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Healthcare in Digne-les-Bains, France

Digne les bains, vue vers l'est
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Digne-les-Bains healthcare

Departmental hospital services still need a current referral and transport plan

Centre Hospitalier de Digne lists 81 medicine beds, 40 surgery beds, 13 obstetric beds, radiology, geriatrics, SAMU, SMUR, and reanimation. INSEE lists local doctors, nurses, therapists, psychologists, dentists, and pharmacies.

SAMU at 15 or 112 provides 24-hour medical triage, bed checks, and transport or admission coordination. A dated audit reported staffing pressure and 544 transfers to another hospital in 2022. Confirm current networks, specialists, diagnostics, prescriptions, referrals, transport, and aftercare.

Access to care

5 hospitals are listed within 12 km. A primary care visit, a pharmacy stop, and an urgent need may not all be equally close to the same home.

5

Hospitals Within 12 km

Registered Care Access Facilities in Municipality
4

Specialists and long term care

Specialist availability, emergency options, and longer term health can matter once you have chosen a neighborhood.

SSIAD Home Nursing Services in Municipality
1
EHPAD in Municipality
3
FINESS Alternative Dialysis Centre Structures in Municipality
1
Hospital Beds per 1,000 People — National (2022)
5.7
Physicians per 1,000 People — National (2022)
3.3
Health Service Coverage Index — National (2023)
82
Pharmacies Within 12 km
6
Authorized Emergency Sites Within 12 km
1
Out of Pocket Health Spending — National
9.2%
Nurses and Midwives per 1,000 People
9.422
National Health Spending per Person
$5,327 current US$ (2024)
Life Expectancy at Birth — National (2024)
83.0 years
Residential Long Term Care Beds per 1,000 People 65+ — National
45.1
Life Expectancy
About 83.0 years

Digne-les-Bains in everyday life

Could Digne-les-Bains work for you?

What may work well

  • The hospital directory names medicine, surgery, maternity and child, radiology, geriatrics, SAMU, SMUR, and reanimation services.
  • INSEE identifies a local inventory of physicians, nurses, therapists, dentists, psychologists, and pharmacies.

What to think about

  • A dated audit reported staffing pressure and referral transfers, which need current confirmation.
  • Named hospital services do not establish every specialist, network, wait, or outcome.

Review Digne-les-Bains care

  1. List current needs

    Write down doctors, medicines, diagnostics, therapy, emergency preferences, and likely future support.

  2. Confirm the network

    Check hospital units, specialists, imaging, prescriptions, referrals, insurance, transfer, and transport.

  3. Plan aftercare

    Identify rides, meals, home help, mobility support, slope assistance, heat or freeze backup, and regional follow-up.

Questions retirees ask

Does Digne-les-Bains have local hospital care?

The hospital lists medicine, surgery, maternity and child services, radiology, geriatrics, SAMU, SMUR, and reanimation. Confirm the exact specialist and referral route you need.

What should I ask before moving?

Ask about doctors, diagnostics, prescriptions, specialists, insurance, referrals, transfer destinations, transport, slope, and aftercare.

Digne-les-Bains has a substantial local hospital starting point. The move is stronger when the household confirms current specialty access, referrals, transport, and aftercare.

Sources

Hospitals, primary care, pharmacies, specialists, and emergency care all affect how close and practical care may feel.

Confirm insurance acceptance, specialist availability, language needs, prescription access, and emergency care before making serious plans.

Not yet available for this place: Healthcare Access, Hospital Access, Primary Care Access, Specialist Access, Emergency Care.

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