Caregivers in Timone during the coronavirus epidemic -

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  • Faced with an epidemic that does not abate, the staff of the AP-HM remains insufficient to manage the health crisis.

  • Caregivers in Marseille hospitals have appealed for help to their colleagues in clinics and private hospitals in the region.

  • For the moment, almost no candidate has come forward and hospitals plan to deprogram more and more operations.

"We've been holding out, we've been holding on for a year, but at some point, we will no longer be able to hold out.

The painting drawn up by Professor Dominique Rossi is cold in the back.

The carers of the Public Assistance of Hospitals of Marseille (AP-HM) can no longer cope, as the mass of work caused by the health crisis of the coronavirus is important.

"The numbers of Covid patients in intensive care are rising sharply," explains the president of the AP-HM establishment medical committee.

We were on a plateau already very high, which climbed small step by small step every week.

And for one to two days, it accelerates.

Normally, the AP-HM has 110 adult resuscitation beds.

Today, we have 175 open beds, but with the same medical staff.

So the number of custody has practically doubled.

People are exhausted, physically and psychologically, and absenteeism has worsened slightly.

"

More than a hundred caregivers are missing

Last September, the AP-HM had already launched a vast recruitment campaign, faced with a crying lack of arms in the midst of a health crisis.

No less than 200 nurses were missing at the time.

"We have recruited 230 people since December 10," says Karen Inthavong, general coordinator of care at AP-HM.

But two months later, patients continue to arrive, and the AP-HM is still lacking in arms.

According to the estimates of the AP-HM, 80 nurses, 30 nursing assistants and ten anesthetists are necessary to take care of all the patients who present at the moment in the public hospitals of the second city of France.

"The concern is that there is no one left on the market," regrets Karen Inthavong.

"At the first confinement, we had help from other services, with deprogramming," says Professor Rossi.

Emergency rooms were empty, for example.

Today, we are faced with the management of two flows.

And there is no ministerial reinforcement.

The sanitary reserve has already been used up.

"

Call for private help

So, this Thursday, the caregivers of the AP-HM launched in

Provence

an appeal for help, intended for their colleagues in clinics and private hospitals in the region.

“If some have free time and want to give us a hand for a few weeks or months, they are welcome,” says Professor Rossi.

“We can offer them assignments during their rest period,” explains Karen Inthavong.

Some work in hospitals.

The idea is to help, not to poach them!

"

Since the publication of this call in

La Provence,

this Thursday, only one nursing assistant and two doctors have sent their application at the time of this writing.

“We are certainly not overwhelmed by requests, ironically Professor Rossi with some concern.

But what do you want me to tell you?

We have to manage!

We have already deprogrammed 40% of our activity.

If we have to go beyond that, it becomes extremely problematic for the patients that we usually insure and that we will have to deprogram.

We are in a hurry!

This Friday, 287 patients with Covid-19 were hospitalized at the AP-HM, including 77 in intensive care.

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