Hospital staff shortages burdening parents of Japan's sick kids

Japan's shortage of health care workers is impacting families of hospitalized children, with a recent survey showing approximately 85 percent of affected parents are forced to regularly care full-time for their kids despite paying patient fees.Not only did the survey by St. Luke's International University show some 70 percent of these working parents have had their professional lives impacted, whether by the need to quit entirely or take leave, the issue is also compounded by the fact that the facilities are not sufficiently equipped to host them.Parents are usually not served meals, and th…READ FULL ARTICLE