Open AccessA Study of the Patient Acceptance Capacity of the Yamanashi Prefecture Medical System amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Hiroyuki Kojin,
Osamu Ito,
Hiroyuki Kinouchi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jma journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2433-3298
pISSN - 2433-328X
DOI - 10.31662/jmaj.2020-0034
Subject(s) - pandemic , occupancy , covid-19 , medicine , emergency medicine , disease , healthcare system , hospital bed , medical emergency , health care , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ecology , nursing , economics , biology , economic growth
Whether healthcare providers can secure the number of beds that may be required during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the sufficiency of the hospital beds available to the healthcare system of Yamanashi, Japan, in accommodating hospitalized and severely ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.