Number of hospital admissions for residents of the disaster area stratified by hospital location
| ACSC measure | Before quake | After quake | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster area | Cross-border | Within prefecture | Cross-border | |
| Overall | 17 617 (98.1) | 334 (1.9) | 17 506 (97.5) | 444 (2.5) |
| Vaccine preventable | 1506 (98.6) | 22 (1.4) | 1552 (98.4) | 25 (1.6) |
| Chronic | 10 612 (98.1) | 205 (1.9) | 10 314 (97.6) | 259 (2.4) |
| Acute | 5499 (98.1) | 107 (1.9) | 5640 (97.2) | 160 (2.8) |
Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefecture are defined as the disaster area. Patients who were admitted to hospitals outside the disaster area are defined as cross-border. Numbers and percentages are presented.
ACSC, ambulatory care sensitive condition.