An envelope of 420 million euros for the hospital of Nancy, one of 240 million for that of Bordeaux and… nothing in Strasbourg? This is the question that the medical community of the largest health establishment in the Grand-Est region has been asking itself for a few days.
“As part of the Ségur de la santé, we should have had a response from the Regional Health Agency in early July but we don’t see anything coming. So we worry ”, confirms to 20 minutes Professor Emmanuel Andres. The president of the medical commission of the University Hospitals of Strasbourg (HUS) does not launch this appeal for state aid by chance. It is a vital need: the first employer in Alsace presents accounts in scarlet red …
“We have more than 400 million euros of loan to repay, a deficit of 70 million in 2021 and a renewable debt of 50 to 60 million per year”, details the health professional, before quickly dismissing the theory of mismanagement. “All this is explained by the large investment needs on our own funds at the New Civil Hospital (NHC), in the buildings of Hautepierre 2 or with the creation of the Cancer Institute (Icans). We did not buy watches or Ferraris! We have responded to needs and now we have to foot the bill. “
“We will not be able to play long in Division 1”
In this sense, the aid promised for the improvement and modernization of the post-Ségur health system seemed to be timely. Except that of the 1.27 billion euros allocated to the Grand-Est, the HUS today have no visibility. “We have the impression of being forgotten,” repeats Professor Andres, fearing, in the long term, consequences for the establishment. “To take a football metaphor, we will not be able to play long in Division 1. It will jeopardize the excellence of care and we will no longer be able to invest, recruit caregivers, keep young talents …”
A disaster scenario that sounds like a warning signal today. Did he hear from the ARS du Grand-Est? She did not respond to requests from 20 minutes.