Hospital Overview

Under Construction

April 7, 2025
Local Independent Administrative Corporation Hiroshima City Hospital Organization Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Hospital Director Hiroyoshi Matsukawa

As a primary hospital of the City of Hiroshima,
we pledge to respect our patients and practice high quality healthcare.

The Three Foundations for Realizing Our Mission

1. Respect our patients and practice medicine that is a model of trust and satisfaction.
2. Cooperate with regional healthcare establishments and practice highly advanced medicine,
   particularly in the area of acute-phase treatment.
3. Promote sound management practices to assure safe and dependable healthcare.

Our hospital pledges to abide by the following principles in order to continue improving our medical practices which are based on respect for life and love of humanity, to provide specialized and ethically appropriate healthcare, and to ensure and promote the health and welfare of our fellow citizens.

1. To do everything within our power with unlimited love and responsibility to meet the needs of our patients.
2. To constantly promote self-improvement, refine our medical skills, pursue the study of medicine, and educate our successors.
3. To retain and securely protect all patient records, and guarantee that no personal data will ever be divulged.
4. To actively cooperate with other regional healthcare establishments for the purpose of creating a united local healthcare network that can provide medical services in a practical and efficient manner.

This hospital has been accredited by the Japan Council of Quality Health Care (JCQHC)

What is this accreditation?

This accreditation program is run by the JCQHC, a third-party foundation which impartially evaluates healthcare organizations for the purpose of improving the quality of medicine for the public.

Items of Evaluation

1. Hospital management and the role of the hospital in the community
   Evaluation of hospital missions, long- and intermediate-term plans, overall organizational management, data management systems and ties with local public health, medical and welfare organizations.
2. Patient rights and safety
   Evaluation of respect for individual patient rights, procedures to obtain consent for treatment following thorough consultation and provisions to ensure patient safety.
3. Therapeutic environment and patient services
   Evaluation of employee behavior towards hospital visitors, visitor assistance, medical counseling for patients and their families, privacy considerations, and therapeutic environment.
4. Quality of treatment
   Evaluation of basic activities meant to ensure quality treatment and operational proficiency of supporting divisions, and the rating of levels of proper service from the perspective of the patient's treatment history.
5. Nursing care
   Evaluation of nursing policies, organizational structure, and skill development, and the rating of levels of proper service from the perspective of the patient's nursing history.
6. Management and administration efficiency
   Evaluation of the efficiency and suitability of human resources, financing/accounting, facility maintenance management and legal defense arrangements.