As the spread of the new coronavirus increases the burden on medical institutions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to recommend prefectural governments to set hospitalization standards and adjust the number of patients accepted.

At a meeting of experts who advised the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held on the 3rd, "The increase in inpatients has increased the burden on medical institutions in various places, and it has begun to become difficult to balance medical care for the new coronavirus with normal medical care. There is. "



Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to recommend prefectures to establish hospitalization standards and adjust the number of patients accepted.



An advanced example is an initiative introduced by Kanagawa Prefecture in December, which scores items related to aggravation such as age and the presence or absence of underlying diseases, and preferentially accepts patients who exceed a certain score.



On the other hand, those who are below the score and the doctor judges that they do not need to be hospitalized will be treated at home or accommodation, and it is estimated that the number of newly hospitalized patients can be reduced to less than half.



In addition, even if the discharge criteria are met, some people may not be able to return to their homes due to their physical strength, so it is also requested to request acceptance from medical institutions in the "recovery period" that perform rehabilitation. I will.



The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will soon notify prefectures of these details.