Question 5329 — health establishments

Summary

Mr. Damien Maudet calls on the Minister to the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families, responsible for health and access to care, about the crisis affecting the Soissons hospital center, where 95% of emergency staff are on strike. A movement which reflects many other movements underway in the country, demanding more resources and better working conditions. " THE “Patients stay in the emergency room for a very long time, sometimes up to 28 hours for people over 85,” says a caregiver. “We are at a point where we must prioritize certain care,” adds one of her colleagues at the Soissons hospital center. From Bonifacio to Saint-Junien or Montpellier, via Orléans, Toulouse and Longjumeau, strike movements in hospitals are increasing in the country. THE demands follow one another and are similar, all demand more means to exercise with dignity. Armed with their signs “Exhausted caregivers, patients in danger”, the staff of Soissons, on strike, are above all asking for additional human resources. “We are holding on for the patients, thanks to our conscience, our ethics and our professional ethics, but it’s hard,” confides one of them. Their requests? A feared need for reinforcements with two state-certified nurses, two nursing assistants, a stretcher bearer from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. and an additional administrative officer. For months in this establishment, the staff have been mobilized, without feedback from their management. And this, despite eight alert rights. “We must go on strike, the last means at our disposal, to be able to hope to practice our profession and continue to carry out public service missions without be forced to mistreat patients,” they regret. To improve the situation, these caregivers are now asking for reinforcement by hiring two nurses, four nursing assistants and a stretcher bearer. A common sense request to ensure the safety of caregivers and patients alike, to which management provides no positive response. However, 44,970 nursing positions were vacant in hospitals of France in 2024 and one of the main reasons for the exodus of professionals remains working conditions. The situation in the emergency department of this hospital center is unfortunately only the tree that hides the forest. The entire health system is impacted by the hospital's choices. “There is also a lack of beds downstream,” laments a caregiver, because this crisis is part of the national context of medical deserts. Thus, due to a lack of doctors in the city, the number of users seeking daily care continues to increase in the Soissons hospital center. However, by the end of 2025, five attending doctors will have retired in Soissonnais, which risks amplifying the crisis that the hospital center is already experiencing. He asks him what he plans to put in place to ensure the hiring of additional caregivers, both for the Soissons hospital center that for all services in France is on the verge of asphyxiation.

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