Sundays/National Holiday/Afterhours Emergency Medical Care

If you have a regular physician who can provide medical care on Sundays, national holidays, and afterhours, please visit them first.

When you cannot contact your regular physician, please contact one of the following (note that all links go to Japanese pages).

Afterhours Medical Care

The Senda-machi Afterhours Emergency Medical Center ＜外部リンク＞(internal medicine (for those 15 years and older), ophthalmology, orthopedic/trauma department (injuries)) and the Kabe Afterhours Emergency Medical Center ＜外部リンク＞(internal medicine (for those 15 years and older), excluding Sundays and national holidays) are available. For daytime care during national holidays, doctors are on call (for each clinical department) in each area to provide emergency medical care.

Saturday afterhours emergency medical care for ear, nose, and throat patients at Hiroshima City Funairi Citizens Hospital＜外部リンク＞ will not be provided to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If you need emergency care during this time, please contact the Hiroshima Regional Urban Area Emergency Consultation Center (if you can’t get through dialing #7119, or if you’re calling from a mobile phone in Yamaguchi Prefecture, please call 082-246-2000).

Pediatric Emergencies

The Hiroshima City Funairi Citizens Hospital ＜外部リンク＞and the Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital ＜外部リンク＞provide emergency medical care 24 hours a day and afterhours on Sundays, respectively (please be aware that Funairi Citizens Hospital is usually quite crowded with patients).

Dental Emergencies

The Hiroshima Oral Health Center＜外部リンク＞ provides emergency care during the daytime on Sundays and national holidays.

Notes

• You may be charged additional fees for medical services provided on Sundays, on holidays, after office hours, and late at night depending on the day of the week and time you receive medical care.
• When going to a medical institution, make sure to confirm in advance whether you can receive medical care and to take your health insurance card with you.

Request Regarding Emergency Medical Services

Due to an increase in the number of patients with mild illnesses who receive emergency medical care afterhours or on Sundays/national holidays, it is becoming difficult to ensure a medical care system for seriously ill patients due to the shortage of physicians.

We ask that patients with relatively mild symptoms visit a medical institution during usual office hours if possible.

As the medical condition of children can quickly become serious, we ask that your take your child to their regular physician as early as possible. If you cannot determine whether you should immediately take your child to a medical institution, please use the Child Emergency Telephone Consultation service.

24/7 Emergency Medical Care

Medical institutions can become extremely busy with patients afterhours and on Sundays/national holidays. As patients with severe medical conditions are given priority, please be aware that you may have to wait awhile.

Hiroshima Regional Urban Area Emergency Consultation Center

• Provides information on where you can receive medical treatment at the current moment.
• Also provides consultations about whether or not to call an ambulance for adults who suddenly fall ill or are injured.
• Reception hours: 24 hours/day
• Tel: Dial 7119 or 080-246-2000
• Note: if you are going to receive treatment, contact the medical institution in advance to confirm whether or not you will be able to receive treatment.
• Hiroshima Regional Urban Area Emergency Consultation Center

Telephone Counseling for Pediatric Emergency Care (Child Emergency Telephone Consultation)

If your child suddenly becomes ill late at night and you're unsure whether you should take them to a medical institution immediately or wait until morning, please call the number below. Nurses (etc) are waiting to provide telephone counseling for emergency cases, including sudden illnesses in children.

• Reception hours: 7 pm to 8 am the following morning (7 days a week)
• Tel: Dial #8000 or 082-505-1399
• Provided by: Hiroshima Prefectural Government

Information on On-Duty Pharmacies During Sundays and National Holidays

• Hiroshima City Pharmaceutical Association＜外部リンク＞
• Asa Pharmaceutical Association＜外部リンク＞
• Aki Pharmaceutical Association＜外部リンク＞
• Hiroshima-Saeki Pharmaceutical Association＜外部リンク＞

Hiroshima Prefecture Emergency Medical Information Network (Emergency Medical Care Net Hiroshima)

• Provides maps of medical institutions and information on emergency medical institutions located outside of Hiroshima City.
• Hiroshima Prefecture Emergency Medical Information Network (Emergency Medical Care Net Hiroshima)＜外部リンク＞

Resources for Parents

Helpful resources for parents to learn what to do in case their child suddenly falls ill and more.

Medical Care at Home: A Guide for Parents ＜外部リンク＞

• Includes information on how to respond to medical situations, including sudden illness.

Sudden Illness: Emergency Care and Prevention Advice for Mothers ＜外部リンク＞

This website is supervised by the Japan Pediatric Society, a research team of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Use this site when you are unsure whether or not you should immediately take your child to a hospital.

Inquiries about this page

Community Medical Services Section, Medical Services Policy Division, Health Department, Health and Welfare Bureau
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel: 082-504-2178 // Fax: 082-504-2258
Email: healthed@city.hiroshima.lg.jp