Kaga Kokorono Hospital

What Kaga Kokorono Hospital does

Kaga Kokorono Hospital is a private psychiatric medical corporation (Medical Corporation Chokyukai, 医療法人社団 長久会) operating in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1966 as Kaga Neurology Sanatorium and renamed to its current identity in 2006. Its core operation is a 184-bed psychiatric hospital built in 2018, organized into four specialized wards: acute psychiatric (40 beds), general psychiatric (45 beds), psychiatric recuperation (57 beds), and dementia treatment (42 beds). The hospital delivers inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and psychosomatic care using standard diagnostic technology (CT, EEG, X-ray, ECG, clinical lab) and pharmacy automation (drug dispensing robots, tablet packaging machines), with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is fee-for-service reimbursement under Japan's national health insurance, long-term care insurance, and disability welfare service frameworks, generating recurring revenue from inpatient stays, outpatient consultations, psychiatric day care, home-visit nursing, group home residency, and elderly care. The South Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center, established in 2010 as an Ishikawa Prefecture-commissioned program, provides diagnostic and regional coordination services, while affiliated subsidiary Kaga Nozomien (opened 1989) extends the offering into geriatric care. The corporation also operates free medical welfare consultation, family support associations, and a public-facing cafe-restaurant. Leadership rests with representative director Mitsuru Kikuchi, hospital director Tadaaki Oda (appointed April 2022), and deputy director Katsunao Kita, with no external parent, PE, or VC ownership. Recent operating actions include the March 2024 closure of internal medicine outpatient services and the April 2024 discontinuation of non-emergency nighttime phone services, indicating portfolio consolidation around core psychiatric and dementia offerings.

Name

Kaga Kokorono Hospital

Legal name

、医療法人社団 長久会 加賀こころの病院

Website

https://chokyu.gr.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kaga Kokorono Hospital is a private psychiatric hospital in Kaga City, Japan, operating 184 beds across four specialized wards (acute, general, recuperation, dementia) and delivering integrated mental health, psychosomatic, and community-based services including day care, visiting nursing, group homes, and elderly care through its Chokyukai group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), High-Acuity/Late-Stage Dementia & Complex Care (Enhanced Nursing Memory Care) (HLADACAF), Behavioral Health Skilled Home Health (Psychiatric Nursing) (HSABACAM)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Mental health treatment
• Dementia care services
• Psychiatric day care
• Group home services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaga

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Outpatient Medical Services: Outpatient psychiatric and psychosomatic consultations covered by national health insurance. Patients pay co-payments according to Japan's health insurance system.
2. Inpatient Hospital Services: Inpatient psychiatric care across four specialized wards (acute psychiatric, psychiatric, psychiatric recuperation, and dementia treatment) with 184 total beds, covered by health insurance.
3. Psychiatric Day Care (The Live): Day care rehabilitation programs including day care, day-night care, and short care services with shuttle transportation, billed through long-term care insurance.
4. Group Home Services: Group homes for mentally disabled individuals and short-term stays (shelter stays) providing independent living support, with fees based on disability welfare service rates.
5. Nursing and Welfare Services: Elderly care facility (Kaga nozomien) providing nursing care, short-term stays, visiting care, day care rehabilitation, and various welfare services under long-term care insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaga Kokorono Hospital provides inpatient and outpatient psychiatric, dementia, and psychosomatic medical services through a 184-bed hospital with four specialized wards. The hospital complements its acute and chronic psychiatric care with psychiatric day care (The Live), home-visit psychiatric nursing, group homes for mentally disabled adults, and the prefecturally designated South Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center, forming a continuum of hospital-to-community mental healthcare.

Product overview

Kaga Kokorono Hospital operates as a psychiatric medical complex offering integrated mental healthcare services. The core offering is the 184-bed psychiatric hospital with four specialized wards for acute psychiatric care, general psychiatric care, psychiatric convalescence, and dementia treatment. Supplementary services include psychiatric day care (ザ・ライブ), psychiatric home-visit nursing, medical welfare consultation, group homes for independent living, and the South Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center. The hospital also operates a café/restaurant (こもれび) for patients and visitors. The related facility 加賀のぞみ園 extends services into elderly care including rehabilitation and dementia care. Services are coordinated through a multidisciplinary team approach involving psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatric social workers, dietitians, and psychologists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 精神科デイケア「ザ・ライブ」 (Psychiatric Day Care The Live): Outpatient rehabilitation facility within the hospital offering programs including creative activities, cooking classes, gardening, exercise clubs, shopping tours, and computer training for psychiatric patients aiming to return to community living.
• 南加賀認知症疾患医療センター (Minami-Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center)
• カフェ＆レストラン「こもれび」 (Cafe & Restaurant Komorebi)
• しらぎく会 (Shiragikukai)
• 幸の会 (Sachi no Kai)
• 長久会グループホーム事業所 (Chokyukai Group Home Office)

Products and services

• Kaga Kokorono Hospital (加賀こころの病院)
• Psychiatric Day Care "The Live" (精神科デイケア「ザ・ライブ」) Outpatient day care rehabilitation program offering creative activities, cooking classes, horticultural therapy, exercise clubs, shopping tours, and computer training, with day care, day-night care, and short care options and shuttle transportation, aimed at psychiatric patients working toward community reintegration.
• Psychiatric Visiting Nursing (精神科訪問看護) Home-visit psychiatric nursing service providing medication management, daily living assistance, rehabilitation, and family counseling for community-dwelling mental illness patients, delivered by nurses, occupational therapists, and psychiatric social workers.
• Chokyukai Group Home Services (長久会グループホーム) Group home and short-stay facilities for adults with mental disabilities or mild intellectual disabilities, providing 24-hour supported independent living across four locations in Kaga City, including Welmu Dodo-cho/Fleur Dodo-cho (30 residents) and Sachi-machi West and East buildings (14 residents).
• South Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center (南加賀認知症疾患医療センター) Designated prefectural dementia care center providing consultation, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, family support, and regional coordination, with free consultations and collaboration with Kaga City Medical Center for MRI and SPECT imaging.
• Kaga Nozomien Elderly Care Facility (加賀のぞみ園) Elderly care facility under long-term care insurance offering nursing care, short-term stays, visiting care, day rehabilitation, dementia care, and small-scale multifunctional home care services in Kaga City.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• 南加賀認知症疾患医療センター (South Kaga Dementia Disease Medical Center)coreOthers · 1 October 2010Specialized dementia care center established within the hospital premises as a prefecture-commissioned project, providing diagnosis, treatment planning, and regional coordination for dementia care. Services include consultations, differential diagnosis, family support, and professional training for healthcare providers.
• 地域包括支援センター (Regional Comprehensive Support Centers)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with municipal regional comprehensive support centers for elderly care coordination, case referrals, and joint support for dementia patients and their families in the community.
• かがやき認定企業 (Kagayaki Certified Companies)minorOthersRegional network of companies recognized for health management initiatives under the Ishikawa Prefecture Health Management Declaration program.
• 長久グループ (Chokyu Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical and welfare group network including Medical Corporation Chokyu-kai (this hospital), Kaga nozomien (elderly care), Chokyu Fukushi-kai (social welfare corporation), and Kyoyu-kai (social welfare corporation), providing comprehensive health and welfare services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Universal Health Services: Large US healthcare and behavioral health hospital operator with a substantial psychiatric facility portfolio. Comparable in operating dedicated psychiatric hospitals with integrated behavioral health service lines.
• Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai: Large Japanese hospital network with psychiatric and long-term care capabilities. Comparable in regulatory framework, insurance reimbursement model, and integrated acute/community care delivery.
• Acadia Healthcare: US-based specialty psychiatric hospital operator with ~250 facilities across inpatient behavioral health. Comparable in hospital-based psychiatric care delivery model, multi-acuity ward structure, and integration of specialty behavioral health programs.
• Seirei Healthcare Group: Large Japanese healthcare network operating multiple acute hospitals and care facilities. Comparable in hospital + community care integration model and regulatory/insurance framework.

Direct peers

• Soshigaya Hospital (Tokushinkai): Japanese psychiatric hospital offering integrated psychiatric inpatient care, day care, and group home services. Similar service portfolio, ward structure, and operational reliance on national insurance reimbursement.
• Tamatsukuri Hospital (Asukai Group): One of Japan's largest psychiatric hospital groups operating Tamatsukuri Hospital with a multi-ward structure and integrated community mental health services. Comparable in inpatient psychiatric specialization, multi-site network model, and dependence on Japanese national insurance reimbursement.
• Sakuragaoka Memorial Hospital: Japanese psychiatric hospital with multi-disciplinary team approach and integrated community mental health services including inpatient wards, day care, and outpatient programs under Japan's national insurance framework.
• Matsuzawa Hospital: One of Japan's oldest and largest dedicated psychiatric hospitals, operating multi-ward inpatient psychiatric care with community outreach. Comparable in ward specialization, regulatory designations, and integrated behavioral health delivery model.

Others

• BPS Bioscience (regional Japanese elder care, e.g., Hikari / Kaigo providers): Japanese elder care and welfare service providers that operate day rehabilitation, group homes, and visiting nursing under long-term care insurance. Adjacent comparable for the Nozomien and visiting-nursing components of Kaga Kokorono's network.

Regional players

• Medical Corporation Sawayaka (Sawayaka-en): Japanese medical/welfare corporation providing long-term care insurance services including elderly care and dementia group homes across multiple regions. Comparable in long-term care service delivery similar to Kaga Nozomien and Chokyukai group homes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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