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Infectiology Infectiology is the field of medicine which takes care of patients suffering from infectious diseases, that is to say diseases that are due to micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or yeasts. Infectiology is part of the Infectious Diseases Department, which includes, as well as infectiology, all the fields connected to these diseases: microbiology, infection prevention and control (or hospital hygiene or hospital epidemiology), travel medicine, HIV/AIDS testing and combating communicable diseases.…
Speech Therapy Speech Therapy is the speciality which treats conditions affecting swallowing, speech, the voice, language and communication, whatever they are caused by, in children, adults, and elderly people. At Valais Hospital, speech therapists provide services and cooperate with numerous departments (ENT and cervico-facial surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, palliative care, acute and intensive care, geriatrics, medicine, pneumology, cardiac surgery). Establishing a preliminary assessment allows staff to evaluate the…
Au coeur de l'imagerie Les Technicien·ne·s en Radiologie Médicale Le Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand est enchanté de vous présenter "Au coeur de l'imagerie: Les Technicien·ne·s en Radiologie Médicale". Ce film est une fenêtre ouverte sur le monde fascinant et souvent méconnu des technicien·ne·s en radiologie médicale (TRM) - des héros en "blouses bleues" qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans notre système de santé. Notre réalisation est bien plus qu'un simple film. C'est une invitation à explorer le quotidien de ces…
Sion Hospital Paediatric Department The paediatric department of Valais Hospital is located in Sion. It cares for children from birth through to the end of their 16th year, and in some cases even through to their 18th year. Premature babies are cared for when they have reached an age of 32 weeks and a weight of 1250 grams. The Paediatric Department is structured into three divisions: The Paediatric Department is structured into three divisions: A neonatology division A division for outpatient treatment, emergency…
Haematology Haematology is the medical speciality devoted to the study of the blood. The Valais Hospital Haematology Department is based in the Central Institute, and its medical and technical teams handle blood diseases from the laboratory to the clinic. Its main aim is to provide diagnostic and clinical care for patients suffering from blood diseases in different fields. These include, specifically, general haematology (anaemia, anomalies of the various blood cells), cancers of the blood (leukaemia, lymphoma, multiple…
Geriatrics Geriatrics is the field of medicine devoted to the needs of elderly people. It covers the clinical, preventive and social aspects of the diseases suffered by elderly people, as well as their rehabilitation. This field of medicine provides interdisciplinary services which include the investigation and general and specific assessment of the somatic, functional, psychological and environmental problems faced by the patient. Beyond this assessment, geriatric care can take the form of various treatment programmes,…
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…
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…
Stay in the private ward Valais Romand Hospital Centre (Sierre, Sion, Martigny, St-Amé et Malévoz) All hospital sites have a private sector. In this area, you benefit from personalised medical, nursing and hotel services, subject to medical indications. A qualified, dedicated team ensures that everything runs smoothly and that you are comfortable from the moment you arrive until you leave. All patients with private or semi-private insurance are entitled to the following benefits Admission and departure Visitors and…