Since the beginning of November, Brioude has had accommodation for healthcare professionals providing replacements or in training.
Response to a need raised by local liberal health professionals and a new attractiveness tool for the region. The house for replacements and interns, open since the beginning of November, can meet these two needs. Supported by the territorial professional health community (CPTS) of Brivadois, with the support of the Brioude South Auvergne Community of Communes, it has already found its audience.
Improving the living environment of professionals
Concretely, this accommodation, rented by a private person to the CPTS, allows the latter to offer rental accommodation, at a lower cost, intended for replacements of health professionals in the area and the students they welcome, particularly within the framework of boarding schools. “Among the optional missions of the CPTS, there is the improvement of the living environment of health professionals,” explains Gilbert Poinas, president of the structure. “
We are in a rural area and a medical desert. On site, there are no schools in the health field, we know that we therefore have to accommodate young people who want to come for an internship. Having a second rent is not easy for students. The downside is that they did not necessarily come to the region.
“There, being able to accommodate them can allow young people to come for internships. And also help health professionals find replacements. When we launched this project, we thought as much about the interns as about the replacements.”
Concerning these housing needs, “they can range from one week to six months, over continuous periods or not,” explains Clarisse Galvaing, coordinator of the CPTS. During these periods, “a hotel can turn out to be too expensive and not necessarily interesting; you have to eat all your meals in a restaurant… Some health professionals accommodate replacements or students, but this is not always ideal.”
If the needs of replacements and students are not necessarily the same, the CPTS has provided the same response: Accommodation reserved for them. And which can be cited by health professionals in their internship offers, thus providing a certain added value. Located in the city center (rue des Olliers), they are in the same house. There are three bedrooms, each with a double bed, a bathroom and an office space. All have wifi and individual heating. And these rooms have access to common areas: kitchen, living/dining room/meeting room, outdoor terrace and bicycle storage. “And to the extent that people stay for a short period of time, we offer sheets and towels. Finally, cleaning is carried out once a week,” explains Clarisse Galvaing.
Reduced rent
To find this house, “we started by asking the mayors and communities of municipalities, to see if they had vacant premises. We found nothing, explains Gilbert Poinas. Then, we went to private individuals who had thought of this type of house for students, young people working in the industry… To run it, we have an endowment from the CPAM, because it is part of our missions And we have had a favorable opinion from the community. communities for financial assistance.
Thus, the rental cost can be reduced for the occupants. The CPTS takes care of covering the difference and paying the rental to the owner of the premises. Ultimately, the cost paid by replacements is €120 per week or €350 per month. For students, it is €50 per week and €125 per month. And Clarisse Galvaing recalls:
These temporary accommodations are intended for all health specialties: pharmacist, dentist, physiotherapist, podiatrist, general practitioners, etc. Liberals have priority but, within the framework of the agreement between the CPTS and the hospital, the establishment can also benefit from it. .
Open since the beginning of November, this replacement center, which is currently full, seems to meet a real need. And she already has reservations for later. As for what happens next, the president of the CPTS explains: “There is a fourth space in the house that we can convert into a fourth bedroom if the need arises. And then, nothing stops you from looking for something else if there is high demand. » But an objective has already been set, pointed out by Gilbert Poinas: “That we have an occupancy rate of 50% at the end of one year.”
Pierre Hébrard
