# Hiroshima University Hospital

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## TL;DR

Hiroshima University's teaching hospital, which the health ministry designates as Hiroshima Prefecture's hub hospital for cancer care.

## Summary

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare lists it as the prefectural cancer care hub hospital (都道府県がん診療連携拠点病院) for Hiroshima Prefecture, the top tier of the ministry's designated cancer care hospitals. Its English pages state that first-time patients need a referral letter from a local medical institution, through which appointments are made. Its news pages report new virtual-reality software to support children with cancer during treatment (April 2026). It stands at Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: 国立大学法人広島大学 広島大学病院; 広島大学病院
- City: Hiroshima, JP
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/hosp

## Sources

- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: designated cancer care hospitals (がん診療連携拠点病院等): https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/gan/gan_byoin.html
- Hiroshima University Hospital (English): https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/hosp

## Connected records

- institutions: [National Cancer Center Hospital](https://onco.cc/institutions/ncc-japan/)

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