Matsumoto Home Care Clinic

About

Matsumoto Home Care Clinic, located in Himeji City's Shikama Ward, Hyogo Prefecture, is a medical facility specializing in Palliative Care Medicine, Pain Clinic Medicine, and Anesthesiology. The clinic director, Dr. Naohisa Matsumoto, is a board-certified anesthesiologist by the Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists. After gaining experience as an anesthesiologist at multiple medical institutions including Kobe Red Cross Hospital, Okayama University Hospital, and Himeji Red Cross Hospital, he opened the clinic in July 2023. The clinic's services are built around two main pillars: home healthcare through home-visit medical care and house calls, and outpatient pain clinic services. For home visits, the clinic covers areas within 16km, providing regular medical care for patients who have difficulty visiting hospitals or wish to spend their end-of-life period at home. Services include IV therapy management, home oxygen therapy, ventilator management, and pain management, covering a wide range of medical procedures. Pediatric home visits for children requiring regular medical care are also available. The outpatient pain clinic offers trigger point injection treatments for neck, shoulder, and lower back pain as well as stiff shoulders. By employing an advance appointment system, the clinic has reduced waiting times, with visits from arrival to completion of examination taking approximately 15 minutes. Outpatient clinic hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The clinic offers English-language services, accepts electronic payments, and has parking and barrier-free facilities. Another characteristic of this medical facility is its use of ICT tools for information sharing with visiting nursing stations, pharmacies, and care managers, building a support system for home healthcare in coordination with the local community.