From 2014, the diagnosis was final, the town was going to lack a doctor. The new municipality then organized a round table with all the health professionals, which resulted in the obvious: the only way out was to create a health center. In a desire for a global response, the concomitant establishment of multi-professional health centers in the Faubourg and Onet-le-Château will be acted on, also making it possible to integrate the city contract and mobilize cross-financing.
This project was carried by health professionals grouped together in an association, around Dr Lavie-Condemines, who was very involved in it. Because today, we realize that medicine is changing and that professionals no longer want to work alone, but in groups and in synergy, in a common infrastructure, with shared planning … They also want to work with the Agglo, to building together, which all the mayors concerned have understood and are in the same process, because the tool effectively meets the needs of the population.
An extension to complete the healthcare offer
Inaugurated on June 5, 2019, the Castonétoise health center, which currently has 19 health professionals, was an immediate success. So much so that not even two years later, we already have to push the walls and expand the space, to accommodate other professionals.
This extension, which was anticipated in the initial project, is 125 m2 (which will be added to the existing 850 m2). It will include 2 dental offices, a surgical unit and adjoining rooms and will be entirely made of wooden framework, clad in zinc, like the initial building. As soon as the first dentist opens, coming from a neighboring department, and his assistant will be welcomed there, a second dentist will be recruited later. These are therefore new practitioners who will complete the offer of care and reverse the trend (3.4 / 10,000 inhabitants, against 5.3 in France), especially as of the 4 dentists practicing in Onet in 2019, only one was under 60 years old. There is no doubt that the solid foundations of tomorrow’s health coverage have now been laid in Onet-le-Château!
Some numbers
As a reminder, € 2.5 million excluding tax were invested in the Castonétoise health center, by cross-financing, via the city contract.
Concerning the extension, it is an envelope of 305,161 € HT
which is planned and which breaks down as follows:
– € 168,480 excluding tax in payment of rents over 15 years (55.21%),
– € 61,120.67 before tax for Rodez-Agglo (20.03%),
– € 30,560.33 excluding tax for the municipality of Onet le Château (10.01%),
– 2 000 € HT for the State – DETR (6.55%),
– € 2,000 excluding VAT for the Occitanie region (6.55%),
– € 5,000 excluding tax for the department of Aveyron (1.64%).
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