Yokosuka General Medical Center

Yokosuka General Medical Center (横須賀市立総合医療センター) is a municipal public hospital located in Shinmei-cho, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Yokosuka City and opened on March 1, 2025, replacing the aging Yokosuka Municipal Uwamachi Hospital. The new hospital was built on the grounds of Kurihama Shinmei Park and represents a major renewal of the city's core public healthcare infrastructure. The center is a general acute-care hospital with 450 beds, an increase of 33 beds compared with the former Uwamachi Hospital. It offers 34 clinical departments, up from 28, adding hematology, allergy, dentistry, and oral surgery among others. The building is a seven-story steel-framed structure with partial reinforced concrete, covering approximately 38,000 square meters of floor area. A rooftop heliport for emergency patient transport was installed, the first of its kind on the Miura Peninsula. The hospital provides a wide range of services including internal medicine, psychiatry, neurology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, cardiology, nephrology, pediatrics, surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, respiratory surgery, cardiovascular surgery, pediatric surgery, gastroenterological surgery, breast surgery, dermatology, urology, obstetrics, gynecology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, radiology, anesthesiology, rehabilitation, emergency medicine, pathology, hematology, allergy, dentistry, and oral surgery. It is designated under several public medical programs, including maternal and child health, disability support, child welfare, workers' accident compensation, public assistance, and atomic bomb survivor relief. The hospital is accessible from Keikyu Kurihama Station (about a 7-minute walk) and JR East Kurihama Station (about a 12-minute walk). It also operates a free shuttle bus. As a municipal hospital, it plays a central role in regional healthcare coordination, offering community medical liaison services, specialized nurse home visits, and public health lectures. The official website provides outpatient schedules, inpatient guidance, department information, and news updates.

Yokosuka General Medical Center was established as a replacement for Yokosuka Municipal Uwamachi Hospital, which had become physically outdated. The old hospital was located in Uwamachi, Yokosuka, and its aging facilities prompted the city to plan a new hospital. The new facility was constructed on the grounds of Kurihama Shinmei Park in Shinmei-cho, Yokosuka, and opened on March 1, 2025, under the name Yokosuka General Medical Center. An opening ceremony was held on February 22, 2025, and outpatient services began on March 4, 2025. The relocation and rebuilding increased the bed count from 417 to 450, an addition of 33 beds, and expanded the number of clinical departments from 28 to 34. New departments include hematology, allergy, dentistry, and oral surgery. The building is a seven-story structure with a total floor area of approximately 38,000 square meters. A rooftop heliport for emergency medical transport was installed, the first on the Miura Peninsula. The hospital is owned and operated by Yokosuka City. It serves as a core public medical institution for the city and surrounding region, offering acute care, emergency services, and a range of specialized treatments. It also engages in community outreach, including public lectures, health screenings, and home visits by certified nurses. The official website provides detailed information on departments, outpatient schedules, inpatient procedures, and news.

• Opening ceremony held for the new hospital.

• Yokosuka General Medical Center officially opens, succeeding Yokosuka Municipal Uwamachi Hospital.

• Outpatient medical services begin at the new hospital.

Municipal public hospital serving as a core regional medical institution for Yokosuka City and the Miura Peninsula, providing acute care, emergency services, and community health coordination.

• General inpatient care

  450 beds for acute and general inpatient care.

• Outpatient services

  Outpatient consultations across 34 departments.

• Emergency medicine

  Emergency care with rooftop heliport for patient transport.

• Certified nurse home visits

  Specialized nurses visit patients' homes for pressure ulcer and stoma care.

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