Patient Guide for Yamagata University Hospital 　 General Information 　 Information and Notice  Division and Disease Highly Advanced  Care Emergency Care 　 Out-patient Clinic Guide for Out-patient Clinic First Visit to Out-Patient Clinic Re-visit and Booking Prescriptions 　 Admission 　 Guide for Admission Visitors' Guide to the Wards Room Fees for special rooms 　 　 Parking 　 Parking
Address		2-2-2 Iida-Nishi Yamagata 990-9585
TEL		023-633-1122
Emergency TEL		023-635-5119（Emergency care unit ）
TEL Guide		023-628- 5500
No of Beds		604
Transportation		Public transportation (in Japanese)
Map		Map (in Japanese)

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Emergency  Care (Phone 023-628-5119) 

Emergency care services is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays

Emergency care services is  available at the Emergency Care Unit.

Visitors who are in need of emergency care  are accepted at the Emergency Care Unit on the 1st floor of the Hospital .

Guide for Out-patient Clinic

Open 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM  (Monday thru Friday)

Closed at Saturday, Sunday, National Holiday, December 29, 30, 31, January 1, 2 and  3. Consultations will start at 9:00 AM

Please confirm the days open for each division on the following table.

Seeing the doctor for the first time

If you do not carry the Japanese public managed/operated health insurance plan, you will be charged for the gross total costs for clinical services including prescriptions, examinations and other related services offered at our hospital

A first time visitor is expected to register at the New Outpatient Reception Counter . By completing the registration procedures, you will be given your Yamagata University  Hospital Clinicl  Card.

The Card must always  be carried with you while you are in the Hospital as our hospital has employed a computerized clinical service system. Please bring the card with you on all subsequent visits as well.r

Additional Fee at the First Out-patient Clinic 

(Social insurance in Japan may not cover this fee).  

Revisits to the out-hospital clinic

All of the revisitors to the out-patient clinic are kindly requested to carry with them the Yamagata University  Hospital Clinical Card and the Health Insurance Certificate Card.

Booking

Our hospital uses a reservation system with computerized booking in designating the specific date and time for the revisitors.

The booked information is printed on the Reservation Slip.  Please carry with you the Reservation Slip when you revisit our hospital.

Inpatient Services.

1. Procedures for Admission

In accordance with the request for admission by the doctor, the required procedures must be completed  at the inpatient service desk on the 1st floor.

Depending on the availability of beds, if you are unable to be admitted immediately, your booking will be made.

* A set of admission documents will be given at the Inpatient Service Section. Those documents have to be filled out and sealed with your seal .

* The documents for admission : Proposal Form for Admission and Form for the Guarantee of the Identity of the Patient.

2. Belongings 

The admitted patient should/may bring the following belongings :

Seal, the Health Insurance Certificate Card, the Yamagata University Hospital Clinical Service Card, night clothes, underware, cup, spoon, slippers, etc.

The nursing staff of our hospital take care of the admitted patients, therefore it is not necessary to attend the patient in the hospital.

Room fee for special rooms.

Special rooms are available on request (Social insurance may not cover this fee).

Visitors' Guide to the Wards  

Guests may visit to see in-hospital patients within the following time;

Mon thru Fri	15:00 - 19:00
Sat, Sun, National Holiday	10:00 - 19:00

Due to the health status of the patient, the visit to a specific patient may be limited or not allowed.

Highly Advanced Medical Care

The following therapy is designated as 'Highly Advanced Medical Care'. Please contact to the office of each department for more information. 

division	care	cost
Internal Medicine 2 023-628-5309	Centrifugal Leukocyte Apheresis for Active Ulcerative Colitis	\51,900

　

Division and Disease

　

Division Phone	Disease
Internal Medicine 1 023-628-5302	Heart disease including Pacemaker Implantation, Defibrillator Implantation, Lung disease, Kidney disease, Collagen disease, General medicine
Internal Medicine 2 023-628-5309	Gastrointestinal disease, Liver disease, Pancreas disease,  General medicine
Internal Medicine 3 023-628-5316	Neurology, Diabetes mellitus, Thyroid gland, Endocrinology, Hematology, Hyperlipidemia, General medicine
Pediatrics 023-628-5329	Pediatrics, including Cardiology, Hematology, Metabolic disease, Endocrinology, New born, Neurology, Development, Nephrology
Neuropsychiatry  023-628-5322	Neuropsychiatry, including Psychosomatic disease
Dermatology 023-628-5361	Dermatology including Psoriasis, Atopic dermatitis, Alopecia, Heredity consultation
Radiology 023-628-5386	Radiotherapy, Diagnostic radiology including Nuclear medicine
Surgery 1 023-628-5336	Gastrointestinal surgery (esophagus, stomach, colon, anal), Liver,  Gall cyst, Bile duct, Pancreas,  Mammalian gland, Thyroid grand, and General surgery
Surgery 2  023-628-5342	Cardiovascular surgery, Lung surgery, Pediatric surgery, and General surgery
Neurosurgery 023-628-5349	Neurosurgery including  Brain tumor, Cerebrovascular disease, Epilepsy, Pediatric neurosurgery、 Functional neurosurgery,  and Pituitary gland
Orthopedics 023-628-5355	Orthopedics, including Hand, Shoulder, Hip, Knee joints, Spine, Rheumatic arthritis, Bone tumor,   and Plastic surgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology 023-628-5393	Obstetrics and gynecology, including Genital tumor, Pregnancy loss, Hormonal disease in women, Adolescence and menopausal disorder
Ophthalmology  023-628-5374	Ophthalmology including Glaucoma, Cataract, Myopia, Squint, Weak sight, Diabetic retinopathy, Retinal disease
Otolaryngology 023-628-5380	Otolaryngology including Otitis, Hearing disturbance, Tinnitus, Vertigo, Facial nerve, Nasal allergy,  Speech, Tumor in head and neck, Hearing aid
Urology 023-628-5368	Urology including Urinary Stones, Renal Failure, Kidney Transplantation,  Neurogenic bladder,  Prostate, Adrenal gland, Urinary tumor, Urinary infection, Deformity in urinary system
Pain Clinic  023-628-5400	Pain clinic
Dentistry and Oral Surgery  023-628-5413	Tumors of oral cavity and jaw, Oral and maxillofacial trauma, Temporomandibular joint disease, Deformities of jaw

Prescriptions

Please contact the 'Out-hospital Pharmacy  Desk' at the hospital entrance  for more information.

Parking 

Free Parking is available for people who made a  payment to our hospital. Please show the receipt  and get a check stamp at the parking office (small house at the entrance of the parking lot).

Patients who didn't pay because of insurance coverage  are  also entitled to free parking.  However, those persons need to come and get a stamp at the payment desk No 6 at the entrance, and then  go to the parking office and recheck the stamp.

All others will be charged.

General Information Desk (left side of hospital entrance)

Phone 023-628-5500

At the first visit to the out-patient clinic, remember to bring  your social insurance card or letter from your family doctor. 

Notice 

Use of mobile telephones is prohibited in the hospital, because of magneto-electrical interference to medical equipment.

Smoking is permitted  only in the smoking room located on the first floor.