Health · Healthcare & Policy · 6 hrs ago
Trappes maternity unit expected to close by the end of 2026
Ramsay Santé plans to close Trappes’s maternity unit by the end of 2026.
The unit is at the Hôpital privé de l’ouest parisien in Trappes, in the Yvelines region near Paris.
Local officials asked for a three-year delay, but Ramsay maintained its plan at a meeting on 8 October.
The company had agreed in July to postpone the closure, according to the mayor of Trappes.
About 230,000 people in the area may need to travel to maternity units in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, Rambouillet or Poissy, more than 25 minutes away.
A proposed amendment would require 18 months’ notice and an impact study before a private maternity unit closes.
The amendment is due to be considered by the National Assembly’s social affairs committee as part of a Social Security funding bill by the end of November.
Ramsay Santé says it plans to close the maternity unit at the Hôpital privé de l’ouest parisien in Trappes by the end of 2026.
Local elected officials opposed the closure and asked the company for a three-year delay, but Ramsay maintained its position.
The unit serves the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines area, whose 230,000 residents may need to travel more than 25 minutes to other maternity units.
Deputy Laurent Mazaury has proposed legislation requiring private clinics to give advance notice and assess the impact of maternity-unit closures.
- Who
- Ramsay Santé, owner of the Hôpital privé de l’ouest parisien, plans the closure; local elected officials oppose it.
- What
- The Trappes maternity unit is expected to close by the end of 2026.
- When
- By the end of 2026.
- Where
- The Hôpital privé de l’ouest parisien in Trappes, Yvelines, France.
- Why
- Ramsay’s reason for the closure is Not stated.
Local elected officials
Ramsay Santé
Closure
Local elected officials
They oppose closing the maternity unit and asked for a three-year delay.
Ramsay Santé
The company maintained its plan to close the unit by the end of 2026.
Impact
Local elected officials
They warn that local families will have to travel to other maternity units, more than 25 minutes away.
Ramsay Santé
Not stated.
Ramsay Santé agreed to postpone the closure during a meeting with Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh.
A delegation of elected officials from Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines met Ramsay Santé leaders and requested a three-year delay.
Deputy Laurent Mazaury filed an amendment concerning closures of private maternity units.
Actu.fr reported that Ramsay still intended to close the unit by the end of 2026.
- Planned closure
- By the end of 2026
- Facility
- Hôpital privé de l’ouest parisien, Trappes
- Owner
- Ramsay Santé
- Area served
- Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 230,000 inhabitants
- Proposed advance notice
- 18 months before a planned closure
- Other maternity units
- Parly 2, Mignot, Rambouillet and Poissy
What people are saying
Ramsay maintains its position. They told us again of their intention to close the maternity unit by the end of the year.
They did not keep their word. These are dishonest methods. They only think about maximising their profits.
I do not see how this will work.
Sources
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