2013 Volume 13 Issue 4 Pages 175-179
In Sasebo and north medical area in Nagasaki prefecture, the proportion of people 65 years and older will continue to increase, while the number of younger people will decrease. The rates of mortality from malignancy, stroke and acute myocardial infarction are very high in this area. In view of the above situation, we have been taking actions to improve several practices of health care management at Sasebo City General Hospital.
First of all, special medical networks in this district have been constructed among our hospital and many other medical institutions. In particular, the Ajisai internet network, which was developed by Nagasaki prefectural government and put into practice in July 2012, is a very useful tool in regional medical services. Furthermore, in order to establish the emergency medical care system, we opened the emergency medical care center in April 2012.
Secondly, the regional medical center like our hospital has to be transformed into the magnet hospital that can attract and educate medical staff. We organized the study and training center for regional medical services. In this center, medical staff who are interns, residents, nurses, radiologists and so on are able to study various kinds of general medicine. We will build the housing for the medical staff as well.
Thirdly, we should provide our patients with safe, reliable and high quality medical care. The quality of the regional medical care has to be elevated and standardized in the community. Various staff in the medical institutions would work together as a team, and then the medical team could provide good medical care seamlessly from hospital to home.
