Paris hospital temporarily closes emergency room due to staff shortages

Paris hospital temporarily closes emergency room due to staff shortages

A hospital in France briefly closed its emergency room as a result of workers shortages till Monday, in accordance with native media.

The Robert-Ballanger Hospital within the Aulnay-sous-Bois suburb of Paris needed to make modifications to its emergency companies as a result of a scarcity of personnel, news channel BFMTV reported on Saturday.

However, sufferers introduced by well being or firefighting groups will nonetheless be admitted to the hospital, whereas self-referred sufferers shall be refused in April 24-May 2.

Doctors on the Robert-Ballanger Hospital referred to as on their administration to rent further workers immediately.

France has been going through a healthcare disaster because the starting of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has reached severe proportions as many healthcare employees have retired, whereas others switched sectors as a result of extreme workload.

Current mattress capacities and personnel numbers have fallen wanting want, notably in rural areas with a excessive focus of aged residents.

Source: www.anews.com.tr