All of the 4 Full-time pediatricians are going to leave red cross hospital in Saitama in this summer or autumn. The hospital is trying to persuade them not to quit but it is highly likely for all of them to quit. The reason is not announced. Currently the hospital is not accepting high risk pregnancy and outpatient of pediatrics.
In April of 2011, the hospital just obtained the licence of Perinatal Medical Center to serve advanced medical care for pregnant women in the severe condition or newborn babies. (10 hospitals have the licence in Saitama), but the medical department of prefectural government comments, the hospital is trying to hunt new doctors but if they keep having difficulties to find back-up doctors, the licence might be cancelled.
All of the 3 full-time doctors are leaving from Shiki city hospital of Saitama as well. They haven’t found back-up doctors after October yet.
Iori Mochizuki