[2][3] Its predecessor was founded in 1871, and was renamed "Juzen Hospital" in 1874.

[4] In 1892, the Scottish physician and Edinburgh Medical School graduate Neil Gordon Munro became director of the hospital.

[4] It was later renamed the Yokohama City University Medical Center.

Yokohama City University Medical Center is a large general hospital serving the city of Yokohama, and a teaching facility for medical professionals including residents and nurses.

Yokohama City University Medical Center was ranked top in the 2012 and 2013 surveys of "The Most Reliable Hospital Ranking in Japan" conducted by the Japanese magazine The Diamond Weekly.