Facility Standards at Kano General Hospital include medical insurance standards, inpatient fees, nursing staff configuration, DPC information, meal therapy, Medical DX, pharmaceutical policies, room charges, itemized statements, special medical care charges, and long-term care insurance standards.

This page provides posted matters under health insurance, as stipulated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. Please review the following information for details about our hospital’s registered standards, patient charges, and related notices.

As of March 1, 2026

Kano General Hospital operates under the following facility standards 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, the attending physician and relevant staff prepare an individualized care plan for each patient after admission.

This care plan is provided to the patient in writing within 7 days of admission.

In addition, our hospital meets the required standards for hospital infection prevention, patient safety management, pressure ulcer prevention, nutritional management, decision-making support, and minimization of physical restraints.

These measures are implemented in accordance with the standards stipulated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

We maintain the following nursing and assistant staff ratios:

As a DPC-certified hospital, inpatient fees are calculated using both the “Bundle Payment” system and the “Fee-for-service” system.

The bundle payment is calculated on a per-diem basis. However, some specific procedures are calculated separately under the fee-for-service system.

▶ 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.
2. Therapeutic meals are prepared under the management of registered dietitians.
3. Meals are served at appropriate times and temperatures. Dinner is provided after 6:00 p.m.
4. Based on physicians’ dietary orders, we offer special meals such as diabetic diets and other therapeutic diets.
5. 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 that enables medical staff to view and use patient medical information acquired through the Online Eligibility Confirmation System.
• This information can be used in examination rooms to support diagnosis and treatment.
• We promote the use of My Number Health Insurance Cards and other digital initiatives to provide high-quality medical care through Medical DX.
• We will continue to advance initiatives such as 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 helps patients 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 may be issued based on the active ingredient.

If you have questions or concerns about generic-name prescribing, please inquire with our staff.

Patients who use special rooms or private rooms may be charged an additional daily room fee.

Room fees vary depending on the room category. Please check the detailed list of room charges below.

To promote transparency in medical care, our hospital issues itemized medical statements free of charge when receipts are issued.

These statements show individual medical service fee items, prescribed medications, and examination details.

We also provide itemized statements free of charge to patients who receive publicly funded medical care and have no out-of-pocket expenses.

If you do not wish to receive an itemized statement, please inform the cashier at the time of payment.

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

At our hospital, physicians or nurses conduct triage by assessing each patient’s condition and the urgency of symptoms.

Therefore, the order of consultation may be adjusted. Some patients may be seen before others, depending on medical urgency.

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 an emergency, we have a system in place to accept residents for hospitalization.

We also hold conferences at least once a month to share medical information and discuss policies for responding to sudden changes in residents’ conditions.

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 will be added per day.

All listed amounts include consumption tax.

(As of March 1, 2020)

1. Initial consultation: 1,650 yen, including consumption tax.
2. Patients who visit without a referral letter from another hospital or clinic will be charged this fee.
3. This fee does not apply in emergencies or other unavoidable circumstances.
4. Follow-up consultation: 880 yen, including consumption tax.
5. Patients who have been referred to another hospital or clinic but choose to continue visiting our hospital may be charged this fee.
6. This fee also does not apply in emergencies or other unavoidable circumstances.

At our hospital, patients are asked to bear the actual costs of items not covered under medical care as defined by the Health Insurance Act.

Charges are calculated 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 questions, inquiries, or opinions regarding medical safety, the Medical Safety Manager will respond.

Please contact the General Reception or the Regional Liaison Office.

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