Since November 2020, when the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic started in earnest, Japanese hospitals are finding it harder to get by financially.
Compared to the previous year, the number of inpatients and outpatients had decreased and although emergency surgeries in November and December remained at the same level as 2019, overall the number of surgeries fell as a result medical practice profit has fallen.
However, if hospitals can receive financial aid from the government and local authorities, their financial state is expected to show some improvement. The three medical associations said that hospitals across Japan are fighting to protect regional medical care and that ongoing support for these institutions is essential to the provision of medical care in each region.
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