Visits suspended at the Baclesse anti-cancer center in Caen
Visits are suspended from January 6 and for two weeks at the François Baclesse anti-cancer center in Caen. A decision made by management because of the explosion of the covid epidemic in Normandy. The incidence rate has exploded by 242% in one week according to the latest report from the ARS.
A measure taken to protect the sick
Patients hospitalized at the François Baclesse center are fragile. First because the treatments used to fight cancer weaken their immune system, these patients are therefore more at risk of having a severe form in case of covid infection. Then these same treatments also decreasing the effectiveness of vaccines against Covid-19.
Today, suspend visits is unavoidable considers the management of the establishment recently confronted with cases of covid in hospitalized patients. During visits, relatives are not always barrier gestures.
Humanly, it’s difficult to ask patients for this effort – Doctor Carine Segura-Djezzar
Stop the visits for two weeks, the oncologist Carine Segura- Djezzar is aware of the effort it costs patients and families. “They are often in sadness, in distress due to the disease but this decision is really there to protect them.», Insists the president of the medical commission of establishment.
Staff positive for Covid-19 stay at home
Covid-positive staff with few or no symptoms stay at home. The management of the Baclesse center decided not to call back to come to work. The teams of the François Baclesse center still manage to overcome the absences.