Consultation guidance

1． Outpatient consultation day and reception hours

Monday to Friday
Closed days: Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, New Year's holidays (December 29 to January 3)

There are medical departments that limit acceptance. For more information, please refer to the following link.

※In addition, please bring your medicine notebook when you come to the hospital.

Reception hours for those who do not have a first consultation or reservation

8:20 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Reception hours may vary depending on the department. Please check each department in "Outpatient care schedule" before coming.
※Please note that after the reception hours, you may be guided to other medical institutions.

Reservations

Reception hours indicated on the reservation slip

Reception hours vary depending on the medical department or specialized outpatient department, so please contact us if you have any questions. Also, if you come to a medical checkup, you may need to consult in multiple departments, so please come by 10:00.

2． About consultation

We give priority to appointment patients and patients who have a referral letter.

This hospital provides medical care as a hospital that is responsible for acute care in the area, and is certified as a "community medical support hospital" that shares functions with local medical institutions (clinics, etc.) and supports community medicine. .

Therefore, priority is given to patients who have been reserved for the purpose of specialized examinations, treatments, surgery, hospitalization, etc. at our hospital, etc., and patients who have a `` letter of introduction '' from a local medical institution I will do it.
(* Except for some medical departments and emergency cases are required.)

As a result, patients who have not made a reservation or a first-time patient who does not have a "letter of introduction" are expected to have to wait a long time before consultation. If you have difficulty waiting, we may recommend that you visit a nearby clinic or clinic.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Selected medical expenses at the first consultation and re-examination

• Municipal hospitals, as a “community medical support hospital”, supports medical care throughout the region in cooperation with local medical institutions, such as providing advanced specialized medical services that cannot be handled by local medical institutions.
• At the regional medical support hospital, apart from the insurance medical expenses, select medical treatment for first-time patients who come to the hospital without a letter of introduction and a re-examination patient who consults a regional medical support hospital at their own request after introducing another medical institution. You are required to pay for the expenses.
• At the municipal hospital, you will be charged the following fee.

(tax included)

Targets	Medical Sciences	Dentistry
[Selected medical expenses at the first consultation] ・Those who came to the hospital without a letter of introduction ・Those who have been interrupted for more than 3 months after the last consultation ・Those who have been consulted for other injuries and illnesses after the injury have been cured ・When a person who is continuously receiving medical treatment at our hospital visits another department on the same day. 　Those who do not have a letter of introduction or in-hospital introduction	7,700 yen	5,500 yen
[Selection medical expenses at the time of re-examination] ・Those who continue to consult at their own request even after being referred to another medical institution ・When a person who is continuously receiving medical treatment at our hospital visits another department on another day. 　Those who do not have a letter of introduction or in-hospital introduction	3,300 yen	2,090 yen

※If transported by ambulance, in principle, there is no burden for selected medical expenses, but if the patient's condition is mild, you may be required to bear it.
※Even if you have a pediatric medical certificate, single-parent home, etc., if you do not have a letter of introduction, you will be subject to collection.

3． About change of reservation

If you cannot come to the hospital on the day of the medical appointment, we will accept the reservation change by telephone as follows.

Reception hours

2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Date of reception

Monday to Friday
　※Excludes Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and New Year's holidays (December 29 to January 3)

4． Introduction of a medical guidance display system

From March 22, 2022, a medical guidance display system will be introduced. In order to protect patients' privacy, etc., the method of calling the consultation room has been changed from "patient name" to "reception number".
The reception method is the same as before.

Precautions

• Reception numbers are not in the order of call to the consultation room.
• Depending on the patient's condition and the consultation after the test results, the order of calls may be changed.
• If you have any questions, please contact us at the reception desk.

5． Others

（1） About my number card (or insurance card)

• Please be sure to register once a month at the My Number Card authentication terminal next to the first consultation reception.
• If you can not confirm for a long time (3 months or more), you will have to pay for it.
• If your insurance card information changes, be sure to submit it to the reception.

（2） About medicine notebook

• In our hospital, we ask that you bring your medicine notebook at the time of consultation or hospitalization so that patients can receive safe treatment safely.
• Checking the current status of oral dose in your medicine notebook is very important information in deciding your future treatment policy.
• Especially before the test or before surgery, it is necessary to check the medicine you are currently taking, and depending on the type of medicine, you may be asked to cancel it in advance.

（3） About consultation of minors

• In this hospital, if a minor under the age of 18 is outpatient clinic, in principle, we ask that a guardian or legal agent be accompanied.

（4） When address, name, etc. change

• Please make sure to apply to the first consultation reception desk or each department.

（5） In the case of occupational accidents, traffic accidents, or injuries caused by third-party acts

• Please make sure to apply to the first consultation reception desk or each department.

（6） About payment of outpatient medical expenses

• You can also use a credit card to pay for outpatient care fees.
  ※Handling cards are VISA, Master, JCB, AMEX.

（7） About the second opinion

• For more information about the second opinion, please refer to "Second Opinion Outpatient".