Ten hospitals and clinics in Savoy and Ain announced this Thursday the activation of the “white plan”, due to the triple epidemic (bronchiolitis, Covid, flu) that affects “in particular” emergency services, a decision that leads to a ” partial deprogramming” certain interventions.
The “epidemic context (bronchiolitis, Covid, flu)”, causes “strong tension in beds and human resources, increased this week by a lower availability of medicine in the city”, which translates into “important waiting times in the emergency room, sometimes more than 10 hours, and difficulties in hospitalizing medical patients”.
until January 3
Faced with this situation, these establishments, nine in Savoy, including the Chambéry hospital, and one in Ain, are “forced to activate the territorial white plan”.
“This means” that “they will partially deprogram, in a way adjusted and adapted to the reality of each establishment, their scheduled surgery and medicine activities (without loss of immediate opportunity), in order to absorb the influx of patients in the emergency room.” and free up beds in the services”, they explain in this joint press release.
This measure will be in force until January 3, when it will be “re-evaluated”. ARS was not immediately available for comment.
Traveling to Annecy on Wednesday, Health Minister François Braun had mentioned a “week of all dangers” for the health system, in the face of this triple epidemic. However, he praised the “absolutely complete mobilization of personnel”, making “the system manage to hold on”.
Source: BFM TV
