Tomorrow is the last day. After that, we'll no longer be able to talk about emergency rooms at risk of closure: without a last-minute solution to compensate for the failure to renew the contracts of paid doctors, which expire in a few hours, some facilities will actually close. The irony is that this is happening during one of the busiest periods (in every sense) of the year: northern Sardinia in particular, and Gallura in particular, will find itself over the next two months having to manage a population that, in some major tourist centers, will at best double. And, consequently, a demand for emergency medicine that will increase exponentially.

Eleven departments are close to calling it a day, already struggling to cover shifts and often working only half-days and never on weekends. Among those with the most serious problems are Tempio, Olbia, Oristano, Sorgono, and Muravera. The most explosive situation is undoubtedly in Gallura, followed by Oristano. And the burden on the larger ones will become even heavier, such as the AOU in Sassari, the San Francesco in Nuoro, the Santissima Trinità in Cagliari, the Brotzu, and the Policlinico.

The union

"The CGIL has long been calling for a solution to the problem of paid doctors in Sardinia's emergency rooms," explains CGIL Secretary Fausto Durante. "This solution has never arrived, and the local health authorities have failed to implement any initiatives to address the problem. Now the Director General of Health confirms there will be no extension. All this confirms that there's a huge gap between the announcements and proclamations of optimism and the actual situation, which threatens to explode this summer."

Roberto Murgia

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