Children and adolescents who are hospitalized can continue their education. In coordination with their regular school, they receive support from teachers assigned to the Estaing site by the French Ministry of Education. The school service provides lessons, offers home schooling during recovery if needed, and can organize exams within the hospital when necessary.
Additionally, for children who must remain in bed, the interactive classroom is equipped with tablets that allow lessons in various subjects to be conducted remotely. This interactive tool also enables bedridden children to watch live broadcasts of performances held in the children’s area.
Contact:
School Service – Children’s Area (Estaing Site, 1st Floor)
- 04 73 75 06 31 (from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., during school terms)
- ecole.chu-estaing.63@ac-clermont.fr
Several associations are present at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital (CHU).
You can find a list of these organizations and their contact details on the hospital’s website to reach out to them directly.
Some of these associations hold regular office hours within the hospital, in the “Support & Information – Help for Patients and Families” areas.
These spaces are located at:
- Gabriel-Montpied site: in an office located in the main lobby, near the reception desk.
- Estaing site: in the associations’ kiosk, next to the admissions office and telephone service.
- Louise-Michel site: a documentation stand is available for patients, residents, and families in the administration hall.
EREARA Website (Ethical Reflection Space of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Go to ereara.com
For several years now, ethical reflection has been underway regarding healthcare, hospital management of patients, end-of-life issues, organ donation, and the ethical and deontological questions that may arise for healthcare professionals.
Within the University Hospital (CHU), there is an ethics committee — the Clermont-Ferrand Ethical Reflection Group (Groupe de Réflexion Éthique Clermontois – GREC), which is part of the Ethical Reflection Space of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (EREARA). Its missions are:
- To respond to ethical questions encountered within the institution,
- To raise awareness among healthcare professionals about ethical reflection and the meaning of care,
- To organize public debates, discussions with hospital staff, and meetings between professionals from the medical, legal, and psychological fields,
- To disseminate reflections, opinions, and guidance on specific topics (organ donation, advance directives, trusted persons, secularism in hospitals, dignity and respect in care, family involvement, professional confidentiality, etc.).
This multidisciplinary group includes user representatives, nurses, healthcare managers, midwives, physicians, and representatives of various faiths. The GREC does not serve as an expert body for specific cases but aims to foster dialogue, support healthcare teams, and guide them toward ethical solutions. All questions are discussed during GREC plenary meetings.
Get in touch with the Ethics Committee
Correspondence : Groupe de Réflexion Ethique Clermontois - GREC
Bât. Direction Générale, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
58 rue Montalembert, 63003 CLERMONT-FERRAND CEDEX 1
Phone : 04 73 75 24 54 ou 04 73 75 10 47
Mail : espace.ethique@chu-clermontferrand.fr
It is open to everyone — staff and users of the institution — and includes general practitioners, caregivers, and patients' relatives.
In accordance with the law of December 9, 1905, and the Charter of the Hospitalized Patient (circular dated May 6, 1995), "healthcare institutions must respect the beliefs and convictions of the individuals they admit. Patients must be able, as far as possible, to follow the precepts of their religion (such as prayer, the presence of a minister of their faith, dietary requirements, freedom of action and expression, etc.). These rights must be exercised with respect for the freedom of others.
Buddhist chaplaincy
Luc Charles
06 09 12 74 04 - aumonerie.hopital@bouddhisme-france.org
Catholic chaplaincy
Catholic chaplains are present on-site every day of the week. Their availability is organized as follows:
- In the chaplaincy office in the morning,
- Room visits in the afternoon until 5:00 p.m.,
- On-call service via the hospital switchboard on weekends and public holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Site Gabriel-Montpied
From a hospital room : 81 51 077
From outside : 04 73 75 10 77
aumonerie_gm@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Site Estaing
From a hospital room : 81 50 410
From outside : 04 73 75 04 10
aumonerie_hd@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Site Louise-Michel
From a hospital room : 81 50 924
From outside : 04 73 75 09 24
aumonerie_hn@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Jewish chaplaincy
Eyman Hagege
06 03 56 53 68 - aumonerieisraelite@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Muslim chaplaincy
Imam Karim Djermani et Imam Djamel Hanafi
04 73 36 21 90 or 06 28 78 90 41 - aumoneriemusulmane@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Protestant chaplaincy
Site Gabriel-Montpied
From a hospital room : 81 54 383
From outside : 04 73 75 43 83
Site Estaing
From a hospital room : 81 50 410
From outside : 04 73 75 04 10
Site Louise-Michel
From a hospital room : 81 50 924
From outside : 04 73 75 09 24
aumonerieprotestante@chu-clermontferrand.fr
Feel free to leave a message, including your name and the site where you are hospitalized.
Orthodox chaplaincy
Père Gérard Reynaud
06 76 47 03 55 - clermont@mitropolia.eu
