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In the midst of a bronchiolitis epidemic, Wednesday November 2, an additional envelope of 260 million will be released to support the hospital. In particular, it will make it possible to extend the increase in night hours for all staff and to expand the critical care bonus in the pediatric departments, which are totally overwhelmed.
He struggles to breathe, and finds it difficult to feed himself. This one-month-old baby has just been admitted to the Bordeaux University Hospital (Gironde) for bronchiolitis. His condition requires intensive care, which is impossible at the moment. In the waiting room, beds have been installed in an emergency to accommodate the little sick, but the staff is lacking. “We are missing ten nurses out of the 50 that we normally have”says Barbara dellucpediatric emergency health manager at Bordeaux University Hospital.
For lack of carers, Parisian hospitals had to transfer 34 children more than 150 km from their home. This is what happened to 7-week-old Mina and her mum, Adelaide Enlartwho had to go to Reims (Marl). According to hospital pediatricians, bronchiolitis is not enough to explain the crisis. 7,000 caregivers issue the alert in a letter opened to Emmanuel Macron. They claim to refuse patients every day at the doors of the emergency room. Doctors are calling for the immediate reopening of pediatric beds, and salary increases.