The geographical coefficient which compensates for the additional costs borne by Reunion health establishments compared to France will be re-evaluated, announced on November 14 the Prefecture and the Regional Health Agency.
The increase in prices collected by health establishments will increase from 31% to 34%, equivalent to a breath of fresh air of 20 million euros per year. This measure will be implemented gradually from 2024. The revaluation of this coefficient was long awaited, while the CHU was sinking into deficit. His announcement came on the evening of a second day of strike by establishment staff, which caused significant traffic difficulties around the main hospitals on the island. This increase takes into account in particular the difference in salary costs with French hospital staff of 35%., raw material prices, purchases and services, shipping and transportation expenses. The share of remuneration is equivalent to two thirds of all operating costs of public health establishments, recalls the ARS, Who, “concerned about the degraded financial situation of La Réunion University Hospital, is also continuing its discussions with the Ministry of Health to support the establishment’s budgetary recovery”.
