At the meeting, a representative of Seishokai Medical Group provided an overview of their comprehensive healthcare ecosystem model, highlighting nursing care and elderly services as key components.

Matsumoto Akihide, Chairman of Seishokai Medical Group (in white), presents the vision for a comprehensive elderly care system.

Established in 1981, Seishokai has positioned itself as a community-oriented medical group, focusing not only on treatment but also on long-term support for patients, especially the elderly.

The group currently operates one hospital and five specialised dialysis clinics, serving around 700 patients with more than 300 treatments daily. This is the largest model of its kind in Hyogo prefecture.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Thai speaks at the event.

Building on this foundation, Seishokai has developed a synchronous system of elderly care services, including rehabilitation centres, assisted living housing, and home-based nursing care through regular check-ups and multifunctional care services.

This model enables elderly individuals, including those with chronic conditions such as kidney failure, to receive care within the community or at home, thereby reducing hospital pressure while improving quality of life.

Fujiwara, Senior Advisor of Seishokai, introduces the group’s healthcare services.

As part of the programme, the delegation visited Itami Yuai Hospital and the Rinnekan nursing home to learn about operational processes, care space organisation, and the coordination between medical treatment and nursing services.

In practice, Seishokai’s system does not separate hospital care from long-term care but instead creates a continuum of integrated, patient-centred services.

The delegation conducts a field survey at Itami Yuai Hospital.

Speaking at the meeting, Matsumoto Akihide, Chairman of Seishokai Medical Group, stated that the group aims to build a comprehensive care system combining specialised treatment with long-term elderly care, while expanding home-based services to meet the growing demands of an aging society.

Thai highly appreciated Japan’s comprehensive healthcare model, particularly its proactive approach to population aging. He noted that these experiences are highly valuable for Bac Ninh in shaping its future healthcare and social welfare systems.

The Seishokai leaders welcome the Bac Ninh delegation to Japan.

He also expressed a desire for both sides to strengthen cooperation in medical workforce training, technology transfer, and exploring the development of elderly care and home-based care models suitable to local conditions.

Seishokai Medical Group has already supported professional training for Anh Quat General Hospital in Bac Ninh province in the field of dialysis. This is considered an important foundation for further expanding cooperation, not only in treatment but also in the development of long-term healthcare services.

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