Kurume Memorial Hospital is located in Higashiawakawa, Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture, situated in a sunny, nature-rich environment at the banks of the Chikugo River. Originally opened as Kyomachi Hospital in 1988 and renamed Kurume Memorial Hospital in 1992, it has specialized in chronic care for many years. The hospital employs veteran staff with extensive experience in chronic care, and all 160 beds are equipped with electric beds. Spacious patient rooms and hallways, along with a relaxed dining and conversation area, provide medical facilities well-suited for long-term recuperation. Medical departments include internal medicine as well as gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, cardiology, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and radiology. The first floor is equipped with a 16-row multi-slice CT scanner, general X-ray imaging equipment, X-ray fluoroscopy unit, portable X-ray unit, medical imaging information system, and ultrasound diagnostic equipment. The hospital also offers parking with barrier-free accessibility, and at the regional medical coordination office, medical and welfare counselors provide consultations on medical, long-term care insurance, and welfare services.