Soma General Hospital

Soma General Hospital (公立相馬総合病院, Kōritsu Sōma Sōgō Byōin) is a public hospital in Soma, Fukushima, Japan. Founded in 1970, the hospital is one of the largest health care institution in northeast Fukushima. It serves the cities of Soma, Shinchi, and surrounding municipalities, with a combined population of more than 130,000 residents.

Soma General Hospital
Soma General Hospital in 2015
Geography
Location142 Tsubogasaku, Niinuma, Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, 976-0011, Japan
Coordinates37.8112°N 140.9217°E / 37.8112; 140.9217
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeDistrict and Teaching
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II (Sōsō district)
Beds240
History
OpenedOctober 1, 1970
Links
Websitewww.bb.soma.or.jp/~psghjim1/
ListsHospitals in Japan

Facilities and operations

Soma General Hospital has 240 beds and is the only hospital in Soma that provides full-time otolaryngological medical care.[1] The hospital is also a teaching facility for medical professionals including resident physicians and nurses.

Departments include Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine, Hematology, Hepatology, Nephrology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, and Rheumatology), Surgery (Cardiovascular Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, and Plastic Surgery), Dermatology, Laboratory Medicine, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Radiology, Urology, Coronary Care Unit, Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

2011 Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami caused serious damage to various areas of the Pacific coast in northeast Japan, and Fukushima faced fears of meltdown of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.[2][3] Located approximately 40 km north of the nuclear power plant, Soma General Hospital acted as a key regional hospital, although neighboring hospitals were shut down immediately after the disaster.[4]

Access

Soma General Hospital is located 5 minutes by car from Sōma Station. There are also direct bus routes from the station. Parking is provided next to the hospital, connected to the hospital building via a passageway.

References
  1. Hasegawa, J; Hidaka, H; Kuriyama, S; Obara, T; Hashimoto, K; Tateda, Y; Okumura, Y; Kobayashi, T; Katori, Y (2015). "Change in and long-term investigation of neuro-otologic disorders in disaster-stricken Fukushima prefecture: Retrospective cohort study before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake". PLOS ONE. 10 (4): e0122631. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1022631H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122631. PMC 4388657. PMID 25849607.
  2. Shibahara, S (2011). "The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and devastating tsunami". The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 223 (4): 305–7. doi:10.1620/tjem.223.305. PMID 21478655.
  3. Ishigaki, A; Higashi, H; Sakamoto, T; Shibahara, S (2013). "The Great East-Japan Earthquake and devastating tsunami: An update and lessons from the past Great Earthquakes in Japan since 1923". The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine. 229 (4): 287–99. doi:10.1620/tjem.229.287. PMID 23583960.
  4. Fukunaga, H (2015). "After the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 108 (4): 151–2. doi:10.1177/0141076815572936. PMC 4406886. PMID 25827904.
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