Sumida Hospital
About
Sumita Hospital is a medical facility located on a hill in Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, specializing in mental health including dementia. In a quiet environment overlooking the cityscape, surrounded by beautiful greenery around the wards, efforts are made to heal mental illnesses together with patients and their families. The paintings and photographs adorning the facility are filled with staff's wishes for patients' recovery, and they are committed to open psychiatric care as a community mental health hub, valuing personal connection. The department of medicine offers morning consultations from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and afternoon consultations from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on weekdays. It also provides psychiatric day care called "Kokoro no Mori" (Forest of Hearts) and psychiatric home visiting nursing, offering comprehensive mental health care. For access, it is located about 20 minutes from Kurosaki Interchange on the urban expressway and about 20 minutes from Wakato Bridge, and bus routes from JR Orio Station and Nishijima Station are also available. The facility has an English-speaking medical system, and offers parking and barrier-free access.
