Membership is currently open to Swiss hospitals and clinics with a public service mandate, including acute care hospitals, psychiatric clinics, and rehabilitation clinics, as defined by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and the relevant cantons.
« With the increasing level of digitalization and cyber risks in hospitals, we see the H-CSC association as an opportunity to share important information at a national level within our specific domain. The exchanges, experience sharing, and pooled services enable us to increase our maturity. It represents a complementary layer to strengthen our cybersecurity posture. »
Thierry Menoud, Head of Information Security & Deputy Director of IT hôpital fribourgeois
Becoming a member
To become a member of H-CSC, a Swiss hospital or clinic must submit a written request indicating its intention to join and specify the applicable membership fee category.
The application is subsequently reviewed. Staff requiring access to H-CSC services need to sign a non-disclosure declaration.
Membership fee categories
The association is funded through annual membership fees. The amount of the annual fee is determined based on the size and financial capacity of each hospital facility.
Fee category
Admission criteria
1: CHF 12’000 / year
public mandate
OR > 300 beds
OR > 300 beds
OR > CHF 300 million annual turnover
2: CHF 6’000 / year
public mandate
AND < 300 beds
AND < 3000 employees
AND < CHF 300 million annual turnover
Group membership
Groups may apply for consolidated membership if the affiliated healthcare institutions operate under a common legal entity and manage IT and medical technology centrally.
Why become a member?
Networking, cost efficiency, and experience sharing are the three core benefits offered by the association to sustainably support its members in cybersecurity.
Benefits for small and medium-sized healthcare institutions
- Direct access to the experience of healthcare institutions with higher cybersecurity maturity and to proven solutions.
- Ready-to-use templates and documents for ISMS, incident management, phishing campaigns, and more.
- Support from cybersecurity experts in using and implementing H-CSC services in-house.
- A flexible framework that grows with digital maturity.
Benefits for large healthcare institutions
- Leveraging the collective intelligence of members for cyber threat detection.
- Joint requirements, coordinated positions towards authorities, and collective leverage with vendors.
- Cost savings through bundled services and centralized procurement.
- Maturity benchmarking, exchange of best practices, and alignment with national and international networks.
