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Organ and Tissue Donation While everything is always done to save and maintain life, it is unfortunately unavoidable that some patients do not survive. The assessment of brain death must be made by a doctor who is not involved in the transplant. This usually happens within the framework of intensive care hospitalisation. Once this diagnosis has been established in accordance with very strict criteria, organ donation can be considered. In Switzerland, every individual is free to decide whether or not to be a donor and to…
Visiteurs et intervenant externes L’accès aux visiteurs et intervenants externes à l’hôpital sera réservé aux personnes pouvant présenter un certificat COVID à l’entrée. Les visites aux patients sont autorisées de 13h à 16h et de 18h30 à 20h au Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR) - (Sierre, Sion, Martigny, Saint-Amé, Malévoz) Les visites sont autorisées de 13h00 à 19h00 au Spitalzentrum Oberwallis (Brigue / Viège) Les visiteurs des urgences peuvent être dispensés du certificat COVID, mais seront soumis au traçage. En…
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…
Le 16 février 2016, les initiateurs, les élus et les partenaires du projet de stérilisation centrale ont marqué cette importante étape en posant la première pierre symbolique. Cette dernière prend la forme d’un réceptacle en béton contenant des instruments chirurgicaux, ainsi que des documents, dont divers exemplaires de la presse du jour. Ce nouveau bâtiment, à la pointe de la technologie et respectant les normes strictes en vigueur dans le domaine, sera consacré au retraitement des instruments chirurgicaux de l’Hôpital du…
Clinical Immunology and Allergology The Immunology-Allergology Department carries out analyses and provides clinical advice during the treatment of diseases connected to the body’s immune system. This department is based in the Central Institute of hospitals and incorporates two main types of activity: Clinical activity, as part of which specialists assess patients presenting signs of diseases connected to the body’s defence mechanisms during hospital or outpatient consultations. These assessments allow the doctors to…
Gynaecology / Obstetrics Visp Gynaecology is the medico-surgical speciality devoted to the physiology of and conditions affecting the female genital system. Obstetrics is a medico-surgical speciality connected to pregnancy and labour. The main practitioners of this speciality are midwives and doctors. Bringing these two specialities together allows for holistic care to be provided to women during their lives. The Valais Hospital Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments are located in Visp for the Haut-Valais region.…
L’Hôpital du Valais s’associe à la Journée mondiale de l’AVC pour sensibiliser le public aux accidents vasculaires cérébraux. La journée d’information du 29 octobre qui se tiendra à l’hôpital de Sion se concentre cette année sur la prévention des AVC. L’attaque cérébrale ou l’accident vasculaire cérébral (AVC) frappe toutes les 30 minutes en Suisse et affecte une personne sur quatre au cours de sa vie. Un quart des victimes en meurt et un tiers reste handicapé. Jusqu’à 90 % des AVC sont évitables ! Une série de 10 facteurs…
Haut-Valais Psychiatric Centre The Haut-Valais Psychiatric Centre (PZO) provides comprehensive psychiatric care for the population of Haut-Valais (around 80,000 inhabitants). This care includes the prevention, treatment and support of patients with mental health issues, across all age ranges (children, adolescents, adults, elderly people), population groups and diagnoses. The PZO manages acute mental crises, emergencies (24-hour on-call service) and the monitoring of chronic diseases. The PZO is integrated into Valais…
Internal Medicine Internal medicine treats patients suffering from medical afflictions which require extensive investigations and medical diagnosis. This speciality can be seen as being at the cross-over point between several other specialities and covers a wide range of afflictions; it is practised throughout the various sites of Valais Hospital. In 2011, the Internal Medicine Departments of Valais Hospital (Cantons of Valais romand and of Haut-Valais) registered just over 100,000 days of hospitalisation. The average length…