Hospitals scramble to secure doctors for 10-day Golden Week in Japan

Hospitals in Japan have been scrambling to secure enough doctors during the unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday period that began Saturday, which has been extended to accommodate the historic transition between the old and new emperors.By hiring doctors to work temporarily, many medical institutions have sought to give their physicians enough days off as they and businesses have been aiming to change the notorious culture of long work hours. However, some hospitals in rural areas have given up plans for temporary recruitment and are asking their own doctors to work longer instead.M. St…READ FULL ARTICLE