Urology: the good rankings of this Albigensian clinic

Contrary to some popular belief, it is not because we are in a medium-sized city, far from the capital, that we are poorly taken care of. As proof, the latest ranking of Point clinics, which highlights the quality of care in the urology department of the Toulouse-Lautrec clinic. Of more than 200 clinics examined throughout France, it ranks in the top 25 in 5 specialties.

It is thus ranked 9th for prostate adenoma compared to 18th in 2021, 21st for prostate cancer (28th in 2021), 14th for bladder cancer (8th in 2021), 11th for kidney cancer and 25th for urinary stones. In 2020, it only appeared in two specialties.

For prostate adenoma, the Albigensian clinic is the first in Occitanie. In other specialties, it is ahead of clinics in Toulouse, Perpignan and Montpellier.

This ranking is a source of satisfaction for the Toulouse-Lautrec clinic. For the entire healthcare team. Because as a urologist from the department reminds us, “a good operation is a well-monitored patient, well-performed toilets and care and a clean room. A department is not just a surgeon, it is a team. This impact goes to the entire staff.

Toulouse Lautrec has always been at the forefront in urology. A choice of the clinic. A good reputation is a showcase, which allows you to be attractive. Made up of six doctors, the service was a pioneer in terms of surgery and equipment. He equipped himself with a robot for his operations in 2013. At a time when only hospitals were equipped with one. “We had the 60th in France,” says the clinic. “The robotic operation allows for less damage, is less painful, and allows partial ablations, particularly on the kidney,” she adds. In the rules and protocols, the same thing, the clinic has always innovated. As a result of this policy, there are very few reinterventions.

In the coming months, the service will redo its consultation premises and will have more blocks and therefore more possibilities to operate. Because the rankings always bring more patients. Currently, they already come from far away to seek treatment in Albi. It is not uncommon for some to have traveled two hours to consult. There are many people from Aveyron, Lotois, Cantaliens…

“Today, prostate cancer is becoming more common than lung cancer with the aging of the population,” underlines the clinic. But it is in cancer that we are increasingly able to contain, or even cure. Particularly with the arrival of new molecules and immunotherapy. “Patients can have a normal social life,” concludes a doctor.