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Thoracic Surgery Thoracic surgery is a medical speciality which covers treatment and surgical interventions connected to diseases affecting the thoracic, pulmonary and mediastinal walls. Thoracic surgeons draw up the treatment plan in cooperation with any other specialities concerned (pneumology, oncology, radiology, radio-oncology and pathology) during weekly multidisciplinary meetings. Multidisciplinary treatment for some conditions, such as lung cancer (the most frequently fatal type of cancer throughout the world), can…
Plastic, Reconstructive, Cosmetic and Hand Surgery Plastic Surgery Plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery refers to surgery of the skin and of its underlying structures in any part of the body, whether in relation to congenital, acquired, or post-traumatic problems, or to problems connected with ageing. It restores and corrects the external form of the body – including that of the face and hand – and provides for functional recovery. Cosmetic surgery is an integral part of this speciality. The Skin he skin is the…
General Surgery and Visceral Surgery at Sion Hospital General surgery is the medical speciality which deals with diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions. It can cover fields such as emergency surgery, traumatology, and the treatment of common conditions such as calculus of the urinary bladder, hernias or appendicitis, but also more specialised fields, such as visceral, vascular or thoracic surgery. This speciality acts as a ‘turntable’ between numerous other surgical activities in the hospital, involving…
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…
Angiology Vascular medicine, also known as ‘angiology’, is the medical speciality which deals with arterial, venous and lymphatic diseases affecting the human body as a whole. Angiology allows for enhanced clinical diagnosis thanks to non-invasive functional vascular explorations (without any breaking of tissue). Its aim is to confirm cases of arterial and/or venous impairment. It represents part of a diagnostic and therapeutic medical approach, and also plays a role in the preventive care and monitoring of patients who are…
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care of the CHVR Purpose of the service Since 2004, the anaesthesiology service of the hospitals of Martigny, Sierre and Sion have combined to form the Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation service (‘Service d'anesthésiologie et de reanimation’, SAR) of the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). Its purpose is to ensure that patients are provided with optimal care for any intervention involving anaesthesia in and outside the operating block, on all three sites. The service's level…
Hospital centre Oberwallis (SZO) The Oberwallis Hospital Centre (SZO) with its two hospitals in Brig and Visp counts approximately per year: 12'700 inpatients 125'300 outpatient consultations 94'900 Days of stay 1'200 Employees 174 million turnover 379 Hospital beds 97 Internal Medicine 57 Geriatrics / Rehabilitation 104 Surgery / Orthopaedics 29 Woman & Child 10 Anaesthesia / Intensive 63 Psychiatry 19 Emergency Medical Offer / Our Clinics a Anesthesia and Critical Care Clinic e Emergency Medicine Clinic g Geriatrics /…
Au programme du 18 octobre au marché de Sion : Visite du sein géant Conseils spécialisés du Centre du sein du Valais romand Informations de la Ligue suisse et de la Ligue valaisanne contre le cancer, Centre de dépistage du cancer du sein DÉCOUVREZ LE SEIN GÉANT Chaque année, on recense dans notre pays environ 5500 nouveaux cas chez la femme et 40 nouveaux cas chez l’homme. Visitez l’intérieur d’un sein géant ! La maquette de plus de 4 mètres de long et 2 mètres de haut vous permettra de découvrir les différents stades de ce…
Présent depuis plusieurs années à la Fête du Livre, l’Opération Boule à Zéro, soutenue par syndicom – syndicat des médias et de la communication – a mis en vente des livres à Saint-Pierre-de-Clages « Le bénéfice de la vente des livres que nous proposons sert à offrir des BD Boule à Zéro à des enfants hospitalisés », rappelle Alain Carrupt, ancien président de syndicom, bénévole avec des collègues romands de syndicom. « La bande dessinée amène les enfants dans le monde des rêves. « Boule à Zéro » par son action, nous aide à…
Le visiteur pourra s’intéresser à la flambant neuve IRM 3 Tesla à haut champ magnétique et à la nouvelle salle de diagnostic hybride capable de réaliser de l’imagerie conventionnelle et fluoroscopique. Pour mieux comprendre le corps humain sous l’angle de l’imagerie médicale, les plus jeunes pourront aussi participer à un atelier ludique. Imagerie médicale à l’hôpital de Sierre L’Hôpital du Valais qui devait renouveler ses équipements sur le site de Sierre a saisi l’opportunité d’acquérir la dernière génération d’IRM en…