[Collaboration between a local medical community and a university hospital].
Here we report the current status and problems in collaboration between a local medical community and a university hospital. It is important for the university hospital to clearly define its role in the local medical community, collaborate with local medical and welfare institutes and establish a local medical and care network that supports patients and their families. For this purpose, the social service department is expected to play a role as a coordinator between the university hospital and the local medical community so that the patients can make the best use of medical and care resources.
Tanaka
Makoto
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Department of Social Service, Kyoto University Hospital.
D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D019058:Community Networks; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge