Attempting to reduce the number of doctors and hospital beds solely from the perspective of fiscal reconstruction is what invited the crisis.

Taketo Goto. "From the Suspension of Choshi City General Hospital to Recall: Starting from a Minus." Access Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 978-4990264918.

From the "Foreword to Publication" at the beginning of the above book
Hiroshi Shikata
Hospital Administrator of Machida City Hospital, former Editor-in-Chief of Sunday Mainichi, former Professor at Toho University

Quote below
"It means that political movements can erode even medical care, and furthermore, if citizens are indifferent or only focused on their own interests, the foundation of safety and security can be shaken. The medical crisis was also largely due to political shortsightedness and lack of vision. Attempting to reduce the number of doctors and hospital beds solely from the perspective of fiscal reconstruction is what invited the crisis. That movement, combined with the circumstances Choshi was facing, led to the disappearance of the only public hospital, a base of security. This history is not someone else's problem for other regions either."
Omitted
"If there is a lesson to be learned from Choshi, I think it is thorough information disclosure."