Adult emergencies Geneva

Located in the heart of Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes in Geneva, the Centre benefits from the support of all its infrastructures, including the Institute of Radiology, the Cardiovascular Centre and the operating theatre.

Support

The Emergency Consultation Centre ensures rapid care and necessary first aid in all medical and surgical disciplines. The emergency doctors working at the Emergency Consultation Centre are all doctors with an FMH title in general internal medicine, a level of training equivalent to a head of clinic at the Geneva University Hospitals.

Collaborations

The Centre's emergency physicians constantly collaborate with many specialists on site, mainly in visceral surgery, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, radiology, gynecology-obstetrics, urology, oncology and anesthesiology. Radiological examinations as well as laboratories necessary for management are carried out on site.

The patient's attending physician or family physician receives a consultation report for each emergency room visit. He is the priority interlocutor for the follow-up of care but the Center remains available to ensure short-term follow-up if necessary. The Center is therefore equipped with an outpatient treatment room, particularly for the follow-up of wounds and minor traumas.

Hospitalization

Should hospitalization be required, the Emergency Consultation Centre coordinates with the clinic’s specialists and hospital departments, either in surgery or internal medicine, depending on the patient’s needs and insurance coverage.

Training Positions

The Centre employs physicians holding an FMH specialist title in General Internal Medicine, as well as one to two resident physicians in training in General Internal Medicine each year. The Centre is accredited by the Swiss Institute for Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education (SIWF/ISFM) for postgraduate training in ambulatory General Internal Medicine and is recognized as a Category II training institution for a period of 18 months.
 

For applications and further information, please contact the secretariat of the physicians in charge:
Ms. Cynthia Pidoux
cynthia.pidoux@hirslanden.ch