Several associations and unions have filed an appeal before the administrative court of Montreuil to demand the cancellation of the prefectural decree which declares of public utility the project of the Grand Paris-Nord university hospital campus, planned for 2028 in Saint-Ouen, AFP learned on Wednesday.
The applicants, SUD Sant Solidaires AP-HP, the Inter-Hospitals collective, the Inter-Urgences collective, the local residents’ collective Pas a, pas l, pas comme a! and representatives of users have asked to cancel the arrest of March 14 of the prefect of Seine-Saint-Denis Jacques Witkowski, according to the appeal filed Friday and consulted by AFP.
They believe that the Assistance Publique-Hpitals de Paris (AP-HP) has not provided a satisfactory response to the three reservations made by the commissioners of investigations in their opinion.
They relate to the hospital’s reception capacity, access conditions for emergency vehicles and the presence of a maternity service in the hospital.
With a capacity of 900 beds, the future Grand Paris-Nord hospital will replace the current Bichat Paris and Beaujon Clichy hospitals (Hauts-de-Seine) and will also house teaching and research activities.
Carried out by AP-HP and the University of Paris for an estimated cost of 1.3 billion euros, the campus is planned for 2028 and will be installed on the site of the former PSA factory in Saint-Ouen.
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How can we consider a project that will lead to the disappearance of hundreds of beds compared to the current supply to be of public utility?, protests Olivier Milleron, Bichat cardiologist and member of the Inter-Hpitals collective.
Opponents are calling on the new Minister of Health to quickly take a stand on this emblematic issue and prove that saving the public hospital is finally becoming a government priority.
Asked by AFP, the contracting authorities Universit de Paris and AP-HP were unable to comment without knowing the exact content of the appeal.