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Klinik Oberwaid

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Treatment & access

  • Treatments offeredEsketamine nasal spray (Spravato®)
  • Access routeCovered by a national programme
  • Cost & coverage (registry status)Reimbursed by mandatory health insurance (OKP/AOS) per SL Limitatio
  • ReimbursementBAG Spezialitätenliste Limitatio: cantonal psychiatric care mandate required; list valid 2025-10-01 to 2028-09-30 How reimbursement works in Europe →
  • Phone+41 71 282 07 00
  • Websitehttps://oberwaid.ch

About this provider

The Oberwaid in St. Gallen combines a clinic and a hotel, offering psychosomatic, cardiological and orthopaedic rehabilitation with an interdisciplinary team, 24-hour nursing, burnout-prevention programmes and medical check-ups. Per its referrer pages it holds cantonal service contracts for psychosomatic rehabilitation and for psychiatry limited to psychosomatic illness in the F3, F4, F5 and F7-9 diagnostic spectrum, and it cooperates with the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen and Hirslanden Klinik Stephanshorn. Its public pages do not describe a dedicated esketamine programme.

Services & programs

  • Psychosomatic medicine and rehabilitation
  • Cardiology and psychocardiology rehabilitation
  • Orthopaedic rehabilitation
  • Burnout-prevention programme
  • Medical check-ups
  • Physiotherapy
  • 24-hour care and nursing service

Common questions

How do I get admitted to the Oberwaid for psychosomatic treatment?

The clinic works with referring physicians (dedicated Zuweiser pages for psychosomatics); clinic enquiries are taken at +41 71 282 07 00. For esketamine under basic insurance the route runs through your treating psychiatrist.

Does insurance cover esketamine before approval is granted?

No. Under the BAG Limitatio the insurer's cost approval (Kostengutsprache) must be obtained before the first dose, and eligibility requires age 18-74 and treatment-resistant depression (at least two antidepressants with different mechanisms plus one augmentation attempt failed, confirmed severity); coverage is limited to 10 months.

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

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Practical details

As stated on the provider's own website (checked 2026-09-22); details can change — confirm when you book.

  • BookingReferral required — the provider states access runs via a clinician's referral. Source →

Verification

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  • A short diagnosis summary or discharge letters

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