Message from the chairman
Yokohama Medical Association Chairman Takekazu Totsuka
Thank you for visiting the website of Yokohama Medical Association.
Yokohama Medical Association consists of 18 ward medical association members in the city and university district medical association members of Yokohama City University, and with 4,100 members, it is the largest county and city medical association in Japan.
In order to protect the health and welfare of the citizens, the society operates three nighttime emergency centers in Sakuragi-cho, northern and southwestern Yokohama, and together with the holiday and nighttime emergency clinics operated by the 18 wards' medical associations, provides primary emergency medical care for the local residents on holidays and at night. We are also committed to providing various medical checkups, vaccinations, and health promotion programs.
In addition, we operate the St. Luke's College of Nursing, which trains nurses for community health care, appointment of school and nursery school physicians, provide lifelong education and training for members, implement the "Roof Tile School for Clinical Training" to nurture young doctors, and train home physicians. In particular, the four administrative bureaus are working together to provide home medical care for children, ahead of other cities. Furthermore, in the event of a disaster, we are striving to further enhance regional medical care through a wide range of activities, including disaster medical care based on an agreement with the Yokohama City government.
We hope that all citizens will take advantage of the health information we provide through our public relations magazine "Minnano Kenko" (Everyone's Health), radio broadcast "Minnano Kenko Radio", and public lectures in cooperation with medical associations of various departments.
We hope that this website will be of help to the citizens in maintaining and improving their health. We would also appreciate your comments and requests to make this website even better.