Investment in the hospital: regional projects will be reviewed from the 2nd quarter (ministry)

Already “major investments accompanied by the State” in Chicam

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Brigitte Bourguignon recalled that in the case of Chicam, “major investments” had been “accompanied by the State over the last 6 years” allowing it to modernize, citing a new mother-child center that entered into service in 2015 and a new building inaugurated in January 2020 which “made it possible to accommodate part of the resuscitation and continuous surveillance capacities in more spacious and modern premises”.

“The establishment is continuing this work in 2021 with the renovation of the emergency room, the hemodialysis unit and the pediatric department as well as the laboratory,” she added.

“In view of the deteriorated financial situation [du Chicam], this modernization is done only thanks to the constant financial support of the State. We provide nearly € 4 million and have released nearly € 3 million under contract over 3 years. A current investment aid of 1.3 M € has also been allocated and strong cash aid is mobilized: 1.2 M € in 2018-2019 and 3 M € in 2020 “, she defended.

Chantal Jourdan described an establishment “whose rate of obsolescence of buildings and equipment reaches 95%”. The building “does not meet the minimum reception and comfort conditions expected by a population of a basin of 140,000 inhabitants, nor the needs of hospital staff,” she lamented.

“The current health context has amplified the difficulties of flow management in a totally unsuitable architecture and the hospital regularly suffers from flooding, which hinders the proper functioning of the medical activity and the reception of patients”, he added. she reported.

A reconstruction project on a site in the municipality of Alençon was unanimously approved on October 15, 2020 by the supervisory board chaired by his predecessor Joaquim Pueyo (PS), now mayor of Alençon, has t she mentioned. A pre-study estimated its overall cost at 148 M €, but Chicam’s financial situation does not allow it to achieve it on its own.

Joaquim Pueyo had already challenged the government on a possible commitment by the state to rebuild the dilapidated hospital.

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