Psychiatrie St. Gallen, Klinik St. Pirminsberg
Pfäfers, 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 58 178 60 60
- Websitehttps://www.psychiatrie-sg.ch/standorte/pfaefers
Related listings
These records belong to the same organisation. They are listed separately because each is a distinct programme or location.
- Location in WilKantonale Psychiatrische Dienste Sektor Nord : Spravato®
- Location in St. GallenPsychiatrie St. Gallen, Standort St. Gallen : Spravato®
- Location in WilPsychiatrie St. Gallen, Standort Wil : Spravato®
- Another programme at this clinicPsychiatrische Dienste Süd : Spravato®
About this provider
Klinik St.Pirminsberg in Pfaefers (Klosterweg 1), set in a former monastery above Bad Ragaz, is the southern clinic campus of Psychiatrie St.Gallen. It provides inpatient treatment on ten wards, a day clinic (transitional treatment) and outpatient consultations. Depression, old-age depression, trauma-related disorders and suicidality are among the diagnoses treated on site, with psychopharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, light therapy and a broad set of complementary and body-oriented therapies listed among the site's treatments.
Services & programs
- Inpatient treatment on ten wards at the Pfaefers campus
- Day clinic (transitional treatment) for psychiatric illnesses up to acute crises
- Outpatient treatment, consultations and counselling
- Depression, old-age depression, trauma-related disorders and suicidality among treated diagnoses
- Psychopharmacotherapy, individual and group psychotherapy, light therapy
- Complementary therapies (mindfulness training, aroma therapy, breathing therapy, NADA ear acupuncture, nature-based therapy)
- Registration and information line for Pfaefers (+41 58 178 66 66, staffed weekdays 7.30-18.30, physicians on duty outside these hours)
Common questions
How do I get admitted to the Pfaefers clinic?
Registrations are taken by the Anmeldung und Information desk on +41 58 178 66 66, online via the Psychiatrie St.Gallen registration form, or in writing. You may self-refer or be referred by your treating physician, an authority or another institution.
Does the Limitatio for Spravato apply here?
Yes. As part of Psychiatrie St.Gallen, a BAG-designated centre, OKP reimbursement of esketamine requires: age 18-74, treatment-resistant depression after at least two adequate antidepressants plus one augmentation attempt, CGI-S of 5 or higher, prior insurer approval (Kostengutsprache), and a maximum of 10 months of treatment.
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- Cazis · 30 kmEnrico Frigg (Psychiatrische Dienste Graubünden (PDGR)) : PAT
Verification
- License / registryBAG SL Limitatio
- Official registryhttps://www.bag.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/uo93E02fcJBh/Liste%20der%20Zentren%20gem%C3%A4ss%20der%20Limitierung%20von%20Spravato_20251001.pdf
- Last verified
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