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Spital Wallis, Hôpitaux du Valais

Sion, Switzerland

Treatment & access

About this provider

Hôpital du Valais (Spital Wallis) organises cantonal psychiatric care through the Pôle de psychiatrie et psychothérapie of its Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand and the Psychiatriezentrum Oberwallis (PZO) in Brig for the German-speaking Upper Valais. Hospital psychiatry for adults is provided at the Hôpital de Malévoz in Monthey, with old-age psychiatry units at the Clinique de St-Amé in Saint-Maurice, and community outpatient care is delivered through four competence centres in Monthey, Martigny, Sion and Sierre. A single freephone number, 0800 01 22 10, reaches all pole services.

Services & programs

  • Hospital adult psychiatry at Hôpital de Malévoz, Monthey
  • Old-age psychiatry units at Clinique de St-Amé, Saint-Maurice
  • Community psychiatry and psychotherapy competence centres in Monthey, Martigny, Sion and Sierre
  • Psychiatriezentrum Oberwallis (PZO) in Brig for the Upper Valais
  • Child and adolescent psychiatric care pathway
  • Single cantonal access number for psychiatry services (0800 01 22 10)

Common questions

Where do I start if my depression has not responded to treatment in Valais?

The pole's services and competence centres are reached via 0800 01 22 10 (Upper Valais: szo.pzo@hopitalvs.ch, +41 27 604 36 50). For Spravato, a psychiatrist must confirm the Limitatio criteria and obtain the insurer's cost approval (Kostengutsprache) before the first dose.

What does the Swiss Limitatio for Spravato require?

Adults 18-74, failure of at least two antidepressants plus one augmentation attempt in the current episode, CGI-S of 5 or more, insurer pre-approval before starting, and a maximum of 10 months of reimbursed treatment.

Looking at alternatives? One of the BAG-designated Spravato centers; see the country guide and the limited-medical-use PAT program.

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