Matsuda Hospital
About
Matsuda Hospital, located in Tsurugata, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, is a community-based hospital operated by the medical corporation Tenwakai. The hospital offers a broad range of specialties including surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, gastroenterology, hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, orthopedics, and urology, covering a wide variety of conditions across both internal medicine and surgical disciplines. The facility is equipped with departments such as pharmacy, clinical laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, nutrition, and clinical engineering, and also provides inpatient care across multiple wards including an ICU. Reception hours for first-time patients are 8:30–12:30 and 14:00–17:30, while returning patients can register from 8:00 onward. Outpatient services are available Monday through Saturday, with closures on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, Sundays, public holidays, during the summer season, and over the year-end and New Year period. English-language support is available, making the hospital accessible to patients who require communication in languages other than Japanese. The facility features a parking lot and is fully barrier-free, providing a comfortable environment for elderly patients and wheelchair users. With a history spanning over 70 years, the hospital is committed to building relationships of trust with patients and their families. In 2025, the hospital launched an information platform called "Matsuda Journal" and an official YouTube channel, reflecting its active engagement in sharing medical information with the public.
