Revised public and public hospital reorganization and consolidation list MHLW Jan. 17, 19:18

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revised the list of public and public hospitals that require discussions on reorganization and consolidation, including some errors in data compilation. Seven hospitals have been dropped from the list, while some have joined, with a total of about 440.

Regarding public hospitals and public hospitals, in September last year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare published a list of 424 hospitals nationwide with particularly small medical records and hospitals similar to the surrounding area, and reorganized them into local governments. Asked to discuss integration.

However, as a result of a scrutiny of the list by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there was an error in counting some data.

As a result, seven hospitals in seven prefectures were excluded from the list, and about 20 new hospitals were added.

As a result, about 440 hospitals need restructuring and consolidation discussions nationwide.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has now apologized to the hospital that was not on the list.

In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare transmitted data such as medical treatment results to the prefectures of 3,187 private hospitals nationwide in order to discuss integration and reorganization including private hospitals.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been discussing reorganization and integration at prefectural meetings, etc., and has requested that a conclusion be reached by the end of September.

7 hospitals off the list

This time, seven hospitals in seven prefectures fell out of the list of hospitals that needed restructuring or consolidation due to data revisions.

The seven hospitals are the Tokyo Metropolitan Social Welfare Foundation Saiseikai Branch Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, the Shizuoka Prefecture JA Shizuoka Health and Welfare Enshu Hospital, the Yamaguchi Prefecture Iwakuni City Medical Center Medical Association Hospital, and the Tokushima Prefecture Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital, Fukuoka Prefecture Munakata Medical Association Hospital, Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto City Kumamoto City Hospital, and Oita Prefecture Kitsuki City Yamaka Hospital.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, on the other hand, does not publish real names for about 20 newly listed hospitals nationwide.