[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.
Department of Social Service, Kyoto University Hospital.
Makoto
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Tanaka
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