Social and Patient Affairs
You can contact the social and patient affairs officer if you need more information about your rights in social and health care or if you are dissatisfied with any services, care or treatment you have received or suspect that patient injury has occurred.
The social and patient affairs officer service covers all public and private social and health care and early childhood education services in the South Savo Wellbeing Services County.
The role of the social and patient affairs officer is to provide advice and guidance.
Social and patient affairs officers are not entitled to take decisions nor change decisions made by government officials. They are also not in a position to comment on treatment decisions, the implementation of treatment or whether patient injury has occurred during treatment, nor can they interpret the contents of patient records. Their tasks also do not include, for example, services provided by Kela, guardianship services, employment services, nor services provided by insurance companies or housing authorities.
The social and patient affair officer service is free of charge.
Do the following
You can contact the social and patient affairs office by phone or by emailing sosiaali.potilasasiavastaava@etelasavonha.fi, through which you can also arrange an appointment.
Contact information
Valitse ensin paikkakunta. Sen jälkeen voit vielä valita painikkeista, millaista yhteydenottokanavaa etsit.
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Social and patient affairs officer
Social and patient affairs officer service telephone.
You can contact the social and patient affairs officer if you need more information about your rights in social and health care or if you are dissatisfied with any services, care or treatment you have received or suspect that patient injury has occurred.
Service hours
Mon–Fri 09:00–14:00
Mikkeli Central Hospital
Mikkeli Central Hospital offers treatment to patients in the South Savo Wellbeing Services County that need specialised care.
Address
50100 Mikkeli
Service hours
Mon–Fri 07:00–15:00
Mon–Fri 06:40–19:00
Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00
Savonlinna Hospital
Savonlinna Hospital offers treatment to patients in the South Savo Wellbeing Services County that need specialised care.
Patients are treated by specialist practitioners in the hospital’s outpatient clinics. Patients who need round-the-clock care are treated in the hospital’s wards.
Address
57120 Savonlinna
Background and legislation
- Ulkoinen palvelu avautuu uudelle välilehdelle Laki potilaan asemasta ja oikeuksista 17.8.1992/785 (Finnish)
- Ulkoinen palvelu avautuu uudelle välilehdelle Laki potilas- ja sosiaaliasiavastaavista 14.4.2023/793 (Finnish)
- Ulkoinen palvelu avautuu uudelle välilehdelle Laki sosiaalihuollon asiakkaan asemasta ja oikeuksista 22.9.2000/812 (Finnish)
