JCHO Osaka Hospital — Local services in Osaka

I brought my kid here in emergency when he felll from the bicycle, despite having the Government medical card and insurance (Max bill 500 Yen) They asked me to pay extra 7700 yen for making the first time card. Which is good enough for the services.

After 7 months similar incident happened and i took my kid again to same place, they cleaned the wound and asked me to pay again 7700 for the card renewal fees along with 500 (Gov max fees). I asked them although he is having the hospital card but they said it is only valid for 6 months and if you come again, you have to pay again 7700 yen. This was not informed earlier but i went to pay bill, this was like a surprise to me. Which i personally think is just money making system despite it just took them 2 min to clean the wound and applied medication tube.

First time it made sense as you are a new patient and wanted to have registration but the expiry card system is just ridiculous and seems like money making business. Really...

This is a review for tourists seeking health care in Osaka.

While visiting, my mother-in-law fell ill (probably to food poisoning). Our insurance (we had insurance from our home country) advised us to go to this hospital.

We got there by taxi, which was about 6 km, for about Y3,500.

The staff were excellent. I was able to communicate to the first clerk using Google Translate and they were then able to contact an English-speaking nurse. The support for filling forms, and consulting a doctor, as well as transparency on costs was seamless.

This hospital was helpful, clean, and we were able to get a prescription for pain relief no worries.

There were three pharmacies within walking distance. It was 24/7 too. There is a FamilyMart on the premises which was convenient.

TL;DR great hospital which will help you when in need in Osaka, plus can help in...

Do not come here to be treated, they were negotiating the prices with me standing at the entrance of the ER and when I couldn't play 200k yen they laughed at me for being poor, I understand not treating me but laughing at people for not being rich is something else, This experience warped my opinion of the japanese people completely. I thought japanese people were nice and tried to be helpful, but now I...