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Nephrology Nephrology is a medical discipline that studies the kidneys from an anatomical, physiological and pathological perspective. There are two kidneys and they are essential organs for life. However, it is possible to live with a single kidney without any problems. The kidney is an organ that is involved in several processes. Its main function is to detoxify the body by removing toxins produced by the body after filtration in the urine. This blood filtration ensures the balance of water and various elements useful for…
Forensic medicine At the request of the judicial authorities, the Forensic Medicine Unit, located at the Central Institute, carries out forensic examinations to help solve criminal or civil investigations. Often associated with simple autopsies, forensic medicine is in fact the interface between medicine and justice. Examinations of corpses, expert opinions on living persons and expert opinions on files are the main activities of the department. Without forgetting the importance of relations with relatives, often the most…
Wi-Fi network The Valais Hospital offers patients and visitors high quality internet access on all its sites. Patients and visitors benefit from free Wi-Fi access on all the sites of the Valais Hospital. In addition to the twenty or so "hotspots" located in the reception areas, emergency rooms and cafeterias since July 2013, it is now also possible to surf the Internet free of charge from all patient rooms, subject to an identification procedure. In concrete terms, all you have to do is select the HVS_GUEST network and…
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COVID-19 tests Online appointment FMH Training in Valais Hospital Discover our FMH recognition and postgraduate trainings Welcome to the Valais Hospital! Medical specialities NOT USED ANYMORE NOT USED ANYMORE 2004 Fusion of 10 hospitals and clinics 5'500 employee 520'000 Ambulatory visits 39'000 inpatient 430 doctors in training every year More than 80 conventions and agreements of collaboration 760 Million francs of turnover(sales) Work at the Valais Hospital an attractive employer Hospital of Valais is the largest employer…
Neurocentre du Valais The Neurocentre du Valais is the result of collaboration and synergies between the neurology and neurosurgery departments and the neuropaediatrics and neuroradiology units of the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). The CHVR has all the resources and infrastructure necessary to diagnose and treat the vast majority of diseases affecting the nervous system from birth to old age. The Neurocentre du Valais pursues a number of different goals. The first is naturally to guarantee the best possible care…
Neurology Neurocentre du Valais The neurology department is based at the Sion site, and has an inpatient unit with its own dedicated stroke unit. The department also offers a wide range of outpatient clinics for the following diseases: cerebrovascular diseases, epilepsy, abnormal movements (tremors, Parkinson’s, etc.), multiple sclerosis and related diseases, headache, neuropathy, etc. It also has a clinical neurophysiology centre that performs electroencephalograms (EEGs) for both children and adults, sensory, visual and…
Cardiac Surgery The cardiac surgery department of Valais Hospital is based in Sion. It provides state-of-the-art treatment in the field of adult cardiac and vascular surgery, and in particular uses the most recent minimally invasive surgery techniques (which allow for incisions measuring just a few centimetres, unlike traditional techniques requiring longer incisions). The field of adult cardiac surgery includes the following treatments in particular: Aorto-coronary bypass, including beating heart surgery, without using a…
Dans le cadre du projet pilote financé par le Département de la santé, des affaires sociales et de la culture (DSSC) et demandant à l'Hôpital du Valais de renforcer la psychiatrie ambulatoire pour les jeunes, ce dernier a pu mettre sur pied une plateforme d’orientation et renforcer ses équipes des urgences-crises psychiatriques ambulatoires. Ceci afin d'assurer rapidement la prise en charge de la population âgée entre 14 et 24 ans, dont la santé mentale a pu être fortement touchée par la pandémie de COVID-19 et les mesures…
FMH Training in Valais Hospital Discover our FMH recognition and postgraduate trainings COVID-19 tests Online appointment Welcome to the Valais Hospital! Medical specialities Your search Location Central Institute Malévoz (Monthey) Martigny Saint-Amé Sierre Sion Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (SZO) Search Access The Back Centre Microbiology Screening for HIV/AIDS Sion Surgery clinic Patients Your admission Your stay Our specialised consultations Visitors Visiting times Access and car parking General Information Professional…