# University of the Ryukyus Hospital

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## TL;DR

The University of the Ryukyus' teaching hospital in Ginowan, which the health ministry designates as Okinawa 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 Okinawa Prefecture, the top tier of the ministry's designated cancer care hospitals. The hospital belongs to the University of the Ryukyus and is in Ginowan. Its site is in Japanese and names the hospital in English in its own page title.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: 国立大学法人琉球大学 琉球大学病院; 琉球大学病院
- City: Ginowan, JP
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://www.hosp.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/

## 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
- University of the Ryukyus Hospital (Japanese): https://www.hosp.u-ryukyu.ac.jp/

## Connected records

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

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