Health budget, elimination of AME, emergency services saturated during the summer… Rémi Salomon’s “8h30 franceinfo”

The president of the conference of hospital medical commissions and university hospitals was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Wednesday September 18, 2024.

Rémi Salomon, president of the conference of hospital medical commissions and university hospitals, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Wednesday September 18, 2024. Preparation of the 2025 budget, potential elimination of state medical aid, situation in hospitals this summer… He answered questions from Salhia Brakhlia and Jérôme Chapuis.

Health: “We need a budget that is up to par”

“The public hospital is in great difficulty, we have a deficit which is estimated at around two billion at the end of the year, which is considerable, we have never reached this level”warns Rémi Salomon.

“We need a budget that is up to par” insists the president of the conference of hospital medical commissions, because “Healthcare has a cost, and that cost increases every year.” He absolutely wants to avoid “tighten the rope and end up with insufficient staff and a workload” too important.

State medical aid: “we will do everything to respect the Hippocratic oath”

The abolition of state medical aid (AME) “is a very bad idea”reacts Rémi Salomon to this proposal from certain Republicans to reduce spending in the next budget.

“First of all, ethically, it is not acceptableexplains Rémi Salomon. In the Hippocratic Oath, we treat everyone”The president of the CME of the AP-HP also cites arguments of “public health” And “economic”. He reiterates that “We, caregivers, refuse to limit care”without clearly stating that they will disobey. “We will do everything to care for and respect the Hippocratic oath.”

“The emergency rooms were once again saturated this summer”

“Where the problem lies is in the smaller hospitals. : the emergency rooms were once again saturated this summer” warns Rémi Salomon. “In the big university hospitals”on the other hand, “It went pretty well”he specifies, including during the period of the Paris 2024 Games.