The vows ceremony of the Figeac hospital took place this Wednesday in Font-Redonde. The site no longer hosts the private clinic but the medical and rehabilitation center of the public body.
Founded 66 years ago, the Font-Redonde clinic closed its doors definitively at the end of 2022. The public service delegation agreed with the Figeac hospital for ten years has officially come to an end, confirming the disappearance of the private establishment whose walls they are already owned by the hospital. A new page has been turned for the healthcare facility led for more than 28 years by Fouad Cherif who did not hide his emotion on Wednesday at the traditional greeting ceremony delivered alongside the mayor of Figeac, André Mellinger and the director of the hospital. Raphaël Lagarde in the Font-Redonde room. A nice symbol.
“The clinic is disappearing, but paradoxically it has never been so healthy” underlined the manager who was keen to recall some key figures. “Almost 5,000 patients have been treated here, 10,000 chemotherapy sessions have been carried out and 600 patients admitted to palliative care services, not counting the multiple consultations”.
In front of the members of the staff and in the presence of many local personalities and elected officials, Fouad Cherif confided “his pride” at the time of delivery. “It has been an honor for me to be your general manager, but every medal has its downside. There were very difficult moments in which choices had to be made […] In ten years the allocation paid to the SSR has not changed by a cent while inflation has risen by 20%, suddenly certain projects have not been able to see the light”, he complained, indicating “the accounting logic that has entered the field of health ”. In announcing her departure at the helm of HAD 46, she conveyed her best wishes to the audience.
Before him, the mayor of Figeac, also director of the hospital’s board of directors, lent himself to the “particular exercise this year”, welcoming “the culmination of a long process”. “This establishment in Font-Redonde is no longer the clinic but is steeped in history” estimated the elected, wishing “the most satisfactory offer of care possible”. In turn, the director of the hospital, Raphaël Lagarde, took the floor to take stock of a complicated year and the projects of the hospital complex. In addition to the arrival of the confirmed MRI in 2024 after expected radiology and ER work, the director soon announced the establishment of a chemotherapy business. “Despite these positive elements, the hospital and the Ehpad are weakened” he concluded before turning to Fouad Cherif. “We look forward to working together. I would like to underline the bond we will maintain with the HAD 46”. A collaboration applauded and encouraged by Julie Senger, departmental delegate of the regional health agency in the Lot, who believes in “territorialized action” to “guarantee a fair, quality local health supply. »
HAD 46: the Elsan group takes over the reins
Fouad Cherif, founding president of HAD 46, will hand over the baton in mid-January to Nathalie Delclaux.
Founding president of HAD 46, a healthcare facility specializing in home care in the Lot department, which is about to move to the former headquarters of the Grand Figeac next to the clinic, Fouad Cherif has handed over the reins to the Elsan group. , the leader in private hospitalization in France. “The group was able to recognize a nugget in our factory. We don’t know enough but the HAD 46 is today, out of 31 establishments in Occitania, the 5th by activity, in front of the University Hospital of Montpellier”. Fouad Cherif will hand over the chair to Nathalie Delclaux in mid-January and will become an expert consultant to the Elsan group, which runs numerous clinics around Figeac (les Chaumes in Montauban, les Cèdres in Aurillac, etc.). Fouad Cherif said he has already taken steps to involve practitioners, pledging to work “in consultation” with the hospital.
