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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…
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…
Access and car parking Valais Hospital sites can be accessed by car and using public transport, sometimes with a short walk. In some cases charges apply for car parking. For more detailed information, please select the site you require on the map below: Select a location Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brig) Überlandstrasse 14, 3900 Brig +41 27 604 33 33 Visiting hours Hospital benefits Google maps itinerary Facilities Sion Sion Av. Grand-Champsec 80, 1951 Sion +41 27 603 40 00 Visiting hours…
Chronic Wounds Valais Hospital provides referring doctors and independent carers with specialist consultations to help with caring for wounds that are healing slowly or with difficulty. These chronic wounds include those caused by a surgical operation, ulcers of venous or mixed origin, arteriovenous wounds, sloughs and diabetic feet. Doctors and nurses specialised in the various fields of plastic surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedics, angiology and wound treatment provide advice, recommendations, suggestions and, if…
Discharge The date of your discharge will be set depending on the healing process and in agreement with your hospital doctor. He/she will send a report about your stay in the hospital to your referring doctor, whom you should contact regarding the continuation of your treatment. Please inform the reception desk concerning your departure before leaving the hospital. Please select the location of your discharge on the map below for practical and detailed information regarding your discharge from hospital. Select a location…
Psychiatric Emergencies Emergency Number: 0800 012 210 Outpatient Services Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Skills Centre: Outpatient Psychiatric Department for Adults, Children and Elderly People. Competence centres for psychiatry and psychotherapy Sierre Sion Martigny Monthey Sierre Sion Martigny Monthey Av. du Général-Guisan 8 3960 Sierre Tel: 027 603 84 70 Rue de Lausanne 63 1950 Sion Tel: 027 603 84 40 Rue de l'Hôpital 14 1920 Martigny Tel: 027 603 63 00 Av. de France 49 1870 Monthey Tel: 027 604 73 90 Psychiatric and…
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…
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…
Your stay All hospital staff members are bound to maintain confidentiality. You have the right to be informed about your illness and about your treatment. Please do not hesitate to request any explanations during a medical visit or to request a meeting with the doctor who is responsible for treating you. Many services (cafeteria, post, bank, newsagents, flower shop, hairdresser…) are available to you during your stay. services are available at all hospital sites of Valais Hospital. Please select the site you will be staying…
Social services The Hospital Social Service, available at both the Centre Hospitalier du Haut-Valais (SZO) and the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand, provides free and confidential support to patients and their families. Both services focus on support during hospitalisation and social and professional reintegration, with an emphasis on autonomy, integration and material security. The two services work in a multidisciplinary way and are available to inpatients and long-term outpatients, as well as their families, for any…