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Eucalia and Ikko-kai Partnership: A New Era for Local Healthcare

In a significant move to bolster healthcare services in Japan, Eucalia Inc., headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, has announced a partnership contract with Ikko-kai Medical Corporation, which operates Kobayashi Hospital in Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture. This agreement comes as Japan faces unprecedented challenges due to an aging population, resulting in a strained healthcare system especially among small to medium-sized hospitals.

The Reason Behind the Contract

The Japanese healthcare environment is undergoing a relentless transformation, pressured by profound personnel shortages and financial instabilities. Small hospitals often find themselves in precarious situations, including unprofitability and a lack of successors, threatening the sustainability of necessary medical services. Eucalia, with its vision of 'industrializing healthcare' and mission to 'realize what healthcare and nursing should be through transformation,' is stepping in to address these challenges.

Eucalia aims not just to provide consulting but also to offer a comprehensive suite of services that includes funding, procurement, regional collaboration, hospital reconstruction, and the utilization of digital transformation (DX) data to support hospital management. This multifaceted approach is aligned with Eucalia's commitment to achieving a triad of benefits: stable management of hospitals and care facilities, improved job satisfaction and income for healthcare workers, and enhanced well-being for patients and caregivers.

Ikko-kai, with its long-standing commitment to providing internal medicine services in Iruma City, contributes to the community’s healthcare for years. The partnership is intended to support Ikko-kai's sustainable operations while advancing Eucalia's vision and mission.

Contract Details

Under this contract, Eucalia will leverage its extensive experience in hospital management to provide Ikko-kai with operational support. This includes strengthening the management foundation through strategic planning and financial management, improving staff recruitment and retention, and promoting medical DX tailored for the hospital's needs to enhance efficiency in both clinical and administrative tasks. Furthermore, utilizing Eucalia's nationwide network, they aim to create the optimal hospital management model aligned with national regional healthcare plans.

Overview of Ikko-kai

Ikko-kai has played a pivotal role in local healthcare, focusing on internal medicine services, with a mission rooted in community welfare and patient care.

Schedule and Future Prospects

The partnership has been set, and while the immediate impact on this fiscal period’s performance is expected to be minimal, the mid-to-long-term implications for both companies' performance and corporate value are anticipated to be significantly positive. Eucalia commits to promptly disclose any future developments that may affect their business outlook.

About Eucalia

Eucalia is dedicated to advancing healthcare and caregiving practices through five key transformation themes: (1) separation of medicine and management, (2) optimization of hospital operations, (3) patient-centered value-based health care (VBHC), (4) integrated community models, and (5) appropriate DX implementation at the frontline. With headquarters at 19th Floor, Kasumigaseki Building, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Eucalia continues to lead initiatives in medical management support, senior-related services, and advanced medical device business.

To learn more, visit Eucalia's official website at Eucalia.