For over 100 years Tohoku University Hospital has contributed to the development of medical care in Japan. Simultaneously, as a key institute in the Tohoku region, we have provided state-of-the-art medical care and supported regional medical care. In the Tohoku region, aging and depopulation are advancing and there is a mountain of medical issues that needs to be addressed. At Tohoku University Hospital we are enthusiastically introducing all sorts of innovative medical technology, fostering excellent medical personnel and exerting all our efforts towards improvements and issue-resolution in the medical care of the Tohoku region.

Tohoku University Hospital has been designated as an Advanced Treatment Hospital by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and we are committed to the development and safe provision of advanced medical care as well as the training of personnel in this field. Furthermore, as one of the first Clinical Research Core Hospitals accredited by the government, we are promoting world-class clinical research, drug discovery and medical equipment development. In 2024 Tohoku University was selected by the government as the first university to be certified as a University for International Research Excellence. As one of the university-affiliated institutes, Tohoku University Hospital will also contribute to the university’s goal to become a world-leading research university. While harnessing the strengths of the university that covers diverse academic disciplines, we will aggressively promote industry-academia collaboration and play an active role as an innovation hospital.

The mission of Tohoku University Hospital is “Providing advanced medical care with kindness.” This entails offering the best possible treatment while empathizing with patients, confronting all diseases including refractory and rare diseases through the utilization of advanced technologies, and striving towards the realization of sustainable medical care that continues into the future for the well-being of all individuals. Under this mission, our faculty members and staff work together to provide better medical care for each individual patient and to ensure the further growth and development of the hospital.