Kyoritsu Hospital, owned by the city, is the main regional medical facility and lies 45 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. On the day of the massive 9.0 magnitude quake that devastated northeast Japan, some 650 patients were staying at the hospital. More than half have since been transferred or released, but there are still more than 300 in need of care.
Kyoritsu Hospital, owned by the city, is the main regional medical facility and lies 45 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. On the day of the massive 9.0 magnitude quake that devastated northeast Japan, some 650 patients were staying at the hospital. More than half have since been transferred or released, but there are still more than 300 in need of care.