How many hospital beds have had to be closed for lack of staff? Since the revelation of the estimates of Jean-François Delfraissy, a debate on the figures has opened. Because according to the President of the Scientific Council, 20% of the beds are closed for lack of nurses. A questionable figure, according to the government, which announced the opening of an investigation. The Hospital Federation of France (FHF) has also looked into this issue and should deliver its conclusions "
in a few days
", according to its president, Frédéric Valletoux. Asked about Public Senate, he considers that it is "
a real phenomenon
" but that he quantifies in a more cautious way. According to him, the closures would concern "
5 to 10% of the beds
" in total,"
despite everything, a figure much higher than before the crisis
”.
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A worrying situation, as the number of people hospitalized following a coronavirus infection is increasing again.
According to data from Public Health France, 6,764 Covid-19 patients were hospitalized on Wednesday, 84 more than the day before.
1096 of them are taken care of by intensive care services (5 more than the day before).
In the event of a new epidemic wave, "
the hospital will hold,
" reassures Frédéric Valletoux.
“
But each wave is more difficult than the last.
Those interested in the subject have long sounded the alarm bells.
There is no reason for things to get any better.
"
"Put gasoline back into the engine"
The French hospital has to deal with a large number of vacant jobs, especially among nurses, operating room nurses, nurse anesthetists, radiology technicians and physiotherapists.
Faced with these difficulties, the president of the FHF recommends "
to overhaul the very heavy system of the hospital
", in particular by fighting against bureaucracy, medical acts "
of comfort
" and by improving "
the regulation of the expenses of
the hospital. health
”.
"
This should make it possible to better finance the hospital and to put gasoline back into the engine
", estimates Frédéric Valletoux.
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On the other hand, the president of the FHF believes that "
freezing the number of beds
" in time would "
not make sense
", due to the boom in the number of outpatient hospitalizations - the patient is hospitalized in the morning, and leaves the same evening - which reduces the number of beds needed.
