Il would have been decent to present to us this evening a sketch of the project for the new hospital », regrets Michel Lan, mayor of La Destrousse, at the origin of the public meeting yesterday in his commune.
« We can’t reach the people who could give us information », adds David Almosnino, doctor-anesthetist for more than ten years at Edmond-Garcin, in Aubagne. As a member of the medical community, he asserts that “ we worked on a project with a lot of heart, in the middle of the Covid crisis, and we were sent back a file already closed… ». While the project was confirmed at the end of 2021, the ARS having to allocate 92 million euros to this future hospital, and that for months, no information has filtered, he announces that « the capacity more or less resembles that of Edmond-Garcin, with just + 5 to + 10% of beds and more or less the same services ». A project totally above ground, he analyzes. “ However, the population aged over 75 years will double by 2050… And if we don’t have a public offer, it will be private. And we immediately think of the Ehpad Orpea scandal… »
“The land problem is not solved”
The doctor admits convinced that we must move the capability. And it will be at the cost of a civic and political struggle, to have a hospital adapted to the needs ». A lady speaks. According to her, “ it’s up to us to build a balance of power, on the location, the capacity and I would also add the staff ». Michel Lan emphasizes that “ the land problem is not solved… », while Maurice Marsiglia indicates having “ understood that this future hospital could be built in Les Gargues. I find it very serious that it is not irrigated by public transport… ».
