Covid, gastroenteritis and influenza. For the past few days, three epidemics have been spreading virulently in Sarthe.
This Friday 1is April 2022, faced with the spread of viruses, combined with a lack of medical and paramedical staff in healthcare establishmentsthe regional health agency has asked the establishments of the department to activate their white plan.
This exceptional measure, activated in the event of a health crisis, allows the management to take emergency measures without going through the traditional consultation bodies.
The EPSM activated its white plan on Thursday afternoon. © Archives
Capacity tension also in psychiatry
These epidemics impact both adult and pediatric emergencies, with a sharp increase in the number of consultations. At the same time, the psychiatric sector has also already experienced for several months, a capacity tension in the care
indicates the regional health agency.
The effects on the Sarthois hospital system are being felt. With a constant occupancy rate at more than 100% for several monthsthe Sarthe Public Mental Health Establishment (EPSM) saturates. Just like the pediatric and adult emergencies of the Le Mans hospital center, which also welcome psychiatric emergencies.
At the South Health Centre, the emergency medical and surgical center of Le Mans (CMCM) recorded a 50% increase in visits per day. The key, an unprecedented closure of the service, this Thursday, for lack of nurses.
To cope, the ARS is activating several levers: mobilization of the Elsan group to reinforce emergencies at the South Health Pole, request for reinforcement of the health reserve, call for solidarity from the Angers University Hospital, call for volunteers from establishments where the pressure is less.