A man in Saitama Prefecture who was infected with the new coronavirus died during home medical treatment, and the prefecture admitted that the response of the business operator who had outsourced health observation etc. was not appropriate. According to an interview with the prefecture, it was found that the work of connecting to the medical institution in Saitama was not sufficiently performed.
In Saitama Prefecture, a man in his 60s who was undergoing medical treatment at home was found two days after his death last month, and the prefecture is not appropriate for the "Accommodation / Home Medical Care Support Center" that outsourced health observations. I am trying.
According to NHK's interview, the operator expected to respond to 1050 cases a day, but due to the rapid spread of infection, the number exceeded 7,000 on the 15th of last month, and it was not possible to handle all of them.
In addition, the company was also in charge of connecting home care recipients to more than 500 medical institutions in the area, but it was found by interviewing the prefecture that there were only about 180 cases.
It is said that the business operator has made more than 2,000 responses to connect to other medical institutions with which it has a tie-up, but there were voices from local medical institutions saying that they would not be contacted.
Makoto Komatsubara, Deputy Director of the Prefectural Health and Medical Department, said, "Although more than 2000 medical support functions have fulfilled a certain function, the number of cases connected to local medical institutions is quite small, and I am sorry. I want to separate and strengthen support. "