Monthey - Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Pool Your admission

Information prior to your admission can be obtained from reception at the Hôpital de Malévoz on 027 604 73 33.

Time, date and place of arrival 

Admissions are scheduled between 08:30 and 12:00 and between 13:00 and 16:00. Upon your arrival, you should present yourself at reception, even if this is an emergency. In all cases, the receptionist will then introduce you to the admissions nurse or the duty doctor.

Car

If you arrive with your own vehicle, the keys should be handed to the nursing staff in your treatment unit.
During your stay, your car should parked in the Montgebert car park, 49 Av. de France, in Monthey.
For reasons of security and liability, you are not permitted to drive your vehicle during your period of hospitalisation unless exceptionally authorised to do so by the doctor. 

Private hospitalisation

Hospitalised patients are responsible for checking their insurance in order to obtain cover for their costs by their insurer.
In the case of a transfer from a shared room to a private room, and vice versa, and also in the case of a transfer between sites, the entire stay will be invoiced at the private tariff rates.

Placement for purposes of assistance

If you have been hospitalised in the context of a “placement à des fins d’assistance” (PAFA) [placement for purposes of assistance], you can appeal against this in the “measures of constraint” court, which will issue a ruling in accordance with a simple and rapid procedure.

Advance Directives

We encourage you to draw up advance directives.
You retain a copy for yourself and a copy will be included in your file. In this case, please inform you doctor and close relations of the existence of this document.