Press release from Marianne Margaté, senator, Anthony Gratacos and Nathalie Moine, departmental advisors, Monday October 7 –
Following the liquidation of the company HD4, the ten teleconsultation booths deployed in Seine-et-Marne are permanently ceasing their activities. This blow leaves thousands of patients without a medical solution in a department already severely affected by medical desertification.
With only 5.7 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants, Seine-et-Marne is facing a serious health crisis.
Despite a public investment of nearly 100,000 euros per cabin and millions of euros in aid granted to HD4, this bankruptcy demonstrates once again that health cannot be managed like a commodity. Technologies do not replace caregivers. What is needed are doctors on the ground, not machines that prove ineffective and vulnerable.
We are calling for measures to meet the health needs of Seine-et-Marnais:
- creation of departmental health centers, with employed doctors, to guarantee a local medical presence and long-term care throughout the department;
- opening of a university hospital center (CHU) in Seine-et-Marne, in order to strengthen the healthcare offering and ensure the training of future healthcare professionals directly in our territory;
- classification of the entire department in a priority intervention zone, making it possible to attract and stabilize doctors where they are most needed.
Furthermore, we call on the State to implement a specific emergency plan for Seine-et-Marne. This plan must include appropriate funding and human resources commensurate with the situation. It is essential to act quickly to guarantee all residents access to quality care, a fundamental right that the State must ensure.
The situation cannot continue any longer. Seine-et-Marne needs a strong and immediate response.
