Brig Your stay
All hospital employees are bound by professional confidentiality. Each employee wears a name tag with his or her first and last name.
Red | Medical staff |
Blue | Nursing staff |
Green | Medico-technical staff |
Yellow | Care assistants |
Grey | Administration and logistics |
White | Trainees, apprentices |
Managers and team leaders are further distinguished by the gold stripe on the badge.
The nursing staff will do everything in their power to provide you with the best possible care. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the nurse in charge.
If you wish to move around the hospital, please inform the nursing staff of your destination so that they can contact you if necessary (medical visit, exams, etc.).
Children in the hospital
If your child is hospitalized with us, one of his or her parents can stay overnight free of charge (excluding meals) and thus stay with him or her 24 hours a day. Please ask the nursing staff for details.
Information concerning your stay
Room
In most cases we offer single or double rooms, with modern furniture, all with shower and WC. Subject to availability, and at an additional cost, you can request a single room.
For the birth of a child, it is possible to install an extra bed so that the family can be together in a room. Depending on size, costs range between 100.- and 150.- CHF per night, not including visitor meals.
We are at your disposal for the consideration of all your requests wherever possible.
Multimedia
Internet
Each telephone is equipped with analogue Internet access. You can thus send and receive emails from your own personal computer, and connect to the Internet. The costs for this will be charged to your telephone bill.
Telephone
Your friends and family will be able to reach you directly in your room by telephone. Please give them the following telephone number: +41 27 604 + your own internal telephone number. You will be provided with the required telephone card at reception.
Mobile telephones can cause medical equipment to malfunction. We would therefore be grateful if you would turn them off in the intensive care units.Television and radio
You can rent a television at the rate of Fr. 5 per day. Please ask the healthcare staff about this. A radio is provided to each patient in the room. You can listen to it through the loudspeakers or through your (personal) headphones.
Practical services
Mail
Any mail addressed to you will be brought to you in your room every day. If you wish to send mail, there is a post box at your disposal in the entrance foyer. You can buy stamps from reception. The healthcare staff will help you post your mail if you are not able to leave your room.
You can read the daily papers in the Pometta restaurant and in the cafeteria.Hairdresser
If you wish to be seen by a hairdresser during your stay, please contact reception or the healthcare staff, who will be happy to arrange an appointment for you.
Library
Our borrowing library has a wide range of books. The healthcare staff will be happy to provide you with information on this service.
Gardens
The hospital is surrounded by superb, sunny flower gardens which are a wonder to explore. You can have a walk in the fresh air with your visitors, or relax on a bench. The entrance to the gardens is situated in front of the main entrance, to the left, or through Pometta restaurant in the basement.
Cafeteria – Meals
Cafeteria and newsagents
The main meeting point is located on the same level as the main entrance. This place allows you to enjoy a good cup of coffee while you wait, or to buy something to read from the newsagents. The newsagents offers you a wide selection of newspapers, magazines, postcards and greeting cards, chocolate, biscuits, small gifts and, upon request, common household goods.
Opening hours
- Every day from 09:00 to 11:30 and from 13:30 to 19:30.
Meals
Our chefs will prepare your meals with care, in accordance with the latest standards of modern food physiology. A varied à la carte menu supplements the weekly menu which can be found in each room.
If you are not following any kind of diet, you can choose between the various menus and the à la carte options. The healthcare assistant will take your order each day and will advise you in choosing your dishes. If your health allows, you may of course have your meal in the Pometta restaurant with your visitors. Please ask the healthcare staff for more information.
Our culinary offer includes a wide range of daily pastries, sandwiches, small snacks, a varied salad buffet, three economical lunch menus and a wide selection of hot and cold drinks.
A qualified dietician is available to patients who want to or must follow a particular diet. If you wish to take advantage of this service, please inform the healthcare staff. They will arrange a consultation for you.Meal times
- Breakfast: 07:15 to 08:00
- Lunch: 11:15 to 12:15
- Dinner: 17:15 to 18:00
Spiritual life
Chaplaincy
We offer chaplaincy services for Catholic and Evangelical Reformed Church members. Please inform us upon admission if you wish to use these services.
Catholic masses which you can receive on the radio or on the television in your room take place in the hospital chapel. If you so desire, the chaplaincy team can bring you communion in your room. Please ask the healthcare staff for more information. They will be happy to provide you with information regarding the times of religious services.Evangelical religious service
Reformed churches are located near the two hospitals in Brig and in Visp. Please ask the healthcare staff about the timetable of religious services and about directions to get there.
Evangelical reformed church of Visp: Terbinerstrasse 16, 3930 Visp.Chapel of Bris hospital (6.0G)
Sunday 10:00 First Friday of the month
15:30 Tuesday: Worship 15:00 – 17:00 Broadcast of the hospital mass on television Canal 129 Radio broadcast of the hospital mass Canal 194 Phone of Chaplaincy 027 604 30 90