Hino City provides emergency loan of 100 million yen to Hino City Hospital due to funding shortfall

Hino City, Tokyo, hastily decided to lend 100 million yen to the city hospital, citing a lack of funds and fearing that it will not be able to pay the salaries of about 700 doctors, nurses, and staff. Mayor Soshi Koga made the announcement at a regular press conference on the 28th. The hospital continues to face financial difficulties, and the city loaned it 1 billion yen last year, and plans to provide another 1 billion yen in support this fiscal year, in addition to the 100 million yen it received this year.

According to the city, there will be a five-day holiday in September from the 19th to the 23rd, and the payment of staff salaries amounting to approximately 270 million yen will have to be brought forward from the original 21st to the 18th, but as the medical treatment revenue for the same month will be delayed to the 24th after the holidays, it has become clear that funds on hand will be short-circuited. The city will submit a supplementary budget proposal to the city council meeting starting on the 1st of the same month, and once it is approved, it will lend the money to the hospital.

The hospital continues to face financial difficulties due to competition with nearby general hospitals and rising personnel costs. A city official said, ``Bicycle operation continues for some time.''