Deteriorating Operating Environment for Medical Institutions
First written in FY2024. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-05-15.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-05-15RestatedEarnings
「In the healthcare and nursing care industries in which our Group operates, medical institutions continue to face a challenging management environment due to difficulties securing healthcare professionals, rising labor costs and increased costs for pharmaceuticals and materials resulting from higher prices. Across the industry, conditions remain such that developments must continue to be monitored closely.」
The report continued to describe a challenging management environment caused by difficulty securing healthcare professionals, rising labor costs and higher pharmaceutical and materials costs. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Among hospitals, 74.6% operated at a loss on medical operating income, which indicates the profitability of their core business. Even on ordinary income, 65.0% of medical institutions were forced to operate at a loss.」
The Group continues to recognize a challenging environment due to losses at medical institutions, labor shortages, succession issues, rising construction costs and repayments of COVID-19 emergency loans. The reported loss ratios were 74.6% for medical operating income and 65.0% for ordinary income. - 2026-03-04RestatedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「The healthcare and nursing care industries continue to face a challenging business environment against a backdrop of chronic labor shortages, rising labor costs and responses to work-style reforms.」
The report reiterated that the healthcare and nursing care industries continue to operate in a challenging business environment. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In the healthcare and long-term care industries where the Group operates, a challenging business environment has persisted amid price increases caused by fluctuations in resource prices and foreign exchange rates, rising personnel costs due to chronic labor shortages, and the burden of responding to work-style reforms centered on physicians. In addition, broader wage increases are further increasing the cost burden, and the industry as a whole remains in a phase requiring close monitoring of developments.」
A difficult business environment in healthcare and long-term care is continuing due to inflation, higher personnel costs, the burden of work-style reforms for physicians and broader wage increases. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「Among hospitals, 74.9% operated at a loss on medical operating income, which indicates the profitability of their core business. Even on ordinary income, 65.3% of medical institutions were forced to operate at a loss excluding subsidies from the government and other bodies during the COVID-19 pandemic.」
Losses at medical institutions, labor shortages, succession issues, rising construction costs and the start of repayments on emergency COVID-19 loans are recognized as external environmental risks.