Clinic for Internal Medicine
Our specialised palliative care unit on the outskirts of Zurich offers you compassionate and holistic care. Our focus is on alleviating your suffering and maintaining your personal quality of life in the best possible way.
As a patient, you and your family members are at the centre of our interprofessional palliative care team. We perceive you as a whole and treat you individually. The guiding principle "It's not about giving life more days, but about giving days more life" characterises our everyday life and reflects the core values and goals of our palliative care.
There for you with expertise and humanity
Our specialised team is made up of experienced specialists from the fields of medicine, nursing, psychology, speech therapy, pastoral care, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and nutritional advice. Together with you and your family and loved ones, we develop interprofessional, customised solutions that will accompany you through your phase of illness and improve your quality of life.
We not only alleviate physical complaints, but also take care of your psychological, spiritual and socio-cultural concerns. Through an active dialogue with you and your family and loved ones, we respond to your individual wishes and needs. In doing so, we respect life in its wholeness and finiteness. Discover how we implement holistic palliative care.
The services of palliative care
Medical care
Therapeutic laying on of hands
Nutritional counselling
Psychosocial support
Support for relatives and carers
Dog therapy
Music therapy
Phototherapy
For referring doctors
For referrers
We are happy to accept referrals for patients to our specialist palliative care ward. Referrals may be made by doctors working in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the mobile palliative care service, Spitex, and long-term care facilities (hospices, care homes). Referrals can be made by email using the button below. Please ensure that you provide us with all the necessary details.
The list of indications and the patient profile are available for download as PDF files on this page.
If you have any questions regarding referrals, please contact us on +41 44 396 73 57 from Monday to Friday, 7.30 am to 4.30 pm.
In the case of registrations or enquiries from private individuals, we ask that you arrange for a referral via your treating healthcare professionals. Admissions are possible at any time via A&E, provided the eligibility criteria are met.
Indication list and patient profile
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Round table discussions in palliative care
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Your single room on our specialised palliative care ward
Our specialised palliative care ward offers you a place of peace in eleven single rooms with a view of the park. You can also personalise your room with individual elements, such as pictures. Visitors and relatives are welcome at any time, as we do not have set visiting hours. In consultation with the caring team, your family member can also stay overnight in your room. The light island on the ward also invites you to linger together and an additional meeting room is available for discussions.
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Temporary support
Our specialised palliative care unit is not designed for long-term care. The stay with us is limited in time. The focus is on alleviating suffering, stabilising symptoms, organising a comprehensive network on discharge home, organising further care or holistic support at the end of life.
If you have any questions or require information about your stay on our specialised palliative care ward, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can reach us on the telephone number +41 44 397 20 95.
Your palliative care specialists
Dr. med. Katja Albrecht
Senior Consultant, Medical Director of Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Nicole Larson
Nursing Leadership and Management in Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Shina Kürsteiner
Nursing Leadership and Management in Palliative Care, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Rebecca Fent
Palliative Care Development, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Nicolas Grünenwald
Palliative Care Development, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Lukas Flach
Palliative Care Trainer, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
Rahel Zuberbühler
Palliative Care Trainer, Department of Internal Medicine
Spital Zollikerberg
Klinik für Innere Medizin
Trichtenhauserstrasse 20
8125 Zollikerberg
From our blog
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