1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Medical Staff Scheduling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/medical-staff-scheduling) 4. [DeGarde Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/degarde/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_994fc7405cdd1707eb14fdaac4d16f06/degarde.png "Product Avatar Image") ](/products/degarde/reviews) [ DeGarde ](/products/degarde/reviews) 0 ratings DeGarde is a medical staff scheduling application designed for hospital departments — from 5 to 100+ physicians. It automates the creation of on-call schedules (garde), daily post assignments, and rest day management using mathematical optimization. The software uses Google's OR-Tools library with the CP-SAT constraint programming solver to generate complete monthly schedules in seconds. It handles two types of rules: hard constraints (mandatory rest after a 24-hour shift, authorized working days per physician, post restrictions) and soft constraints with adjustable weights (weekend equity across Saturday/Sunday/holidays, shift spacing, post continuity, physician preferences). DeGarde was built specifically for hospital scheduling — not adapted from generic HR or workforce tools. It understands the difference between a Saturday and a Sunday on-call (different compensation), between a 60% part-time physician who doesn't work Wednesdays and a 50% physician available only Mondays and Tuesdays. Key capabilities: - Automatic schedule generation with 16 hard constraints and 27+ soft constraints - Desiderata collection: each physician submits availability preferences (unavailable, prefer not, request on-call, training, leave) via a paint-style calendar - Weekend equity measured separately for Saturday, Sunday+holidays, and Friday+holiday eves, with 12-month annual smoothing - Interactive editing with real-time constraint validation - Half-day tracking (P-system): budget vs actual per month, quarter, and year — aligned with the French legal framework of 207 days / 414 half-days per year for full-time practitioners - Multi-department support with data isolation (Row Level Security) - Export to iCal (calendar subscription), CSV, and print - Mobile-ready progressive web app (PWA) DeGarde is currently used in a pediatric department at a French public hospital. The team includes 10 physicians with 6 different work rates (30% to 100%), 3 mandatory daytime posts plus 24-hour on-call coverage. The application is developed actively — 92+ updates shipped since January 2026, driven by direct feedback from the medical team using it daily. Hosting: European Union (Ireland), PostgreSQL with row-level security. A DPA (Data Processing Agreement) is available on request. No patient health data is stored — only physician names, preferences, and schedules. Show More When users leave DeGarde reviews, G2 also collects common questions about the day-to-day use of DeGarde. These questions are then answered by our community of 850k professionals. Submit your question below and join in on the G2 Discussion. * * * ### 0.0 Nps Score ### All DeGarde Discussions Search Most CommentedMost HelpfulCommon QuestionsNewest All DiscussionsDiscussions with CommentsCommon QuestionsDiscussions without Comments FilterFilter Filter byExpand/Collapse Sort by Most Commented Most Helpful Common Questions Newest Filter by All Discussions Discussions with Comments Common Questions Discussions without Comments Sorry... There are no questions about DeGarde yet. ## Start a New Software Discussion Have a software question? Get answers from real users and experts [Start A Discussion](/products/degarde/discussions/new) * * * ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_994fc7405cdd1707eb14fdaac4d16f06/degarde.png "Product Avatar Image") ### Have you used DeGarde before? Answer a few questions to help the DeGarde community [ Yes ](javascript:void(0))[ Yes ](https://www.g2.com/login?context=product_review&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fdegarde%2Fdiscuss%3Fsmall_ask%3Ddegarde) No