Asahikawa Medical University President Akitoshi Yoshida, left, and its affiliated hospital chief, Hiroyuki Furukawa, hold a news conference in Hokkaido in January 2020 over a scandal involving professors. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido The chief of Asahikawa Medical University Hospital was fired after he revealed a confrontation with the university president over his refusal to accept COVID-19 patients, sources said.
The dismissal of Hiroyuki Furukawa was announced on Jan. 25, when an explanatory meeting was held for employees and other related people at state-run Asahikawa Medical University, the sources said.
The reason given for the termination was that Furukawa leaked information about university meetings to outsiders, the sources said.