Hospital Report: August 2026 Preliminary Figures
Overview
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare posted an overview of the preliminary figures for the August 2026 Hospital Report. The overview covers average daily patient counts, bed occupancy rates at the end of the month, and average length of stay. Downloads of chart data and 12 reference tables are listed as related materials. The tables show hospital patient counts, bed occupancy rates, and lengths of stay by bed type and prefecture, and also include tables on clinics with long-term care beds.
Key points
- The subject is the preliminary figures for the August 2026 Hospital Report.
- The overview presents average daily patient counts, bed occupancy rates at the end of the month, and average length of stay.
- The related materials include 12 reference tables.
Overview
An overview covering the preliminary figures for August 2026 has been posted for the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Hospital Report.
The overview lists “average daily patient counts,” “bed occupancy rate at the end of the month,” and “average length of stay.”
Details
Related materials include downloads of chart data and reference tables. The tables show hospitals' average daily inpatients, average daily outpatients and total outpatient visits, bed occupancy rates at the end of the month, average length of stay, total inpatient days, inpatients at the end of the month, number of beds, new admissions, discharges, and the numbers of patients and beds in long-term care wards, by bed type and prefecture.
For clinics with long-term care beds, a reference table by prefecture shows average daily inpatients in long-term care beds, bed occupancy rates, average length of stay, and patient and bed counts.
Contact: Health Statistics Office, Counsellor's Office, Director-General for Policy Planning. Main phone: 03 (5253) 1111 (extension 7522); direct phone: 03 (3595) 2958.