Keio University Hospital

Introduction to Keio University Hospital

Keio University Hospital was founded in 1920. It is a large comprehensive university hospital established by Keio University, one of Japan’s most prestigious world-class private comprehensive universities. As early as 1994, the hospital was certified as an Advanced Treatment Hospital, a designation comparable to a top-tier Grade A tertiary hospital in China.

The hospital provides patient-centered medical care and is trusted by patients for its patient-friendly approach. Keio University Hospital is committed to advancing medical technologies, providing high-quality and safe medical care, and contributing to the development of medicine by training healthcare professionals with rich humanity and deep wisdom.

Keio University was founded in 1858. Among its two important founding figures, Yukichi Fukuzawa was a renowned Japanese thinker and educator widely known throughout Japan, and his portrait appears on the 10,000-yen banknote. Shibasaburo Kitasato was a world-renowned bacteriologist, Japan’s first Nobel Prize nominee, and is known as the “father of modern Japanese medicine.” His portrait also appeared on Japan’s redesigned 1,000-yen banknote issued in 2019.

For more than 160 years, through continuous efforts in education, research, and healthcare, Keio University has established its position as one of Japan’s leading universities. In the 2020 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings, Keio University ranked No. 1 among private universities in Japan. In the Global Business School Rankings initiated by the French education consulting firm SMBG, Keio University also ranked No. 1 in Japan.

Today, Keio University graduates are active around the world. The university has been associated with eight Nobel Prize laureates in medicine, three Japanese prime ministers, and two astronauts. In the 2013 Times Higher Education ranking of universities attended by leaders of major multinational companies, Keio University ranked No. 9 globally.

Keio University Hospital is located on the Shinanomachi Campus of Keio University, which covers more than 20,000 tsubo. It is integrated with the university’s School of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care. The hospital has 31 clinical departments and 30 clinical divisions, receiving more than 3,000 outpatients and more than 800 inpatients on average each day, with an annual surgical volume exceeding 16,000 procedures.

In 2016, Keio University Hospital was designated as a Core Clinical Research Hospital. In 2018, it was certified as a Core Hospital for Cancer Genomic Medicine. In the same year, it was also selected as a model hospital for AI medicine under the Strategic Innovation Promotion Program of the Cabinet Office of Japan.

Since its establishment, Keio University Hospital has continuously explored new models of healthcare for the modern era, committed itself to the development of advanced medicine, and achieved many important accomplishments, including:

* In 2009, successfully performing the world’s first living-donor liver transplantation for a child with cardiac malformation * In 2013, successfully performing the world’s first inner-ear cell regeneration surgery for hearing impairment * In 2018, identifying the mechanism of gastric cancer cell proliferation, laying the foundation for the development of new therapies for gastric cancer * In 2020, successfully achieving the world’s first live birth after uterine transplantation in a primate

These global medical innovations have helped Keio University Hospital establish a strong reputation in Japan and around the world, making it one of the popular choices for international patients seeking medical care in Japan.