Hospital Seismic Retrofitting Survey Results
Overview
Results of the 2025 survey on hospital seismic retrofitting were published. The seismic retrofitting rate for all hospitals was 82.1% (6,596 of 8,030 hospitals), up from 80.5% in the 2023 survey. The rate for disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers was 97.2% (761 of 783 hospitals), up from 96.0% in the 2023 survey. The response rate was 100% for both all hospitals and disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers. The target of an 80.0% seismic retrofitting rate for all hospitals was achieved in fiscal 2023.
Key points
- The results of the 2025 survey on hospital seismic retrofitting were compiled and published.
- The seismic retrofitting rate for disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers was 97.2%.
- Responses were received from all hospitals surveyed and from all major target medical institutions.
Overview
“Hospital Seismic Retrofitting Survey Results” compiles and publishes the results of the 2025 survey on hospital seismic retrofitting. The findings summarize the seismic retrofitting status of hospitals based on a survey conducted with each prefecture in October 2025.
In the 2025 survey, the seismic retrofitting rate was 82.1% for all hospitals and 97.2% for disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers. Both rates increased from 80.5% and 96.0%, respectively, in the 2023 survey.
Impact
The target of an 80.0% seismic retrofitting rate for all hospitals was achieved in fiscal 2023.
Details
Among all hospitals, 6,596 of 8,030 hospitals had been retrofitted for seismic resistance, for a rate of 82.1%.
Among disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers, which serve as medical hubs during earthquakes, 761 of 783 hospitals had been retrofitted for seismic resistance, for a rate of 97.2%.
The response rate was 100.0% for all hospitals (8,030 hospitals / 8,030 hospitals) and 100% for disaster base hospitals and emergency medical centers (783 hospitals / 783 hospitals).
The seismic retrofitting target was set in the “Three-Year Emergency Measures for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and National Resilience,” decided by the Cabinet on December 14, 2018, as an 80.0% seismic retrofitting rate for all hospitals by fiscal 2020.