Detailed Data 1 Regional Status of Standards Achievement Detailed Data 2 Nationwide Status of Standards Achievement Medical Care Plan Overview 1. To meet the increasingly diversified needs of people, including the need for more advanced technology, the medical care was institutionalized pursuant to revision of the Medical Service Law as of December 1985, in order to promote the establishment of a systematic medical service delivery system in each region by utilizing medical resources effectively. This change also assured a mutual linkage and cooperation among the medical care institutions. Medical care plans are prepared by prefectural governments. Medical care plans are to be reviewed at least every five years.
Prefectural governments review medical care plans, if necessary.
The Number of Necessary Beds and Existing Beds by Prefecture Health Centers, etc. Overview The purpose of health centers is to improve public health in their regions. Furthermore, as key professional and technical facilities for regional health care measures covering a wide area, the services of health centers were enhanced in terms of the collection and organization of information, research and study, and planning and coordination. Municipal health centers are the key facilities for regional health care measures at the municipal level.