Notice from the Hospital
History of Okayama University Hospital
History of Okayama University Hospital
| April 1870 (Meiji 3) June | Okayama Domain Igakukan was established (in Kadota, Okayama City). A main hospital was opened in Okayama Domain Igakukan (in Kadota, Okayama City).  | 
		
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| July 1871 (Meiji 4) | An infirmary was established attached to Okayama Domain Igakukan (in Nakano-cho, Okayama City). | 
| January 1872 (Meiji 5)July | Okayama Domain Igakukan changed its name to Igakusho. The main hospital and the infirmary of Okayama Domain Igakukan were merged and relocated; Igakusho (Medical School) was attached (in Nakano-cho, Okayama City).  | 
		
| November 1873 (Meiji 6) | Okayama Prefectural Hospital was established. | 
| September 1880 (Meiji 13) | Igakusho (Medical School) was renamed Okayama Prefectural Medical School; it became independent from the Hospital. | 
| April 1888 (Meiji 21)/th> | Okayama Prefectural Medical School was dissolved; The Third Higher Middle School Medical Faculty was established. | 
| July 1891 (Meiji 24)/th> | Okayama Prefectural Hospital was relocated to the premises of the Third Higher Middle School Medical Faculty (in Uchisange, Okayama City). | 
| September 1894 (Meiji 27) | The Third Higher Middle School Medical Faculty was renamed The Third Senior High School Medical Faculty. | 
| April 1901 (Meiji 34) | The Medical Faculty was separated from The Third Senior High School and became independent as Okayama Medical Speciality School. | 
| March 1921 (Taisho 10) | Okayama Prefectural Hospital was newly constructed at the present location; completion of the building construction was celebrated (in Shikata Mura: present-day Shikata-cho, Okayama City). | 
| April | Okayama Prefectural Hospital was transferred to the Ministry of Education. It became Okayama Medical Speciality School Affiliated Hospital and started providing treatment at the new hospital. | 
| April 1922 (Taisho 11)  | 
			Okayama Medical College was established. Okayama Medical Speciality School Affiliated Hospital was renamed the Okayama Medical College Affiliated Hospital.  | 
		
| May 1939 (Showa 14)  | 
			Okayama Medical College Temporary Affiliated Medical Speciality was established. | 
| July | Okayama Medical College Misasa Spa Sanatorium was established. | 
| November 1943 (Showa 18)  | 
			The Okayama Medical College Misasa Spa Sanatorium was renamed the Okayama Medical College Radium Research Institute. | 
| May 1949 (Showa 24)  | 
			Okayama Medical College was included in Okayama University. Okayama University Medical School, Okayama University Hospital, Misasa Branch Hospital, Honjima Branch Hospital, and Konko Branch Hospital were .established. | 
| April 1957 (Showa 32)  | 
			Konko Branch Hospital was dissolved | 
| March 1960 (Showa 35) | Okayama Medical College was dissolved | 
| September 1963 (Showa 38)  | 
			The Emperor Meiji and Empress made a royal visit to the hospital (three royal visits followed afterward). | 
| April 1965 (Showa 40)  | 
			Medical School Affiliated Hospital Misasa Branch Hospital was established. | 
| October 1979 (Showa 54) | Dental School was established | 
| April 1982 (Showa 57)  | 
			The University Hospital of Dentistry was established. | 
| March 2000 (Heisei 12) | Honjima Branch Hospital was abolished | 
| October 2003 (Heisei 15) | University Hospital of Medicine and University Hospital of Dentistry was Integrated and University Hospital of Medicine and Dentistry was established. | 
| April 2004 (Heisei 16)  | 
			Okayama University was transformed into Okayama University, National University Corporation. | 
| January 2007 (Heisei 19) | Hospital name approved according to the Medical Treatment Act was changed to the Okayama University Hospital and the Okayama University Hospital Misasa Medical Center. | 
| April 2009 (Heisei 21)  | 
			Hospital name of organization(Okayama University)was change to the Okayama University Hospital and the Okayama University Hospital Misasa Medical Center. | 
| March 2016 (Heisei 28)  | 
			Okayama University Hospital Misasa Medical Center was abolished. | 
| March 2017 (Heisei 29)  | 
			Okayama University Hospital was accredited as a Core Clinical Research Hospital under the Medical Care Act. | 
| February 2018(Heisei 30) | Okayama University Hospital was accredited as a Cancer Genome Medicine Core Hospital | 
		
| September 2018(Heisei 30) | 
			 Department of Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine was established  | 
		
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			 October 2018(Heisei30)  | 
			
			 Dental Implant Center and Reproduction Center were established  | 
		
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			 November 2018 (Heisei30)  | 
			
			 Clinical & Educational Center for Kampo Medicine was established  | 
		
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			 April 2019  | 
			
			 Biobank was established  | 
		
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			 October 2019 (Reiwa1)  | 
			
			 General outpatient Reception of Medical and Dental were integrated  | 
		
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			 November 2019(Reiwa1)  | 
			Okayama University Hospital has been accredited a hospital that meets the approval standards set out by the Japan Council for Quality Health Care  【April 3, 2020 -January 31,2021】 | 
		
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			 December 2019(Reiwa1)  | 
			
			 Department of Child Psychosomatic Medicine was established  | 
		
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			 February 2020(Reiwa2)  | 
			
			 Okayama University Hospital has been accredited Japan Medical Service Accreditation for International Patients (JMIP) 【May 22,2020-March 21, 2023】  | 
		
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			 April 2020(Reiwa2)  | 
			
			 Clinical Engineering Center was established  | 
		
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			 June 2020(Reiwa2)  | 
			
			 Locomotive Pain Center and Clerk Center were established  | 
		
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			 August 2020(Reiwa2)  | 
			
			 Center for Esophageal Diseases was established  |