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Soins aigus et de transition (SAT) — définition et explication (dt.: Akut- und Übergangspflege)

Checked in July 2026

What this service does for you

After a stay in hospital, you are sometimes not yet ready to go home, but you are also no longer sick enough to stay in hospital. The acute and transitional care is designed for exactly this situation. It is prescribed by the hospital doctor directly upon discharge and lasts a maximum of two weeks, with no possibility of extension. The costs are shared by the mandatory health insurance and the public authorities. The family only pays the deductible and co-payment, just like usual. In French-speaking Switzerland, families are often simply unaware of this service because nobody asks about it on their own. It is worth actively asking the hospital staff about it before discharge is due.

Automatically translated from German.

The key facts at a glance

Who pays
Grundversicherung; Kanton/Gemeinde
Access
Medical prescription required
Languages
French
Address
Schweiz

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