Clinic for Internal Medicine

In situations of severe or chronically progressive illness, we are there for you. Our palliative care stands for pain-relieving care and attentive support.

On our specialised palliative care ward at Zollikerberg Hospital, we care for patients with advanced, complex conditions. Our palliative care team consists of specially trained medical and nursing professionals as well as experts in pastoral care, social work, physiotherapy, nutritional counselling and occupational therapy. We work together with you and your relatives to find viable solutions for the current phase of your illness.

Attentive care and personalised support

Our endeavours are aimed at maintaining and improving our patients' quality of life. In doing so, we alleviate pain and other stressful symptoms. Our interprofessional team treats patients holistically and recognises their entire life situation. We not only alleviate physical complaints, but also incorporate psychological and spiritual concerns into the care process. An active dialogue with our patients and their relatives enables us to take individual needs and wishes into account. We respect life and its finiteness.

Our specialised palliative care unit at Zollikerberg Hospital is not designed for long-term care. The stay with us is limited in time. The focus is on treatment and care, comprehensive support at the end of life and temporary relief for relatives.

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.

For referrers

We are happy to accept registrations for patients on our specialised palliative care ward. These registrations can be made by doctors, specialised Spitex services or other hospitals by e-mail using the button below. Please ensure that you provide us with all the necessary information. If you have any questions regarding referrals, please call us on +41 44 396 73 57 from Monday to Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

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Your single room on our specialised palliative care ward

Our specialised palliative care unit offers eleven quiet single rooms with a view of the park. There are no fixed visiting hours; relatives may stay with patients at any time and may stay in their rooms overnight if they wish. The duration of treatment on our specialised palliative care ward corresponds to the criteria of an acute hospital. We welcome patients of all insurance classes.