Maezawa Surgery & Internal Medicine Clinic

About

Located in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, Maezawa Surgical and Internal Medicine Clinic (Medical Corporation Koinikai) is a clinic primarily providing internal medicine services. The clinic offers a highly convenient environment with English-speaking support, payment options including credit cards, debit cards, and electronic payments, as well as on-site parking. In addition to health consultations and vaccination advice, the clinic provides comprehensive community healthcare support through collaboration with care support specialists and consultation support professionals, issuance of 28-day or longer prescriptions and refill prescriptions, and coordination with 24-hour pharmacies. The clinic offers consultations regarding the long-term care insurance system, prepares physician opinion forms for nursing care certification requirements, participates in regional care conferences, and cooperates with dementia initiatives. With a staff of seven or more full-time and part-time doctors, the clinic also conducts in-person consultations with care support specialists. In terms of clinical services, the clinic ensures a safe medical environment through decision-making support based on Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare guidelines, response measures during emerging infectious disease outbreaks, and the establishment of infection control manuals and training programs. The clinic promotes healthcare digital transformation, implementing systems for healthcare information utilization through the online eligibility verification system, electronic prescriptions, and electronic medical record sharing services. The clinic also works to integrate healthcare and nursing care using ICT in home-based medical care. Furthermore, in conjunction with the transition to lifestyle disease management fees, the clinic develops treatment plans tailored to patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes, and offers specialized medical treatments such as vascular embolization therapy using the VenaSeal closure system for varicose veins as a day surgery procedure.