There are now nearly 100 patients with the Covid-19 hospitalized in the Vosges. “They were 33 in Épinal and 20 in Remiremont on Monday morning,” explained Dominique Cheveau, the director common to the two establishments during a first press briefing.
The boss of the Epinal and Remiremont hospitals saw this second wave coming. He therefore asked his teams to anticipate by setting up special devices in order to be ready to react. ” Here we are. It goes up regularly even if we are not yet at a critical stage ”, confirmed Dominique cheveau.
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25% of unscheduled activities
The new influx of patients affected by the coronavirus has already required the transfer of patients from the Remiremont hospital to the Nancy hospital during the last weekend. To the extent that under the white plan , Dominique Cheveau, in conjunction with the medical community, has already decided to deprogram 25% of non-emergency consultations and surgical interventions in order to second nursing staff to medical and intensive care services.
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“During the summer, we anticipated this second wave. And we had sent staff to Nancy to train in resuscitation techniques, ”explains Dr Lalot. Who knows, however, that the capacities of the Epinal hospital to adapt cannot be extended to infinity. “Creating sheave beds requires having the right staff. However, we are unable to recruit. »This is why the hospitals of Saint-Dié and from Neufchâteau will continue to transfer their most serious patients to Nancy.
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It is in this context that 72 new interns arrived in Épinal (49) and Remiremont (23). These future doctors who put on the gown at the Émile-Durkheim center will thus have the chance to experience the move in early January the new Epinal hospital. But for the moment, they are much more concerned about Covid-19.
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