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Established
in 1978, Isshin Hospital is a
fullservice medical facility in
Tokyo, with 152 beds, surgical
facilities, and outpatient departments
for diabetes, liver disease, cardiovascular
problems , neurology, and urology.
The emergency room receives 80
cases a month, and the obstetrics
unit delivers 450 babies each
year.
Isshin Hospital is unique in its
medical practice, which integrates
Oriental and Western medicine.
It strives to realize Reverend
Moon's vision of unified medicine,
bringing together the best insights
of East and West, psychology and
physiology, for the treatment
of the whole person. Embodying
the spirit of living for others,
the hospital staff is committed
to serving patients with their
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Its special services include home
care, an outpatient department
in oriental and herbal medicine,
a dental clinic, classes for diabetics
and expectant mothers, worship
services and spiritual counseling.
In addition to its innovative
contributions to community medicine,
the hospital also coordinates
an overseas medical service, which
sends teams of doctors to impoverished
areas. The service began in 1971,
providing medical care for lepers
in Korea at a time when any non-governmental
cooperation between the two countries
was a rarity. Services to lepers
in Korea and Okinawa continued
throughout the 1970s. In the 1980s
and 90s, medical relief activities
focused on the Sikju and Panatonikom
camps for Vietnamese refugees
in Thailand and the slums of Manila. |
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Medical
service at
the Sikju refugee camp
in Thailand |
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In 1995,
a medical team was dispatched to treat
victims of the Hanshin earthquake. The
medical service has also been active
in the Central African Republic, Iran,
India, Brazil and Paraguay.
Isshin Hospital is committed to
developing new therapies that integrate
the use of oriental and western medicine
and to expanding its range of medical
services both in the hospital and over-seas.
There are plans to add a geriatrics
facility, enlarge the hospital to 300
beds, and establish a nursing college.
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above: Isshin Hospital
left: Moxa treatment was introduced
in 1996. This Oriental therapy is
an effective adjunct to conventional
surgery or radiation treatment for
cancer patients; it increases strength,
reduces symptoms and helps prolong
life.
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