Development of BCM diagnosis and support tools that enable the formulation and management of business continuity plans for all hospitals

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K10478
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58010:Medical management and medical sociology-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Sasaki Hiroyuki 東北大学, 災害科学国際研究所, 准教授 (90625097)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 事業継続マネジメント / BCM / 事業継続計画 / BCP / 病院 / 水害

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A historical and geographical review paper on hospital BCP was submitted and published in TJEM in 2019 and 2020. Assumed hazards of hospital BCPs formulated in Japan and overseas are assumed to be regional disaster events, and there are regional differences. In recent years, the number of hospital BCPs that position floods and infectious diseases as hazards has increased. In FY2021, we analyzed the hospital BCP against heavy rain and flood damage from a GIS perspective and proceeded with research on countermeasures that contribute to the continuation of the hospital business. 221 out of 761 domestic disaster base hospitals (29.0%) and 2044 out of 7382 non-disaster base hospitals (27.7%) were located in the flood inundation area.

Free Research Field

災害医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

文献的レビューから近年、水害、感染症をハザードとして位置づける病院が多くなった。GIS的視点からの分析では国内の災害拠点病院、非災害拠点病院とも約3割が洪水浸水想定区域内に立地することが判明し、近年頻発・激甚化する豪雨災害に対して日本の医療機関が脆弱であることが浮き彫りになった。非災害拠点病院のBCP策定も低調に止まっていることから、研究代表者の取り組む令和４年度文科科研「病院BCMに資する訓練支援」、令和3年度厚労科研「浸水被害も含めた病院BCPのあり方」研究において引き続き全国病院のBCP策定、BCM支援に努め、ガイドライン策定などをつうじて医療体制強靱化を図る必要がある。