Number of beds: 477

Clinical Departments

Gastroenterology
Cardiology
Arrhythmia
Respiratory Medicine
Diabetes Endocrinology
Nephrology
Hematology
Emergency Department
General Internal Medicine
Department of Neurology
Psychiatry

Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Breast Surgery
Orthopedics Surgery
Neurosurgery
Urology
Kidney Transplantation
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Dermatology
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pediatrics
Neonatology
PICU(Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Pediatric Perioperative
Obstetrics
Gynecology

intensive care medicine

Anesthesiology
Pathologic Diagnosis
Diagnostic Imaging
Radiation Therapy
Rehabilitation
Imaging Research
genetic practice

Facility Certifications

• Designated Clinical Training Hospital
• Perinatal Medical Center
• Pediatric Emergency Services Center
• Regional Support Hospital
• Open Hospital
• Osaka Prefectural Cancer Treatment Center
• Japan Council for Quality Health Care
• Japan Council for Evaluation of Postgraduate Clinical Training

Cooperative Emergency Treatment Services

Internal Medicine Cardiology Pediatrics Neonatology Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Orthopedic Surgery Neurosurgery

Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities

Patients’ Rights

Patients have the right to receive high-quality, safe and fair medical care in an appropriate manner, whilst their individual dignity and values are respected, and within a relationship of trust with their healthcare providers.
Patients have the right to receive clear and understandable explanations regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of their illness, including the benefits and risks involved, as well as the availability of alternative options.
After receiving clear and understandable explanations, patients have the right to make their own decisions regarding whether to consent to tests or choose a course of treatment.

Patients’ Responsibilities

Patients have a responsibility to provide healthcare professionals with information regarding their own health as accurately as possible.
Patients have a responsibility to ask questions regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of their illness until they fully understand the information.
Patients have a responsibility to ensure that they do not interfere with the treatment of other patients or the hospital’s provision of healthcare, so that all patients can receive high-quality and safe medical care appropriately.

Privacy Policy

Handling of Personal Information on This Website

The privacy policy set out below explains how we manage, protect and handle the personal information of users of this website. Please ensure you read this page carefully before using this website.

Purpose of this website

This website is operated for the purpose of enabling users to send enquiries, get-well messages and congratulatory messages to Takatsuki General Hospital, as well as to provide announcements and recruitment information from Takatsuki General Hospital.

When we ask for your personal information

We may ask you to provide personal information when you send an enquiry, a get-well message or a congratulatory message to Takatsuki General Hospital, or when you request information to be sent to you.

Purposes for Which Personal Data Is Used

The personal data you provide will be used solely for the purpose of providing you with information regarding the services and related matters of Takatsuki General Hospital and the Aijinkai Group. We will not use your personal data for any purposes other than these legitimate ones without your consent.

Provision of Personal Information to Third Parties

The personal information you have provided will not be disclosed to third parties, except where you have given your consent or where required by law. However, this does not apply where we entrust the handling of personal information to partner companies, affiliated companies and contractors with whom we have entered into confidentiality agreements regarding personal information, to the extent necessary for the performance of their duties.

Security of Personal Information

Takatsuki General Hospital and the Aijinkai Group manage the personal information you provide with the utmost care, implementing measures to prevent loss, destruction, tampering and leakage, and striving to ensure the security of this website.

Protection of Personal Information on Linked Websites

We cannot accept any responsibility for the handling of personal information on websites operated by organisations or individuals other than Takatsuki General Hospital and the Aijinkai Group, to which links are provided on this website.

Amendments to the Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy in response to changes in legislation or other regulations. We will also review the content of this Privacy Policy from time to time with a view to improving it.

Purposes of Use of Personal Information at Takatsuki General Hospital

At Takatsuki General Hospital, guided by our motto of ‘medical care that satisfies our patients’, we conduct our daily medical practice from the patient’s perspective, with the aim of providing safe and reliable medical care and delivering the best possible patient service. In order to provide prompt and appropriate medical care tailored to each patient’s health condition, we require various medical details. However, to build a strong relationship of trust with our patients and ensure they can receive medical services with peace of mind, we take the utmost care to protect personal information and manage it securely.

Provision of Medical Care

• Provision of medical services at Takatsuki General Hospital
• Cooperation with other hospitals, clinics, midwifery centres, pharmacies, home nursing services and care service providers, etc.
• Responding to enquiries from other medical institutions, etc.
• Seeking the opinions or advice of external doctors, etc., for the purpose of treating patients
• Outsourcing of laboratory testing and other services
• Explaining a patient’s condition to family members, etc.
• Other uses relating to the provision of medical care to patients

Administrative tasks relating to the claiming of medical fees

• Administrative tasks at Takatsuki General Hospital concerning medical, long-term care, workers’ compensation insurance and publicly funded medical care, and the outsourcing of such tasks
• Submission of claims to the claims review and payment organisation
• Responding to enquiries from the claims review and payment organisation or insurers
• Submission of claims to administrative bodies and other relevant organisations regarding publicly funded medical care, and responding to their enquiries
• Other tasks relating to the claiming of medical fees under medical, long-term care and workers’ compensation insurance, as well as publicly funded medical care

Management and operational duties at Takatsuki General Hospital

• Accounting and financial management
• Bed management, including admissions and discharges
• Reporting medical incidents and accidents to public authorities
• Improving the medical services provided to the patient in question
• Other matters relating to the management and operation of this hospital

Use for the purpose of improving the quality of healthcare and other purposes

• Notification of results to companies and other organisations in connection with health check-ups and similar services carried out on their behalf
• Consultations with or notifications to specialist medical organisations, insurance companies and similar bodies in relation to matters such as medical malpractice insurance
• Basic data for the maintenance and improvement of medical and care services and operations
• Cooperation with medical training carried out within Takatsuki General Hospital Use for the purpose of improving the quality of healthcare and other purposes (Data will be anonymised for this purpose)
• Case studies conducted within Takatsuki General Hospital for the purpose of improving the quality of medical care
• Use of and provision of information for medical research and academic studies
• Provision of information to external audit bodies

Provision of information for the database project conducted by the General Incorporated Association National Clinical Database (NCD)
NCD is an organisation whose aim is to systematically gather medical information from clinical settings and conduct analyses that contribute to improving the quality of medical care, thereby providing the best possible medical care to the public and maintaining appropriate standards of medical care.

Note

1.If, regarding the matters listed above, there are any instances where you do not wish to consent to the provision of information to other medical institutions or similar organisations, please inform us accordingly.
2.Where no such notification is received, we will treat this as your consent.
3.You may withdraw or amend these notifications at any time in the future.

Initiatives to Reduce the Workload and Improve Working Conditions for Healthcare Professionals

To reduce the workload of our healthcare professionals and improve their working conditions, Takatsuki General Hospital is implementing the following measures.

Initiatives to Reduce the Burden on Physicians

• Enhancement of multidisciplinary team-based care systems (Nutrition Support Team, Respiratory Care Team, Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team, Dementia Care Team, etc.)
• Expansion of services provided by the Admission and Discharge Support Center
• Venipuncture and intravenous injections performed by nurses
• Medication management and counseling provided by pharmacists
• Nutrition management and counseling provided by registered dietitians
• Promotion of clinical pathways
• Preliminary screening at initial visits (including triage in emergency care)
• Utilization of physician administrative assistants

－Proxy entry of electronic medical records
－Proxy preparation of medical certificates and other documents
－Providing support for outpatient and inpatient care
－NCD data entry, cancer registration, etc.

Initiatives to Optimize Outpatient Care

• Promoting referrals and reverse referrals
• Calculating designated medical care fees
• Strengthening collaboration with local medical institutions

Improvements in Working Conditions

• Enhancing the daycare center for staff children operated by Takatsuki Hospital
• Enhancing maternity and parental leave systems, as well as the reduced-hour work schedule for childcare
• Utilizing full-time physicians working reduced hours
• Promoting work-life balance

Request for Comprehensive Consent Regarding Specific Procedures Performed by Nurses and Specific Procedure Training

“Specific procedures” refer to “medical assistance” performed by nurses in accordance with protocols established by physicians, enabling the provision of prompt and appropriate medical care tailored to each patient’s condition.
At Takatsuki General Hospital, in accordance with the “Training System for Nurses Regarding Specified Procedures” established by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, we provide medical assistance through nurses who have completed training in specified procedures (certified nurses). Additionally, nurses currently in training may perform practical training for specified procedures under the supervision of a supervising physician, while taking safety precautions.

Regarding General Consent

As part of our hospital’s policy, we consider that we have obtained general consent from patients regarding the performance of specified procedures and the clinical training associated with such procedures by providing information on our website.
Please feel free to inform us if you do not consent to the performance of specified procedures or the associated clinical training. You will not suffer any disadvantage in terms of treatment or nursing care as a result of your refusal.

Consultations and Inquiriest

If you have any questions or comments regarding specific medical procedures or training, please ask your attending physician or a nurse, or contact the Patient Consultation Desk.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Policy on Responding to Dangerous or Suspicious Individuals

Dealing with Dangerous or Suspicious Individuals

A relationship of mutual trust between patients and medical institutions is essential for providing safe, high-quality medical care. Therefore, please be aware that Takatsuki Hospital may refuse treatment or ask you to leave the premises if you engage in any of the following behaviors:

• Verbal abuse, physical assault, threatening behavior toward other patients or staff, or other disruptive behavior such as smoking or being heavily intoxicated within the hospital
• Damaging hospital property
• Bringing dangerous items (such as baseball bats or golf clubs, which could be used as weapons) into the hospital
• Behavior that interferes with the smooth operation of medical care or hospital operations
• Behavior that violates public order and morals