"Hospital"

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.

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.

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.

St. Luke's International Hospital was established in 1901 and has been in operation for over a century. The hospital still adheres to the philosophy of its founder, the American missionary and doctor Rudolf Bolling Teusler: "The Christian heart of love can remove people's worries, relieve their pain and make them feel like new creatures. In order to bring this great power to all patients, I have created such a vibrant hospital."

Cleveland Medical Center, founded in 1921, is located in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States. It has 3000 doctors, 15000 nurse doctor assistants, and 43000 employees. It ranks second in the United States in general hospitals, second only to the Mayo Clinic, and first in the United States in cardiac/cardiac surgery.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a world-renowned children's hospital with a long history. It is recognised as one of the few international paediatric centres in the world that can treat children with rare, complex or multiple conditions.

Founded in the Meiji era (139 years ago in 1882), Kyokumido Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in Japan. It is conveniently located less than 3 km from Tokyo Station in the hospital district of Ochanomizu, and is a private hospital that combines medical care, education and research.

The University Hospital of Lausanne is one of the five major university hospitals in Switzerland, as famous as Geneva, Bern, Basel and Zurich. CHUV has 16 clinical and medical technology departments and numerous service projects, and is famous for its academic achievements in medical care, research and teaching.

Boston Children's Hospital, founded in 1869, is a not-for-profit medical institution. Boston Children's Hospital has been a leader in the field of paediatric care and the treatment of complex childhood diseases. Boston Children's Hospital is one of the world's largest centres of paediatric medicine. Boston Children's Hospital has been repeatedly ranked as the top children's hospital in the country by US News & World Report

Christie Hospital, based in Manchester, is one of the top three cancer centres in Europe, with 2,500 staff, 300 volunteers and 30,000 members, treating over 44,000 patients each year