Carling. "Here, we don't treat 57s": a couple from Moselle are refused access to emergency services in Strasbourg

A Carling resident, who was being treated for cancer in Alsace, was refused access to the emergency room at Hautepierre Hospital because she lived in Moselle. Her husband denounced this as "pure discrimination."

Roland and Evelyne Lepage, from Carling (Moselle), believe they were victims of discrimination. The couple denounced a refusal of treatment at the Hautepierre hospital emergency room because of their Moselle origins. Photo: Nicolas Thiercy — Roland and Evelyne Lepage, from Carling (Moselle), believe they were victims of discrimination. The couple denounced a refusal of care in the emergency room of the Hautepierre hospital because of their Moselle origins. Photo: Nicolas Thiercy

Incomprehension, anger, disgust… Roland Lepage wakes up every morning wanting to shout about the mishap he experienced on March 31st in the emergency room in Hautepierre (Bas-Rhin). That evening, he rushed his wife Evelyne to Strasbourg, where she is being treated at the Strasbourg Europe Cancer Institute (Icans). “Our doctor called us around 9 p.m. after receiving the results of my wife’s blood test, which were really bad. He contacted Icans, and upon our arrival, the decision was made to take my wife back to the emergency room...

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