Regarding plans for the medical system to be provided by prefectures from April next year, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's study group has decided that if new infectious diseases occur in the future, we will work to secure hospital beds and establish fever outpatient clinics, keeping in mind the response to the new corona. The opinion was summarized in outline.
Prefectures are planning to formulate plans according to the actual situation of the region by March next year.
Prefectures review the plans for the medical system they provide once every six years, and at a review meeting held by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 9th, an opinion was given to formulate a new plan from April next year. was summarized in the outline.
In this, we will work on the medical system in the event of a new infectious disease, keeping in mind the response to the new corona that can make use of the lessons learned so far.
Specifically, in
the early stages of the epidemic of infectious diseases, we assume the number of hospitalizations and patients for one year after the outbreak of the new coronavirus, and aim for a total of 19,000 hospital beds at approximately 500 medical institutions nationwide
. We will establish approximately 1,500 medical institutions nationwide for fever outpatient clinics.
After that, we will aim for the maximum number of hospital beds secured in response to the new corona,
and aim for a total of 51,000 hospital beds in approximately 3,000 medical institutions nationwide
. The goal is to install it in 2,000 medical institutions.
Based on these opinions, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will prepare guidelines for plans, and prefectures will formulate plans according to the actual situation of each region by March next year.