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Intermediate Care The Intermediate Care Unit of Spitalzentrum Obwerwallis is adapted to the local, medical and operational possibilities, requirements and features of the site. Intermediate Care acts as a link between a normal hospital department and intensive care. Patients are treated in Intermediate Care where there is a threat to the vital organs such as the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, intestine or liver or after undergoing a major surgical procedure. Patients requiring intensive monitoring are also treated here. The…
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Current situation of the Valais Hospital Hospital activity EchoSOS - the emergency app Current occupancy rate at the emergency unit (Sion - Martigny) EchoSOS partner hospitals inform users in the emergency app and on site about the current occupancy rate on the ward. This allows people to switch to emergency units with more free capacity. As a result, patients have shorter waiting times and hospital staff are relieved.
The Abuse Medicine Unit Are you a victim of violence? People who are exposed to violence, either in isolation or repeatedly, are under big stress. This can have long-term psychological and/or physical consequences. Domestic violence, in particular, has a significant impact on the health of parents and their children. In order to break out of this cycle of violence, you can count on the support of the Valaisan network for intervention against domestic violence, of which the Violence Medicine Unit is a part. WE ARE HERE TO…
Projects Further development of process optimisation in the treatment pathways through regular interdisciplinary meetings and critical questioning of traditional treatment paths under "evidence base criteria", i.e. orientation towards medical science supported by empirical evidence. The Rapid Recovery Concept, which was successfully implemented in Switzerland for the first time, is an example of this development. Coupling of the existing three-dimensional CT imaging for back operations with an X-ray reducing navigation…
Nephrology Dialysis Service at Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (SZO) Our scope of services 9 haemodialysis stations (Visp site 5 stations / Brig site 4 stations) 1 separate room for hepatitis B positive patients Latest generation Fresenius dialysis machines (F 4008 and F5008) with single needle module Standard hemodiafiltration Free WLAN access Free parking Holiday dialysis possible all year round (only at the Visp site) Opening hours of the dialysis unit: Monday - Saturday from 7.00 am to 5.00 pm Peritoneal Dialysis: APD and CAPD…