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Validated in Vaud, the transfer of assets from Payerne Hospital is still under discussion in Fribourg.
JEAN-PAUL GUINNARD
Seen from the outside, the change is not exceptional. But administratively, it is a symbolic step that the Intercantonal Hospital of Broye (HIB) has made this week. The establishment has submitted its establishment plan (PE) 2021-2026 and the accompanying financial plan to the General Directorate of Health (VD) and the Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (FR).
“One of the major proposals of this EP called “Linea-HIB” is a reorientation of the missions of the Estavayer-le-Lac site”, communicates the HIB.
“The EP goes more specifically into the details of the medical project, but also the financial aspects or the necessary infrastructure.”
Rodolphe Rouillon, Director of HIB
Confirmed in December after rumors leaked from the start of 2021the project plans to repatriate the 47 beds of the Estavayer Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (CTR) in Payerne, by the end of 2028. In return, a catalog of specialized outpatient services will be gradually developed in Fribourg. An approach launched in 2022, particularly in pediatrics and neuropsychology.
Financial guarantee
“The EP goes more precisely into the details of the medical project, but also the financial aspects or the necessary infrastructure”, details Rodolphe Rouillon, general manager of the HIB. The ball is now in the hands of the health services, which must analyze the legal or financial content. The management hopes for validation by September, which would go hand in hand with the financial guarantee of the two cantons.
“Vaud has given its agreement to the notarial deed under discussion for ages, but the file has not yet been validated in Fribourg.”
Guy Delpedro, President of FOREMS
The Hospital will thus be able to finalize the studies of its expansion project with architects. For this, he will have to own his walls, currently in the hands of an association of Vaud municipalities (FOREMS). “Vaud has agreed to the notarial deed under discussion for ages, but the file has not yet been validated in Fribourg”, informed Guy Delpedro, president of FOREMS, Tuesday during the general assembly. However, the association is still working in parallel with the next move of the EMS Les Cerisiers.