Faced with the saturation of hospitals, the General Directorate of the provision of care (DGOS) encourages the use of home hospitalization structures (HAD) to relieve the congestion of services.
Recalling that in times of tension, "
the HAD can participate in fluidifying the active lines
" of patients, a document distributed by the regional health agencies encourages hospitals and town doctors to "
request the establishment of HAD intervening in the sector of the patient's residence
”.
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Little known to the general public, the HAD makes it possible to provide care to a patient at home, thus avoiding his early admission to the hospital or, on the contrary, favoring his faster discharge.
However, it remains underdeveloped.
"
We are too little solicited for non-Covid patients, who could leave the hospital, and free up beds and staff to treat Covid patients
", regrets the former Minister of Health Élisabeth Hubert, president of Fnehad , the federation representing the 290 HAD establishments in
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