Secondary medical area

県北 area profile

This planning area groups municipalities in Akita Prefecture. Its facility values describe providers located within the area; they do not measure where residents receive care or travel for treatment.

Published figures

Constituent municipalities
9
Municipalities with listed hospitals
5
Listed hospitals
17
Grouped by facility location
Reported beds
2,741
Reported values from 17 of 17 listed hospitals are included; hospitals without a reported total are excluded from the sum. The source field does not say whether beds are licensed, staffed, available or occupied.
Hospital data reference period
1 June 2026
Resident population
196,934
Available for 9 constituent municipalities
Listed hospitals per 100,000 residents
8.63
Provider-location numerator and resident-population denominator; not a measure of access or capacity

Constituent municipalities

The list follows the official area-to-municipality mapping. Municipality and facility counts are presented at their published geographic units; no resident-utilization estimate is inferred.

  • 大館市 · 6 listed hospitals · 997 reported beds from 6 hospitals with reported values
  • 能代市 · 5 listed hospitals · 999 reported beds from 5 hospitals with reported values
  • 鹿角市 · 3 listed hospitals · 314 reported beds from 3 hospitals with reported values
  • 北秋田市 · 2 listed hospitals · 321 reported beds from 2 hospitals with reported values
  • 山本郡 / 三種町 · 1 listed hospital · 110 reported beds from 1 hospital with reported values
  • 鹿角郡 / 小坂町 · 0 listed hospitals · Reported bed total: Unknown
  • 北秋田郡 / 上小阿仁村 · 0 listed hospitals · Reported bed total: Unknown
  • 山本郡 / 藤里町 · 0 listed hospitals · Reported bed total: Unknown
  • 山本郡 / 八峰町 · 0 listed hospitals · Reported bed total: Unknown

Sources and reference periods

Source titles and official records may be in Japanese. Dates and geographic units are shown separately for each source.

  • Municipality membership follows the official table as of 1 October 2024 and is matched using five-digit municipality codes.
  • Facility, resident-population, bed-function, outpatient-function, DPC and physician figures are descriptive aggregations. Each retains its own reference period and reporting scope.
  • These figures do not indicate healthcare quality, need, adequacy, shortage, access, recommendation or rank.
  • Facility-level datasets are not joined unless the source and product contract support that join.