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小倉健一郎さんは石巻市中浦に住んでいる。中浦地区は、津波で被災したところ。雄勝までは遠いので、毎日、車で通う。
震災の前は神戸に住んでいた。なにかできることはないかと思って、宮城県にたずねたところ、雄勝に病院がないことを知った。雄勝の人たちが困っていたので雄勝に来ることにした。雄勝に来た時、「風光明媚なところだ、でも、今は何もない。そして、雄勝の人はすごく温かい」と思ったそうだ。雄勝の風景が大好き。特に、雀島からみた景色が大好きだ。
小倉さんは、雄勝病院が津波で使えなくなったので、雄勝診療所を作った。知らない土地で診療所を作ることは大変だった。専門は整形外科と内科。小倉さんが医師になったのは、人のためになる仕事で、定年がないからだそうだ。どこにいても働けるので、医師になってよかったと思っている。
雄勝診療所は朝八時半から夕方五時までやっている。お昼休みは12時から午後1時まで。平日開いていて、土曜日と休日はお休みだ。小倉さんは、毎日だいたい8時間半働いている。小倉さんの他に看護師が5人、事務局長が1人、合計7人が働いている。一日に、20人ぐらいの患者が来る。ほとんどが雄勝に住んでいる人。飯野川、入釜谷、桃生に住んでいる人も時々来る。
小倉さんは、これから雄勝に木を植えて、町をきれいにしたいと思っている。石巻の子どもたちに「石巻を発展させるためにがんばってもらいたい」と言っていた。
取材・文：こども記者@雄勝アカデミー一同
写真：千葉 拓人（東松島高校２年生）
2013/03/11
Interview with Dr. Kenichiro Ogura, Ogatsu Clinic
Written by the children of Ogatsu Academy
Photo by Hiroto Chiba | 2nd year, Higashi Matsushima High School
Dr. Kenichiro Ogura lives in Nakaura in Ishinomaki, one of the places hit hard by the tsunami. It’s quite far to Ogatsu, so he commutes everyday by car. Before the earthquake, he lived in Kobe. While trying to think of something he could do to help, Dr. Ogura visited Miyage prefecture and discovered there was no clinic there. When he saw the people of Ogatsu suffering, he decided to move there. After he moved, he thought to himself “Ogatsu is such a beautiful place. Now there’s nothing here, yet the people are incredibly warm.” He loves the scenery, particularly the views from Suzume Island.
Dr. Ogura decided to set up Ogatsu clinic as the old hospital was damaged beyond repair by the tsunami. It was a challenge to set up a clinic in an unfamiliar town. He’s a physician, but also specialises in orthopaedics. He became a doctor because he wanted to help people and because he’d never have to retire. He’s glad he became a doctor because it means he can work anywhere.
Ogatsu clinic is open from 8:30am until 5:00pm, and breaks for lunch from midday to 1pm. The clinic is open on weekdays, and closed Saturdays and holidays. Dr. Ogura works about eight and a half hours a day. He works with 5 nurses and an office manager, meaning there are 7 staff in total. The clinic has about 20 patients a day, most of whom live in Ogatsu, but people occasionally come from Iinokawa, Irikamaya and Monou. In the future, Dr. Ogura would like to plant more trees to return the town to its former beauty. His message to the children of Ishinomaki is “Let’s all work together to redevelop our town.”
Ogatsu Clinic website: http://ogatsusinryojo.wordpress.com
Caption: The things he likes best in Ogatsu are “wakame seaweed” and “the beautiful plum blossoms”
Caption: Ogatsu is an area of outstanding natural beauty
Special thanks to The Japan Foundation London Office Language Center
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