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Figure 2. Healthcare engineering and disaster management.


energy saving was confirmed. Consequently, this had a favourable impact on the financial balance of the hospital. We could save 13.7 per cent of expenditure for electricity, 8.6 per cent for water, and even 18 per cent for gas. In total, we were able to save more than


$528,000 in the year of the earthquake. Looking at the data on power consumption in the hospital, we found that it was markedly suppressed after the earthquake.


Discussion Our experience revealed that natural disasters have a wide range of impacts on


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As the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the earthquake, we suffered from its collateral damage, such as from a shortage of electricity due to restrictions on electricity, requested by the government


hospital utilities, as well as patients and healthcare staff. Direct impact includes human injury and damage to buildings. Our hospital is located approximately 375 kilometres from the epicentre of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, in the


northern part of the country. Because of the location, direct damage


to property was limited in our hospital. Therefore, our experience in a moderately remote area is likely to have been different from those in areas close to the epicentre.


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