Overview
- The CHU de Caen emergency department will host no medical interns from early November through May 2026, with roughly 30 trainees reassigned to other services or hospitals.
- Regulators cite an insufficient number of experienced physicians to supervise interns, following a September alert that led the medical faculty dean to request suspension.
- The health minister activated the national réserve sanitaire to send doctors to Caen, aiming to create conditions for interns to return within about six months.
- Hospital management says the ER remains open around the clock, drawing medical reinforcements from other CHU departments and nearby facilities to maintain patient care.
- Unions and hospital leaders frame Caen as a symptom of a wider staffing crisis, as Toulouse restricts emergency activity and calls mount for multi‑year workforce planning and funding.