What can Public Hospitals Contribute to Community Medicine?

Abstract

Public hospitals are obligated to take part in acute phase medical care within the Local Inclution Care System to cope with the aging society. What is the financial situation like in hospitals that contribute to the the community healthcare ? This paper comperes top ranking and lower ranking which practice community healthcare within the DPC/PDPS system. As a result, top hospitals are highly profitable on a large scale, whereas lower ranking hospitals require financial aid in order to function properly and improve the community healthcare.