Hagi City National Health Insurance Kawakami Clinic

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Hagi City National Health Insurance Kawakami Clinic is located in the Kawakami area of Hagi City (formerly Kawakami Village) in northern Yamaguchi Prefecture, serving a rural community of approximately 689 residents with an elderly population rate of 56.2%. The clinic offers internal medicine and pediatrics, operating with a compact yet community-focused team of one physician, three nurses, and one administrative staff member, serving an average of approximately 27 outpatients per day. Consultations are available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., while Thursdays are dedicated to examinations, health checkups, and home medical visits, reflecting the clinic's commitment to community-based home care. The facility is equipped with essential medical devices including X-ray imaging equipment, ultrasound diagnostic systems, and electrocardiographs, enabling both general internal medicine consultations and a range of diagnostic examinations. The clinic issues refillable prescriptions and provides long-term prescriptions of 28 days or more for patients with stable conditions, helping to reduce the burden of frequent hospital visits. For patients with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, comprehensive lifestyle disease management is provided under the lifestyle disease management fee system, including the creation of individualized care plans, goal-setting, and dietary and exercise guidance. The clinic accepts My Number Card health insurance, holds designations as a medical insurance institution and a designated intractable disease medical institution, among others. With a fully equipped parking lot, barrier-free accessibility, and multilingual guidance including English, the clinic provides a welcoming environment for individuals from diverse backgrounds.