Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital opened as the Municipal Kobe Clinic (Nagata Ward) on March 1, 1924 (Taisho 13), and will celebrate its 100th anniversary on March 1, 2024 (Reiwa 6). To commemorate this, a commemorative ceremony, commemorative lecture, and celebration will be held.
Since opening as the Kobe Clinic in 1924 (Taisho 13), our hospital has been hit by unprecedented crises, including war damage, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, new strains of influenza, and the spread of COVID-19. However, with the understanding and cooperation of our citizens, we have overcome the impending crises and have striven to provide safe and secure medical care.
We will continue to provide safe and secure medical care by providing emergency medical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and will play our role as the core hospital of the Kobe medical area and the last resort for the citizens, working in cooperation with local medical institutions.
1. Commemorative ceremonies, commemorative lectures, and celebrations
Date and time: Sunday, July 14, 2024, from 11:00
11:00-11:30 Commemorative ceremony
11:30-12:30 Commemorative Lecture by "Kyoto University President Nagahiro Minato"
Lecture theme: "Aging and Disease"
13:00-15:00 Celebration
Venue: Kobe Portopia Hotel, Portopia Hall *Commemorative ceremony and commemorative lecture
*For those who have been invited in advance
2. Application for coverage
If you would like to cover the event, please contact us by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 8th.
Please note that coverage will only be limited to the commemorative ceremony.
[History and major events in the 100 years since establishment]
March 1924
Kobe Municipal Clinic (Sanbancho, Nagata Ward) opens (25 beds in this clinic)
October 1953
The main hospital was relocated to Kano-cho, Ikuta Ward (now Chuo Ward).
The former hospital was renamed the Nagata Branch Kobe City Medical Center (later the Nishi Municipal Hospital)
March 1981
The hospital moved to Port Island (Minatojima-Nakamachi, Chuo-ku).
(962 general beds, 38 infectious disease beds, totaling 1,000 beds)
January 1995
Victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
October 2004
Support for areas affected by the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake
April 2009
Transition to a local independent administrative institution
May 2009
Response to new strains of influenza
March 2011
Support for areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
July 2011
Moved to Port Island 2nd phase (Minatojima Minatojima Minamimachi)
(690 general beds, 10 infectious disease beds, total of 700 beds)
October 2014
First ever No. 1 ranking in the nation in emergency medical center evaluation results
April 2016
Support for the Kumamoto earthquake disaster area
August 2016
Psychiatric Physical Complication Unit (MPU) opened
(690 general beds, 10 infectious disease beds, 8 MPU beds, total of 708 beds)
March 2017
First retinal pigment epithelial cell transplant using donor iPS cells performed
November 2017
Integration of the Advanced Medical Center Hospital (60 beds) and establishment of Clinical Research and Innovation
(750 general beds, 10 infectious disease beds, 8 MPU beds, total of 768 beds)
March 2020
The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kobe City.
Accepting COVID-19 patients
April 2020
Hyogo Prefecture in Kobe City that is diagnosed with severe COVID-19.
Designated as a special hospital
November 2020
The first hospital in the country to be able to accept seriously ill patients with COVID-19
A temporary infectious disease ward (36 beds) is now in operation.
September 2022
Introduction of "hinotori™," the first surgical support robot developed in Kobe in Japan
January to March 2024
Support for the Noto Peninsula earthquake disaster area
March 2024
100th anniversary of the opening of Kobe City Medical Center
Ranked number one in the nation for 10 consecutive years in the evaluation of emergency medical centers
