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Marternité La famille au cœur de nos soins Au sein de notre service, nous prenons en charge la santé et le bien-être de la maman, du nouveau-né, du couple et de la famille dès la grossesse jusqu’à l’accouchement. En 2023, notre maternité a accueilli 1433 naissances. Au service de maternité, nos missions sont clairement définies pour assurer le bien-être et la santé de la maman, du nouveau-né, ainsi que de l'ensemble de la famille durant cette période transformative qu’est la périnatalité: Placer au cœur de nos soins et de…
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…
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…
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…
Expertise psychiatrique Composé de médecins, psychologues et criminologues, assisté par un secrétariat, le Service d’expertise psychiatrique sous l’égide de l’Institut Central des Hôpitaux (ICH) a pour mission d’assister la justice en lui fournissant des rapports d’expertise spécialisés lorsqu’elle doit prendre des décisions concernant une personne dont on peut raisonnablement penser qu’elle présente un trouble psychique. Il s’agit concrètement de mener, sur la base d’un mandat, d’un dossier et d’un questionnaire, une…
Hospital social services Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand The hospital social services unit offers support and assistance in connection with hospitalization, working in a multidisciplinary manner. Who we are The hospital social services unit is made up of four HES social workers, based at the Sierre, Sion and Martigny sites and at the Saint-Amé clinic. The department's staff provide discreet support to patients and their families during their stay in hospital, to help them make the administrative transition back home as…
Ambulance Company of the Valais Hospital The Compagnie d'Ambulances de l'Hôpital du Valais provides all primary and secondary interventions in the Sierre, Martigny and Entremont regions. It currently employs over 80 staff. The company was IAS (Interassociation de Sauvetage) certified for the first time in 2017. This quality approach has enabled us to meet the IAS requirement criteria, but also to offer optimal, high-quality care that is constantly being improved. Since then, IAS certification has been renewed every 4 years.…
Orthopaedics / traumatology clinic Upper Valais Hospital Centre Orthopaedics deals with the development, prevention, recognition and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Traumatology of the musculoskeletal system deals with the treatment of all acute injuries and any consequential damage. The Orthopaedics/Traumatology Clinic at the Upper Valais Hospital Centre comprises three departments: Orthopaedics, Spinal Surgery and Traumatology. Every year, over 2000 orthopaedic patients are operated on in Brig and 1500…