Tokyo hospital apologizes for 7 infection deaths

Tokyo hospital apologizes for 7 infection deaths

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Ito (foreground), head of the Ito Noshinkei Geka Byoin (Ito Neurosurgical Hospital), bows at a new news conference in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Jan. 18 and apologizes for deaths of seven inpatients at the hospital from what is believed to be an in-hospital infection.

7 die due to in-hospital infection in Tokyo

7 die due to in-hospital infection in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Seven inpatients have died at Ito Noshinkei Geka Byoin (Ito Neurosurgical Hospital)(in the photo) in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward from what is believed to be an in-hospital infection, the hospital said Jan. 18. The two male and five female patients -- who died between Jan. 10 and Jan. 16 -- may have died from serratia bacteria infections.

Tokyo hospital apologizes for 7 infection deaths

Tokyo hospital apologizes for 7 infection deaths

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Ito (foreground), head of the Ito Noshinkei Geka Byoin (Ito Neurosurgical Hospital), bows at a new news conference in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Jan. 18 and apologizes for deaths of seven inpatients at the hospital from what is believed to be an in-hospital infection.

7 die due to in-hospital infection in Tokyo

7 die due to in-hospital infection in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Seven inpatients have died at Ito Noshinkei Geka Byoin (Ito Neurosurgical Hospital)(in the photo) in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward from what is believed to be an in-hospital infection, the hospital said Jan. 18. The two male and five female patients -- who died between Jan. 10 and Jan. 16 -- may have died from serratia bacteria infections.

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, shows Pi-chan (C), a stuffed rabbit toy that was treated at Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys, sitting on a sofa at the reception of the hospital. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, in the western Japan city of Toyonaka shows the beds of Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Japan "hospital" for stuffed toys bursting at seams

Komichi Horiguchi, head of Nuigurumi Byoin, an Osaka-based hospital for stuffed toys in the western Japan city of Toyonaka, takes care of a stuffed toy patient on Sept. 20, 2016. The hospital prides itself on having the standards of a top-level medical facility -- high-quality care, skillful "doctors," reassuring nurses, and a friendly and sanitary environment -- but only treats stuffed toys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo