Saitama Medical School is a private university at Moroyama, Saitama, Japan. The predecessor of the school, the Moro Hospital, was founded in 1892, and it was chartered as a university in 1972. " The Saitama University Hospital is an advanced treatment hospital. Before visiting our hospital for the first time, we recommend that you visit your previous doctor and obtain a referral including any treatment information. This is to help make your visit at Saitama Medical Hospital run more smoothly. For patients visiting the hospital for the first time without a referral from another medical institution, a special fee of 4,320 yen for your first consultation will be charged. This fee will not be covered by your national health insurance plan."