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was a Japanese hospital destroyed by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Shima Hospital is considered to be ground zero of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.〔 In 1948, Dr. Kaoru Shima rebuilt it from the ground up. The rebuilt Shima Surgery is still in operation to the present day under the name Shima geka naika(島外科内科).〔http://www.shimagekanaika.jp/ Shima geka naika homepage (Japanese)〕 The specialities of the present Shima geka naika are surgery, orthopaedics, internal medicine, and endoscope treatment of the stomach and intestines.〔 Right next to the Shima geka naika, there is a monument marking the hypocenter, or ground zero, of the atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima.〔 == Beginnings == Shima's family had run an established medicine practice in Hiroshima since the late 18th century. Proof of this can be found in a map 〔"Nakanomura old map", Sennenji, 1780? (Japanese)〕 of Nakanomura dated approximately 1780 in which the residence of the Shima family, birthplace of "Shima Hospital" founder Dr. Kaoru Shima, is noted as a clinic.〔"Shima kaoru aremokoremo", Shinobu Shima, 1983 (Japanese)〕 Dr. Kaoru Shima (1897–1977) graduated from the Osaka medical school, the present Osaka University medical department, which originated in the "Tekijuku" school, and became a doctor.〔 After graduating, he travelled throughout Europe and the United States to further his medical studies. Following his quest to learn the latest developments in medicine and surgery and with his reputation as an excellent surgeon, he became lecturer of medicine at the Osaka Empire University (now the Osaka University), considered a high honor at the time, as the title of "honour lecturer" did not exist and Dr. Shima had a full-time occupation in Hiroshima.〔 On August 31, 1933, Shima Hospital was founded. The Mayo Clinic served as Dr. Shima's model of choice.〔 Shima Hospital was a two-storey building of brick construction with reinforced walls and a modern design.〔 Kaoru Shima applied the rational hospital management concepts he learned in the U.S., resulting in Shima Hospital's popularity as an inexpensive clinic with a high standard of treatment.〔"Shinbunakahata Genbaku Hiroshima", Nippon Kyousantou, 2002-07-29 to 2002-08-08 (Japanese newspaper)〕 Shima Hospital, following the Mayo Clinic model, is an exception to the usual profile of hospitals found in pre-war Japan that were based on German models and medical procedures. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shima Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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