Voluntary work in our hospital by women belonging to the Women's Division of the Agricultural Cooperatives Association (JA) in Nagano got started in 1973, when the hospital accepted the organized activity of the women. In the beginning, participants were mostly officials of the Women's Division, but later on, other people joined them. They formed a society of volunteers known as Aspara Kai. The voluntary activities are wide-ranging from those directly concerned with care of patients to collecting materials. They have played an important role as a bridge connecting health care to the community by telling people how things are going on in the hospital. Among the activities our hospital sponsors or supports, there are short courses in nursing care, health, mutual help and so on. Doctors and many other specialists on the hospital staff participate in these projects as volunteer lecturers. To enrich the content of these activities, we wish to join hands more tightly with the agricultural cooperatives and become a bearer of health care, medical service and welfare in the region. By carrying out our activities with a sense of unity, comprehensively and efficiently, we will be able to build a society of mutual aid.
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