Sanatorium Kilchberg
Kilchberg, 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 44 716 41 41
- Websitehttps://www.sanatorium-kilchberg.ch/
Languages spoken
As stated by the provider on its own website: each language links to the exact page and wording it was verified against.
- English Source
About this provider
Sanatorium Kilchberg is a private clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy on Lake Zurich, about seven kilometres from Zurich's centre, treating depression, obsessive-compulsive and stress-related disorders. Its biological treatment procedures include esketamine, electroconvulsive therapy, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and light and wake therapy. The clinic offers ketamine-based treatment for inpatients and outpatients with persistent depressive disorders, administered as an intranasal spray in the outpatient setting or as an intravenous infusion for inpatients, coordinated through the Ambulantes Zentrum Kilchberg.
Services & programs
- Esketamine treatment (intranasal, outpatient) for persistent depressive disorders
- Intravenous ketamine infusion (inpatient)
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Light and wake therapy
- Cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
- Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care
Common questions
Is esketamine given on an outpatient basis at Sanatorium Kilchberg?
Yes. The clinic states that ketamine-based medication is administered as an intranasal nasal spray in the outpatient setting, with intravenous infusion available for inpatients; outpatient treatment runs through the Ambulantes Zentrum Kilchberg (044 716 41 41, ambulatorium@sanatorium-kilchberg.ch).
What has to happen before the first reimbursed dose?
A psychiatrist must confirm the Swiss Limitatio criteria (adults 18-74, failure of at least two antidepressants plus one augmentation in the current episode, CGI-S of 5 or more) and obtain the insurer's cost approval (Kostengutsprache) before the first dose; reimbursement is limited to 10 months.
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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
- 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
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