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Practical tips for a safe start as a parent: an insight into our parent driving school

The first few weeks after the birth are an exciting but also challenging time for many parents. We would like to provide valuable support during this important phase with our Parent Driving School - a free weekly programme offered by the Neonatology Clinic and the Women's Clinic. To give you an exclusive insight into the content and benefits of the Parent Driving School, we spoke to Dr Lena Pfender, our experienced paediatrician on the Parent Driving School team.

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Gynaecological care for impaired women: A new service at Zollikerberg Hospital

Impaired women often have no access to specialised gynaecological care. This leads to unwanted pregnancies, pain and suffering. Dr Karin Lindauer, gynaecologist at Zollikerberg Hospital, has therefore set up a special consultation for women with cognitive and physical impairments. This service is the first of its kind in Switzerland.

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Our visiting clowns in action: how Pippa-Jolie and Ina Schnusel bring a smile to people's faces

The two visiting clowns Pippa-Jolie and Ina Schnusel offer a fascinating insight into their work at Zollikerberg Hospital. With music, magic and humour, they visit patients on various wards every month to create moments of lightness and joy. They talk about people's touching reactions and share moving stories of encounters that have left lasting impressions.

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Our social counselling as a travel agency for life

The social counselling service at Zollikerberg Hospital is available to our patients as well as to anyone seeking advice and support. In this interview, Claudia von Ow, Head of Social Counselling, explains the areas in which she can offer you advice, the specialist services she works with and dispels some common preconceptions.

Pflegerin legt ihre Hände auf die Schulter der älteren Patientin, die zu ihr hochsieht.

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A heartfelt commitment to the kidney

The journey to the dialysis centre is one that patients with chronic kidney failure make several times a week, usually for the rest of their lives. At Zollikerberg Hospital, they are accompanied by Esther Karlen, who has been working as a qualified nurse on the dialysis ward since 2015. In this article, she explains how she supports the patients on the ward not only from a professional but also from an emotional perspective.

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New at the Hottingen Health Centre: Psychiatry and psychotherapy

We are expanding our range of services at the Hottingen Health Centre: in addition to our GP services, we are now also offering psychological and psychiatric care.

Medizinisches Fachpersonal bei der Vorbereitung von Instrumenten im Krankenhaus.

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Unique insights into the OP/IS service centre

At first glance, the Operating Theatres and Intensive Care Unit Service Centre (OP/IS Service Centre) does not attract much attention. So it's high time to put this hospital-relevant area in the spotlight.
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Innovation and medicine - Interview with Prof Fansa

Prof. Dr Hisham Fansa, Head of Plastic Surgery and Head of the Breast Centre Zurich at Zollikerberg Hospital, talks in an interview about the newly developed techniques in breast cancer and facial surgery.