KAMEDA HOSPITAL

What KAMEDA HOSPITAL does

Kameda Hospital (亀田病院) is the flagship facility of Social Medical Corporation Monjukai (社会医療法人文珠会), a private non-profit medical group founded in 1963 in Hakodate, Hokkaido. The 179-bed Kameda Hospital focuses on sub-acute through recovery-phase care, including internal medicine, cardiology, respiratory, neurology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, and a dedicated 60-bed recovery rehabilitation ward, with the group preparing to add a cardiac vascular surgery department in April 2026. The group's broader portfolio covers 677 beds across multiple facilities: Kameda Hospital (179 beds), Kameda Kita Hospital (398 psychiatric/dementia beds including a 60-bed dementia treatment ward), and Grand Sun Kameda (100-bed elderly long-term care facility), supplemented by the Hakodate City Regional Comprehensive Support Center Kameda, service-supported senior housing (Kameda Hiyo), the corporate-sponsored Ishikawa Kamecco Hoikuen nursery, and a satellite clinic in Shiriuchi town.

The underlying technology stack comprises electronic medical records, order entry, nursing support, rehabilitation, dispensing support, and PACS imaging systems, integrated through the ID-Link regional medical coordination network that links four partner hospitals (City of Hakodate, Hakodate Goryokaku, Hakodate Central, National Hospital Organization Hakodate Medical Center) and seven home visiting nursing stations. The 2024 Medical DX Promotion System implementation signals an ongoing digital transformation of these internal systems. Specialized capabilities include a Hokkaido-designated Dementia Disease Medical Center (the first in the Hakodate/Dōnan region) and a strengthened physical rehabilitation team of 19 professionals supporting both recovery and psychiatric patient populations.

Revenue derives from Japan's universal national health insurance, late-stage elderly healthcare insurance, long-term care insurance for elderly services, and public expense coverage, with services billed under regulated national fee schedules (DPC and care-level pricing). The group goes to market through community-led channels: a Regional Medical Coordination Office handles referrals from partner hospitals and visiting nursing stations, free shuttle bus services connect patients to facilities, home-visit medical and rehabilitation services extend the hospital into community settings, and the Comprehensive Support Center provides consultation across elderly, disability, child, and economic-hardship populations. Customer-facing engagement includes monthly Citizen Health Classes taught by hospital physicians and a regional newspaper column on elderly driving safety and dementia awareness. The organization is wholly family-controlled (second-generation Chairman Kamachi Masafumi since 2008) with no external shareholders, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

KAMEDA HOSPITAL

Legal name

社会医科大学文珠会 亀田病院

Website

https://hakodate-kameda-hp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kameda Hospital is a Hakodate, Hokkaido-based social medical corporation operating a 179-bed acute and recovery rehabilitation hospital, a 398-bed psychiatric and dementia specialty hospital, and a 100-bed elderly care facility, serving the Dōnan region of southern Hokkaido through integrated acute, sub-acute, and community-based care under Japan's universal health insurance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Rehabilitation Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Subacute Care Units (High-Acuity Transitional Care) (HLADADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Memory Care Units within Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF/Nursing Homes) (HLADACAC), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)-Based Rehab Units (HLADAJAB)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Recovery rehabilitation care
• Psychiatric hospital services
• Dementia medical care
• Elderly nursing services

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Medical Insurance Services: Healthcare services covered under Japan's universal health insurance system. Revenue derived from national health insurance, late-stage elderly healthcare insurance, and public expense coverage.
2. Nursing Care Insurance Services: Elderly care services covered under Japan's long-term care insurance system at Grand Sun Kameda facility

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kameda Hospital operates a multi-facility healthcare group providing acute care, subacute recovery rehabilitation, psychiatric, and dementia treatment services across Hakodate, Hokkaido. The group operates Kameda Hospital (179 beds), Kameda Kita Hospital (398 beds specializing in psychiatry and dementia), and Grand Sun Kameda (100-bed elderly nursing care facility), along with home visit medical services, visiting rehabilitation, and a regional comprehensive support center. Services are covered under Japan's universal health insurance and long-term care insurance systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kameda Hospital General Inpatient Services 179-bed acute and recovery-phase hospital services covering internal medicine, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, respiratory, neurology, and gastroenterology for patients transitioning from acute care to recovery and rehabilitation
• Recovery Rehabilitation Ward Services 60-bed recovery-period rehabilitation ward providing comprehensive subacute rehabilitation services including physical, occupational, and speech-language therapy for stroke, fracture, and post-surgical patients
• Kameda Kita Hospital Psychiatric Services 398-bed psychiatric hospital specializing in mental illness and dementia care, including 280 general psychiatric beds, 60 dementia treatment beds, and 58 psychiatric chronic care beds
• Dementia Disease Medical Center Services Specialized dementia diagnosis, treatment, and family support services designated by Hokkaido Prefecture as the first such center in Hakodate and Donan region, including memory clinic and family caregiver consultations
• Grand Sun Kameda Elderly Nursing Care 100-capacity nursing care facility (介護老人保健施設) with rehabilitation focus, providing short-term stay, day rehabilitation, and home rehabilitation support for elderly requiring care level 1-5
• Psychiatric Daycare Himawari Psychiatric daycare rehabilitation service providing community-based rehabilitation for psychiatric patients to support reintegration
• Home Visit Medical Services Visiting medical care services delivered to homebound patients' residences to enable aging in place and continuity of care
• Visiting Rehabilitation Services Home-based rehabilitation services for discharged patients and elderly maintaining community residence
• Hakodate City Regional Comprehensive Support Center Comprehensive consultation services for elderly residents and multi-generational community support covering health, long-term care insurance, financial, family, and social issues, operated under commission from Hakodate City
• Smoking Cessation Outpatient Insurance-covered smoking cessation treatment with physician counseling, nicotine dependency diagnosis, and smoking cessation guidance
• Ishikawa Kamecco Hoikuen Nursery Company-sponsored nursery school with capacity for 42 children, providing childcare services for employees and local community
• Shiriuchi Regional Clinic Community-based medical clinic providing local healthcare services in Shiriuchi town, southern Hokkaido

Quantifiable outcome

• Rehabilitation outcomes index 46.42 points exceeding 40-point national standard (Oct 2025-Mar 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 市立函館病院 (City of Hakodate Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital in regional medical coordination network ID-Link. Provides acute care services with bidirectional patient referrals for rehabilitation and recovery care.
• 函館五稜郭病院 (Hakodate Goryokaku Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital in ID-Link network for regional medical coordination and patient referrals.
• 函館中央病院 (Hakodate Central Hospital)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital in ID-Link network for regional medical coordination and patient referrals.
• 国立病院機構 函館医療センター (National Hospital Organization Hakodate Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital in ID-Link network for regional medical coordination and patient referrals.
• 訪問看護ステーション (Home Visiting Nursing Stations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 7 home visiting nursing stations including Goryokaku, Home, Hakodate, Rara, Hinata, Music, and Nekomaru operating through ID-Link system.
• ツクイ函館訪問看護ステーションminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal home visiting nursing service partner operating through ID-Link network.
• Wataque Seimor Co., Ltd. (ワタキューセイモア株式会社)minorOthersCompany providing inpatient supply services (入院セット) including towels, toiletries, and hygiene products for daily rate billing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Charm Care Corporation (チャーム・ケア・コーポレーション): Emerging Japanese residential and nursing care operator with strong regional presence in Hokkaido (including Hakodate-area facilities). Compares directly to Grand Sun Kameda's elderly nursing care segment and the group's service-supported senior housing (Kameda Biyori).

Direct peers

• NHO Hakodate Medical Center (独立行政法人国立病院機構 函館医療センター): National Hospital Organization facility in Hakodate and an ID-Link partner. Operates acute and specialty services with overlapping patient populations, functioning as both referral source and competing hospital within the same regional ecosystem.
• Hakodate Central Hospital (函館中央病院): Large acute hospital in Hakodate and an ID-Link partner. Comparable regional acute-care focus with similar bed scale and referral dynamics, serving as both referral source and competitor for inpatient subacute cases.
• Hakodate Goryokaku Hospital (函館五稜郭病院): Major regional acute-care hospital in Hakodate listed as a core ID-Link partner of Kameda. Operates in the same catchment area with overlapping subacute and cardiovascular capabilities, making it the closest direct competitor for referrals and physician talent.
• Hakodate Municipal Hospital (市立函館病院): Public regional hospital and ID-Link partner operating in the same Hakodate catchment. Provides acute services with bidirectional patient referrals to Kameda's recovery ward, making it both an upstream feeder and competitor.

Regional players

• Hakodate Kosei-in / Hakodate Kosei Hospital (社会福祉法人 函館厚生院 函館五稜郭院): Welfare-oriented medical group operating hospitals and care facilities across Hakodate and southern Hokkaido. Overlaps with Kameda's psychiatric, rehabilitation, and elderly care services in the same region under a similar social-welfare operating philosophy.
• National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Medical Center (独立行政法人国立病院機構 北海道医療センター): NHO-operated hospital in Sapporo with strong psychiatric and dementia treatment capabilities. Comparable to Kameda Kita's psychiatric and dementia-treatment ward operations, but operating in a different Hokkaido sub-region.

Broad incumbents

• Tokushukai Medical Group (徳洲会グループ): Japan's largest private hospital operator with 70+ facilities including subacute, rehabilitation, and long-term care. Although operating nationally rather than regionally in Hokkaido, it shares Kameda's integrated acute/LTC/rehabilitation model at much greater scale, illustrating the broader competitive benchmark.
• SOMPO Care (SOMPOケア株式会社): Major Japanese elderly care operator offering nursing care, day care, and home-based services under long-term care insurance. Comparable to Grand Sun Kameda's LTC operations and to the group's home visit services, but at national scale.
• JA Hokkaido Koseiren (JA北海道厚生連): Agricultural cooperative operating a network of hospitals and clinics throughout Hokkaido, including in Hakodate. Comparable regional multi-facility operator with integrated acute, chronic, and LTC services in similar communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/houkatsu_kameda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kameda-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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