The emergency department of the Ancenis hospital (Loire-Atlantique) is not accessible to patients. On 10 February, this decision was taken again - after a single month of reopening in January - due to a shortage of staff.

The Minister of Health, François Braun, sent a letter on May 16 to the mayor of the commune. He assured him that it was a "priority area of action" Recruitment has also taken place but no reopening date is planned for the moment.