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
