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Sleep medicine Sleep Clinic We spend roughly 30% of our lives sleeping. Sleep medicine can be beneficial when sleep is disturbed or when it doesn’t properly fulfil its role of giving us rest. Excessive fatigue, insomnia, constantly waking up at night, sleep apnoea, snoring, abnormal behaviour at night, jet lag and restless limb syndrome are some of the many conditions we deal with every day. The Sleep Clinic is certified by the Swiss Society of Sleep Research, Sleep Medicine and Chronobiology. The clinic is part of the…
Dietetics ospital dieticians belong to the Nursing and Medico-Technical Care Department and work transversally, upon request by other medical staff. They cooperate with the doctors, nurses, other care providers and with the Catering Department, in particular with the dietetic cooks. The main aim of hospital dietetics is to ensure that patients feed themselves or are fed. Due to their conditions and/or treatments, some patients do not eat very much, lose weight and therefore muscle mass, and suffer from undernutrition. This…
Memory Clinic Memory Clinic Following the appearance on the market of medicines which slow down, even if only very partially, the effects of diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, memory clinics or memory consultations have developed all over the world, including in Valais Hospital, with the aim of providing better diagnosis and more holistic care, tailored to the specific situation of the patient and of his/her next of kin. For the Valais romand region, Valais Hospital has been equipped since the end of 2011 with a…
Geriatrics Geriatrics is the field of medicine devoted to the needs of elderly people. It covers the clinical, preventive and social aspects of the diseases suffered by elderly people, as well as their rehabilitation. This field of medicine provides interdisciplinary services which include the investigation and general and specific assessment of the somatic, functional, psychological and environmental problems faced by the patient. Beyond this assessment, geriatric care can take the form of various treatment programmes,…
Visp Hospital Accident & Emergency Emergency medicine is the department of medicine that deals with the care and treatment of medical emergencies. In technical terms, it covers the entire rescue chain and is an interdisciplinary medical field in which all the specialized departments in hospitals are brought together. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day for mild and acute cases (children, adolescents and adults). General Practitioner Emergency Centre (HANOW) The Haut-Vallais General Practitioner Emergency…
Sion Hospital Paediatric Department The paediatric department of Valais Hospital is located in Sion. It cares for children from birth through to the end of their 16th year, and in some cases even through to their 18th year. Premature babies are cared for when they have reached an age of 32 weeks and a weight of 1250 grams. The Paediatric Department is structured into three divisions: The Paediatric Department is structured into three divisions: A neonatology division A division for outpatient treatment, emergency…
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…
Urology Urology is the medico-surgical speciality devoted to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, malformations and lesions of the organs of the urinary tract, both in women and in men. This speciality also includes treatment for disorders of the male reproductive system. Renal calculus, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and cancers of the genito-urinary system are the main conditions that are treated in the field of urology. Organisation Sierre Sion Martigny Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Visp) Sierre…