Inundation damage clinic Interviews and drug prescriptions resumed Nagano Toyonomachi November 6 11:43

The clinic in Toyono-cho, Nagano, which was damaged by heavy rain due to typhoon No.19, resumed medical care only for interviews and prescriptions.

At a welfare facility operated by a social welfare corporation “Kyoseikai” in Toyono-cho, Nagano, the typhoon No. 19 caused heavy rain, and the clinic on the first floor of the building was damaged by water.

Therefore, in the facility, a temporary examination room and an office room are set up in the vacant room on the second floor, and from the 5th day, 3 weeks after the typhoon, acceptance of outpatients is resumed only for interviews and prescription of drugs. Did.

On the 6th, many people visited from 9am, and doctors asked if there was any change in their physical condition and measured their blood pressure.

A local 77-year-old woman who visited the site said, “I was relieved to have a medical examination at a familiar place.”

On the other hand, since many medical devices have been submerged, it will take time to resume examinations using X-rays, etc., so the social welfare corporation that is operating is considering methods for full-scale restoration.

Takashi Matsumura, a social welfare corporation, said, “I heard that the clinic was loved by the community, and I realized that this clinic is loved by the community. I wanted to aim. "