“I’m afraid” loose Marie, retired looking at the emergency grid, “_the population is aging in Montmorillon, emergencies are essential_“. The punctual closure of this service arouses the anger and incomprehension of most of the inhabitants of this commune in the South of Vienna.
Two consecutive days
The CHU of Poitiers no longer has a choice, a closure a few days a month, lack of caregivers. No one applies for job offers or interim to take over even 24 hours. This is the first time since March that the emergency room has closed two consecutive days. And the situation could get worse during the summerwith holidays.
“We have time to die”
Isabelle walks her white dog. His face darkens when the subject is broached. ”If we get sick, how do we go to the hospital? We have time to die because Poitiers is not nearby” sighs this resident. Indeed, the nearest emergencies are 50 minutes away by car (Poitiers) and one hour from Limoges. Kevin doesn’t drive anymore, he has a loose shoulder. “There’s no more doctors, no more emergencies, I’m stuck” he says in this restaurant in the city center.
At the counter, Jimmy is playing with his daughter. The baby had a quick trip to the ER a few days ago”We need it to be operational all the time, especially for a toddler“explains his father. “Health is the priority” he gets annoyed, “what is the government doing?” Son of a non-vaccinated caregiver, he believes that reintegrating them would be one of the solutions to the closing.
Another closure of the Montmorillon emergency room is already scheduled for next week, Friday, June 3, from 8:30 a.m. and for 24 hours.