※Translated with Notion AI. (Plus version)
“How many hospitals capable of handling the next pandemic will remain in Japan?”
As a physician who fought on the frontlines at a designated emergency hospital, this question weighs heavily on me.
While the threat of COVID-19 is now considered a thing of the past and economic and social activities are returning to normal, the medical field bears deep scars.
Emergency hospitals that fought against COVID-19 are being forced into closure or downsizing due to financial difficulties.
However, many people don’t know why this situation persists.
And the media rarely addresses this reality.
