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Paediatric Accident & Emergency Department The team of doctors from the paediatrics department provides care day and night for new-born babies, infants and adolescents in the interdisciplinary accident & emergency department of the Centre Hospitalier du Haut-Valais. Accidents and emergencies requiring paediatric surgery are handled in cooperation with Valais Hospital’s children’s surgeon and with the adult patients’ surgeon from the Centre Hospitalier du Haut-Valais. In addition to the paediatric accident &…
Premature and New-Born Babies (Neonatology) Department Premature babies (born before the 37 th week of pregnancy) and new-born babies suffering from diseases are cared for, as a rule, by the Premature and New-Born Babies Department. The fact that the neonatology department is right next to the maternity ward allows mothers to remain in direct contact with their new-born babies, and, as far as is possible, to breast-feed them, or to establish a physical connection thanks to the technique known as the ‘mother kangaroo’.…
Hospitalisation Unit (Paediatrics) Babies, children and teenagers with acute and chronic diseases relevant to paediatric medicine and surgery are cared for and treated in this unit. Children and babies requiring a high degree of supervision benefit from the services of our Continuing Care Service (Intermediate Care Unit, IMC). The service also provides post-operative follow-up of planned interventions (tonsillectomy, orchidopexy, etc.). Child psychiatric hospitalizations are coordinated in collaboration with the child…
Martigny Discharge The date of your discharge will be decided on in consultation with your hospital doctor, who will send a report about your stay in the hospital to your referring doctor and, if necessary, will call him/her; you should then contact your referring doctor regarding the continuation of your treatment. Before you leave the hospital, please Ask the nurse to ensure that you have been provided with all necessary documents (prescriptions, medical letters, x-rays, hospitalisation certificate, blood group card,…
Sion Access To avoid hindering the emergency services, please follow the signs. Visitor parkings are paying. By car By bus By bike By car By bus By bike By car Sion-Est highway exit. Car park There are parking spaces available to visitors. If you are being treated as an outpatient or during a short-term stay (48 hours maximum), your vehicle may be parked in the visitor car park. For long term hospital stays, we ask you to use public transport, or to have someone bring you to the hospital. Parking spaces Plan de situation du…
Saint-Amé Discharge The date of your discharge will be decided on by your doctor, who will send a detailed report about your stay in the hospital to your referring doctor, whom you should contact regarding the continuation of your treatment. We prefer you to leave the hospital in the morning if possible. Before your Departure, please Settle any miscellaneous bills (telephone bills etc.) at the reception desk. Remember to retrieve any valuable objects you deposited at reception upon arrival. Check that you have not left any…
Your Child’s Stay The Paediatric Department provides comprehensive care for children and their families. Your child’s healthcare needs will be determined as soon as he/she is admitted to the department, and will be re-evaluated during his/her stay. We are very aware that pain is a crucial issue, and have developed several techniques aimed at providing care in the least painful way possible. Our doctors will regularly update you on your child’s condition. And you are welcome to attend the daily medical visit (between 09:30…
Sierre Discharge The date of your discharge will be decided on in consultation with your hospital doctor, who will send a report about your stay in the hospital to your referring doctor and, if necessary, will call him/her; you should then contact your referring doctor regarding the continuation of your treatment. Before you leave the hospital, please: Ask the nurse to ensure that you have been provided with all necessary documents (prescriptions, medical letters, x-rays, hospitalisation certificate, blood group card,…
Paediatrics Department SZO The Haut-Valais paediatric department is located in Visp Hospital. It is part of the mother-child department. Children and adolescents are cared for here from birth to the end of their 16th year, or even up to the age of 18 in exceptional cases. The premature baby and new-born baby department takes care of premature babies who do not require specialist treatment in a neonatology centre. The Paediatric Department provides comprehensive care for the child and his/her next of kin. In addition to…
Sion Discharge Departures usually take place between 09:00 and 11:00. The date of your discharge will be decided on in consultation with your hospital doctor, who will send a report about your stay in the hospital to your referring doctor and, if necessary, will call him/her; you should then contact your referring doctor regarding the continuation of your treatment. If you are transferred to another hospital site, the hospital staff will inform your referring doctor. Before you leave the hospital Please ask the nurse to…