院長

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 院長 (いんちょう) is a title noun for the director or head of a hospital or similar institution.
• Basic usage: 院長が方針を説明する makes the director the speaker; 新しい院長は introduces the newly appointed officeholder.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Institutional title and officeholder
  • The noun refers to the person leading the institution, not the institution itself; 新しい describes the officeholder's replacement.