Lausanne University Hospital

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Lausanne University Hospital
Universitätsspital Lausanne CHUV logo.svg
Lausanne University Hospital is located in Switzerland
Lausanne University Hospital
Geography
Location Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Organisation
Affiliated university University of Lausanne
Services
Emergency department Yes
Helipad Yes
Beds 1430[1]
Links
Website www.chuv.ch
Lists Hospitals in Switzerland

The Lausanne University Hospital (French: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV), in Lausanne, is one of the five university hospitals in Switzerland.[2][3]

The Lausanne University Hospital is linked to the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL).[4]

The CHUV's medical services benefit over 45,000 patients a year.[5] Almost 3000 babies are born every year in the obstetrics department.[6]

On October 28, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital.[7]

An approximate 9000 employees work at the CHUV.[8][9]

The university hospital acts as a general university hospital for people living in the Lausanne area, covering all areas of medical treatment. It also serves as a hospital offering acute and specialist care for the whole population of the canton de Vaud and parts of French-speaking Switzerland.[10]

The CHUV is part of The Lausanne Integrative Metabolism and Nutrition Alliance (LINMA), a joint research initiative aiming to promote research and education on metabolism, nutrition, aging and all associated diseases, such as obesity, diabetes or cancer, in Lausanne area.[11]

Organisation

Departments of the University Hospital of Lausanne:[12]

  • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Department of Oncology (UNIL-CHUV)
  • Department of Obstetric Gynaecology and Medical Genetics
  • Department of the Musculoskeletal System
  • Department of Education and Research (UNIL-CHUV)
  • Department of Medicine
  • Department of Psychiatry, see also Hospital of Cery
  • Department of Medical Radiology
  • Department of Interdisciplinary Centres and Medical Logistics
  • Department of Laboratories
  • Department of Clinical Neurosciences (there is a Department of Fundamental Neurosciences at the University of Lausanne)
  • Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology Services
  • Department of Hospital Logistics
  • Department of Community Medicine and Health

Main campus

The University Hospital of Lausanne is located in Lausanne, close to the centre of the city. It is served by the Lausanne Metro Line 2, from the "CHUV" station.[13]

Other sites

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The Center for Immunology and Infection Lausanne (CIIL), UNIL-CHUV, in Épalinges, in the 2007.

Some laboratories are located in Épalinges (north of Lausanne), on a campus shared with the University of Lausanne and the Biopôle.[14]

The Hospital of Cery, the psychiatric hospital of the University Hospital of Lausanne, is located in Prilly, in the urban area of Lausanne.[15]

Magazine

The University Hospital of Lausanne publish In vivo, a free magazine aimed at a large audience (general public). It is produced by the Swiss media agency Large Network and published in French an English.

Associated institutions

Notes and references

  1. Le CHUV en chiffres (page visited on 7 January 2013).
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  4. Le CHUV en bref (page visited on 8 October 2011).
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  12. (French) Les entités du CHUV, www.chuv.ch (page visited on 5 September 2013).
  13. Map of the hospital campus, www.chuv.ch (page visited on 5 September 2013).
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  16. Center for Biomedical Imaging (page visited on 2 October 2011).
  17. Institut universitaire romand de santé au travail (page visited on 1 October 2011).
  18. Centre universitaire romand de médecine légale (page visited on 3 June 2012).

See also

External links