University of Tokyo Hospital - Top 10 Best Hospitals in the World

Hospital profile

The Affiliated Hospital of the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo originated from the first vaccination institute (vaccinia vaccination institute) opened in present-day Tokyo in the late Edo era, and has been leading the development of Japanese medicine and medical industry for more than 150 years. Adhering to the philosophy of "devoting to the development of clinical medicine and the training of medical talents to provide the best medical treatment for each patient", the hospital carries out its daily work with the following purposes: (1) practice medical treatment that respects the wishes of patients; (2) Provide safe medical care; (3) Develop highly advanced medical treatment; (4) Cultivate excellent medical talents.

The Affiliated Hospital of the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo is composed of diagnosis and treatment departments (6 departments, 37 diagnosis and treatment departments), central facilities departments (38 departments), and clinical research departments (7 departments). The hospital has 3888 employees and 1217 beds (1163 general wards and 54 psychiatric wards, as of the end of 2012). In 2012, the number of inpatients was 392200, the number of outpatients was 754372, the number of surgical operations was 10752, the number of deliveries was 855, and the number of emergency patients was 18505. It is one of the few large comprehensive hospitals in Japan that integrates medical treatment, teaching and scientific research.

Hospital characteristics

The clinical medical research and cutting-edge medical technology development of our hospital have received extensive attention from all walks of life in Japan. The "22nd Century Medical Center" undertakes the important task of transformation research of the Medical Department and the Research Department of the Medical Department of Tokyo University, develops new diagnostic methods and treatment methods, verifies and popularizes treatment methods, conducts research on preventive medicine, medical policies, medical devices and equipment, and actually applies them to clinical and medical services. As of 2013, 12 advanced medical projects are under way. The hospital plans to build the clinical research center of Dongda Hospital with the most advanced research functions in 2018, and continue to carry out scientific research activities as the world's top clinical medical research base.

In order to turn the hospital into an international key hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of the University of Tokyo Medical Department set up an international diagnosis and treatment department in 2012. The International Diagnosis and Treatment Department actively provides foreign patients with many advanced operations and world leading treatments carried out by our hospital. It is planned to continue to carry out talent exchange among medical personnel in the future, build the hospital based on international standards, and improve employees' international coping ability. We are sure that our hospital is the same as domestic patients in Japan, and for foreign patients, it is also a comfortable and comfortable environment full of Japanese caring services.

Famous Physician

Seto Taizhi:

Graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo in 1984

1997 Director of the First Surgical Department of the Affiliated Hospital of the University of Tokyo

2003 Chief of Digestive Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Cancer Research Association

2008 Professor of Digestive Surgery, Department of Medicine, University of Tokyo

Saito Yanren:

Graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo in 1987

1988 Trained physician in neurosurgery of Tokyo University

Studied at the National Institutes of Health in 1989

1994 Assistant of Brain Neurosurgery Department, University of Tokyo

In 2006, he served as a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Tokyo

History of development

In 1858, the former Vaccination Institute of the Affiliated Hospital of Tokyo University was established in Kanda, Tokyo

In 1893, it was renamed the Affiliated Hospital of Imperial University Medical University

In 1947, it was renamed the Affiliated Hospital of the Medical Department of the University of Tokyo

Started electronic computing business in 1973

In 1995, it was recognized as a hospital with special functions

In 2014, set up a cutting-edge medical development strategy room