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The Back Centre The Back Centre at Valais Hospital Most people are affected by back pain at various points in their lives. Luckily, this pain is often harmless, and disappears following a short period of rest, or thanks to exercise and following a few simple rules about posture and behaviour. If the pain does not disappear, the team from the Orthopaedics Clinic and the expanded team from the Back Pain Centre are here to help you with a range of tried and tested treatments. The basis of any therapy is to establish as precise…
Sion You admission If you need any information before you are admitted, please call the patient flow management unit on +41 (0)27 603 44 48. Please call this number if you would also like to request a private, semi-private or single room. Time and place of arrival Please go to hospital admissions at the time that you were given by your GP or by the hospital. If you are required to fast for your tests or treatment , please do not eat, drink or smoke during the 6 hours prior to your arrival. If you are being admitted on an…
Microbiology Microbiology brings together the various laboratory activities which enable the diagnosis of infectious diseases by using sampling techniques to identify the micro-organisms responsible or the antibodies they have stimulated and by determining their characteristics, in particular the sensitivity of the bacteria to antibiotics. These activities are integrated into the Infectious Diseases Department of the Central Institute of hospitals which, in addition to microbiology, brings together all of the fields…
Screening for HIV / AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections The Infectious Diseases Department of the Central Institute of hospitals is responsible for the organisation of screening for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases for the Canton of Valais, in cooperation with the SIPE centres (Sexuality Information Prevention Education). As well as screening, this department brings together all of the fields connected to infectious diseases: medical consultations in infectiology, microbiology, the prevention and…
Surgery / Urology Clinic Hospital Centre Upper Valais Overview Clinic management Departments Team Consultation hours Further training Information material Contact us Overview Clinic management Departments Team Consultation hours Further training Information material Contact us The surgical clinic at the Upper Valais Hospital Centre comprises the General Surgery Department , the Visceral Surgery Department and the Urology Department . Two attending physicians expand the services for diseases in the ear, nose and throat…
Operating suite The hospitals of the French-speaking Valais The operating suite is the structure accommodating all the operating theatres, a recovery room, a location for equipment storage, management offices and training rooms. As a veritable hub for the day-to-day management of patients undergoing a scheduled or emergency surgical intervention, the operating suite is a location that supports a very wide range of activities. It occupies a central location in a hospital due to its continual interactions with the various…
Cardiac Surgery The cardiac surgery department of Valais Hospital is based in Sion. It provides state-of-the-art treatment in the field of adult cardiac and vascular surgery, and in particular uses the most recent minimally invasive surgery techniques (which allow for incisions measuring just a few centimetres, unlike traditional techniques requiring longer incisions). The field of adult cardiac surgery includes the following treatments in particular: Aorto-coronary bypass, including beating heart surgery, without using a…
Ma réadaptation oncologique idéale Mieux orienter et accompagner les patient.e.s pendant et après un cancer PROGRAMME DU 4 FÉVRIER 2025 Village éphémère, hall d’entrée de l’hôpital de Sion Visite libre De 10h00 à 18h00, venez échanger autour de la maladie et de l’accompagnement des personnes atteintes du cancer. Découvrez 14 stands animés par : Les spécialistes de l’équipe interdisciplinaire du Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (avec ses services d’oncologie, radio-oncologie, soins palliatifs, nutrition et diététique,…
Adult day clinic A warm welcome to the website for the adult day clinic at the Oberwallis Centre for Psychiatry in Brig, Switzerland. We are delighted that you are interested in what we have to offer here at our adult day clinic in the heart of Brig. We have made every effort to give you as comprehensive a picture as possible of the therapy we offer. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to give us a call or write to us. The adult day clinic is part of the Oberwallis centre for psychiatry (Psychiatriezentrum…
Pain Clinic Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand If you think you suffer from chronic pain or you have an acquaintance or a family member who has chronic pain... then you are on the right site. On this site, you will find information regarding chronic pain and various possible therapeutic approaches. Many people suffer from chronic pain, most do not know that appropriate treatments exist and very few benefit from treatment in a specialised centre. The Pain Clinic is part of the anaesthesiology department and the doctors who…