Medical analysis laboratory in restricted activity

A nationwide strike has been announced for the end of December by medical biologists to protest against "the attitude of the national health insurance fund", which, according to the professionals, "no longer respects its commitments". A call for mobilization that will be followed by the BPA Inovie medical analysis laboratory, located in La Pointe, Gustavia, between December 23 and January 1. To give you an idea of the situation, an "NF" reimbursed at 10.80 euros in 1996 is only reimbursed at 4.25 euros in 2004," explains Dr. Henri Duvert in a press release. Meanwhile, the CPS, the fund chosen by the Collectivité, is raking in a profit of over 40 million euros a year, without involving all the island's medical and paramedical professions: no doctor wants to set up practice, the gynecologist is obliged to give up his practice to join the hospital, and so on... But we are promised a brand-new hospital with no available human resources paid and housed decently to run it properly. "
As a result, and in order to ensure the minimum medical service rendered and not penalize patients too much, the laboratory intends to "severely" reduce its activity "giving priority only to emergencies". As a result, the 7 to 10 a.m. slot will be restricted to four appointments per hour, with the obligation to book appointments on Doctolib. No deposits will be accepted other than urgent FID check-ups and urgent bacteriology (ECBU, PV, PU, wounds, etc.). No anapath deposits will be accepted. In addition, telephone reception will not be provided. "After 1 p.m., all emergencies will have to be referred to the hospital, for which we will retain all our on-call and on-call activity, at least until December 31", warns Dr. Duvert, adding: "From January 1, in the absence of an agreement on the regulation of on-call and on-call activity, only daytime activity will be maintained sine die. "