Hospital

With a history dating back to 1873 and 711 beds, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, UIHC is recognized as one of the better hospitals in the United States and one of the few comprehensive academic treatment centres and regional referral centres in the Iowa region. 2015 Forbes Magazine designated University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as Better Employer in the Healthcare Industry category, ranking 12th overall in each industry.

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.

City of Hope NationalMedical Center is a leading American non-profit research and treatment centre focusing on cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

Although the Mayo Clinic in the United States is called a "clinic", it is actually a comprehensive medical center with a long history, the world's first and largest comprehensive, non-profit, group medical institution, and a well deserved medical system brand in the world's medical field.

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.

Founded in 1948, Sheba Medical Center is the largest and most comprehensive medical center in Israel and even in the Middle East. It is also the first medical center in Israel to provide patients with artificial hearts and the first test tube baby birth. This tertiary hospital affiliated to Tel Aviv University involves almost all specialties. Its obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics, neonatology, rehabilitation and other specialties enjoy high reputation internationally, It provides services to more than 1 million patients every year,More than 25% of Israel's medical clinical research is conducted in the Sheba Medical Center, which also cooperates with almost all Israeli medical institutions to provide medical education and promote the future development of the medical profession.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is located in Memphis, Tennessee. The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to improve the treatment and prevention of childhood diseases through research and treatment. No child will be denied treatment because of race, religion or a family's ability to pay.

The University Hospital Munich is one of the largest hospitals in Germany and Europe. It is a public institution with a strong research potential, teaching capacity and medical care, with approximately 9,000 employees, 2,200 beds, 45 clinics and several research institutes.

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.

Tokyo Medical and Dental University, located in Yushima, one of Japan's holy places of learning and education, is the only comprehensive medical university in Japan. The university offers only two undergraduate departments, one in dentistry and the other in medicine. In the QS World University Rankings, Tokyo Medical and Dental University is ranked among the top 10 in the world and the top three in Japan for its top specialty, dentistry, making it one of Japan's leading medical meccas.