The Japanese Prefecture of Kumamoto experienced a series of strong earthquakes in April 2016 causing widespread damage and had a serious impact on local communities. The events caused over 3000 casualties and affected the continuity of healthcare services. Many hospitals had to be evacuated but the reasons for this evacuation are not clear. This research aims to investigate the impact of damage on the performance of the healthcare service through a survey of 118 healthcare facilities. The study connects earthquake metrics and the loss of healthcare service functionality and reveals the reasons for which facilities were totally or partially evacuated. Findings suggest that the reasons are mainly damage to buildings, critical systems, and medical equipment. It concludes by estimating that the stricken areas lost approximately 15% of their healthcare functionality. The study also concludes that the current building standards increased the performance of hospital buildings by approximately 10%; however, more attention is needed to protect architectural and critical systems.

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震后医院功能评估：2016年熊本地震案例

日本熊本县在 2016 年 4 月经历了一系列强烈地震，造成大面积破坏，并对当地社区造成严重影响。这些事件造成 3000 多人伤亡，并影响了医疗服务的连续性。许多医院不得不被疏散，但疏散的原因尚不清楚。本研究旨在通过对 118 家医疗机构的调查来调查损害对医疗服务绩效的影响。该研究将地震指标与医疗服务功能的丧失联系起来，并揭示了设施全部或部分疏散的原因。调查结果表明，原因主要是建筑物、关键系统和医疗设备的损坏。最后估计受灾地区失去了大约 15% 的医疗保健功能。该研究还得出结论，当前的建筑标准使医院建筑的性能提高了约 10%；然而，需要更多的关注来保护架构和关键系统。