Gifu Red Cross Hospital
About
Gifu Red Cross Hospital, located in Iwakura-cho, Gifu City, is a general hospital with a total of 28 departments. These include a wide range of internal medicine specialties such as infectious disease medicine, hematology, neurology, cardiology, and gastroenterology, as well as neurosurgery, gastrointestinal surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, ophthalmology, and otolaryngology. The hospital has been designated as a Gifu Prefecture Emergency Medical Facility Notification Hospital, a Gifu City Holiday Emergency Secondary Designated Hospital, and a Gifu City Hospital Group Rotation Designated Hospital, playing a central role in supporting regional emergency medical care. A key strength of the hospital is its system of keeping both internal medicine and surgical physicians on duty outside regular consultation hours to handle initial emergency responses, ensuring readiness for urgent cases at any time. Outpatient reception hours run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with afternoon consultations generally limited to patients with prior appointments. First-time visits without a referral letter incur a non-referred patient fee of 7,700 yen, so obtaining a referral through a primary care physician in advance is strongly recommended. English-language assistance is available, and the hospital accepts credit cards and electronic payments. Barrier-free facilities and a parking lot are also provided. Serving a broad range of needs from routine outpatient care to emergency response, the hospital functions as a vital medical hub in Gifu City.
