Table 2.
Secondary Medical Area (SMA) characteristics of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures
| Prefecture | Secondary Medical Area (SMA) | Variables | Before GEJE | After GEJE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 (changes in % from 2010)b | 2010 (reference) | 2011 (changes in % from 2010)b,c | 2013 (changes in % from 2010)b,c | |||
| Iwate Prefecture | Kuji | Population | 64 843 (3.7) | 62 505 | 61 535 (−1.6) | 60 142 (−3.8) |
| Number of hospitals | 4 (0.0) | 4 | 4 (0.0) | 4 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 408 (−5.3) | 431 | 413 (−4.2) | 418 (−3.0) | ||
| Ninohe | Population | 63 169 (4.2) | 60 605 | 59 708 (−2.5) | 57 913 (−4.4) | |
| Number of hospitals | 3 (0.0) | 3 | 3 (0.0) | 3 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 420 (−6.0) | 447 | 458 (2.5) | 454 (1.6) | ||
| Miyako | Population | 93 529 (0.9) | 92 694 | 89 176 (−3.8) | 86 302 (−6.9) | |
| Number of hospitals | 7 (16.7) | 6 | 5 (−16.7) | 5 (−16.7) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 706 (−6.5) | 755 | 756 (0.1) | 708 (−6.2) | ||
| Morioka | Population | 486 107 (0.9) | 481 699 | 482 096 (0.1) | 481 217 (−0.1) | |
| Number of hospitals | 42 (2.4) | 41 | 39 (−4.9) | 39 (−4.9) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 4735 (−5.2) | 4994 | 5024 (0.6) | 5451 (9.2) | ||
| Kamaishi | Population | 57 496 (4.8) | 54 850 | 49 952(−8.9) | 48 153(−12.2) | |
| Number of hospitals | 6 (0.0) | 6 | 5 (−16.7) | 5 (−16.7) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 560 (−1.2) | 567 | 505 (−10.9) | 548 (−3.4) | ||
| Iwatechubu | Population | 236 254 (2.5) | 230 509 | 229 713 (−0.3) | 227 303 (−1.4) | |
| Number of hospitals | 14 (7.7) | 13 | 13 (0.0) | 13 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1331 (−5.9) | 1415 | 1490 (5.3) | 1448 (2.3) | ||
| Kesen | Population | 72 755 (3.6) | 70 227 | 65 552 (−6.7) | 64 169 (−8.6) | |
| Number of hospitals | 4 (33.3) | 3 | 2 (−33.3) | 3 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 388 (−5.6) | 411 | 388 (−5.6) | 420 (2.2) | ||
| Tankou | Population | 144 795 (2.6) | 141 071 | 140 066 (−0.7) | 137 659 (−2.4) | |
| Number of hospitals | 10 (0.0) | 10 | 10 (0.0) | 10 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 973 (0.2) | 971 | 1013 (4.3) | 997 (2.7) | ||
| Ryouban | Population | 131 991 (4.0) | 126 923 | 134 958 (6.3) | 131 595 (3.7) | |
| Number of hospitals | 10 (0.0) | 10 | 9 (−10.0) | 9 (−10.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1017 (0.5) | 1012 | 1047 (3.5) | 1007 (−0.5) | ||
| Miyagi Prefecture | Ishinomakia | Population | 398 991 (2.7) | 388 667 | 367 725 (−5.4) | 358 816 (−7.7) |
| Number of hospitals | 25 (0.0) | 25 | 16 (−36.0) | 20 (−20.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 2465 (−3.8) | 2563 | 2065 (−19.4) | 2321 (−9.4) | ||
| Osaki-Kurihara | Population | 293 307 (2.7) | 285 721 | 284 387 (−0.5) | 279 962 (−2.0) | |
| Number of hospitals | 27 (0.0) | 27 | 27 (0.0) | 26 (−3.7) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1935 (0.5) | 1926 | 2000 (3.8) | 2057 (6.8) | ||
| Sendai | Population | 1 468 320 (−1.5) | 1 490 098 | 1 488 608 (−0.1) | 1 509 985 (1.3) | |
| Number of hospitals | 77 (−3.8) | 80 | 78 (−2.5) | 81 (1.3) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 10 135 (−9.9) | 11 243 | 11 407 (1.5) | 12 058 (7.2) | ||
| Sennan | Population | 188 381 (2.6) | 183 679 | 182 504 (−0.6) | 179 380 (−2.3) | |
| Number of hospitals | 13 (0.0) | 13 | 12 (−7.7) | 13 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1080 (0.7) | 1072 | 1049 (−2.1) | 1196 (11.6) | ||
| Fukushima Prefecture | Sousou | Population | 198 390 (1.2) | 195 950 | 185 575 (−5.3) | 180 194 (−8.0) |
| Number of hospitals | 17 (6.3) | 16 | 6 (−62.5) | 9 (−43.8) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1485 (2.4) | 1450 | 467 (−67.8) | 698 (−51.9) | ||
| Kenpoku | Population | 505 531 (1.7) | 497 059 | 489 068 (−1.6) | 478 602 (−3.7) | |
| Number of hospitals | 34 (6.3) | 32 | 32 (0.0) | 32 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 3587 (−10.7) | 4018 | 4054 (0.9) | 4017 (0.0) | ||
| Aizu | Population | 271 634 (3.7) | 262 051 | 259 617 (−0.9) | 253 301 (−3.3) | |
| Number of hospitals | 19 (0.0) | 19 | 19 (0.0) | 18 (−5.3) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 2725 (−3.8) | 2833 | 2953 (4.2) | 2812 (−0.7) | ||
| Kenchuu | Population | 558 249 (1.2) | 551 745 | 542 444 (−1.7) | 533 286 (−3.3) | |
| Number of hospitals | 34 (3.0) | 33 | 31 (−6.1) | 33 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 4571 (−1.9) | 4660 | 4646 (−0.3) | 4864 (4.4) | ||
| Iwaki | Population | 350 258 (2.3) | 342 249 | 334 280 (−2.3) | 327 856 (−4.2) | |
| Number of hospitals | 29 (0.0) | 29 | 26 (−10.3) | 26 (−10.3) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 2973 (−4.5) | 3112 | 2926 (−6.0) | 2923 (−6.1) | ||
| Kennan | Population | 152 517 (1.6) | 150 117 | 148 595 (−1.0) | 146 059 (−2.7) | |
| Number of hospitals | 13 (44.4) | 9 | 10 (11.1) | 9 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 1097 (11.0) | 988 | 1111 (12.4) | 1085 (9.8) | ||
| Minamiaizu | Population | 31 773 (6.3) | 29 893 | 29 416 (−1.6) | 28 282 (−5.4) | |
| Number of hospitals | 1 (0.0) | 1 | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 88 (−3.3) | 91 | 101 (11.0) | 94 (3.3) | ||
| Total | Population | 5 768 290 (1.2) | 5 698 312 | 5 624 975 (−1.3) | 5 570 176 (−2.2) | |
| Number of hospitals | 389 (2.4) | 380 | 348 (−8.4) | 359 (−5.5) | ||
| Number of nursing staff | 42 679 (−5.1) | 44 959 | 43 873(−2.4) | 45 576 (1.4) | ||
aIshinomaki–Tome–Kesennuma.
bChanges in % in reference to 2010.
cFigures after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Negative change is shown in italic text.