Pediatrics & Neonatology

What we do

Center for Pediatrics & Neonatology (NICU / GCU)

~ Safeguarding the Lives, Health, and Bright Futures of Our Children ~

Serving as the core medical center for southern Chiba Prefecture, our center combines standard-compliant pediatric care with Chiba’s first designated Comprehensive Perinatal Maternal and Child Medical Center.

Through a dedicated multidisciplinary team—including board-certified pediatricians, neonatologists, specialized nurses, nursery teachers, clinical engineers, and hospital pharmacists—we provide compassionate, round-the-clock care for irreplaceable young lives.

Key Strengths & Facilities

24/7 Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU & GCU): Equipped with 9 NICU beds and 18 GCU beds for premature infants, low birth weight babies, and newborns with critical illness or congenital conditions.

24/7/365 Emergency Newborn Transport: Round-the-clock emergency transport service for delivery facilities across the Boso Peninsula (Sotobo and Uchibo regions).

Donor Milk Bank & Advanced Nutrition: Active promotion of breastfeeding and certified Donor Milk Bank integration to prevent complications and save premature infants' lives.

Parent-Child Bonding (Kangaroo Care): Support for 24-hour parental visits, skin-to-skin Kangaroo Care, and family-centered care.

Long-Term Family Accommodation (Hare Ohana): On-site lodging facilities available for families accompanying children or newborns requiring long-term treatment from distant locations.

Subspecialized Network: Collaborative care with Chiba Children's Hospital, Chiba University Hospital, and Showa University Hospital for pediatric cardiac and pediatric surgical cases.

Specialized Divisions & Clinical Services

1. Pediatrics Division
Provides comprehensive inpatient (24-bed general pediatric ward on Ward B, 3F) and outpatient care (morning general clinic, afternoon subspecialty clinic) via pre-booked appointments and preliminary online medical interviews.

2. Neonatology Division (NICU / GCU)
Seamless, integrated perinatal care starting from the fetal stage in direct partnership with Obstetrics. Neonatologists are on standby 24/7 for high-risk deliveries.

Visitor Information & Emergency Transport Support

Pre-Visit Online Interview: Parents visiting Kameda Clinic Pediatrics are kindly asked to complete the online medical questionnaire prior to arrival.

NICU/GCU Visiting Hours: Available 24 hours a day for mothers and fathers (subject to infection control protocols).

Inter-Hospital Medical Coordination: Physicians at local delivery facilities wishing to arrange emergency newborn transport or backup transfers are encouraged to contact our Medical Coordination Office.

Conditions we handle

Target Conditions - Pediatrics Division:

Allergy & Respiratory: Bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergies, upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia.

Infectious & Inflammatory: Kawasaki disease, bacteremia/sepsis, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections (UTI).

Cardiology & Endocrine: Simple congenital heart defects, short stature, obesity, nocturia, enuresis (bedwetting).

Neurology, Development & Behavior: Epilepsy, febrile seizures, psychomotor developmental delay, cerebral palsy, ADHD, learning disabilities (LD), autism spectrum disorder, school refusal, eating disorders.

Target Conditions - Neonatology Division:

Premature infants & Extremely/Ultra-Low Birth Weight Infants (ELBW/ULBW).

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal jaundice, feeding difficulties / poor weight gain, neonatal seizures, suspected infections, vomiting, and congenital anomalies requiring pediatric surgery.

Number of cases

Outpatients about 100cases / day
Nocturnal emergency patients 14 on average ,40-50 in epidemic

Hospitalization
In addition to general pediatric diseases such as acute infectious diseases, many chronic diseases in each pediatric specialty
Most of the essential diseases are treated in general pediatrics.
About 10 severely patients need intensive care such as ventilator management annually

Neonatal department
Total number of hospitalizations: 241, 21 newborns accepted from other faclities
Breakdown
1. Very low birth weight infants (up to 999g) 5 cases, extremely low birth weight infants (1000 to 1499g) 17 cases
2. Artificial respiration management (excluding CPAP) 58 cases
3. NO inhalation therapy 1 case, Hypothermia therapy 1 case
4. Neonatal surgery 3cases such as cholangitis , chylous chest, esophageal closure.
5. Newborn deaths 1case (super-premature infant)
(FY2018 results)

Operation results

None

List of Doctors

Chief of Pediatrics Department

Hiroaki ITO

Subspeciality
Infection Control， Vaccination， Public Health

Department name	Pediatrics & Neonatology
Medical School	Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Specialist of Japan Pediatric Society
Education & Career	1999 Mar. Graduated from Mie University Faculty of Medicine 1999 May. Residency in Kameda Medical Center 2001 Apr. Senior Residency in Kameda Medical Center 2003 Apr. Pediatrics Department， Hakujikai Memorial Hospital 2004 Apr. Pediatrics Department， Tokyo University Hospital 2004 Aug. Pediatrics Department， Yaizu City General Hospital 2007 Jul. Pediatrics Department， Kameda Medical Center 2008 Apr. National Mie Hospital 2010 Apr. Sotobou Kodomo Clinic 2013 Apr. Field Epidemiology Training Program at National Institute of Infection Diseases 2015 Apr. Vice Chief of Pediatrics Department， Kameda Medical Center 2016 Apr. Chief of Pediatrics Department， Kameda Medical Center

Cheif of Pediatrics

Seiji KAWAMURA

Subspeciality
Pediatric cardiology

Department name	Pediatrics & Neonatology
Medical School	Kitasato University
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Specialist of Japan Pediatric Society
Education & Career	1987.Mar. Graduated from Kitasato Univeristy 1987.May. Resident of Kitasato University Hospital 1989.Apr. Pediatrics， National Yokosuka Hospital 1990.Apr. Kitasato University Hospital 1990.Jun. National Tsushima Hospital 1990.Nov. Kitasato University Hospital 1991.May. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center 1995.Apr. Pediatrics， Kameda Medical Center 1999.Nov. Vice Chief of Neonatology， Kameda Medical Center 2005.Feb. Chief of Padiatrics， Kameda Medical Center

Jun-Ichi TAKANASHI

Subspeciality
Pediatric Neurology， Neuroradiology

Department name	Pediatrics & Neonatology
Medical School	Chiba University， Graduate school of Medicine
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Specialist of Japan Pediatric Society Board Certified Specialist of The Japanese Society for Pediatric Nephrology Professor， Department of Radiology， Toho University Medical Center Sakura Hospital Lecturer， Department of Pediatric， Tokyo Women's University
Education & Career	1988.Mar. Graduated from Chiba University 1988.May. Resident of Pediatric， Chiba University Hospital 1989.Apr. Pediatric， National Chiba University 1990.Apr. Staff Physician of Pediatric， Chiba University 1991.Apr. Pediatric， Chiba Rehabilitation Center 1992.Apr. Pediatric， Chiba Rosai Hospital 1993.Apr. Resident of Radiology， Kameda Medical Center 1994.Apr. Pediatric， Chiba University Hospital 1998.Apr. Assitant Pediatric， Chiba University Graduate School 2001.Oct. Radiology， University of California， San Francisco， USA 2002.Sep. Assistant Pediatric， Chiba University Hospital 2005.Apr. Chief of Pediatrics， Kameda Medical Center