Thirty-two French university hospital centers (CHU) have reached a cumulative deficit of 1.2 billion euros at the end of 2023, or three times more than in 2022, warned the representative organizations of directors, deans and doctors on Monday 29 January. “Emergency Measures”.
These latest figures show to what extent “The devastation was profound and swift.”After a deficit of 402 million euros at the end of 2022, the presidents of the conference of general directors of the CHU, the dean of the medical faculty and the president of the founding medical commission write in a press release. “Self-financing capacity of CHUs, and hence investment has declined by 86%”, they continue. These are difficulties “Perhaps the most serious since the creation of university hospitals in 1958”..
degradation “Many are linked to external factors”, the explosion of costs due to inflation (with a remaining liability for CHUs of 585 million euros in 2023), the lack of funds for the Segur de la Santé measures and the reduction of income due to the closure of beds after the Covid-19 pandemic. , explain the presidents. These numbers “Weighing heavily on hopes for reform”Recently observed in terms of career attractiveness and loyalty of caregivers, they believe.
“Still Significant Turnover Among Nurses”
University hospitals felt “Slight improvement in absenteeism”Despite that “Turnover still high among nurses”. Even if beds have been able to reopen in recent months, many areas are in great difficulty, such as geriatrics, pediatrics or psychiatry, Remi Salomon, representing doctors, details in a press release.
In addition, there are university hospitals “Charged with a Triple Mission” Care, training and research, are required “Healthy and solid finances”, presidents still observe. The current situation, according to him, will lead to “Expanding supplier payment terms and deepening weakness in securit investment operations, at a time when recourse to borrowing is more difficult and more expensive”. “In the short term, there is still time to avoid the worst”They request.
Mayor asked to speak with Gabriel Atal
They call the public authorities “Compensation for Inflation” Higher in 2023 and “Return to Public Hospitals” A portion of the national target for Medicare spending is reserved for hospitals, but is not actually used. His estimated sum is 800 million euros. They eventually demand “Long Term Lending Strategy”.
In a letter addressed to the prime minister, Gabriel Ettel, a number of mayors of major cities, including Anne Hidalgo (Paris), Grégé Doucet (Lyon), Pierre Hermic (Bordeaux) and Martin Aubry (Lille), who is also president of the supervisory board. University Hospitals of their municipalities, requested on Monday “Appointment” you can “Present Proposals” In government.
According to figures released on Monday by the French Hospital Federation, public hospitals, all institutions combined – from university hospitals to small local hospitals – are asking the government for 1.8 billion euros in additional funding for 2023, including 1.1 billion for inflation.
