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Three years after the shock of the health crisis, public hospitals are struggling to return to a satisfactory situation: still hampered by significant staff shortages, activity levels have yet to reach 2019 levels. To date, the “Ségur de la santé” agreement has not succeeded in restoring the attractiveness of hospital professions, and the financial situation of our establishments is suffering heavily from delays in the recovery of activity, as well as from the new inflationary context. While the main issue of human resources remains unresolved, the “white plans” linked to epidemic waves since 2020 have recently given way to regular “emergency crises,” with department closures underlining the hospital sector’s persistent fragility. Its long-standing difficulties have been highlighted by the health crisis and, even more so, by the impossibility of a return to normal once the epidemic waves have passed. One year on, the findings and recommendations made by the Senate commission of inquiry on hospitals in 2022 remain fully relevant. While the 2022 election campaigns were limited to simple declarations of support for the hospital sector, for its recovery to be real and lasting, it needs major efforts backed by serious political will.