this municipality is hiring its 5th general practitioner and will look into the sixth

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Since the beginning of November 2024, a new general practitioner took up residence at the municipal health center of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique).

He joins the team already made up of Brigitte Launay, Marc Beausoleil, Véronique Davière and Christophe Larché. Dr. Loiseau is on 5^e practitioner employed by the City. He will exercise, in accordance with his choice, part-time (80 %).

One year of waiting

It's an understatement to say that the wait will have been long since it's been more than a year since she worked to find the right profile.

“There is no rush of applications and when we did have them, they did not materialize for various reasons,” explains the mayor, Dorothée Pacaud, delighted with this recruitment which will make it possible to “clear the waiting list” of the center where 3,600 patients are currently being followed.

Now that the 5^e general practitioner is there, the Brévinois municipality will be able to look into the recruitment of a sixth from next year. “A reflection will be carried out,” confirms the elected official.

Soon cardiologists

Aware that the community will not be able to solve the shortage alone, Dorothée Pacaud opens the door wide toreception of liberal doctors. Practices remain available in the current health center, as well as in the old one at l'Océan.

Moreover, thearrival of cardiologists within the first is hoped for soon.

There are also other things we can work on, such as welcoming trainee doctors and nurses Asalée

Specialists in therapeutic patient education, the latter can be delegated part of the medical procedures by doctors.

Towards a local health contract

In conjunction with the Territorial Professional Health Community of the Pays de Retz and the Regional Health Agency (ARS), the Sud Estuaire community of communes is also working ondevelopment of a local health contract.

This could take the form of a program of specific actions around health (screening, awareness, mental health, disability management, etc.) financed by the ARS.

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