In the Brest hospital, a “wall of shame” opposes the long waiting times of patients

2024-08-16 20:41:47

The CGT criticized the lack of hospital resources of the university, while many patients over 75 years of age waited 30 hours in a bed between July 10 and August 7.

While many emergency services in France experience problems during the summer, like every year, the CGT raises the issue of the long waiting times of patients at the Brest University Hospital (CHU). This Monday, the group attacked, in a press release, this destructive situation, making sure that it is not too small. “127 patients over 75 years old [qui] staying an average of 23 hours in the emergency room on ventilators” between July 10 and August 7.

Desire to make an impression, the organization representatives of the employees installed, in front of the central hospitals, a “wall of shame” on which the effect of delay is shown, as told by our colleague from Telegram. “Mr./Mrs. LG, 92 years old, spent 31 hours on ventilator”we read in the example among the 90 certificates that appear in A4 format. “Mr/Mrs K, 91, spent 29 hours in a bed” etc “Mr/Mrs Q, 75 years old, 30 hours”put forward other times. An uncomfortable situation for patients to say the least, which can even be dangerous. In 2023, research by AP-HP, Inserm, and the universities of Sorbonne and Rouen Normandy revealed that spent a night on a stretcher will increase the risk of death for elderly patients by 40%.

This hardship for patients is explained in part because those over 75 represent more than a third of patients every day in May and July, according to the hospital. However, it is precisely these elderly and people who are more vulnerable “which you need[nt] more and more care and longer and longer support”explains Stéphane Vielmas, emergency room nurse and union representative of the CGT, to the Telegram. Also, the treatment process can be – very – long. Consultations, blood tests, waiting for analysis results, scans… So many long-term tests “untouchable”refers to Figaro Laurence Jullien-Flageul, general practitioner at Brest University Hospital.

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“We will not change the way we do things”

The administration, for its part, is annoyed by the CGT’s initiative. The director of general care of the CHU, Laurence Jullien-Flageul, insists on the fact that this “Device” if CGT is even “disrespect for our supervisors”. Near West FranceThe representative also confirmed that “All the caregivers are mobilized to take care of the patients. We are not ashamed of their work, far from it”. Without denying or confirming the CGT figures, Laurence Jullien-Flageul added that“we can’t be satisfied” of a “too long a wait”. While showing that this hope “It’s not a new phenomenon, it’s part of patient care.” In this, the parties can contact the advisor“Active index three times a day, seven days a week” and you can see if the patients have been there for more than ten hours. A way to do better performance management.

However, CHU did not suffer from “Emergency Room Sites”note the general manager. As for beds, there are 38 in total since the beginning of the month out of 2,500 that the hospital has. It is not enough to satisfy the CGT: the indefinite strike and retrenchment by the emergency staff at the University Hospital of Brest is still in force from July 4. Despite this, “Everybody’s on the job, Stéphane Vielnas told Ouest-France. This is evidence of the pressure and lack of workers weighing on the job..

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