One week before Christmas, the phone does not stop ringing in private laboratories and at the Dijon hospital screening center. The PCR test is more popular than the letter to Santa Claus, and in addition we guarantee you a response within 48 hours.
“We felt this wave rise” details Norbert Desbiolles “, the director of BC-Lab laboratories. “There are 19 laboratories in the region, including 16 in Côte-d’Or. Last week (from December 7 to 13, Editor’s note) we carried out 700 to 800 tests per day. There, we went to 1,700 people welcomed daily. We doubled our support. ”
“We can still welcome people in problems, continues this director , but be careful if you want to be reassured for Christmas Day, get tested on the 23rd at the latest. “
Obligation to publish the result within 48 hours
“With us, the agenda for next week is already full” specifies Doctor Christophe Fournat at the head of Cerballiance laboratories. “We have yet recruited a secretary and an additional sampling agent per laboratory, but there all the appointments are full. We can not take anyone else, except emergencies.”
“We are constrained by an obligation of result, explains the laboratory director, a new government directive obliges us to return the results within 48 hours, otherwise we are not paid. And there’s no point taking extra patients if you can’t guarantee them a quick response. “
For find a laboratory, we can refer to the complete list and kept up to date on the website of the Regional Health Agency
No vacation for the CHU screening center
For the past 3 days, the CHU screening center, now located at 1 rue du Midi in Quetigny, has doubled its attendance. “It is noon, we welcomed 228 people, in half a day, we treated as many people as yesterday. “ specifies Stéphanie Saphore in charge of samples. “We still have room, we can accommodate up to 600 people per day.”
It is imperative to book by phone before coming to streamline arrivals. Appointments can be made on 03 80 66 90 77
“We will remain open 7 days a week during the holidays, even on December 24 and 25, December 31 and January 1” assures Stéphanie Saphore. “It’s our job, we chose it” she slips into a smile. We love them, our health heroes.
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