Due to the impact of the earthquake on the 16th of this month, the general outpatient clinic was suspended at the hospital in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, but after the equipment inspection was completed, the clinic resumed on the 22nd.
At the "Public Soma General Hospital" in Soma City, which observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher due to the earthquake on the 16th of this month, in addition to power outages and water outages, the glass in the hospital room broke and the machines necessary for patient diagnosis and treatment fell over. Due to some damage, I stopped the general outpatient treatment.
On the 22nd, after inspecting and repairing the broken equipment and resuming medical treatment, the citizens were visiting one after another in the snow.
A high school boy living nearby who came to undergo an MRI examination said, "It's been a while since the disaster, but when the hospital is reopened, I feel relieved as a citizen."
At the hospital, although the water outage has been resolved, the water quality test has not been completed, so it cannot be used for drinking water or artificial dialysis for inpatients, and the Self-Defense Forces still support the supply of about 60 tons of water a day.
In addition, while continuing the medical examination, we will continue to repair buildings damaged by the earthquake.
Masahiko Sato, director of Soma General Hospital, said, "I am relieved that I have managed to resume general medical care. Although it is still far from the original state due to problems such as water and building damage, it supports local residents from the medical aspect. I want to go. "