Profile of Nagoya University Hospital 2012

• Idea/Basic Decision
• Declaration Regarding Patients' Rights and Responsibilities
• Message From the Director

• Idea, Basic Decision, History
• Organization Chart of University Hospital
• Organization Chart of Administration Office
• Chronological List of Directors of University Hospital
• Established Date of Clinical Departments
• Clinical Departments
• Legal Authorization of Medical Services
• University Hospital Staff, Number of Staffs
• Number of Beds
• Patient Services in the University Hospital in 2011
• Clinical Indicator
• Access

Department of Medical Technique

Director YONEDA, Kazuo

Providing safe and high-quality medical services

This department aims at maintaining excellent personnel, flexibly responding to a variety of needs from the clinical side, providing safe and high-quality medical services (medical examination and treatment aid). Through these aims, the department built its solid foundation as a university hospital with advanced medical practices and services.

Operation System

This department has five groups of specialists with medical technology certifications. The groups are:
- Clinical examination group: 63 medical technologists
- Radiology group: 57 radiological technologists
- Rehabilitation group: 21 physical therapists, four occupational therapists, three speech therapists, and seven orthoptists
- Clinical engineering and dentistry group: 20 clinical engineers, one dental hygienist, one dental technician
- Special technological group: two medical technologists, two clinical engineers

Scope of Medical Services

Medical technologists aid clinical examinations at the Department of Clinical Laboratory, Department of Pathology, and Department of Blood Transfusion Service. Radiological technologists play a role in image diagnosis examination, radiographic examination and radiation therapy at the Central Block Radiology. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists aid the rehabilitation of patients at the Department of Rehabilitation. Clinical engineers maintain the heart-lung machine during an operation and the dialysis machine during dialysis at the Department of Clinical Engineering.

Features

The clinical examination group acquired ISO15189 accreditation in fiscal year 2009 to provide data based on internationallevel quality examination to doctors.
The radiology group introduces the most advanced medical equipment to provide the highest-quality diagnosis image and radiation therapy.
The rehabilitation group has provided its services on Saturday as well as weekdays since April 2009 to facilitate the recovery of patients.
In the clinical engineering group, skilled clinical engineers provide safe medical services with high-performance equipment.