As of March 1, 2026

Kano General Hospital operates under the following facility standards as designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Our hospital is registered for the following inpatient basic care categories:

• General Ward Basic Inpatient Fee (Acute Care General Inpatient Fee 1)
• Long-term Care Ward Basic Inpatient Fee (Long-term Care Inpatient Fee 1)
• Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward Inpatient Fee 1

At our hospital, upon admission, the attending physician and other relevant staff collaboratively develop an individualized care plan for each patient. This plan is provided to the patient in writing within 7 days of admission.

Additionally, our hospital meets the standards for hospital infection prevention measures, patient safety management system, pressure ulcer prevention, nutritional management system, decision-making support, and minimization of physical restraints, as stipulated by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.

We maintain the following nursing and assistant staff ratios:

As a DPC-certified hospital, inpatient fees are calculated using a combination of the “Bundle Payment” (per-diem) system and the “Fee-for-service” system for specific procedures.

▶ 2023 Hospital Indicators Based on DPC Data – Kanou General Hospital
*If the number of cases is less than 10, the data is shown as “–”. This does not indicate that there were zero applicable patients.

1. Our hospital has filed the required notification to claim Inpatient Meal Therapy (I) and Inpatient Living Therapy (I) in accordance with the criteria for meal therapy. Therapeutic meals are prepared under the management of registered dietitians and served at appropriate times and temperatures (dinner is provided after 6:00 p.m.).
2. Based on physicians’ dietary orders, we offer special meals such as diabetic diets and other therapeutic diets.
3. Dining areas are available within the wards for patients to have their meals.

We actively promote high-quality medical care through digital integration:

• We process insurance claims online.
• We have implemented a system enabling medical staff to view and utilize patient medical information acquired via the Online Eligibility Confirmation System in the examination room to support diagnosis and treatment.
• We are committed to providing high-quality medical care through Medical DX by actively promoting the use of My Number Health Insurance Cards and other digital initiatives.
• We will continue to advance initiatives including the issuance of electronic prescriptions and the introduction of the electronic medical record sharing service. (※ Planned for future implementation)

• Generic Drugs: We proactively adopt high-quality generic medications to reduce patient costs, following Ministry of Health guidelines.
• Generic Name Prescriptions: Prescriptions may be issued by the “active ingredient name” rather than a brand name. This ensures that patients can receive necessary medication even during drug supply shortages.

Our hospital may use generic-name prescribing for medications that have generic equivalents. Instead of specifying a particular brand name, prescriptions are issued based on the active ingredient (generic name).
By using generic-name prescriptions, we can ensure that patients receive the required medication more easily, even when the supply of a specific branded drug is insufficient.
If you have any questions or concerns about generic-name prescribing, please do not hesitate to inquire with our staff.

At our hospital, from the perspective of promoting transparency in medical care and actively providing patients with detailed information regarding their treatment, we issue, free of charge, an itemized statement that outlines individual items of medical service fees at the time a receipt is issued.
Additionally, for patients who are beneficiaries of publicly funded medical care and do not incur out-of-pocket expenses, such itemized statements are also provided free of charge.
Please note that these statements include the names of prescribed medications and the details of examinations performed. We kindly ask for your understanding in this regard. If you do not wish to receive an itemized statement, including cases where a family member or representative conducts the payment on your behalf, please inform the cashier at the time of payment.

To patients visiting the emergency outpatient department during nights and holidays:

At our hospital, triage is conducted by physicians or nurses who assess each patient’s condition based on the urgency of their symptoms. Accordingly, the order of consultation may be adjusted, and patients may be seen out of sequence.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Our hospital maintains a 24-hour contact system as an affiliated medical institution for the following long-term care insurance facilities.
In the event of an emergency, we have established a system to accept patients for hospitalization.
In order to share medical information of residents and policies for responding to sudden changes in their condition, we conduct conferences at least once a month.

Long-Term Care Insurance Facilities Designated as Affiliated Institutions:

• Heartful Geriatric Health Services Facility
• Sonezaki Geriatric Health Services Facility
• Heisei Sonezaki-en
• Toyuen Miyakojima Geriatric Health Services Facility

• Medical DX Promotion System Enhancement Add-on
• Basic Inpatient Fee for General Wards (Acute Care General Inpatient Fee 1)
• Basic Inpatient Fee for Long-Term Care Wards (Long-Term Care Ward Inpatient Fee 1)
• Emergency Medical Care Management Add-on
• Hyperacute Stroke Add-on
• Medical Records Management System Add-on 1
• Physician Administrative Support System Add-on 1 (General: 40:1, Long-Term Care: 75:1)
• Acute Care Nursing Assistant System Add-on (25:1 with ≥50% assistant staffing, Night: 100:1, Night Nursing System, Enhanced Assistant System 2)
• Inpatient Environment Improvement Add-on
• Special Inpatient Environment Add-on for Severely Ill Patients, etc. (Rooms 621, 718, 720, 721, 821)
• Long-Term Care Ward Environment Add-on 2
• Medical Safety Measures Add-on 1 and Regional Collaboration Add-on for Medical Safety Measures 1
• Infection Control Enhancement Add-on 1 and Instructional Reinforcement Add-on
• Patient Support System Enhancement Add-on
• Initial Support Enhancement Add-on for Critically Ill Patients
• Respiratory Care Team Add-on
• Generic Drug Utilization System Add-on 1
• Data Submission Add-ons 2 and 4 (Category I)
• Admission and Discharge Support Add-on 2 and Admission Support Add-on
• Dementia Care Add-on 2
• Delirium High-Risk Patient Care Add-on
• Regional Healthcare System Securing Add-on
• Additional Fee for Hospitalization of Residents from Affiliated Facilities
• High Care Unit Inpatient Medical Management Fee 1 (Room 100) and Early Mobilization and Rehabilitation Add-on
• Stroke Care Unit Inpatient Medical Management Fee (Room 722)
• Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward Inpatient Fee 1

• Asthma Treatment Management Fee
• Diabetes Complications Management Fee
• Pediatric Musculoskeletal Disorder Guidance and Management Fee
• Secondary Fracture Prevention Continuous Management Fee 1
• Secondary Fracture Prevention Continuous Management Fee 2
• Secondary Fracture Prevention Continuous Management Fee 3
• Lower Limb Wound Care Management Fee
• In-Hospital Triage Fee
• Night/Holiday Emergency Transport Medical Management Fee (Emergency Transport Nursing System Add-on 1)
• Outpatient Cancer Chemotherapy Fee 2
• Guidance Fee for Balancing Medical Treatment and Employment (Consultation Support Add-on)
• Open Hospital Cooperative Guidance Fee (One bed each in Rooms 802, 803, 805, 806, 816)
• Cancer Treatment Collaboration Guidance Fee
• Medication Management and Guidance Fee
• Regional Collaboration Clinical Pathway Add-on
• Medical Equipment Safety Management Fee 1
• Emergency Patient Transport Coordination Fee
• Back-Up Hospital for Home Medical Care
• HPV Nucleic Acid Detection and HPV Nucleic Acid Detection (Simple Genotyping)
• Specimen Testing Management Add-on (II)
• Neurological Examination
• CT and MRI Imaging
• Antineoplastic Drug Prescription Management Add-on
• Outpatient Chemotherapy Add-on 1
• Sterile Preparation Processing Fee
• Rehabilitation Fee for Cerebrovascular Diseases, etc. (I)
• Rehabilitation Fee for Musculoskeletal Disorders (I)
• Rehabilitation Fee for Respiratory Diseases (I)
• Rehabilitation Fee for Cardiovascular Diseases (I)
• Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
• Artificial Kidney (for Chronic Maintenance Dialysis 1)
• Induction Phase Add-on 1
• Dialysate Water Quality Assurance Add-on and Chronic Maintenance Hemodiafiltration Add-on
• Emergency Reduction and Fixation Add-on and Emergency Insertion Add-on
• Intradiscal Enzyme Injection Therapy
• Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation and Replacement
• Glaucoma Surgery (Trabecular Outflow Reconstruction [Internal Approach] and Combined Drainage Implantation with Lens Reconstruction)
• Pacemaker Implantation and Replacement
• Surgeries Listed under General Rule 16, Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Medical Fee Schedule (Gastrostomy Creation)
• Blood Transfusion Management Fee I
• Appropriate Use of Blood Transfusion Add-on
• Preoperative Management Add-on for Colostomy/Ileostomy and Urostomy Creation
• Swallowing Function Evaluation Add-on at the Time of Gastrostomy Creation
• Anesthesia Management Fee (I)
• Nursing Staff Treatment Improvement Evaluation Fee (42)
• Outpatient and Home Care Base-Up Evaluation Fee (1)
• Inpatient Base-Up Evaluation Fee 45

For patients admitted to special rooms, the following charges (including consumption tax) will be added per day.

(As of March 1, 2020)

1. 1. Initial consultation: 1,650 yen (including consumption tax)
      At our hospital, patients who visit without a referral letter from another hospital or clinic will be charged the above amount as the fee for the initial consultation.
      However, this shall not apply in cases where the visit is due to an emergency or other unavoidable circumstances.
   2. Follow-up consultation: 880 yen (including consumption tax)
      At our hospital, patients who have been referred to another hospital or clinic by written document but choose to visit our hospital will be charged the above amount as a fee based on their own choice.
      However, this shall not apply in cases where the visit is due to an emergency or other unavoidable circumstances.

At our hospital, for charges not covered under medical care as defined by the Health Insurance Act, we ask patients to bear the actual costs according to the amount used and the number of times utilized.

(Amounts include consumption tax. Click the image to view it in full size or download it.)

*For diapers used in the emergency outpatient department, charges will be billed based on the above table regardless of the NIC contract (inpatient set service).

*For the use of televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines, please purchase a dedicated card of 1,000 yen.
*For other matters, such as rental of hospital gowns, please inquire at the Medical Affairs Division or the reception desk for details.

If you have any questions, inquiries, or opinions regarding medical safety, the Medical Safety Manager will respond. Please contact the General Reception or the Regional Liaison Office.