Our hospital-at-home offer: inpatient care at home

Appreciated by patients and relatives

Many people find it reassuring not to have to stay in hospital when they fall ill, but to be able to stay in their familiar surroundings. This is precisely where our "Visit - Zollikerberg Hospital at Home" service comes in.

With Hospital at Home, we strengthen the personal responsibility and self-determination of our patients. At the same time, treatment in familiar surroundings helps to avoid typical hospital risks such as infections, falls or states of confusion (delirium).

And this is well received: Our patients report a very high level of satisfaction with treatment at home. The average of their ratings is 5.9 out of 6 points - their relatives also rate the service at 5.8 out of 6 points (0 = poor, 6 = excellent).

On average, the duration of treatment at Hospital at Home is even shorter than with an inpatient hospital stay. Many also experience care in their own four walls as more personalised and individual. They retain more control over their everyday lives, can maintain familiar routines and actively and independently help to shape the course of their treatment.

To date, over 340 patients have been successfully cared for as part of our hospital-at-home service "Visit - Spital Zollikerberg Zuhause" - aged between 17 and 94, with a median age of 67.

93 per cent would opt for hospital-equivalent treatment at home again. Many would like "Visit" to become a permanent fixture at Zollikerberg Hospital - and, in the long term, a permanent fixture in healthcare provision throughout Switzerland.