The defense committee of the Sarlat hospital is worried about the future of the maternity ward. In a press release published this Friday morning, the committee reacts to announcements made last night by management: “Maternity staff alerted us to the _transfer of all future mothers to other maternities_, this decision taking effect on December 3, 2021 “.
There are only two midwives left out of the eight in the maternity ward
For the committee “Save the hospital of Sarlat”, this decision would be the consequence of a shortage of personnel, and particularly of midwives. Jean-Jacques De Peretti the mayor of Sarlat and president of the supervisory board of the hospital confirms that the staff situation is tense. There is only one obstetrician on duty. Of the eight midwives, three have refused to be vaccinated, two have changed jobs and one is on sick leave. So there are only two midwives left in the maternity ward. This is insufficient to operate the service normally.
A first-to-be mother redirected to another maternity hospital
This Friday morning, a future mother has already been redirected to another maternity hospital. According to Jean-Jacques De Peretti “this situation is transitory, the time to find temporary workers “. About thirty deliveries are planned by the end of the year. The hospital’s defense committee is worried about the future of the maternity ward. He recalls that if the service were not to reopen normally, future mothers would find themselves more than an hour and a half from a maternity hospital. Hospital management has not yet communicated.