Japanese Red Cross Medical Center

The Japanese Red Cross Medical Center (JRC Medical Center) is a general hospital located in Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. It is the main hospital of the Japanese Red Cross Society, and is directly controlled by it. The site of Hiroo, Tokyo, where the medical center is currently located, was where a mansion of Horita Binakamori once stood.[1][2][3]

Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
Japanese Red Cross Society
The Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
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Geography
LocationHiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates35°39′17″N 139°43′04″E / 35.654764°N 139.717863°E / 35.654764; 139.717863
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeDistrict General
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds708
History
Opened1891
Links
ListsHospitals in Japan

The Japanese Red Cross Hospital, the predecessor, was built on the current location in 1891. In front of the bus stop there is a circa 500-year-old tree, which is the largest ginkgo in the area with a circumference of 4.7 meters or more, and was designated a natural monument in Shibuya-ku. The Empress has been the Honorary Governor since 1949.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Japanese Red Cross". Japanese Red Cross. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Medical Device at the Japanese Red Cross Center". SBBIt (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "Japanese Red Cross Medical Center". Research Gate.
  4. ^ "Japanese Red Cross Hospital". ee-tokyo magazine (in Japanese).