Hospital social services Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand

The hospital social services unit offers support and assistance in connection with hospitalization, working in a multidisciplinary manner.

The hospital social services unit is made up of four HES social workers, based at the Sierre, Sion and Martigny sites and at the Saint-Amé clinic. The department's staff provide discreet support to patients and their families during their stay in hospital, to help them make the administrative transition back home as smooth as possible.

The hospital social service unit is aimed at in-patients and long-term out-patients. Family and friends of hospitalised patients can also contact the social workers. 

If patients or their families have problems or questions relating to social insurance, the administrative or financial management of their day-to-day affairs, or any other problem of this type, don't hesitate to contact the on-site social worker.

• How do I deal with my health insurance problems?
• When and how do I apply for invalidity insurance?
• What are my obligations and those of my employer when I am hospitalised?
• How can I make life easier for my family and friends while I'm in hospital?
• What help can I get with financial worries and managing my mail while I'm in hospital?
• Depending on my illness, who can I contact when I'm discharged to continue my social care?
• What social benefits am I entitled to?

The hospital social services unit is present on all sites: 

• If you are admitted to hospital, contact admissions, who will put you in touch with a social worker.
• If you are in hospital, ask the nursing staff to arrange a meeting with the site's social worker.