In a case where it is suspected that a director of the university leaked about 200 million yen to the outside over the rebuilding work of the hospital attached to Nihon University, this director told the design office that received the order for medical treatment in Osaka. Interviews with related parties revealed that there was a suspicion that the corporation had instructed a company in Tokyo to send about 200 million yen.
Initially, adjustments were being made to be paid to a university subsidiary as a consultant fee, etc., so the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office is proceeding with elucidation of the circumstances, considering that the remittance destination has been changed under the initiative of the director. It seems that.
Regarding the rebuilding work of Itabashi Hospital attached to Nihon University School of Medicine, the director who also serves as an officer of the university subsidiary "Nihon University Division" suspected that he had illegally leaked about 200 million yen from the university side, and the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office On the 8th of this month, the Special Investigation Department searched the university headquarters and the home of President Hidetoshi Tanaka (74) as related parties.
According to the people concerned, last year, the university placed an order for construction design work from a design office in Tokyo for more than 2.4 billion yen, of which about 700 million yen was paid as an advance payment.
On the other hand, the design office was initially coordinating with the director who was the contact person in the direction of concluding a contract to pay 200 million yen to the "Nihon University Division" as a consultant fee related to this construction. ..
However, after that, it was newly discovered that there was a suspicion that the director had instructed the design office to change the contract to a company in Tokyo related to the medical corporation in Osaka.
The design office has signed a contract with this company and remitted about 200 million yen, but the consulting business that is worth the payment is not done.
It seems that the Special Investigation Department is proceeding with the detailed elucidation of the details, considering that the remittance destination has been changed under the initiative of the director.
What is the rebuilding plan for Itabashi Hospital, Nihon University School of Medicine?
Nihon University Itabashi Hospital is a large-scale general hospital with more than 1000 beds. The current building was opened in 1970, more than 50 years ago, and is being rebuilt because it is aging. increase.
The details have not been announced, but according to the internal materials obtained by NHK, the new hospital has 7 floors above ground and 2 floors below ground, and the total floor area is 78,000 square meters. It is planned to be rebuilt.
According to the people concerned, the selection of the designer is done by the "proposal method" in which Nihon University comprehensively evaluates the price and proposal power, four companies applied, and last year, the design office in Tokyo was about 2.4 billion yen. I received an order at.
According to internal materials, the construction of the new hospital will start in 2026, five years later, with the aim of starting use in 2029.