Spravato®Registry-verifiedDesignated-centers model

Spital Wallis, Hôpitaux du Valais

Sion, 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 →
Phone0800 01 22 10
Websitehttps://www.hopitalduvalais.ch/disciplines-medicales/disciplines-de-a-a-z/psychiatrie-et-psychotherapie

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.

6 more verified providers within 50 km

Sierre · 15 kmEstefania Chavero Moreno : PAT
Aigle · 31 kmJorge Preger : PAT
La Tour-de-Peilz · 46 kmFondation de Nant : Spravato®

See them on the provider map →

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 verified2026-07-05

Re-checked every 90 days · how we verify and report corrections

Check your fit & enquire

Check my fit & enquire

Free 2-minute pre-screening in your browser · your summary goes only to Spital Wallis, Hôpitaux du Valais, with your consent.

What to prepare before you enquire

A referral or the contact details of your treating clinician
A list of medications you have tried (names, doses, duration)
A short diagnosis summary or discharge letters

Esketamine programmes usually require a documented history of antidepressant treatment.

Send documents directly to the provider when they reply. We never ask you to upload medical records.

Check my fit & enquire