<Elementary> Lesson No.13
Positioning a Regional Hospital in a Competitive Area / 競合が多い地域での病院のポジショニング(医療)
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
A positioning strategy presentation where you propose differentiating a new hospital as a women-and-children specialist in a saturated market.
飽和市場で新病院を女性・子ども専門病院として差別化するポジショニング戦略を提案するプレゼンテーションの場面です。
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me explain our strategy...(戦略を説明させてください...)
2.Let me share three points...(3点お伝えします...)
3.Let me provide the data...(データをお示しします...)
4.We expect a 15 percent increase...(15パーセントの増加を予想しています...)
5.We recommend building your reputation...(評判を築くことをお勧めします...)
6.We suggest starting with...(...から始めることを提案します...)
7.This approach will help you manage...(このアプローチは...を管理するのに役立ちます...)
1-2 Essential words
1.explain(説明する)
2.avoid(避ける)
3.reduce(減らす)
4.increase(増加)
5.expect(予想する)
6.provide(提供する)
7.capture(獲得する)
8.support(支える)
9.prepare(準備する)
10.handle(対処する)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A positioning strategy presentation where you propose differentiating a new hospital as a women-and-children specialist in a saturated market.
飽和市場で新病院を女性・子ども専門病院として差別化するポジショニング戦略を提案するプレゼンテーションの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for coming today. I understand you have a positioning strategy for our new hospital. However, I'm concerned about focusing only on women and children in a city that already has 4 general hospitals. Can you explain why this approach makes sense?
(本日はお越しいただきありがとうございます。新病院のポジショニング戦略をお持ちとのことですね。ただ、すでに4つの総合病院がある都市で、女性と子どもだけに焦点を当てることに懸念があります。このアプローチがなぜ理にかなっているのか説明していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I appreciate your concern. Let me explain our strategy. First, the 4 existing hospitals compete for the same general patients, which reduces profit for everyone. Second, women and children represent 55 percent of the city population but receive limited specialized care. Third, focusing on maternity, pediatrics, and breast cancer screening will help you avoid direct competition and build a strong reputation in underserved areas.
(ご懸念はごもっともです。戦略を説明させてください。第一に、既存の4病院は同じ一般患者を奪い合っており、全員の利益を減らしています。第二に、女性と子どもは市の人口の55パーセントを占めますが、専門的なケアは限られています。第三に、産科、小児科、乳がん検診に焦点を当てることで、直接競争を避け、サービスが不足している分野で強い評判を築くことができます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
I see your point about avoiding competition. But I'm still worried about profitability. Women-and-children hospitals often have lower revenue compared to general hospitals. How can we make sure this model works financially?
(競争を避けるという点は理解しました。しかし、収益性についてはまだ心配です。女性・子ども病院は総合病院に比べて収益が低いことが多いです。このモデルが財務的に機能することをどう確認できますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
That's an important question. Let me share three points. First, specialized care allows higher fees because patients pay for expertise. Second, maternity and pediatrics have high patient loyalty, which means repeat visits and long-term relationships. Third, breast cancer screening can attract corporate health programs, which provide stable revenue. We expect a 15 percent increase in patient visits within 2 years if you focus on these areas.
(重要なご質問です。3点お伝えします。第一に、専門医療は専門性に対して患者が支払うため、より高い料金設定が可能です。第二に、産科と小児科は患者のロイヤルティが高く、繰り返しの受診と長期的な関係を意味します。第三に、乳がん検診は企業の健康プログラムを引き付けることができ、安定した収益をもたらします。これらの分野に焦点を当てれば、2年以内に患者訪問数が15パーセント増加すると予想しています。)
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The 15 percent increase sounds promising. However, what if the market size is too small? I need to be sure we can reach enough patients to support the hospital operations.
(15パーセントの増加は有望に聞こえます。しかし、市場規模が小さすぎたらどうでしょうか?病院運営を支えるのに十分な患者数に到達できるか確認する必要があります。)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I understand your concern about market size. Let me provide the data. The city has 320000 residents, and 55 percent are women and children, which means 176000 potential patients. Currently, only 2 of the 4 general hospitals offer limited maternity services, and none focus on pediatrics or breast cancer screening. This creates a clear gap. If you capture just 10 percent of this underserved market, you will have 17600 patients, which is enough to support stable operations and growth.
(市場規模に関するご懸念は理解しています。データをお示しします。この都市には32万人の住民がおり、55パーセントが女性と子どもで、つまり17万6000人の潜在患者がいます。現在、4つの総合病院のうち2つだけが限定的な産科サービスを提供しており、小児科や乳がん検診に焦点を当てている病院はありません。これは明確なギャップを生み出しています。このサービスが不足している市場のわずか10パーセントを獲得すれば、1万7600人の患者を持つことになり、安定した運営と成長を支えるのに十分です。)
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The numbers are convincing. One last question: what are the main risks we should prepare for with this strategy?
(数字には説得力があります。最後の質問です。この戦略で準備すべき主なリスクは何ですか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
There are two main risks. First, if one of the existing hospitals decides to expand into women-and-children services, competition will increase. To reduce this risk, we recommend building your reputation quickly through community programs and partnerships with local clinics. Second, patient demand may take longer to build than expected. To handle this, we suggest starting with maternity services first, then adding pediatrics and screening within 6 months. This approach will help you manage costs while growing the patient base.
(主なリスクは2つあります。第一に、既存病院の1つが女性・子どもサービスに拡大することを決めた場合、競争が激化します。このリスクを減らすため、地域プログラムや地元クリニックとの提携を通じて迅速に評判を築くことをお勧めします。第二に、患者需要の構築が予想より時間がかかる可能性があります。これに対処するため、まず産科サービスから始め、6か月以内に小児科と検診を追加することを提案します。このアプローチは、患者基盤を拡大しながらコストを管理するのに役立ちます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. Your strategy addresses my concerns about competition, profitability, and market size. I'd like to discuss the implementation plan with my team and get back to you next week.
(詳細な説明をありがとうございます。あなたの戦略は、競争、収益性、市場規模に関する私の懸念に対応しています。実施計画についてチームと話し合い、来週ご連絡します。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A positioning strategy presentation where you propose differentiating a new hospital as a women-and-children specialist in a saturated market.
飽和市場で新病院を女性・子ども専門病院として差別化するポジショニング戦略を提案するプレゼンテーションの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for coming today. I understand you have a positioning strategy for our new hospital. However, I'm concerned about focusing only on women and children in a city that already has 4 general hospitals. Can you explain why this approach makes sense?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I appreciate your concern. Let me [説明する] our strategy. First, the 4 existing hospitals compete for the same general patients, which [減らす]s profit for everyone. Second, women and children represent 55 percent of the city population but receive limited specialized care. Third, focusing on maternity, pediatrics, and breast cancer screening will help you [避ける] direct competition and build a strong reputation in underserved areas.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
I see your point about avoiding competition. But I'm still worried about profitability. Women-and-children hospitals often have lower revenue compared to general hospitals. How can we make sure this model works financially?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
That's an important question. Let me share three points. First, specialized care allows higher fees because patients pay for expertise. Second, maternity and pediatrics have high patient loyalty, which means repeat visits and long-term relationships. Third, breast cancer screening can attract corporate health programs, which [提供する] stable revenue. We [予想する] a 15 percent [増加] in patient visits within 2 years if you focus on these areas.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The 15 percent increase sounds promising. However, what if the market size is too small? I need to be sure we can reach enough patients to support the hospital operations.
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I understand your concern about market size. Let me [提供する] the data. The city has 320000 residents, and 55 percent are women and children, which means 176000 potential patients. Currently, only 2 of the 4 general hospitals offer limited maternity services, and none focus on pediatrics or breast cancer screening. This creates a clear gap. If you [獲得する] just 10 percent of this underserved market, you will have 17600 patients, which is enough to [支える] stable operations and growth.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The numbers are convincing. One last question: what are the main risks we should prepare for with this strategy?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
There are two main risks. First, if one of the existing hospitals decides to expand into women-and-children services, competition will [増加]. To [減らす] this risk, we recommend building your reputation quickly through community programs and partnerships with local clinics. Second, patient demand may take longer to build than expected. To [対処する] this, we suggest starting with maternity services first, then adding pediatrics and screening within 6 months. This approach will help you manage costs while growing the patient base.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. Your strategy addresses my concerns about competition, profitability, and market size. I'd like to discuss the implementation plan with my team and get back to you next week.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
A positioning strategy presentation where you propose differentiating a new hospital as a women-and-children specialist in a saturated market.
飽和市場で新病院を女性・子ども専門病院として差別化するポジショニング戦略を提案するプレゼンテーションの場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for coming today. I understand you have a positioning strategy for our new hospital. However, I'm concerned about focusing only on women and children in a city that already has 4 general hospitals. Can you explain why this approach makes sense?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I appreciate your concern. [戦略を説明させてください。] First, the 4 existing hospitals compete for the same general patients, which reduces profit for everyone. Second, women and children represent 55 percent of the city population but receive limited specialized care. Third, focusing on maternity, pediatrics, and breast cancer screening will help you avoid direct competition and build a strong reputation in underserved areas.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
I see your point about avoiding competition. But I'm still worried about profitability. Women-and-children hospitals often have lower revenue compared to general hospitals. How can we make sure this model works financially?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
That's an important question. [3点お伝えします。] First, specialized care allows higher fees because patients pay for expertise. Second, maternity and pediatrics have high patient loyalty, which means repeat visits and long-term relationships. Third, breast cancer screening can attract corporate health programs, which provide stable revenue. [これらの分野に焦点を当てれば、2年以内に患者訪問数が15パーセント増加すると予想しています。]
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The 15 percent increase sounds promising. However, what if the market size is too small? I need to be sure we can reach enough patients to support the hospital operations.
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
I understand your concern about market size. [データをお示しします。] The city has 320000 residents, and 55 percent are women and children, which means 176000 potential patients. Currently, only 2 of the 4 general hospitals offer limited maternity services, and none focus on pediatrics or breast cancer screening. This creates a clear gap. If you capture just 10 percent of this underserved market, you will have 17600 patients, which is enough to support stable operations and growth.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
The numbers are convincing. One last question: what are the main risks we should prepare for with this strategy?
🧑🎓【Student / Strategy Advisor】:
There are two main risks. First, if one of the existing hospitals decides to expand into women-and-children services, competition will increase. To reduce this risk, we recommend building your reputation quickly through community programs and partnerships with local clinics. Second, patient demand may take longer to build than expected. To handle this, [まず産科サービスから始め、6か月以内に小児科と検診を追加することを提案します。] This approach will help you manage costs while growing the patient base.
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. Your strategy addresses my concerns about competition, profitability, and market size. I'd like to discuss the implementation plan with my team and get back to you next week.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
You are presenting a positioning strategy to a regional hospital CEO in a city with 4 existing general hospitals.
The CEO is concerned about focusing on women-and-children services and wants to understand profitability and market size.
あなたは4つの既存総合病院がある都市で、地域病院のCEOにポジショニング戦略を提案しています。
CEOは女性・子どもサービスに焦点を当てることに懸念があり、収益性と市場規模を理解したいと考えています。
👨💼【Teacher / Regional Hospital CEO】:
I'd like to hear your positioning strategy for our new hospital. Please explain how focusing on women and children will work in this competitive market.
(新病院のポジショニング戦略を聞かせてください。女性と子どもに焦点を当てることが、この競争市場でどのように機能するか説明してください。)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1.Explain the competitive advantage(競争優位性を説明する)
2.Provide market data and patient numbers(市場データと患者数を提供する)
3.Describe expected revenue growth(予想される収益成長を述べる)
4.Address risks and mitigation plans(リスクと軽減策に対処する)
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
