“”We had a medical desert, we now have an oasis, and it is not a mirage», Jokes Olivier Paccaud, senator (LR) of Oise on the occasion of the inauguration of medical center of Milly-sur-Thérainthis Saturday, April 12. After more than two years of towing, the center was finally able to open its doors last January.
Within it, there are three nursesA physiotherapista orthoptistand above all a general practitioner. “”The nurses and physiotherapy were already in Millyretraces the mayor Christophe de l’Hamaide. The orthoptist is a first-installment, just like the doctor. She was eagerly awaited. We haven’t had doctors for ten years here. People were forced to go to Troissereux, Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée or Beauvais.»»
A long -awaited doctor
Much awaited, so it is the least we can say. Witness the daily requests that the young doctor receives, to this day of inauguration where desperate residents dream that she becomes their attending physician. “”My notebook of new patients filled in two months, says Charline Bonnay. I no longer accept it as a attending physician. I prefer to take care of my patients. But I still open emergency meetings every 48 hours. I have requests every day, I have people who come to cry in my office, but I unfortunately cannot take everyone …»»
Originally from Milly-sur-Thérain, she dreamed of becoming a village doctor
A heartbreaker but a harsh reality for the one who dreamed of becoming a village doctor. “”This cabinet, I have dreamed of it for a long timeshe smiles. I have always wanted to become a country doctor, family doctor, village doctor, and sports doctor.»»
Born in Beauvais, Charline Bonnay, 32, grew up in Milly-sur-Thérain. Becoming a doctor in his village of origin therefore seemed obvious. Even if this installation was strewn with pitfalls. “”The premises belonged to the diocese which was hard in business“Confides the mayor. Persuasion force, the councilor still managed to give birth to this project, which will have cost Over 300,000 € At the town hall, well helped by the agglomeration of Beauvaisis, the department and the State.
For his part, Charline Bonnay had to take her pain in patience. “”I visited the premises in July 2022, and I settled in January 2025. It was long! And frustrating to say that I was waiting for as a sorely lacking doctor in the countryside. In the meantime, I made replacements in Beauvais and in other surrounding municipalities. But it was long.The wait is now over, and the medical center is now running at full speed.
