Source: Japanese Red Cross Society
Country: Japan
Keep the Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital operating
The Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital is the leading healthcare facility in Kumamoto Prefecture with 500 beds operated by 1,000 staff. It is located near the epicentre of the earthquakes and was lightly damaged. After the earthquakes, it has also covered the other collapsed health facilities and accepted thousands of patients without any interruptions, although half of the staff are affected by the quakes. Most of the Red Cross hospitals in Japan have dispatched totally 300 medical staff to keep the Kumamoto hospital operating.