The president of Asahikawa Medical University in Hokkaido said at an on-campus meeting about a private hospital where a cluster of new coronavirus had occurred, such as "spread corona", so the content of the president's remark was externalized. It turned out that the director of Asahikawa Medical University Hospital was dismissed because it was leaked to.
Regarding this problem, President Akitoshi Yoshida of Asahikawa Medical University named a private hospital where a cluster of new coronaviruses was occurring at an on-campus meeting and said, "There is no choice but to eliminate that hospital" and "Sprinkle corona". It is said to be.
According to the people concerned, the university held a board meeting on the 15th of this month over this issue, and asked Hiroyuki Furukawa, the director of Asahikawa Medical University Hospital, to resign because he leaked the contents of the president's remarks to the outside, and was refused. It means that he had notified the dismissal.
Then, on the 25th, the university held a briefing session for staff and told them that Furukawa Hospital had been dismissed.
In response to NHK's interview, Hospital Director Furukawa said, "I have to think that the fact that I did not accept sufficient counterarguments and urged me to resign and dismissed in the absence of concrete evidence is a secret to the truth. I can only think that dismissing myself, who has been doing this, is neglecting community medicine. "
Asahikawa Medical University will hold a press conference on the afternoon of the 26th to explain the series of events.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is also confirming the facts regarding the remarks made by President Yoshida of Asahikawa Medical University.
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita "Cool response on campus"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagiuda said, "On the 25th of last month, we issued a document requesting the university to confirm the facts about the news about President Yoshida's words and actions, and we received a reply, so we scrutinized the contents. I have. "
He added, "If the top executives argue in this way, it may cause anxiety to the people of Hokkaido and the patients who are used. I hope that you will take a calm response on campus."