Inpatient services after a stroke in the canton of Valais

7 support services in the canton of Valais. All with a phone number, many with a website.

A stroke is treated in the first hours in a stroke unit or a stroke centre. Both are certified by the Swiss Stroke Society; stroke centres additionally offer procedures such as thrombectomy. In an emergency the ambulance service decides where to go – call 144.

After the acute phase usually comes inpatient neurological rehabilitation: several weeks of therapy in a rehabilitation clinic, with physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and neuropsychology. The referral goes through the hospital; the health insurer covers the costs on medical prescription and cost approval.

If returning home is not yet possible, transitional care, short-term care or a nursing home come into question. Talk early to the hospital's social service and to your municipality.

Numbers and names in the canton of Valais

By area: Acute hospital (3), Care and nursing home (4).
Certified stroke units and stroke centres: Hôpital du Valais – Site de Sion (stroke unit, Sion).
7 entries have been checked by hand by Via Communa.
Most services are located in Sion (4), Crans-Montana (1), Martigny (1), Sierre (1).