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Report on the Present Situation from theRestoration Support Ofﬁce
Setsuo Takekawa, Chairman of Medical Corporate Body KEN-IKU KAIApril 5, 2011

The Ken-Iku Kai Group has established the Restoration Support Office at the Group’s Head Office. The Restoration Support Office is currently carrying out various activities aimed at contributing to the restoration of the areas
devastated by the earthquake-related disaster, primarily by providing support to the Group’s hospitals and facilities in the disaster-stricken areas. In this issue, I would like to provide you with a report about the activities thathave been carried out from March 23 onward.
[Ishinomaki Hospital & Himawari Home Healthcare Service Division]
Lifelines●In the previous report, it was mentioned that electric power has been restored. Upon completion of repairs to thewater purification tank, the hospital’s water supply and sewerage functions are expected to be completed in early
April. Until then, the hospital will continue to be dependent on water supply trucks for its water supply.

●The gas supply is expected to be restored by the end of May.

●The first floor of the hospital building, which suffered flood damage from the tsunami, is currently undergoing
repair with the support of Maeda Corporation.

Outpatient treatment●Preparations are underway to make it possible to resume outpatient treatment from April 11.

Home-visit care and nursing care
●The home-visit services are gradually being resumed. The Himawari Day Service Center plans to start providing bathing services again from this week.

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Relief supplies and manpower support1.	Between March 14 and March 29, staff of the Head Office was directly involved in delivering relief supplies atotal of 11 times.
2.	As the distribution network is gradually being restored, relief supplies can now be sent by such means as doorto-door delivery services.
3.	We are providing support to our staff who suffered damage or loss from the disaster. Various forms of support
are being provided to our staff, such as a pick-up and drop-off service between their homes or evacuation
shelters and the hospital for those who are having difficulty commuting. We are also working to secure places
to live for disaster-stricken staff.
4.	Relief staff consisting of a cumulative total of 23 members (doctors, nurses, and care providers) have gone tothe disaster-stricken areas, and are providing support there.

[Iwaki Yumoto Hospital]
Lifelines●Electric power, water supply, and gas supply have been restored.

Outpatient treatment●

Outpatient treatment resumed on March 28.

Relief supplies
1.	Between March 12 and March 29, staff of the Disaster Task Force were directly involved in delivering relief
supplies a total of 10 times.
2.	The infrastructure of Iwaki Yumoto Hospital has been restored, so it has become possible to procure supplies
on its own. Therefore, the Disaster Task Force has ended its procurement and transportation of relief supplies
to the hospital.		

Ishinomaki Hospital

Iwaki Yumoto Hospital

Water supply×(currently being supplied by water supply trucks)◯(usage of hot springs has resumed)

Electric power△(resumed, with the exception of a portion of the 1st floor)◯Gas supply

×(expected to be restored by the end of May)

◯Buildings△(recovery work is currently underway on 1st floor, whichsuffered flood damage from the tsunami)◯2		Ishinomaki Hospital

Iwaki Yumoto Hospital

Staff

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support is being provided to staff who suffered disasterrelated loss or damage)◯Relief supplies

Deliveries made a total of 11 times between
March 14 and March 29
At present, deliveries are still being carried out using
such means as door-to-door delivery services

Deliveries made a total of 10 times
between March 12 and March 29
Currently able to procure supplies
on its own

March 18: 8 members(1 doctor; 4 nurses; 3 care providers)

Dispatch ofrelief staff

March 20: 5 members dispatched from Akane Medical
Corporation of Yamaguchi Prefecture(4 nurses; 1 clerical staff)
March 27: 6 members(1 doctor; 5 nurses)
April 1: 4 members(2 nurses; 2 care providers)

Outpatienttreatment

Resumed on March 28

Scheduled to resume on April 11

This summarizes the current situation at Ishinomaki Hospital, its Himawari Home Healthcare Service Division,and the Iwaki Yumoto Hospital.
Outpatient treatment has already resumed at Iwaki Yumoto Hospital, with its other functions recovering to almost
pre-disaster levels. Although it is anticipated that more time will be needed before the lifelines at Ishinomaki
Hospital and its Himawari division are fully restored, the outlook is good for the resumption of outpatient treatment, and signs are gradually appearing that restoration is moving forward. I would like to take this opportunity
to express my heartfelt gratitude for the cooperation of the many concerned parties who gave priority to restoring
medical services.
Looking out at the vast expanse of the disaster-stricken areas as a whole, it is clear that an extremely difficult roadstill lies ahead. We, as practitioners of medicine, will do everything we possibly can to contribute by providing
medical care to the people in the areas affected by the earthquake-related disaster. We ask for your support andcooperation for our efforts.

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