Message From the Director General
Director General Koichi Fukunaga
Since its founding in 1920, Keio University Hospital has pursued its mission for over a century, guided by the three pillars of medical care, research, and education. We remain dedicated to contributing to society by providing compassionate, patient-centered care, generating new knowledge, and nurturing the next generation of healthcare professionals.
As a core hospital for advanced acute care, we offer highly specialized treatment across a wide range of clinical fields. A major responsibility of a university hospital is to respond swiftly and effectively to serious illnesses and complex symptoms, offering treatments based on scientific evidence. While each department fulfills a distinct role, we collaborate across disciplines and professions to deliver care tailored to each individual. We also pursue future-oriented initiatives such as regenerative medicine, genomic medicine, and AI-assisted diagnostics, with the goal of realizing personalized healthcare.
A robust network is essential to ensure the reliable delivery of acute care. Rather than providing care in isolation, we collaborate with affiliated hospitals and community healthcare providers, coordinating before and after treatment to expand our capacity to serve more patients. This system enables us to fulfill our role as a core hospital where patients from across Japan can receive care with peace of mind. As a designated disaster base hospital in Tokyo, we maintain constant readiness to serve as the hub of medical relief in the event of large-scale disasters or other emergencies, such as a major metropolitan earthquake.
We also place great importance on fostering a culture of medical safety rooted in safety and trust. By working together across departments and professions and sharing initiatives, all staff strive to prevent accidents before they occur and to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. We believe that it is only within an environment of safety and trust that medical progress and patient-centered care is possible.
A university hospital serves as both a setting for clinical practice and a center for research and education. The cycle of linking issues identified in daily practice to research, and applying those results back to the clinic, drives the development of new treatments and diagnostic methods. In this process, many physicians and healthcare staff grow and go on to become the professionals who will shape the future. We are committed to nurturing promising talent and fulfilling our responsibility to equip them with the compassion and intellect expected of healthcare professionals in society.
In recent years, we have advanced digital transformation and initiatives related to the AI Hospital project, in an effort to build next-generation healthcare models. By fully leveraging electronic health records and health data, we strive to enhance both the efficiency and quality of care, while also utilizing surgical support robots and biosensing technologies to advance clinical practice. In doing so, we deliver better care to patients while also helping to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals. We believe that promoting digital transformation goes beyond technological innovation and serves as a powerful force for realizing truly patient-centered care.
The mission of a university hospital extends beyond national borders. We must also maintain a global perspective and strengthen partnerships with overseas university hospitals and research institutions. Through international collaborative research and talent exchange, the Keio University Hospital incorporates world-class knowledge and technologies to further enhance patient care. In doing so, we contribute to the broader advancement of medicine and healthcare in Japan. We believe that such international networks provide significant learning opportunities for future healthcare leaders and also help enhance the quality of education.
Our tradition grounds us as we continue to value innovation and trust and to fulfill our responsibility in advanced acute care. By expanding our networks in Japan and abroad, we will continue to deliver reassurance and hope as a hospital and pioneer the future of medicine as a university hospital dedicated to the health and happiness of our patients.