Corona test centre

Opening hours

The test centre at Klinik Permanence is open daily from 13:00 - 16:00.

Registration form

Please bring the completed registration form with you or send it in advance to mpa.permanence@hirslanden.ch. This means you will spend less time at the test centre and we can treat you faster.

Registration

You can drop in for a test without an appointment. When you arrive at Klinik Permanence, please follow the path until you reach the test centre (do not enter the hospital). Patients from outside the canton can also be tested at our test centre.

The federal government covers the costs for persons with symptoms of the disease (via health insurance, no excess, no deductible). Please refer to the FOPH page for information on typical symptoms of the disease COVID-19, symptoms and treatment, origin of new coronavirus. 

The federal government will cover the costs of the test for persons without symptoms of the disease if: 

• The Cantonal Medical Officer has ordered the test. 
• The person has received notification of contact with a COVID-19 case through the SwissCovid app and is asymptomatic. The test should be performed on or after the 5th day after the contact.  

In all other cases, the costs have to be borne by the insured person.

Please make sure that you have your health insurance card ready as we need the insurance card number.

Sanitise your hands before entering and leave your mask on until the healthcare professional performs the swab.

PCR test

You have undergone the corona test. You are now subject to quarantine. This rule of quarantine applies to you until you have received the test result or as ordered by the FOPH. Except when quarantine is ordered due to contact with a person who has tested positive – in this case it lasts for 10 days (even if the test result is negative). You should also not end quarantine until 24 hours after your symptoms have subsided, despite a negative result.

You will receive the test result by e-mail after approx. 2-3 days.

If your test result is positive, you must self-isolate. In this case we will contact you by telephone.

Rapid test

You have undergone the Corona rapid test. You are now subject to quarantine. This rule of quarantine applies to you until you have received the test result or as ordered by the FOPH. Except when quarantine is ordered due to contact with a person who has tested positive – in this case it lasts for 10 days (even if the test result is negative). You should also not end quarantine until 24 hours after your symptoms have subsided, despite a negative result.

The test result of the antigen rapid test is available within 15 minutes. We ask you not to wait on site for the test result, but to return home.

You will be sent your test result by email:

• in the event of a positive result within 2 hours
• in the event of a negative result by the end of working day

If the test result is positive, you will also be informed by telephone in the course of the day. In this case you must self-isolate. Please remain at home in quarantine if you have any symptoms of the disease as the result of the rapid test can be a false negative. You should repeat the PCR swab test after 2 days if your symptoms worsen or persist.

Important! In the event of a positive result (PCR test and rapid test), please inform your family doctor.

If you have further questions, the website of the Federal Office of Public Health can also help: www.bag.admin.ch or call the BAG hotline +41 58 463 00 00 or the Hirslanden hotline +41 848 333 999.

Do you need a Fit-To-Fly certificate for a trip abroad? You are welcome to come and see us about this.

Procedure:

• Please call +41 31 990 41 11 to arrange an appointment. Important: Please tell us that this involves Fit-To-Fly travel certification.
• Please bring the relevant Fit-To-Fly form with you.
• The PCR COVID-19 test and a medical examination will be carried out at your appointment.
• As soon as the test result is available, we will send you the COVID-19-free certificate and the test result by e-mail.

After the test has been carried out at Klinik Permanence, the person tested is subject to quarantine. Please see the FOPH's instructions on quarantine. 

The quarantine period applies for the length of time as ordered by the FOPH or until the test result is available. Where quarantine has been ordered due to contact with a person who has tested positive, a quarantine period of 10 days applies (even if the test result is negative).

The test result is sent out by e-mail after approx. two or three days.

If the test result is positive, you must self-isolate. See the FOPH's instructions on isolation.