japan.

Regional players

• Sendai City Hospital: Municipal public hospital in Sendai providing general acute care under a similar local independent administrative corporation model, serving as a structural peer though operating in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/fukuoka.childrens.hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/fukuoka_childrens_hospital/?hl=ja

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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