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Bugle Boy of Company B
Doctors I know are always on vacation in Hawaii during GW. I doubt they will respond to any ER calls.
Cricky
That seems odd, must be and are in rural areas understaffed? Poor scheduling? Plus this group mentality where everyone must take time off together. Years ago I needed a doctor to sew a toe back on...sadly all the doctors in my area! Had that particular day off regularly. So a bus and train latter got my toe back on. It really is poor planning in a country plagued with natural disasters, such as an extended holiday?
rkom76
If doctors (and all of the personnel) take holidays through the year by turns then hospitals probably wouldn't need to close...
kohakuebisu
This ultimately highlights the foolishness of giving people all the same holidays in the form of national holidays.
They should halve the number of national holidays and simply enforce the labour law that states workers get paid holidays.
pointofview
How about automatic withdrawals for bills and mortgages? Bet ya they're still on.
smithinjapan
Gotta love the irony -- hospitals operate by business hours only, but in Japan, businesses force employees to work from early morning until late at night. So, not only can we not get to one if we want to, especially since most will close on holidays, which is the time most accidents happen, they don't have to follow the hours of overtime regular people who need the clinics as a result do. This is why the nation's health care system is so poor. Its tech is good, and treatment more or less fine (when they don't make mistakes), but they run it like a business.
BlackFlagCitizen
Another reason why having everyone take holidays and vacations at the same time is stupid.
wtfjapan
Another reason why having everyone take holidays and vacations at the same time is stupid.
yep Japan better wish there isnt a natural disaster during a major vacation, the injured will literally be dying waiting to be treated, all because some moron thinks its a good idea for everybody to take holidays at the same time
Gorramcowboy
It's a joke how hospitals here operate like regular businesses: 9-5.
gogogo
So they expect 1500 people but basically saying "we are closed"? How many people are going to die from this holiday? Give one extra day not a damn week and a half!
savethegaijin
Makes me love my doctor. He's open every other day during golden week. Bit of a commute but worth it, honestly.
Strangerland
Once again, people whining without bothering to figure out how these things work to make sure that they know what they are whining about.
Many Japanese go to hospitals instead of clinics, for simple things like common colds or other non-emergency ailments. These are not emergency room admissions, rather out-patients. The part of the hospital that treats these people will be closed. The emergency rooms will still be open, as they always are.