By nathalie.legendre
Published on 28 Dec 20 at 7:32
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“We actually hope to inaugurate this liberal ambulatory health center in the summer of 2021.” Joaquim Pueyo, mayor of‘Alencon (Orne), admires the work done, happy to see this medical structure take shape (with the help of architect Laurence Louis-Cormier, from Archi-Triad).
The stakes are high: to preserve a satisfactory health offer in the region. Another health center is being planned in the city center, in the former home of General Bonet in Providence “we hope to start work in the spring”.
The one in Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis is already in operation.
–“Have an attractive place”
Five general medicine practices (including one for interns), three ENT (Dr Cauchin and two assistants), eight nurses (the Perseigne and Montsort practices) are planned in this new building nestled at the foot of the Perseigne district.
“The objective is to have an attractive place for tomorrow”, underlines the mayor. Because it is a good future in question.
“If I agreed to coordinate this project, it is not for me, who has been installed for thirty years, but for the younger generation. She wants to work differently, in a group. The doctor alone in his office is over. “
This PSLA was already mentioned in 2000. A very long wait but today the concept is unanimous. “These poles meet a real need of the population and a real demand on the part of health professionals”, adds Dr Coulon.
–“Moving to Alençon is an option that interests me”
Dr Coulon did not come alone to this site visit. She was accompanied by two young interns, who completed their internship at her office. Audrey Patry-Poussin and Alexandra Ciobanu are in the 9th year of medicine in Caen and are preparing to defend their thesis.
“It is for these future doctors that we are working. You have to make them want to join cities like Alençon by offering them a working environment that matches their aspirations. “
“We need exchanges”
And obviously, it works. “The most important thing is to be able to work in a group,” says Audrey Patry-Poussin.
“We will indeed see if I will settle in Alençon but it is an option that interests me. “
–She assures that her colleagues at the Caen medical school are of the same opinion. “Not everything is written in the books,” adds Alexandra Ciobanu.
“We need exchanges, discussions between medical or paramedical professionals. “
Alençon probably does not have the advantages of a coastal, seaside town or even a metropolis. But the two young women say they are sensitive to the quality of life offered there and the efforts made with these health centers.
“It is important to take care of these interns from their 5th or 6th year,” says Dr Coulon. “The training to become a doctor lasts an average of ten years. You have time to build your life so the choice of the internship is often decisive for the installation. So it’s up to us not to miss this step. “
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