“It was high time that we modernized our University Hospital in Montpellier”: for her first wishes, the director sets a course towards the future

Michaël Delafosse, Fabrice Taourel, Anne Ferrer, Isabelle Laffont et Didier Jaffre, ce lundi, à l'hôpital Lapeyronie. ML – Dorian Cayuela

The ceremony which took place this Monday noon was an opportunity to recall the numerous hospital projects which will be launched or will see the light of day this year in Montpellier.

The staff cafeteria at Lapeyronie hospital was crowded this Monday afternoon for the greeting ceremony. It was a first for general director Anne Ferrer, who arrived last March. "I know I asked a lot of the CHU teams, she said. Starting with a five-year establishment project developed in five months, with the support of more than a thousand professionals."

This Monday, she listed the deadlines for 2024. "The first half will see in particular the opening of the Sas (Access to care service), in order to improve unscheduled care, and an on-call medical center near the Lapeyronie emergency room. quot;

"In this month of January 2024, six major operation contracts were launched: the extension of the building&nbsp ;heart-lung and woman-mother-child in Arnaud de Villeneuve, the rehabilitation of three wings of Lapeyronie, the extension of emergency rehabilitation, and oncology in Saint-Eloi. They represent a total investment of 87 M€."

730 M€ of protected investments

S'add, excluding Segur support, "the start of the Balmes 2 operation at the end of the year, and the renovation of the Colombière addiction unit which will open in the first quarter of 2024. It was high time that we modernized our university hospital. But concrete has never been the direction of action. The medical project and the managerial project constitute the beating heart of our strategy. Our hospital transformation school will open in 2024 for department heads, directors and executives."

After the opening of the UAPED (Pediatric reception unit for children in danger) last year, "the Women's House will see the light of day next June, sponsored by Alexandra Lamy, then the Parents' House, after the summer holidays". While rejoicing about "the 4.5% increase in the recruitment of nurses in 2022 when departures decrease by almost 20%."< /em>