Terusei OB/GYN, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Clinic
About
Medical Corporation Kisei Obstetrics & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics Clinic is located in Shimosakahama, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, with a convenient location just an 8-minute walk from Hieizan Sakamoto Station on the JR Kosei Line along the shores of Lake Biwa. The clinic provides comprehensive medical services centered on internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics, with a medical team led by the director (obstetrician/gynecologist) and the deputy director (internist/pediatrician). The clinic offers general examinations, specific health checkups, and treatment for lifestyle diseases including hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and gout. In the obstetrics and gynecology field, the clinic handles gynecological screenings, infertility treatment, endometriosis, premenstrual tension syndrome, menopausal disorders, and herbal therapy, and also conducts screenings for cervical cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and breast cancer. The pediatrics department provides infant health checkups and various vaccinations, following a vaccination schedule that includes rotavirus vaccine from 6 weeks of age, Hib, pediatric pneumococcal vaccine, and hepatitis B from 2 months, DPT and inactivated polio vaccine from 3 months, BCG for those aged 3 months to 6 months or younger, and measles-rubella mixed vaccine immediately after turning 1 year old. The rotavirus vaccine can be administered three times between 6 weeks and 32 weeks of age. Due to the increase in vaccine types, appointments have been required since September 1, 2012. The clinic also accepts appointments for cervical cancer prevention vaccines and pneumococcal prevention injections for people aged 65 and older. Acupuncture therapy has been introduced since June 2010, and the clinic also performs breech position correction. Additionally, the clinic offers high-concentration vitamin C intravenous drips, placenta injections, and other treatments, with an environment equipped with the latest medical facilities and compassionate staff. The clinic has parking facilities, is barrier-free accessible, and provides English-language services. Note that childbirth services ended in April 2014; prenatal checkups are available, but births are referred to other hospitals. The clinic is closed on Sundays, holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and Obon holidays.