Thu. May 16, 2019 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Room 3 (2F Room B-1)

Organizer: Yoshihisa Honda(Kaita Hospital, Japan)
Chair: Kentaro Kinjo(Morinosaot Hospital, Japan)
Facilitator: Kaita Hospital, Japan)

Community Hospitals(CHs) are present in many countries and their roles in the healthcare system varies from setting to setting. What is common is that they are often staffed by Family Physicians(FPs) who provide integrated and coordinated care, as well as continuity of care. In this session we introudce three CHs in Asia and discuss on their similarities and differencies. It’ll be useful for understanding integrated care model in each contry and the roles of family physicians in CH.
Kaita hospital is a 96 bedded teaching hospital in Japan run by FPs and provides outpatient care, sub- and post-acute inpatient care and home care including end of life care.
St Lukes Hospital is a 200 bedded CH in Singapore. It is a “step-down” inpatient facility which receives referrals from tertiary hospitals for inpatient rehabilitation, wound care, intravenous antibiotics, dementia care and palliative care. The FP leads the multidisciplinary team in coordinating goals of care. After discharge, the patients are followed up in a continuity one stop FP clinic that provides a wide range of services.
CHs in Thailand are located in the district level and are usually providing general care, primary care treatment, integrate care and health promotion.