Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in,” has become a “difficult place to live” for the elderly… The reality of the “medical care collapse crisis” that is sweeping through Kichijoji, the “No. 1 Town to Live in.
People say that Kichijoji is the No. 1 easy town to live in, but it is now the No. 1 hard town to live in. In the past 10 years, many large hospitals have been disappearing. Matsui Surgical Hospital, Mizuguchi Hospital, and Morimoto Hospital closed this year, and now it seems that Kichijoji Minami Hospital will also close. …… It is unbelievable that four large hospitals that were so important to the local residents are going to disappear all at once.
There are many old people in this town, and if they suddenly fall ill, what should they do? Young people may not be so concerned about it, but elderly people like ourselves who have lived here for a long time are already filled with anxiety. If I could move, I would move to another town right away. If I could move, I would move to another town right away.
Kichijoji is a very popular town that consistently ranks first in the “Best Places to Live” rankings published by real estate companies. The city is popular among people of all ages, from young people to senior citizens, for its combination of urban convenience and the tranquility of nature. The city of Kichijoji, however, will no longer have a single emergency medical center.
The fact that Kichijoji will no longer have a hospital that provides emergency medical care has been a concern among medical professionals for about 10 years. In 2002, Matsui Surgical Hospital (91 beds) ceased emergency and inpatient functions, and in ’17, Mizuguchi Hospital (43 beds) was also closed. In March of this year, Morimoto Hospital (78 beds) closed and became a clinic for internal medicine. The city is on the verge of a “medical collapse” and has become a very difficult place to live for the elderly,” said a medical professional.
The current situation in Kichijoji is said to be on the verge of a “medical collapse” by both long-time local residents and those in the medical profession.
The sudden closure of Kichijoji Minami Hospital, which had been the “last stronghold” of secondary emergency medical care in the Musashino area, was of course a shocking incident for the residents, but it was also “out of the blue” for the hospital itself. The sudden closure of Kichijoji Minami Hospital was, of course, a shocking incident among the residents. Masamichi Fujii, 51, director of the Kichijoji Minami Hospital, said.
It was on June 20 that we suddenly received a notice from the corporate headquarters of Keihinkai (the hospital’s management body) that the hospital was to be closed. The hospital will be closed as of September 30 because the building is aging and the safety of staff and patients cannot be guaranteed. All employees, including the director, will be laid off in three months. This is a decision that has been made. As for the prospects for reopening the hospital, he said, “The hospital will be temporarily closed and will remain closed for three to four years until a new corporation can build a new hospital and transfer the beds to the new corporation. However, it seems that the new medical corporation to which the hospital will be transferred has not yet been decided. ……
