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The Urology Clinic Haut-Valais The Urology Department of the Surgery Clinic at the Upper Valais Hospital Centre (SZO) offers the entire spectrum of urological diagnostics and treatment with the exception of highly specialised medicine (HSM). It specialises in uro-oncology (urological cancers of the prostate, bladder and kidney) and the treatment of urinary stone disease and benign prostate enlargement. Another focus is the treatment of the urethra, erectile tissue and urinary incontinence in men. Another important aspect of…
Clinical chemistry Clinical chemistry is the discipline of laboratory medicine which consists of measuring the concentration of numerous molecules of interest in blood and the various biological fluids produced by the body. Based at the Central Institute, the clinical chemistry and toxicology service of Valais Hospital aims to help doctors confirm a diagnosis for the patient, compile a prognosis of the disease and its development and verify the efficiency of treatments. The analytical measures used make it possible to detect…
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…
Fertility Clinic The Valais Hospital Fertility Clinic is based in Sion, and offers comprehensive treatment for couples who are encountering difficulties in their attempts to have a child. Patients are sent to the clinic by their referring doctor, and can attend consultation five days a week. Treatment and follow-up care are provided throughout the week, including at the weekend, depending on the patient’s needs. There are many different possible causes of infertility: ovulation disorders, chronic or acute infections,…
Toxicology The aim of toxicology is to detect those substances which, at specific dosages, can be toxic for the body. “The dose creates the venom,” as Paracelsus was already putting it in the 15th century. Any substance is thus potentially toxic, and human beings are confronted every day with a large number of substances which can be harmful to them. Medical toxicology differs from forensic toxicology (from the Latin, forum, the place where justice was served in Ancient Rome) in that the respective analysis is requested by…
Central Sterilisation The Central Sterilization arose from the political will of the canton of Valais and of the canton of Vaud to make sure of service offers answering the highest standards in these domain ( technical and normative requirements). It became a reality by the signature of an agreement of collaboration in 2013 between the Hospital of Valais and the Riviera-Chablais hospital as well as of its opening on July 3rd, 2017 to Martigny. The Riviera-Chablais hospital participated in the elaboration and in the financing…
Our Treatments Conformational radiotherapy Intensity modulation radiotherapy Respiratory gating High dose rate brachytherapy Stereotactic radiosurgery Sion Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand Sion Av. Grand-Champsec 80, 1951 Sion +41(0)27 603 45 17 chvr.radiooncologie@hopitalvs.ch Doctor Kaouthar Khanfir Head Doctor of Service +41276034517 Contact See profile Valentin Roessli MRT Head of Unit +41276034300 See profile Frédéric Lamballe MRT Head of Unit +41276034517 See profile Doctor Valéry Olivier Zilio Head of Medical…
Rehabilitation Rehabilitation involves restoring the patient to a good physical condition, as well as enabling him/her to recover his/her capacity to be independent. Rehabilitation medicine involves the medico-social, medico-surgical, psychosomatic and pedagogical fields, allowing the patient to recover function as close as possible to his/her original state preceding an accident, major surgery, a disability, a handicap or a chronic disease. Rehabilitation starts as soon as any lesions appear, and only ends once the patient…
Pathology / Cytology The histocytopathology department examines tissue/histological samples (biopsies, resections and surgical parts, etc.) as well as cytological samples (smears, cytopunctions, body fluids, etc.) from the hospital and outpatient sectors of the French-speaking Valais, the Upper Valais and the Riviera-Chablais region, offering a complete range of services, from outpatient or inpatient diagnosis to the examination of surgical parts. The team is made up of a dozen pathologists and several doctors in training /…
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…