Key Points

• Over the past 7 days, all departments in the region were placed under an orange alert on July 23 and a red alert from July 24 to July 25 by Météo-France.

• Total healthcare utilization: Increase between July 23 and 25 in emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and older), hospitalizations following emergency room visits for all causes (age 75 and older and all ages), and SOS Médecins calls for all causes (age 75 and older).

• Healthcare utilization for the iCanicule¹ composite indicator: Increase between July 23 and 25 in the proportion of emergency room visits and hospitalizations following visits due to iCanicule among coded visits (age 75 and older and all ages), as well as in the proportion of SOS Médecins calls due to iCanicule among coded calls (all ages).

¹ Hyperthermia, dehydration, and hyponatremia