Located in the Val de Causses, the Toulouse Lautrec clinic has just received the green light from the regional health agency to offer a new follow-up care and rehabilitation activity, a first in the department.
The news fell recently. The activities of the Toulouse Lautrec clinic should change in dimension by 2024. Indeed, the clinic has received authorization to carry out follow-up care and rehabilitation (SSR) activities specializing in the management of “assignments cardiovascular” in full hospitalization for 15 beds.
A change made possible thanks to a decision by the regional health agency (ARS) which fell at the very end of May and which follows a review of the supply of care carried out in January. The ARS also took the opportunity to confirm for the benefit of the establishment a certain number of SSR activities formerly owned and sold by the Claude Bernard clinic when it was taken over by the Elsan group.
Ongoing recruitments
“The regional health agency gave us a new authorization which did not exist on the territory. This is good news for the clinic and the territory”, summarizes Romain Dussault, director of the Toulouse Lautrec Clinic. “It’s something we expected. Albi hospital takes care of patients in rhythmology [une spécialité dédiée à la prise en charge des anomalies du rythme cardiaque]. The Claude Bernard clinic takes care of those who have coronary angiography problems [radiographie des artères coronaires]. But there was no one to take over.”
Until now, no establishment offered this type of care on the territory of the Tarn. To benefit from it, patients had to go to Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne and Aveyron or to non-specialized establishments. A fact that should soon change. “We are in the process of recruiting for the future cardiologists necessary for the opening of the service”, confirms Romain Dussault. “We are looking for hyperspecialists. We hope to open by the end of the year, but we are aiming for the beginning of 2024.”
Beyond its recruitments, the Albigensian clinic is already considering the continuation and a “phase 2” which could possibly be carried out in 2026 with an extension to 25 beds via an expansion of the existing building.
The clinic, a member of the Clinipole group, hosted 11,178 surgical stays and 30,833 SRH days and visits, for just over 45 practitioners and a salaried staff of 220 people.