François Braun will travel to the capital in January to sign the territorial mental health contract. On this occasion he should unveil the plaque marking the start of work on the new hospital.
After years of waiting, everything seems to be running smoothly for the construction of the future hospital. As soon as former Prime Minister Jean Castex announced it on February 14, 2022, he had insisted on the need to move quickly, calling for “a proactive timetable”. Just in case the minister didn’t want to know the location of the site before he left. However, nothing has stopped since then. Several political or medical actors were beginning to talk about a longer period, about ten years, to sort out all the facets of this dossier.
Forced walk
Not for the director general of ARS. Didier Jaffre had long discussions with local elected officials and heads of health facilities when he came to Auch last Thursday. And he insisted once again on the urgency of the decision, which the State finds is slow to be taken. This situation could end on January 9th. Didier Jaffre announced at the signing of the territorial mental health contract on Thursday morning the arrival of Health Minister François Braun on this date. He was already supposed to come this Thursday, to participate in the debates of the CNR Santé du Gers.
But on January 9, said the director general of the ARS, François Braun, he must unveil the plaque marking the start of work on this new Aoutputin hospital… “We must move quickly. In 2028, all of this has to come out of the ground. You need to set ambitious goals. »
