At the Clermont-Ferrand CHU, some patients were redirected overnight from Friday to Saturday, while an influx had saturated the emergency rooms.
The unions and the management of Clermont-Ferrand hospital (Puy-de-Dôme) apparently did not experience the same evening on Friday, September 29. “The continuity of the public service has been assured”, assures the second in a press release, while some officials of the service and the unions report that the CHU has been forced to offload to other establishments, according to information from The mountain.
“Following numerous arrivals of patients between 6.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. in adult emergencies, in addition to the many patients already present in emergencies at the end of the day, the care of patients in emergencies has been greatly increased”, recognizes nevertheless the direction.
Fewer doctors, more patients
The emergencies of the Clermont University Hospital have saturated for several months, even several years. Unsuitable premises, too small, are no longer sufficient to cope with the gradual increase in attendance. There are also fewer doctors.
Since September, the situation has worsened after the departure of the chief emergency doctor from Riom, a small town in the urban area of Clermont-Ferrand. Its inhabitants and those of the surroundings fall back on the CHU, thus increasing the attendance for emergencies which clearly did not need a resumption of activity.
An extension project that is dragging on
To face the problem, the management of the CHU tries to react. “Currently, emergencies are overcrowded, admitted a few weeks ago Didier Hoeltgen, director of the hospital. This is why we opened an additional medical service on November 2, 2016, called the post-emergency medico-surgical unit, with 28 additional beds, to meet the needs of emergency physicians. “
A measure that does not seem to be enough. Emergency physicians are impatiently awaiting the completion of a delayed extension project. They will have to take their pain patiently, at least three years. Delivery is not expected before the end of 2020.
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