Message from the Director of the Department
For patients who have multiple illnesses in areas overlapping several specialized departments of internal medicine such that we cannot ascertain which department they should visit, we provide care of widely diverse types as needed, including holistic evaluations and immediate early treatments. When we can ascertain the appropriate department for each patient, we will refer the patient to it. However, we provide care for patients requiring general medical diagnoses and treatments.
Director,
Department of General MedicineFumio Otsuka
The motto of our department is that we treat "every infectious disease in all organs." Our hospital sets up the Advanced Critical Care and Emergency Medical Center, and over 10,000 surgeries are conducted per year. Thus, many patients admitted to our hospital are vulnerable to various infectious diseases. We also have many immunocompromised in-patients and out-patients because of organ transplantation and various immunosuppressive therapies. Providing them appropriate prevention and treatment for infectious diseases is indispensable. Based on multidisciplinary cooperation, we contribute significantly to the standardization of infectious disease treatment at our hospital via (i) response to the consultation, (ii) management of patients with infections of the bloodstream, and (iii) proper use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Moreover, we are responsible for the management of patients with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as the only designated medical institution for Class 1 infectious diseases in Okayama prefecture. We also play the role of a regional core center for the treatment of patients with HIV, and run a Travel Health Clinic for safe travel abroad. Conclusively, our medical practice is diversified to address the needs for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
Assistant Director,
Department of Infectious DiseasesHideharu Hagiya
Scope of Target Diseases
General Medicine
Benefitting from staff members' specialized viewpoints of endocrine/metabolism, digestive, cardiovascular, infectious diseases, fever of unknown origin, and Kampo, the department provides general and comprehensive medical treatment.
Infectious Diseases
The Department of Infectious Diseases provides treatment for hospital-acquired infections, HIV/AIDS, antimicrobial-resistance bacteria, imported diseases, opportunistic infections, and emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases, as well as travel vaccines,service.
Features and Description of Medical Care
General Medicine
We are in charge of providing treatments of general internal medicine while remaining mindful of the following points: (1) medical care from wide viewpoints of general internal medicine; (2) ability to respond first to various symptoms and pathological conditions; (3) Consideration for patient’s background (such as their families and communities); (4) a comprehensive view including preventive medicine; (5) a sense of balance of this department with those of specialized treatments (subspecialty).
- Careful medical consultations and interviews
- Biochemical examination of blood (endocrine and metabolism tests, immune/antibody test, etc.)
- Physiological function examinations (electrocardiographic/respiratory tests, etc.)
- Imaging diagnostics (ultrasonography/x-ray, CT/MRI/scintigraphy, etc.)
In cooperation with departments dealing with internal organs, the department makes proper use of facilities for specialized examinations and treatments. Moreover, the department is in charge of accepting students of postgraduate clinical training of internal medicine. Therefore, residents provide outpatient clinical service as part of education. Some are also in charge of inpatient clinical service as secondary attending physicians. The educational system is consolidated by staff members and attending physicians in an effort to exchange information smoothly and to respond rapidly to any eventuality.
Infectious Diseases
We treat "every infectious disease in all organs" in the outpatient clinic, hospital wards, and intensive care units.We take initiatives in responding to an emerging/re-emerging infectious disease as the designated medical institution for Class 1 infectious diseases in Okayama prefecture.We are functioning as a regional core center for the treatment of patients with HIV in Okayama prefecture.We offer the Travel Health Clinic to provide vaccination required before traveling or staying abroad for study, business, or any purposes, and see ill patients returning to Japan.
【Specialized outpatient clinic】
Experts of Japanese traditional(Kampo) medicine treat variety of disease in the different way from western medicine.
- Out Patient Clinic of FUO(Fever of Unknown Origin)
Physicians manage patients who are suffering from FUO. It is necessary to consider not only specific organ but also whole person.
We provide pre-travel vaccinations, prescriptions for preventive medicines, and useful information on various health issues. We can also treat patients with health problems after their returns to Japan.
- COVID-19 After Care Clinic
Holistic care clinic for patients suffering from various symptoms after COVID-19.
Physicion with residents and medical students provide outpatient clinical service every morning. Clinical hours in the afternoon are assigned for patients who have made an appointment in advance.
Aiming not only to "cure disease" but also to "heal a patient" using medicine comprehensively, the staff members work together to provide medical care and to improve the patient quality of life. To choose the optimal treatment policy of each patient, details of the patient history and lifestyle are recorded. A physical exam, blood tests, and other examinations are conducted as needed at the initial consultation.
