Abstract
In the 42 years since our hospital's founding, its building had become aged and overcrowded. To solve these issues, a new hospital was planned and opened in January 2021. Previously in Samihara, about 6,000 ambulances a year could not be accommodated in the city hospitals and had to be redirected to other municipalities. Because of this, a working group was established based on the concept of “strengthening emergency medical care” and examined the design and operational plans for the new hospital. In terms of physical facilities, the interventional radiology room, endoscopy room, and radiology room were designed to be adjacent to the emergency outpatient department on the first floor. On the organizational side, we established an emergency center and a stroke center to strengthen our emergency medical system. The new hospital has actively accepted emergency patients since it opened, and the number of ambulances accepted has increased by 1,600 per year compared with before it opened. By promoting the clear concept of “strengthening emergency medical care”, the new hospital centered on emergency medical care was successfully completed and has led to an increase in the acceptance of emergency patients.
