r/hospitalsocialwork is a subreddit with 11k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hospital, social work, advice, work, and social worker, and they frequently recommend/review shoes.
A place for hospital social workers to gather for support & to ask ??s.Those interested in working in this area are also welcome.
Note that any posts that are seen as non-social workers asking for advice for patient care or medical advice will be removed & poster potentially blocked.
Posters who come across as rude & combative will potentially have their posts removed and/or be banned from this community.
Hospital social work is hard enough, let’s be supportive towards each other.
Popular Themes in r/hospitalsocialwork
#1
Pain & Anger
: "After working in this field, I am scared to get older."
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Can SW help with...? aka the cursed phrase that ruins your whole day"
11 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help, because my supervisor won’t"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hospitalsocialwork
#1
Hospital
: "Hospital Social Work Wild and Wilder"
97 posts
#2
Social Work
: "Hospital Social Work is not for me"
73 posts
#3
Advice
: "Feeling the effects of ICE and this insane administration and need Advice"
29 posts
#4
Work
: "How are yall leaving the Work at Work?"
28 posts
#5
Social Worker
: "New hospital Social Worker"
27 posts
#6
Healthcare
: "Not even a full day back…"
15 posts
#7
Training
: "So uh…how long are we surviving this job?"
15 posts
#8
Social
: "Do any Social workers LIKE their job?"
14 posts
#9
Experience
: "So uh…how long are we surviving this job?"
13 posts
#10
Patient
: "When Patients need LTC with no safe alternatives..."
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/hospitalsocialwork
Shoes
2 reviews
#1
Hoka
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Brooks
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/hospitalsocialwork
Yearly
+3k members(40.5%)
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Last updated: June 12, 2026