Hospital

The Royal Marsden Hospital was founded in 1851 and was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer. The Royal Marsden Cancer Centre is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and is regarded as one of the top three cancer centres in the world, treating over 60,000 NHS and self-funded patients each year.

The private patient service at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) is a world-renowned major orthopaedic hospital, with orthopaedic surgery at the forefront of the UK and the world. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of neuromusculoskeletal treatments, from acute spinal cord injuries or complex bone tumours, to specialist rehabilitation in orthopaedic medicine and chronic back pain - such a wide range of services is unique in the UK's National Health System (NHS).

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is the first and largest hospital in Singapore. It provides affordable specialist care for patients, training for doctors and other healthcare professionals, and conducts research to bring better care to its patients. 

The University of Chicago Medical Center is one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions, home to the University of Chicago, which has been among the top 10 universities in the world for many years, has produced 92 Nobel Prize winners, including 12 in physiology or medicine, and has been at the forefront of global healthcare.

Dedicated to women's medical care and cancer treatment with a focus on breast cancer treatment, Boekiyo has earned a reputation throughout Japan as a specialist breast cancer hospital. Based on the professionalism and quality of care cultivated for women's medical treatment, we promote a full range of treatment for women with a wider range of response capabilities.

Established in 1920, Keio University Hospital is a large university hospital affiliated with Keio University, one of the world's leading private comprehensive universities in Japan.

The 1,167-bed Dokkyo Medical University Hospital and the 723-bed Echigo Hospital, in addition to the 199-bed Nikko Medical Centre, are among the largest hospitals in the country.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 2021 was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for "explaining the molecular basis for sensing heat, cold and mechanical forces." Their discovery ended the scientific exploration to determine the mechanism of the somatosensory system to mediate the detection of the internal and external environment.

Japan's top-ranked cancer treatment hospital

Shonan Kamakura General Hospital completed the construction of its new premises on 1 September 2010 and moved to a new hospital in Kamakura Okamoto. The new hospital is spacious, with 2.5 times the floor space of the old hospital, 15 floors above ground and 1 floor below ground, and has 648 beds, including 619 portable beds. There is a helipad on the roof of the hospital. The emergency department has been expanded to five times its original size to cope with the yearly increase in the number of ambulances and emergency patients, and a special lift has been installed for direct access to the operating theatre and the vascular catheterisation unit.