National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center Explained

National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center
Location:	1300-7, Nagara, Gifu
Region:	Gifu, 502-8558
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	35.4518°N 136.7882°W
Healthcare:	Public
Type:	Specialist
Speciality:	Respiratory Obstetrics Pediatrics
Affiliation:	Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University,Gifu University
Beds:	468
Founded:	2005

National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center (国立病院機構長良医療センター) is a hospital located in Gifu, Japan, which is administered by the National Hospital Organization of Japan. This hospital was established in March 2005, from the merger of two hospitals, National Hospital Organization Gifu Hospital and National Hospital Organization Nagara Hospital.There are 500-800 employees working at the hospital.

Overview

National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center has 468 beds. 120 of them are for the severely multiple handicapped children, 80 for the patients of muscular dystrophy, and 52 for the patients of tuberculosis.^[1] Nagara Medical Center has three major missions: Child health and development medicine (obstetrics, prenatal care, pediatrics), disability medicine (severe cases of multiple handicap, and muscular dystrophy), and cardiovascular and respiratory medicine (ICU).

History

National Hospital Organization Nagara Hospital was established in 1927. The National Hospital Organization Gifu Hospital was established in 1939.

Services

• Cardiology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics—prenatal care
• Pediatrics—GCU (Growing Care Unit), NICU, pediatric neurology,

pediatric surgery

• Physiatry—Physical therapy, Neuropsychological and Psychiatric rehabilitation^[2]
• Plastic surgery
• Pulmonology—respiratory care
• Radiology

Other services and departments

• Clinical laboratory
• Clinical research
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Educational support
• Medical support complying to the "Act for General Support for Persons with Disabilities"^[3]
• Nutrition support^[4]
• Pharmacy

External links

• National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shisetsu Gaiyo. https://web.archive.org/web/20170103080516/http://www.hosp.go.jp/~ngr/about/cnt0_000023.html . Outline of the Institution. ja . 3 January 2017. 22 October 2017.
2. Web site: Rihabiriteshon-ka. Department for Rehabilitation. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022201459/http://www.hosp.go.jp/~ngr/section/cnt0_000054.html. 22 October 2017. 22 October 2017.
3. Web site: Shogaisha sogo shien-ho ni motozuku nyuin no goannai . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225145017/http://www.hosp.go.jp/~ngr/inpatient/cnt0_000035.html . 25 February 2015 . Guide to admission based on the "Act for General Support for Persons with Disabilities" . ja . 22 October 2017 . dead .
4. Web site: Eiyo Kanri-shitsu . Nutrition Management Section . ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022203251/http://www.hosp.go.jp/files/000042662.pdf . 22 October 2017 . 22 October 2017.