Through Hugues-Olivier Dumez
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The date is fast approaching. From the December 1, 2021, the emergency room of the hospital Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) will be closed at night from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. The decision was taken a few days ago by theRegional health agency (ARS) Occitanie.
One of the two teams of Smur (Mobile emergency and resuscitation service) of Montauban will therefore be assigned to the sector to transit patients between the hospitals of Montauban or Agen, can we read in La Dépêche du Midi.
Demonstration in the streets of Moissac
Nearly 150 people marched on Monday, November 15, 2021, against the closure of night emergencies in Moissac, before going to Montauban to request a hearing at the prefecture.
According to CGT, this decision of the ARS Occitanie “is part of the continuity of the many reforms undertaken for decades against the public hospital”.
“The consequences will be terrible”
The Tarn-et-Garonne department will be “significantly impacted by this decision”, continues the union:
This announced closure of the night emergency department at Moissac hospital concerns the entire population and workers of Tarn-et-Garonne. Indeed, with an average of fifteen visits per night throughout the year, it is essential […] for the entire population of the Moissac, Valence d’Agen and Castelsarrasin catchment area. The consequences will be terrible for the users. […] It is the time taken to take charge of vital emergencies that will be extended by several tens of minutes, or even hours. These are users who will have to travel more than 30 kilometers to have access to emergency care.
A “health scandal”
The mayor National Gathering from Moissac, Romain Lopez, also denounces this decision to close the emergency room at night.
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On social networks, the elected representative evokes a “health scandal”, which “endangers a territory of more than 85,000 inhabitants”.
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