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Sion Hospital Anaesthesiology Service Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SAR) at Sion Hospital covers all surgical specialities excluding transplant surgery. Our daily activity involves handling critical emergencies in the Centre du Valais and any emergencies whose specialities are not represented in the rest of the Canton (e.g.: neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery…), as well as providing anaesthetic services for elective surgery in all fields. The distribution of activities between the three sites of…
Pain Management at Brig Hospital Pain is one of the most frequent reasons for consulting a family doctor or going to Accident & Emergency. Depending on their duration, pains are classified as acute (following wounds or operations) or chronic (pains that last over time). Pain is not solely dependent on physical factors: psychological factors also play an important role in the perception of and resistance to pain. We all perceive it differently, depending on our physical and psychosocial characteristics. Pains can have…
The Main Techniques for Anaesthesia The Main Techniques for Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Sedation Spinal Anaesthesia Epidural Anaesthesiale Anaesthesia Through Nerve Blocking General Anaesthesia Sedation Spinal Anaesthesia Epidural Anaesthesiale Anaesthesia Through Nerve Blocking General Anaesthesia General anaesthesia is the appropriate method for longer and more serious interventions, such as abdominal or cardiac surgery. During general anaesthesia, various medicines are used to trigger a state of sleep. When the…
Pain Management Centre The Valais Hospital has two pain clinics. One is based in Martigny and the other in Brig to cover both language regions. The range of services offered by each centre is similar. More details can be found on the web pages of the centres using the links below. Our care centers Brig (Obwerwallis) Read more Martigny (French-speaking Valais) Read more Organisation Martigny Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Martigny Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand Martigny Av. de la Fusion…
Department of Anaesthesiology of the Martigny Hospital Our anaesthesia team welcomes you to the Martigny site. The Martigny operating block specialises in the treatment of traumatic and degenerative conditions of the adult musculoskeletal system. Orthopaedic surgery is organised by area of expertise (shoulder/knee/foot and hip) and offers state-of-the-art services for both elective (scheduled) cases and emergencies. It has 4 operating theatres, which operate on weekdays. At night and weekends, anaesthesia is provided by the…
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…
Sion Your stay All hospital staff members are bound to maintain confidentiality. Our healthcare staff will do everything in their power to provide you with quality care. Please do not hesitate to contact the attendant nurse on your ward for any information. If you wish to move around within the hospital, please inform the healthcare staff about where you are going so that you can be reached (medical visit, tests). Your child’s stay Visits to the paediatric unit are free and parents who wish to do so can stay, as far as is…
Question If you have any questions or any problem that needs solving, if you feel the need to be understood, supported, guided, do not hesitate to talk about it to your attending doctor, the nursing staff, the liaison nurse (T +41 27 603 45 70) or the chaplain (T +41 27 603 41 38), who will act on your requests or help you find solutions. Saint-Amé Your stay All hospital staff members are bound confidentiality. Each staff member wears a name badge. You have the right to be informed about your illness and about your…
Question If you have any questions or any problem that needs solving, if you feel the need to be understood, supported, guided, do not hesitate to talk about it to your attending doctor, the nursing staff, the liaison nurse (T +41 27 603 45 70) or the chaplain (T +41 27 603 41 38), who will act on your requests or help you find solutions. Martigny Your stay All hospital staff members are bound to maintain confidentiality. Each staff member wears a name badge. You have the right to be informed about your illness and about…
Martigny hospital - Emergency Daytime: 7am to 7pm - Emergency service Telephone number 027 603 90 00 Paediatric emergencies are not dealt with at Martigny Hospital. Please go to Sion hospital or another nearby emergency centre. Outside the opening hours of the Martigny emergency room, call : 0900 144 033 (CHF 0.50 per call and CHF 2.00 per minute, call rate from a fixed network). Hospital emergency services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Sion 027 603 46 00 Rennaz 058 773 21 12 Attendance and current situation…