| National Suruga Sanatorium | |
| Location: | 1915 Kōyama, Gotenba, Shizuoka |
| Country: | Japan |
| Healthcare: | Healthcare of those who had leprosy |
| Type: | National hospital run by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) |
| Founded: | 1945 |
| Website: | hosp.go.jp/~suruga2 |
or National Suruga Sanatorium is a national sanatorium for leprosy and ex-leprosy patients situated in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan since 1945.
After the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937-), wounded soldiers became problematic and Matsuki Miyazaki proposed in 1937 that those who developed leprosy, during military service, should be given treatment and pension in the same degree as those who developed tuberculosis during service.[1]
The following is a timeline of events:
The number of in-patients varied depending on admissions, deaths, escapes and discharges.[2]
| Year [3] | Number of in-patients | |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 44 | |
| 1950 | 273 | |
| 1955 | 436 | |
| 1960 | 453 | |
| 1965 | 373 | |
| 1970 | 344 | |
| 1975 | 306 | |
| 1980 | 290 | |
| 1985 | 251 | |
| 1990 | 232 | |
| 1995 | 214 | |
| 1999 | 188 |
| Year | Number of in-patients | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 151 | |
| 2004 | 141 | |
| 2005 | 136 | |
| 2006 | 127 | |
| 2007 | 119 | |
| 2008 | 112 |
The site covered 364.68ha. The buildings covered 22.241ha