The Haguenau Hospital Center is forced to adapt the operation of emergencies this weekend to cope with the lack of staff. It will be necessary must call the SAMU to be directed to the emergency room from Friday September 30 at 6 p.m. until Sunday October 2 at 6 p.m.
A measure already taken this summer
Management calls on patients to do not present themselves spontaneously to the emergency room_s_. “At the Samu, the regulating doctor will assess the situation, and depending on the seriousness and urgency of the treatment, patients will be authorized to go to the emergency department of the hospital”, explains the hospital in a press release.
Non-emergency patients are encouraged to call the SOS doctors telephone platform, from noon to midnight on Saturday and from 8 a.m. to midnight on Sunday. The number is: 03.88.75.75.75
Haguenau hospital was forced to take the same measures for the first time this summer due to staff shortages. He specifies that this temporary reorganization does not concern pediatric medical emergencies, neither gynecological nor obstetrical, which will be taken care of in dedicated units according to the usual circuits.
The Haguenau emergency services serve a population pool of 250,000 peopleto Wissembourg.
Saint-Louis emergency reception (Haut-Rhin) will also be closed from Monday October 3 at 8 a.m. until Tuesday October 4 at 8 a.m.