Irm and X -rays in Cloche d’Or – ready for months, but has never been used

Between 20 and 40 weeks-so long for patients have to wait for an IRM date. That says Dr. Marc Berna, director of the Hôpitaux Robert Schuman (HRS), on Tuesday morning on RTL Radio. « The numbers remain stable, » continued Berna, but « we run a bit after the requirements ». The population grows and is getting older, the number of IRM, X-ray or scanner devices is slowly coming after it.

One solution is so -called outpatient antennas, i.e. locations with medical devices away from the large hospitals. The CHL operates one in Potaschberg. The HRS have also had a fully equipped antenna in Cloche d’Or for several months – but they are not allowed to use. The reason: Stock the necessary negotiations with the CNS. « With the way these discussions have not been getting ahead for two years now, we feel a little slowed down, » said HRS director Marc Berna.

Another solution to shorten the waiting times in radiology could be a central appointment. In other words, that patients do not have to contact the hospitals individually, but there is a single contact point for Luxembourg that distribute patients to the locations across the country. « That would actually be an excellent idea, » said Berna, but « at the moment it would be technically very demanding if we wanted to implement it ».

Such a central office would have to treat a huge number of inquiries. « With us in the HRS alone, we have around 180,000 X -ray examinations a year. We are probably in triple volume across the country, » explains the director. At least within the HRS group, it has now been managed to centralize the allocation of appointments at one point. Such a solution is still far away at the state level.