Link to the "Heat Waves and Health" bulletin for summer 2023.

The Pays de la Loire region experienced two heat waves in 2023. The health impact included 48 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 103 visits to emergency rooms (69 of which resulted in...

The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region experienced two heat waves in 2023. The impact on public health resulted in 162 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 537 visits to emergency rooms (353 of which...

Normandy experienced a heat wave in 2023. The health impact included 22 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 110 visits to the emergency room (66 of which resulted in hospitalization), and 36...

The Hauts-de-France region experienced a heat wave in June 2023 and another in September 2023, during which the following were recorded: 251 SOS Médecins calls (38 in September), 565...

Corsica experienced three heat waves in 2023. The health impact included 8 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 61 visits to the emergency room (26 of which resulted in hospitalization), and...

Brittany experienced a heat wave in 2023. The health impact included 27 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 66 visits to the emergency room (41 of which resulted in hospitalization), and 38...

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the only region affected by all four heat waves of the summer of 2023, recorded one of the highest health impacts, with nearly 800 heat-related deaths over the...

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region experienced three heat waves in 2023. The health impact included 210 SOS Médecins calls, 774 emergency room visits (470 of which resulted in...

Occitanie experienced two heat waves in 2023. The impact on health resulted in 68 SOS Médecins emergency calls, 391 visits to emergency rooms (216 of which led to hospitalization), and...