Information for Foreign Patients
Inpatient
If the doctor deems it necessary, the patient will be hospitalized. Koseikan has 450 beds, and patients from various departments are admitted on each floor. In addition, each floor has its own nutritionist to provide meals for your allergies and culture.
Prior to hospitalization
If the date of hospitalization is undecided, we will contact you as soon as it is decided. If you wish to use a private room, please tell the doctor or nurse at the outpatient clinic at the time of your hospitalization appointment. In order to use a private room, you must submit a "Private Room Consent Form" and pay the private room fee. Room charges are 6,050 yen for private room and 16,500 yen for special room in the general ward. If there are no rooms available, we will not be able to accommodate your request
At the time of the hospitalization, please prepare the following items
Procedures
patient registration card
Japanese health insurance card
High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit (if you have)
Hospitalization Application and Guarantee Form
Consent forms (e.g., for surgery, testing, blood transfusions, educational training, transfer and discharge assistance)
Passport
Residence card or the number of that
Stamp (if you have)
Toiletries
Towels, bath towels (as needed)
Soap, shampoo, conditioner, etc.
Toothbrush, comb, shaver
Chopsticks, spoons, cups
Clothing
Multiple comfortable outfits.
105 yen/day for the rental of hospital gowns Bedding and hospital gowns are changed regularly, but will be replaced each time they become soiled.
Underwear
Footwear you are accustomed to wearing *excludes slippers
Clothing (for cold weather)
Medicine
Medications you are currently taking, "record of your prescribed medicines", etc.
Others
Laundry detergent (if laundry is done in the hospital)
Tissue paper
Earphones for TV viewing (TV card required)
Cell phone charger (if you use cell phone)
Other items as instructed by the nurse
*Please keep your luggage to a minimum. *For safety reasons, no dangerous items such as scissors, knives, kitchen knives, or explosives may be brought in.
Hospital stay
On the day of hospitalized, please use the second parking lot if you are coming by car. The fee for using the parking lot is 100 yen per day. Thereafter, 100 yen will be added for each day. However, parking is not available for those who have difficulty driving after discharge from the hospital.
Around 6:00 a.m., the lights come on in the hospital room. There will be one temperature check in the morning and one in the afternoon. Other tests will be performed as needed. Lights will be turned off at 10:00 pm. Please refrain from using electronic devices after this time.
The following facilities are available in the wards; Toilets, shower rooms, washrooms, day rooms (for visiting and dining), tea machines, coin-operated laundry machines, and public telephones (Located in front of the elevator on the 1st floor). Telephone cards for public telephones are available at the kiosk.
You may be moved the room to another depending on your medical condition, tests or surgeries. If you wish to move to a private room during your hospital stay, please inform the head nurse of each ward. When using a private room, a "Private Room Consent Form" must be submitted and a private room fee is required. Room charges are 6,050 yen for private room and 16,500 yen for special room in the general ward.machines, and public telephones (Located in front of the elevator on the 1st floor). If there are no rooms available, we will not be able to accommodate your request.
Under the direction of a physician, a dietitian provides meals based on each patient's nutritional management. Please refrain from eating foods and drinks we don't porovide, except with a doctor's permission. Meals may be rescheduled or stopped after the completion of tests and treatments. If you have any food allergies, be sure to notify the nurse or dietitian. Meal times are around 8:00 a.m. for breakfast, 12:15 p.m. for lunch, and 6:00 p.m. for dinner. Meal fee is 460 yen per meal. Please do not distribute any foods in hospital rooms, as some patients are on therapeutic diets or fasting. Please refrain from eating and drinking in the hospital room for family members and visitors. Lunch for admission after 10:00 a.m. and dinner for admission after 3:00 p.m. cannot be prepared. If you have special dietary preferences for religious or cultural reasons, please let the nurse know.
If you are in good physical condition, you can use the shower rooms in each ward. If you wish to use the shower bath, please inform the nurse and make an appointment.
here is a 30-minute time limit for use Please provide your own soap, shampoo and towels. If you do not have toiletries ready, there is a convenience store on site where you can purchase them.
Laundry is available at the coin laundry located at the entrance of the west ward on each floor. Please make sure to write your name on all laundry. Laundry cannot be hung inside the rooms or on the balcony, so please be sure to use the dryer.
Available hours: 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Usage fee Laundry: 100 yen (washing to dehydration) Dryer: 100 yen (30 min.)
Permission from the attending physician and an "Application for permission to go out and stay overnight" are required to go out and stay overnight. Please let us know as soon as possible.
We can accept one attendant for pediatric patients who need an escort. Attendant can use cots for chaperones (free of charge) . No meals will be provided for chaperones. Meals can be purchased at the restaurant on the first floor of the hospital wing (open 8:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m. (order stop 5:30 p.m.)) or at the convenience store on the hospital grounds (open 24 hours) Shower is available in the hospital ward.
In case of emergency, follow the instructions of doctors, nurses and hospital staff. As a rule, elevators cannot be used during emergencies.
| length of stay | Estimated Hospitalization Costs | |
| Lens reconstruction surgery | one night, two days | 27,000～74,000yen |
| Appendectomy | four nights, five days | 60,000～170,000yen |
| Cesarean section | six nights, seven days | 50,000～150,000yen |
| Cholecystectomy | six nights, seven days | 65,000～210,000yen |
| Endoscopic mucosal resection of colonic polyps | one night, two days | 25,000～60,000yen |
| Hernia surgery | four nights, five days | 67,000～175,000yen |
| Open fracture surgery (femoral) | approximately two weeks | 85,000～90,000yen |
| Open fracture surgery (forearm) | approximately two weeks | 75,000～230,000yen |
| Left heart catheterization | two nights, three days | 33,000～78,000yen |
| Coronary artery bypass graft surgery | approximately 2 to 4 weeks | 300,000～1,500,000yen |
| Tonsillectomy | seven nights, eight days | 65,000～165,000yen |
*Hospitalization costs and length of stay are estimates and may vary depending on symptoms and severity.
*The cost includes meals and hospital clothing.
*If you (patient of Koseikan) would like to know the cost of a medical examination or surgery, please come to the Consultation and Support Center on the 1st floor.
Discharge and Payment
Payment
Payment for hospitalization expenses that cross over from one month to the next will be billed on or around the 15th of the following month. Please pay by the end of the month.
Claims at the time of discharge
Those who are discharged from the hospital will be informed of the estimated cost of hospitalization the day before. You will receive a bill on the day of discharge. Please use the general reception desk on the first floor of the hospital and the automated teller machine for payment. After-hours payments can also be made at the after-hours reception desk on the first floor. Payment can be made in cash or by credit card. Payment by credit card is also accepted in the hospital wards. Please notify the head nurse of each ward or ward clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays if you wish to receive this service.
Discharge from the hospital
As a general rule, please leave the hospital in the morning. We firmly refuse any gratuities to our staff members.