病院利益率、赤字に　新型コロナで経営悪化―団体調査

　全日本病院協会と日本病院会、日本医療法人協会は１８日、新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大を受けた医療機関の経営状況に関する緊急調査結果（速報値）を発表した。有効回答を得た１０４９病院を集計したところ、収入に対する利益の割合を示す４月の「利益率」は９．０％の赤字。黒字だった前年同月から１０．０ポイント下落し、経営悪化が鮮明となった。新型コロナを敬遠して外来患者が大幅に減ったことなどが影響したとみられる。
　３団体は「緊急的な助成がなければ、新型コロナへの適切な対応は不可能になり、地域での医療崩壊が強く危惧される」として、２０２０年度第２次補正予算案での対応を含めた支援を政府に求めた。（2020/05/18-19:04）

Japanese hospitals became unprofitable in April, hit by a decrease in visits by patients on fears of coronavirus infections, preliminary survey data showed Monday.
   The survey found that the rate of profitability at 1,049 hospitals across the country stood at minus 9.0 pct, down a whopping 10.0 percentage points from a year before.
   The data were released by the All Japan Hospital Association, the Japan Hospital Association and the Association of Japanese Healthcare Corporations.
   "It would be impossible to respond to the novel coronavirus appropriately without emergency assistance," the three organizations said. "Regional medical collapses are strongly feared."
   The profitability rate fell below minus 10 pct at hospitals that accepted COVID-19 patients and were forced into temporary shutdowns due to outbreaks inside their facilities.