New Corona Psychiatric Medical Center to be Installed First Kanagawa nationwide May 1, 16:11
As a destination for patients with mental illness and infection with the new coronavirus, Kanagawa Prefecture will be the first in Japan to establish two psychiatric priority medical institutions.
This was revealed by the Governor of Kuroiwa, Kanagawa Prefecture, at a press conference on the 1st. As a result, the “prefectural psychiatric center” in Minami-ku, Yokohama-shi and the temporary medical facility under construction in Kamakura-shi as the destination for patients with mental illness and confirmed infection with the new coronavirus 2 Take advantage of places.
According to the prefecture, when a mass infection occurred at a psychiatric hospital in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture last month, it was difficult to secure a destination for patients who need to be transferred.
In response, we decided to set up a specialized medical institution that accepts people with mental illness and mild to moderate infections.
We plan to start accepting these in the middle of this month, and Kanagawa Prefecture plans to increase the number of beds and prepare about 100 beds in the future.
At the press conference, Governor Kuroiwa said, "It is very difficult for medical staff to accept infected people with mental illness. I would like to create a mechanism that can respond to various needs in detail."