Located in Matsushiro, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Prefectural Matsushiro Hospital operates as a community-based medical institution protecting the health of prefectural residents including the Matsushiro, Matsunoyama, and Oshima areas. Medical departments include Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Orthopedics, and a Smoking Cessation Clinic, and the hospital also provides home visits for patients who have difficulty attending the hospital during winter months. The hospital offers endoscopic examinations (gastroscopy and colonoscopy), supports the Online Eligibility Verification System for My Number card-based eligibility verification, and is designated as a cooperating hospital for local long-term care insurance facilities, with established cooperative systems to respond to sudden changes in the condition of patients recuperating in facilities. Equipped with parking and barrier-free accessibility in an easily accessible location, and with English language support available, the hospital is positioned as a medical institution providing primary care functions in the region.