Kure Medical Association Hospital
About
Kure City Medical Association Hospital, located in Asahi-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a community medical support hospital with 150 general beds, established in 1961 as an open-system hospital modeled after Kuakini Medical Center in Hawaii. In addition to its core internal medicine and surgery departments, the hospital opened a colorectal and anal surgery department in 2010 and established a Colorectal and Anal Disease Center in 2014. The center provides specialized medical care beyond surgery for hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer, including diagnostic and therapeutic services for defecation dysfunction disorders and a stoma clinic. The hospital holds accreditation from multiple academic societies, including the Japan Society of Coloproctology and the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology. Advanced diagnostic capabilities are also in place, including colonoscopy, virtual CT colonography, and MRI imaging. As an open hospital, a defining characteristic of this institution is its emphasis on collaboration with primary care physicians. Outpatient consultations are available weekday mornings from 9:00 to 12:00, with the hospital closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. English-language support is available, and the facility accepts credit cards, debit cards, and electronic payments, with parking and barrier-free access provided for a comfortable patient experience.
