What Hakodate Kai Hakodate Watanabe Hospital does

社会医療法人 函館博栄会 函館渡辺病院 (Social Medical Corporation Hakodate Kai Hakodate Watanabe Hospital) is a 515-bed multi-specialty acute-care hospital in Hakodate, Hokkaido, operating 626 staff across eight clinical departments — psychiatry (395 beds, 77% of capacity), general internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, and anesthesiology — with co-located rehabilitation, pharmacy, radiology, and clinical laboratory services. The hospital's distinguishing model is the integration of psychiatric and somatic (physical) medical care within a single institution, enabling psychiatric patients to receive treatment for cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, surgical, orthopedic, and dermatological conditions without external referrals.

The hospital operates as the designated psychiatric emergency medical facility for the Oshima secondary medical area, with 24/7 psychiatric intake and approximately 120 designated emergency days per year. An affiliated integrated care ecosystem extends vertically from acute psychiatric hospitalization through the Yunokawa Mental Clinic (outpatient psychiatry with 50-person day care), the Dementia Disease Medical Center (regional-type center approved by Hokkaido in 2012), the Care Town Akari elderly complex (75 service-supported housing units plus daycare, visiting nursing, periodic visiting care, and care planning), and three group homes/welfare home for psychiatric and intellectually disabled persons (51 total residents) operated by a sister Social Welfare Corporation.

Revenue is generated primarily through Japan's universal national health insurance reimbursement system (fee-for-service per the national medical fee schedule) covering all inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitation, and nursing services, supplemented by long-term care insurance billings (elderly housing, daycare, visiting nursing), disability welfare service fees (group homes), and administrative document fees. All facilities are wholly owned and directly operated; the corporation is not publicly traded and has no venture capital or private equity investors, with ownership held through a private medical social corporation structure governed by a board chaired by 理事長 三上 昭廣.

Name

Hakodate Kai Hakodate Watanabe Hospital

Legal name

社会医科大学 函館博栄会 函館渡辺病院

Website

https://hakodatewatanabe.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

社会医療法人 函館博栄会 函館渡辺病院 is a 515-bed social medical corporation hospital in Hakodate, Hokkaido, delivering integrated psychiatric and general acute care as the designated psychiatric emergency facility for the Oshima region, with affiliated dementia, elderly housing, and group home services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Facility-Based Respite (Assisted Living/SNF/Memory Care Short Stays) (HLADAKAB), Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB), Behavioral Health & Cognitive Support Coordination (Dementia, Depression, SUD) (HSABAIAF), Care Transitions Management (Hospital/SNF-to-Home) (HSABAIAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• General medical care
• Dementia care services
• Elderly residential care
• Mental health rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Hakodate

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. National Health Insurance Reimbursements (Medical Services): Primary revenue from Japan's universal national health insurance (国民健康保険/協会けんぽ) reimbursement system. Fee-for-service billing per the national medical fee schedule. Covers all inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitation, and nursing care services across psychiatric and general wards. Additional reimbursements through designated specific medical treatments and advanced practice fees.
2. Elderly Care Facility Fees (介護保険 Services): Revenue from the affiliated elderly complex ケアタウン昭里, including service付き高齢者向け住宅 (75 units), daycare, visiting nursing, care planning, and periodic visiting care services, billed under Japan's long-term care insurance system.
3. Group Home and Welfare Facility Fees: Revenue from group homes (グループホームゆのかわ, グループホーム湯くら) and welfare home (啓明ホーム) for psychiatric patients, billed under disability welfare services (障害福祉サービス).
4. Document and Administrative Fees: Fees charged for medical certificates, diagnostic documents, insurance certificates, pension assessments, and other administrative documents as publicly listed schedule.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hakodate Kai Hakodate Watanabe Hospital is a 515-bed social medical corporation providing integrated psychiatric and general medical care across eight clinical departments, supported by rehabilitation, pharmacy, imaging, and a Patient Support Center. The institution also operates affiliated facilities including a psychiatric outpatient clinic (Yunokawa Mental Clinic), a Dementia Disease Medical Center, an elderly care complex (Care Town Akari) with service-supported senior housing, and three group/welfare homes for persons with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities.

Product overview

Hakodate Kai Hakodate Watanabe Hospital is a comprehensive medical institution operating as a social medical corporation, offering a unified portfolio spanning psychiatric and general medical care across eight clinical departments (psychiatry, internal medicine, cardiovascular, gastroenterology, surgery, orthopedics, dermatology, anesthesiology), supported by rehabilitation, pharmacy, radiology, and clinical laboratory services. The hospital serves as the psychiatric hub in the Donan region of Hokkaido with 515 beds (120 general, 395 psychiatric), maintaining a 'mind and body total care' philosophy that integrates psychiatric and somatic treatment. Adjacent and affiliated services include the Yunokawa Mental Clinic (satellite psychiatric clinic with specialized anxiety/depression and psychosomatic outpatient services and a 50-person psychiatric day care program), the Dementia Disease Medical Center (providing differential diagnosis, family support groups, and community education), and the Care Town Akari composite elderly care complex (with 75 units of service-supported senior housing, daycare, periodic visiting care, visiting nursing, care planning, and helper services). The group home network under the social welfare corporation covers two group homes (Yunokawa 16-person, Yukura 20-person) and one mental health welfare home (Keimei, 15-person). The pharmacy department provides dispensing, sterile compounding, and clinical psychiatric drug therapy optimization, while the rehabilitation department covers cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and stroke rehabilitation. The hospital also offers Dupixent injection therapy for refractory atopic dermatitis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ゆのかわメンタルクリニック (Yunokawa Mental Clinic): Psychiatric and psychosomatic outpatient clinic affiliated with Hakodate Watanabe Hospital, with a dedicated day care center.
• 函館渡辺病院附属 認知症疾患医療センター (Dementia Disease Medical Center)
• ケアタウン昭里 (Care Town Akari)
• 社会福祉法人 函館博栄会 グループホーム

Products and services

• Psychiatry Department (精神科) Treatment of schizophrenia, mood disorders, neurotic disorders, alcohol-related disorders, substance dependence, eating disorders, epilepsy, dementia, and elderly psychiatric conditions. Available as inpatient and outpatient services.
• Internal Medicine Department (内科) General internal medicine for elderly patients and those with psychiatric comorbidities, including gastrointestinal disease management, lifestyle disease treatment, and infectious disease care.
• Cardiovascular Internal Medicine (循環器内科) Management of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, angina, myocardial infarction, aortic aneurysm, arrhythmia, and cardiac rehabilitation services.
• Gastroenterology (消化器内科) Gastrointestinal endoscopy, polyp removal, and treatment for swallowing disorders including PEG procedures, primarily for psychiatric patients with comorbidities.
• Surgery Department (外科) General surgery covering digestive organs, breast/thyroid, vascular surgery, and dermatology, performing laparoscopic, nerve-sparing, and breast-conserving procedures.
• Orthopedic Surgery (整形外科) Treatment of trauma, joint diseases, sports injuries, and spinal conditions, performing arthroscopy, joint replacement, and spinal fixation surgeries.
• Dermatology Department (皮膚科) Treatment of eczema, urticaria, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, autoimmune blistering diseases, skin tumors, and Dupixent injection therapy for atopic dermatitis.
• Patient General Support Center (患者総合サポートセンター) Integrated patient support center combining former patient support and medical welfare departments, offering pre-admission support, bed management, discharge support, medical welfare consultations, regional medical coordination, and second opinion coordination.
• Yunokawa Mental Clinic (ゆのかわメンタルクリニック) Satellite psychiatric and psychosomatic clinic with specialized outpatient services including anxiety/depression clinic and psychosomatic disorder clinic, with attached psychiatric day care facility.
• Psychiatric Day Care (精神科デイケア) Psychiatric day care program (capacity 50, with two units) offering weekly activities including cognitive behavioral therapy, ceramics, cooking, calligraphy, PC classes, karaoke, and short-stay psychiatric care.
• Dementia Disease Medical Center (認知症疾患医療センター) Specialized dementia diagnostic and treatment center offering cognitive assessments, differential diagnosis (CT/MRI, blood/urine tests, EEG), family consultations, and community family support groups.
• Care Town Akari Elderly Complex (ケアタウン昭里) Multi-service elderly care complex comprising 75 units of service-supported senior housing, daycare center, periodic visiting nursing station, care plan center, visiting nursing station, and helper station.
• Service-Supported Senior Housing Ajisai (サービス付き高齢者向け住宅あじさい) Service-supported senior housing (75 units, 25-30 sqm rooms) with 24-hour nursing staff presence, meals, hot spring bathing, and emergency response systems for self-dependent living.
• Periodic Visiting Station Ajisai (定期巡回ステーションあじさい) Round-the-clock periodic visiting and on-call home care service providing personal care, meal assistance, and safety confirmation for residents, coordinated with visiting nurses.
• Visiting Nursing Station Amarisu (訪問看護ステーションあまりりす) Home-based medical and nursing care including health checks, medication management, wound prevention, medical equipment management, and tube care under physician orders.
• Group Home Yunokawa (グループホームゆのかわ) Disability welfare service group home (16 residents) providing shared living, meals, health management, daily living support, and 24-hour night security for individuals with mental and intellectual disabilities.
• Group Home Yukura (グループホーム湯くら) Shared living facility (20 residents) for mentally and intellectually disabled individuals with nighttime staff support and 24-hour safety management.
• Keimei Home (啓明ホーム) Mental health welfare home (15 residents) providing low-cost housing, daily living guidance, and social reintegration support for individuals seeking independent living.
• Pharmacy Department (薬剤部) Pharmacy department providing dispensing with electronic prescribing support, sterile compounding, chemotherapy preparation, ward-based clinical pharmacy services, and psychiatric drug therapy optimization.
• Rehabilitation Department (リハビリテーション科) Physical therapy for cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and cerebrovascular conditions, with exercise training, joint mobility, and standing/walking programs.
• Health Checkup Services (健康診断・乳がん検診) Statutory health management course (¥8,350) and half-day dock (¥31,000), plus mammography screening (¥1,800) for eligible women aged 40+ and free for 45-year-old women with coupon.
• Dupixent Injection Therapy (デュピクセント注射療法) Biologic agent targeting IL-4 and IL-13 to suppress Type 2 inflammation, available for self-injection every two weeks for adults with inadequate response to conventional atopic dermatitis therapy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hospital functional evaluation (3rdG:Ver3.0) certified — external quality benchmark maintained continuously since 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• Hokkaido University Faculty of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic affiliation providing ongoing medical education, research collaboration, and specialist recruitment. Medical students and residents rotate through the hospital. 三上昭廣理事长 holds concurrent academic appointments.
• Hirosaki University Faculty of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic affiliation contributing to psychiatric and general medical education. Former graduate school connection for multiple hospital leaders including director Kubota and director Sugawara.
• Asahikawa Medical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership supporting psychiatric and clinical education. Contributing multiple physicians to the hospital's staff.
• Sapporo Medical UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity affiliation providing specialist rotation and academic collaboration, particularly in cardiovascular medicine and general internal medicine.
• Tottori University Faculty of MedicinemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer academic affiliation for clinic director Kubota (graduated from Tottori University, completed graduate studies at Hirosaki University). Historical contribution to hospital leadership pipeline.
• Social Welfare Corporation Hakodate Haku-Eikai (社会福祉法人 函館博栄会)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister social welfare corporation operating group homes (ゆのかわ, 湯くら), welfare home (啓明ホーム) for psychiatric patients. Established Oct 2014 from same founding family. Operates under the same brand family as the hospital.
• Dental Medical Yoshida Oral Surgery (Dental吉田口腔外科)moderateTechnology or IntegrationPartner dental clinic providing dental care services for inpatients requiring oral health management. Patients with dental needs identified during hospitalization are referred for dental visit consultations. Listed as coordination dental medical institution (連携歯科医療機関).
• Regional Municipal Schools and Neighborhood AssociationsminorOthersHakodate municipal junior high schools and local neighborhood associations (町会) partner with the hospital for health education lectures, summer festival participation, and community outreach activities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Aozora Brain Science Research Institute: Japanese psychiatric and dementia care services company operating nursing homes and home care services. Adjacent to Hakodate Watanabe's group home and dementia services, providing complementary perspective on the Japanese psychiatric and elderly care market.

Emerging players

• Tsukui (ツクイ): Listed Japanese company providing elderly care services including daycare, home care, and group homes nationwide. Comparable to Care Town Akari and group home operations, though Tsukui operates at much larger geographic scale and is publicly traded.
• Care Partner (ケアパートナー): Japanese elderly care services company with daycare, home care, and group home operations. Comparable to the company's elderly care and group home service lines, though operates as a private for-profit company rather than medical corporation.

Regional players

• Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology: Specialized elderly care institution with dementia focus and integrated medical/welfare services. Comparable to the company's Care Town Akari and Dementia Center, though operating as a government-established facility rather than a private medical corporation.

Direct peers

• Takatsuki Hospital (高月病院): Japanese psychiatric hospital with similar bed scale and integrated psychiatric/general medical services. Comparable corporate form (medical corporation) and patient focus on chronic psychiatric care with comorbid physical conditions.
• Asai Hospital (浅井病院): Large private psychiatric hospital group in Japan (Aichi Prefecture) with similar bed scale (1,000+ beds) and integrated psychiatric/general services. Operates as a medical corporation with multi-site psychiatric focus, comparable regulatory status and patient population to Hakodate Watanabe.
• Okegawa Hospital (桶狭間病院): Psychiatric hospital in Aichi Prefecture operating as a social medical corporation with around 400 psychiatric beds, integrated psychiatric and general medical services, and dementia care. Direct comparable in size, scope, and corporate structure.

Broad incumbents

• Nichii Gakkan (ニチイ学館): Major Japanese healthcare and elderly care services company with nationwide operations in home nursing, daycare, and care planning. Comparable to the company's visiting nursing and care planning services in Care Town Akari.
• National Hospital Organization (国立病院機構): Japan's government-operated hospital network running multiple psychiatric hospitals across the country. Provides comparable psychiatric inpatient services but as part of a nationwide national health system rather than a single specialized operation.
• Saiseikai (済生会): Major nationwide Japanese hospital network with 80+ facilities including psychiatric and general hospitals. Operates as a social welfare medical corporation similar to Hakodate Watanabe's structure, with comparable mission to provide care across specialties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Subsidiaries4 records

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