is a
general hospital
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located in
Kita-ku, Nagoya,
Japan
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, which is administered by the City of
Nagoya. This hospital was established in May 2011, from the merger of two hospitals, Nagoya City Jouhoku Hospital and Nagoya City Jousai Hospital.
Overview
NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY WEST MEDICAL CENTER has 500 beds. Its building has 8 floors that is total to 42,590.53 m
2 floor area.
This hospital is putting a lot of resources into
perinatal care, which is certified as
Baby Friendly Hospital (BFH) by
WHO and
UNICEF. There are 36 beds in
neonatal intensive care unit
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(NICU), which accepts neonates requiring intensive care from the north region of Nagoya city and its suburbs such as
Kasugai city or
Komaki city.
In February 2013, Nagoya Proton Therapy Center, which is the first proton therapy facility in the three Tokai prefectures of
Aichi,
Gifu
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, and
Mie, was opened.
History
*Nagoya City Jouhoku Hospital was established in 1941.
*Nagoya City West Medical Center was established in May 2011.
*In February 2013, Nagoya Proton Therapy Center was opened.
Services
Nagoya City West Medical Center offers the following services:
Access
This center is just 10 and 15 minutes by taxi from
Sakae station and
Nagoya station
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, respectively. There are direct bus routes from Sakae station, from Nagoya station and from nearest station,
Kurokawa. This hospital was reached for about 5 minutes from the Kurokawa,
Shonai-dori, or Torimi-cho exits on the
Nagoya Expressway. Parking garage is next to the hospital, connected with the hospital via a passageway.
References
External links
*
Nagoya Proton Therapy Center
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Hospitals in Japan
Hospitals established in 2011
Teaching hospitals in Japan
Buildings and structures in Nagoya
2011 establishments in Japan