Oumi Fureai Hospital
About
Oumi Fureai Hospital is a 70-bed hospital located in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, providing specialized medical care centered on nephrology. With the Kidney Disease Care Center, a multidisciplinary team with specialized knowledge collaborates to provide treatment and care for patients undergoing outpatient nephrology treatment and those who have started dialysis. The hospital is fully equipped with dialysis systems supporting online HDF and I-HDF, and also has a peritoneal dialysis outpatient clinic. It is certified as an educational facility by the Japanese Society of Nephrology and as an educational training institution by the Japanese Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. The hospital operates Monday through Friday, with morning reception from 8:00 to 11:30 and afternoon reception from 13:00 to 16:00. Afternoon treatment is from 14:00 to 17:00 and limited to nephrology. Closed on weekends, holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays. The hospital provides a lift-equipped patient transport service, assisting patients with transportation between their homes or care facilities and the hospital. Medical departments include Internal Medicine, Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, and Urology. Neurosurgery handles acute treatment for stroke, neurological trauma, brain tumors, and hydrocephalus, as well as headache treatment. Gastroenterology emphasizes primary care functions and also manages comorbidities. Diabetes and Endocrinology provides care for diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, Graves' disease, and osteoporosis in collaboration with nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, and physical therapists. Urology, with female physicians on staff, addresses urinary problems. Services include support in English and other languages, various payment methods including credit cards, debit cards, and electronic payments, and parking.
