Japan sees record healthcare facility closures, bankruptcies


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TOKYO: (Bernama-Xinhua) The number of healthcare facilities that closed or went bankrupt reached 786 in Japan in 2024, the highest since 2000, according to survey results by a credit research company, as reported by Xinhua.

Some 64 medical institutions filed for bankruptcy, and 722 others closed their operations, according to Teikoku Databank.

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