With nearly 170 unvaccinated employees who had to be suspended, including many caregivers, and already affected by a "recurring" lack of staff, the hospital group of the Mulhouse and South Alsace region (GHRMSA) announced on Tuesday that it had triggered the White Plan for lack of caregivers in particular.
The group has nearly 6,000 employees spread over its ten establishments in Haut-Rhin ...
The GHRMSA explained in a press release that it was faced with "a critical situation marked by the continued management of the health crisis, the need for additional human resources, the reduction in the number of beds linked to significant absenteeism".
Deprogramming and reinforcement of personnel
A total of 41 patients sick with Covid-19 remain hospitalized in GHRMSA establishments, including 15 in intensive care.
The White Plan allows for the deprogramming of non-urgent operations and to request staff reinforcements.
"The triggering of this exceptional device aims to ensure the best possible continuity of care," said the hospital.
Haut-Rhin is the only department in the Grand-Est where the incidence rate reaches 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, according to data from the Regional Health Agency.
This rate even rises to 143.1 for the agglomeration community of Mulhouse.
In addition, in this department, however hard hit by the first wave of Covid-19 in March 2020, only 66% of the population is fully vaccinated, figures much lower than in neighboring departments.
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