Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital

34°38′48″N 135°30′32″E / 34.646633°N 135.508822°E / 34.646633; 135.508822OrganisationFundingPublic hospitalTypeTeachingAffiliated universityOsaka Metropolitan UniversityServicesBeds980HistoryOpened1925LinksWebsitewww.hosp.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp/eng/index.shtml

Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital (大阪公立大学医学部附属病院, Ōsaka kouritsu daigaku igakubu fuzoku byōin) is a university hospital in Japan. It's located in Abeno-ku, Osaka, and affiliated with Osaka Metropolitan University.

The hospital's predecessor was founded in 1925, as the municipal hospital for the city of Osaka, located in Abeno-ku, Osaka due to donation from Kichiemon Kichimoto. Its name was changed as the south municipal hospital for the city of Osaka:.^[1]

In 1944, Osaka Municipal Medical school was founded and the hospital was affiliated with the school.

In 1948, Osaka Medical College was founded and the hospital was affiliated with the college.

In 1955, the college was united to Osaka City University, and it affiliated with the university.

In 1993, a new hospital building was completed.

In 2022, the hospital name was changed from "Osaka City University Hospital" to "Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital".

Osaka City University Hospital has 32 medical departments ^[1] including:

MedCity21 is a branch clinic located on the 21st floor of Abeno Harukas. This clinic was opened in 2014 as the first clinic operated by public university in Japan. It provides physical examination, general medicine, and medical check for pregnant women, and also collects medical data with patients' consent.

According to a travel site, access to Osaka City University Hospital is below^[2]

• 5 minutes walk from Tennōji Station
• 7 minutes walk from Tennōji Ekimae Station
• 9 minutes walk from Dōbutsuen-mae Station

• Osaka Metropolitan University

• 大阪公立大学医学部附属病院
• Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital