Hospital Life
Meals
Serving time | Deadline for change | |
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Breakfast | 7:30 am | 4:00 pm of the previous day |
Lunch | 12:00 noon | 9:00 am of the day |
Dinner | 6:00 pm | 2:00 pm of the day |
Bathing
- Bathrooms and showers in the hospital wards
Operating hours: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
*Reservations are required for showers. - View bath (6th floor of the New Wing)
Operating hours: Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
*Permission from the physician in charge is required to use the view bath. Please come to the nurses' station for a bathing card. When returning to the ward, please give the card back to the station. No valuables should be brought to the bath.
Laundry and Dry cleaning service
Facilities in patient rooms
- TV
All beds are equipped with pay TV (except in West Ward 2).
Please purchase a dedicated card (hereinafter referred to as "TV card") to use the TV. TV Cards are available for 1,000 yen per card, and 1,000 yen allows you to watch 800 minutes of TV.
Please use earphones when watching TV. Earphones are not provided, so please bring your own if you wish to use them. You can also purchase them at the convenience store in the center.
broadcast can be viewed without using a TV card. However, please note that watching the video with the TV card in the slot will consume the remaining card balance.
DVDs can also be watched. - Refrigerator
It is available for use when a TV card is inserted (100 yen for 24 hours). - Safe and lockers
The safe in the patient rooms is a simple safe. Please refrain from bringing in large amounts of cash or valuables. - Curtains
Please keep the curtains open during the daytime for early detection of suspicious persons and to prevent theft. - Internet
There is no Internet access in the patient rooms, but we have an "Internet Corner" in the day room of the wards (100 yen for 30 minutes).
Please note, however, that you cannot connect to your own computer.
*Detailed instructions on how to use the above facilities will be given in your ward room after your admission.
For your safety
- Patients will be asked to give their full names in the hospital wards, outpatient clinics, operating rooms, laboratories, etc. Thank you for your understanding that this is to prevent misidentification of patients.
- During hospitalization, patients are required to wear wristbands. This is also for the purpose of correct identification of the patient. We appreciate your cooperation.
- Please be careful not to fall down. It is very dangerous to hold onto the headboard or the over table at the side of the bed. If you have any concerns about standing or walking, please be sure to notify our nurses.
- In order to ensure patient safety, bed fences may be adjusted and/or bed release mats and sensors may be used.
Cigarettes and Alcohol
Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the center, including the parking lot as well as inside the building. If you are a smoking person, please try to quit smoking before you are admitted to the hospital.
If you think it is difficult to quit smoking, please consult your doctor for a visit to the outpatient smoking cessation support center.
Drinking alcohol is not allowed in the hospital. The same applies to beer-flavored and other non-alcoholic beverages.
Please note that even when returning from an overnight stay, you are not allowed to return to the hospital after consuming alcoholic beverages.
Going out and Overnight Stay
Permission from a physician is required for both outings and overnight stays. Please note that permission is also required when going out of the hospital, such as for a walk outside the hospital grounds or shopping in the neighborhood.
As a rule, overnight stays are limited to two days and one night.
Doctor's rounds
Every Thursday afternoon, the hospital director, deputy director, and others make rounds of the wards.
Others
- During hospitalization, please respect the hospital rules and follow the instructions of the physicians and nurses.
- You may be asked to move your room or bed during your hospitalization.
- Lights out is at 9:30 pm. Please be quiet after that time. Lights will be turned on at 6:00 am.
- Please check the emergency exits upon admission. In the event of an emergency, please follow the guidance of the staff.
- Please separate garbage and dispose of it at the designated place.
- The schedule for discharge will be decided after consultation with your doctor and the head nurse of the ward.
- Please do not open or close the windows in the hospital, as the building is fully air-conditioned.
- If you would like a medical certificate, please ask at the central reception desk. (If you have a designated form, please bring it with you.)
*If you have any questions about fees or how to receive a certificate, please ask at the central reception desk.
Amenities
- Large-screen TV (free of charge) in the common day room
- Telephone room for common use
- Individual light fixtures, small desks, bedside tables, and televisions (with prepaid hospital cards) for each motorized bed
- Refrigerator, telephone, and fax machine in each room
- Bath with a view
- Library volunteers (Kodama-no-Kai) visit the wards once a week and lend out books and videos.(see Volunteer Information)
- Patient library "Koyama Bunko"with medical books and other materials is available.