2023-07-10 13:19:22
The project was to see the light of day by 2028. The administrative court of Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) canceled, Monday, July 10, the declaration of public utility of the future Grand Paris-Nord hospital, considering that “The disadvantages of the operation outweighed its advantages”in a decision communicated to Agence France-Presse.
The Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), which manages public hospitals in Ile-de-France, has decided to appeal this decision. “With its partners, the AP-HP cannot come to a decision resulting from reasoning that is both unexpected and questionable”explained the AP-HP in a press release, stating that it was requesting a stay of execution of the cancellation decision.
“The operation, the configuration of which does not allow for future developments, led to an uncompensated reduction in the supply of care in a territory already suffering from significant health inequalities”writes the court in a press release, following the opinion of the public rapporteur issued at the end of June.
“The court noted that the operation led to a reduction, on a like-for-like basis, of the number of hospital beds from 1,131 to 941, the number of outpatient places from 207 to 173 and the number of births that can be accommodated from 3 238 to 2,000”say the judges.
At an estimated cost of 1.3 billion euros, this large-scale project carried out by the AP-HP and the Paris Cité University must replace the current Bichat hospitals in Paris and Beaujon in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine). ).
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Capacity of care provision
Covering the north of Paris, part of Hauts-de-Seine and Seine-Saint-Denis, it must also house teaching and research activities. To be validated, a new revised project must be presented, which would give rise to a new declaration of public utility.
Administrative justice was seized of an appeal by local residents and caregivers’ unions who consider the Grand Paris-Nord hospital to be undersized in relation to the health needs of the area covered, which is expected to experience population growth.
According to the AP-HP, in charge of the project, the level of care, in terms of quality and quantity, was however at least maintained thanks to several measures (hotel beds, improvement in the outpatient turnover rate, redirection of parturients to other maternities…).
During the hearing at the end of June, the AP-HP had called on the judges not to focus solely on the capacity of the healthcare offer, but to also take into account the other advantages of the project: modernization of infrastructures, synergies, improved environmental balance.
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However, the court held that “The disadvantages of the operation outweighed its advantages”.
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