University Hospital Zurich is a large and renowned medical institution in Switzerland and serves as the clinical base of the local university. The hospital is accredited by the most stringent European and international quality control commissions, including ISO and JCI. Its history dates back to 1204, which rightfully makes it one of the oldest hospitals in Western Europe. Over the centuries, many outstanding and talented physicians have worked within its walls, including Nobel Prize laureates.

Today, the hospital’s workforce consists of approximately 8,000 employees, 1,500 of whom are physicians of the highest qualification categories, Candidates and Doctors of Medical Sciences, private lecturers, and professors. Each year, more than 130,000 outpatients and 35,000 inpatients receive effective medical care here.

The priority areas of University Hospital Zurich include:

  • Surgery (visceral, thoracic, general, vascular, maxillofacial)

  • Neurosurgery

  • Angiology and phlebology

  • Mammology and senology

  • Interventional cardiac surgery

  • Cardiology

  • Dermatology

  • Endocrinology

  • Gastroenterology and hepatology

  • Urology and nephrology

  • Gynecology

  • Hematology and oncohematology

  • Oncology

  • Transplantology

  • Integrative medicine

  • Geriatrics

  • Rehabilitation medicine

The hospital hosts numerous interdisciplinary institutes, including genetics, clinical chemistry, molecular pathology, and others. All departments are equipped according to the latest technological standards: robotic systems, computer and neural navigation systems, cyber-, gamma-, and nano-knives, endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment with enhanced optics, high-performance scanners and tomographs, microscopes, and other advanced devices. In accordance with European standards, the hospital’s equipment is renewed every 3–5 years.

Patients arriving for treatment from abroad are offered high-comfort rooms furnished with private furniture and appliances. The rooms are also equipped with call systems for junior and nursing medical staff. Meals are provided on a full-board basis in accordance with the attending physician’s recommendations.