The future CHU of Saint-Ouen, the result of the merger of the Bichat and Beaujon hospitals, which should see the light of day in 2028 north of Paris, promises to be “the first medical and dental campus in Europe while achieving the feat at 1.3 billion euros of taking Seine-Saint-Denis out of its status as a medical desert. In reality, this project carried out by the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) is part of the logic of cost rationalization at work for decades in the public hospital, constantly denouncing a collective of caregivers, doctors, and users.
To oppose “a decrease in the number of beds” and at the “degradation of the supply of care” in a territory that is already sorely lacking, an appeal was filed before the administrative court of Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis), Friday May 13, in which they ask for the cancellation of the prefectural decree of March 14 which declares the public utility project. In their eyes, the case is based on erroneous demographic projections, and a number of beds ” undersized “. Admittedly, the area is changing rapidly, but the unemployment rate, the number of single-parent families and precariousness remain higher there than elsewhere.
In support of their argument, the doctors dissect the figures. Not only has the number of current beds in Bichat and Beaujon been reduced, they believe. The AP-HP speaks of 1,171 beds today, according to them, it is rather a little more than 1,300, if they are to believe the data before Covid from the direction of research, studies, evaluation and statistics (Drees). If the starting point is not the good one, the point of arrival is not more so, they add, since, this time, the offer is, according to them, increased.
Capacity reduction
Among the 1,091 permanent beds on the future campus presented in the prefectural decree, are counted the 150 places in the hospital hotel provided for patients who do not require supervision. But since nothing is said about these beds, “hypothetical” the prefect should have retained 1,336 beds for the departure number and 900 beds for the arrival (very recently increased to 941) – minus the emergency beds – “i.e. a drop in capacity of 32.6%”. For its part, the AP-HP assures the World that “the capacity [sera] superior to the existing » : “1,326 without the hotel, or 1,476 with the hotel compared to a total of 1,310 today”, however, including in this calculation 116 armable beds in the event of an exceptional health situation.
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