An ear infection, a nasty stomach ache, a not-too-big boo-boo or a cauliflower nose and it’s impossible to make an appointment with your doctor?
“For all small, urgent health problems without requiring the emergency department”a medical center is due to open this morning within the walls of the Arnault-Tzanck Institute in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. “It will be located opposite the emergency room: the two structures are very close”informs Michel Salvadori, the general director of the clinic
This project is set up in partnership with MMF Santé which already has practices of this type in Saint-Martin-du-Var, Carros, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes-La-Bocca and Grasse. In the Laurentian commune, this is a first.
For adults and children
“You can go there to consult a general practitioner or an emergency doctor, without first calling center 15 or going through the emergency department. It is open 7 days a week, Monday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.” , informs the director of the institute.
“The medical center will not take the place of the attending physician, quite the contrary. The attending physician monitors and knows the patient. It is separate but attached to the emergency department: if the patient’s state of health requires it, he or she can of course be transferred there.”he continues.
Other new features: “While we take very few children to Tzanck, except for tonsil operations or dental care”this unscheduled consultation center can accommodate adults and children alike.
-Objective: to be a quick and accessible resource for the population and to relieve emergencies in the sector, particularly those in Tzanck where 20,000 people are treated each year.
A complementary medical offer which should quickly show its usefulness, underlines Michel Salvadori, “because if we are a little out of Covid, we have a lot of H1N1 and H2N2 flus or even the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which is particularly strong this year. The epidemic peak is expected in the coming days”.
Saint-Laurent-du-Var medical center
Arnault Tzanck Institute, 231 Dr Maurice Donat Avenue. 04.92.38.88.10.
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