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The high inflation experienced by France should weigh around three billion euros on hospital finances. A new consequence of the price increase, which had not necessarily been imagined.
The bill should amount to more than 2.9 billion additional euros for hospitals because of inflation, or the equivalent of the salary of 50,000 caregivers over one year. The Polyclinic of Valenciennes (North) opened its doors at 8 p.m. to take stock. With unexpected increases, like blood money. “Around a pocket, there is a lot of work“, highlights Virginie Brabant, service manager. The price of transport and syringes will increase, not to mention the bills for multiple samples, to ensure the quality of the hemoglobin. Total price: 5,000 euros more .
Meals, washing of sheets changed every day, equipment, everything increases, but it is electricity that weighs the most in the balance. The establishment is not eligible for the government price shield. “If it stays as it is, the situation will be catastrophic at the end of the year.“, assures Kami Mahmoudi, director of the polyclinic Vauban Valenciennes – ELSAN. The additional cost amounts to 500,000 euros per year … just for this establishment.