The "
funding guarantee
" of public hospitals, which ensures them revenues at least equal to their pre-Covid level, will be extended by six months, until the end of the year, the Hospital Federation of France (FHF).
The "
whatever the cost
" continues at the hospital: "
The government has decided to extend the funding guarantee for public hospitals until the end of the year
", announces the FHF in a press release, welcoming the 'a "
victory
" for the sector.
To read also: Hospital: resuscitators worried about the explosion of "vacant positions"
Securing the establishments mobilized by the Covid
In force since March 2020, this system has maintained the income of health establishments at their 2019 level for 15 months, excluding additional costs related to the health crisis. Declines in activity, due to deprogramming during the three epidemic waves, are thus fully compensated, as are wage increases resulting from the “
Ségur de la santé
”. With still more than 13,000 hospitalized Covid patients and the hypothesis of a fourth wave in the fall, the end of this measure, scheduled for June 30, "
ran the clear risk of a loss of significant revenue, which would have had very harsh consequences for the functioning of hospitals,
”underlines the FHF. Its extension "
will make it possible to secure the establishments most involved in the care of Covid patients
"and will bring"
particularly
reassuring financial neutrality after this exceptional year
", adds the federation of public hospitals.
