Quality - comparison of hospitals and clinics in Switzerland - all indicators

Below you will find an overview of all quality indicators included in Hospital Comparison Switzerland. On top are the indicators concerning the Swiss hospitals, afterwards follow the measurements applying to rehabilitation clinics, psychiatric hospitals and finally birthplaces.

Click on one single indicator to learn more about it. You will find on the following page information about the soures, the period of assessement, strengths and limitations and other details for each quality indicator. Moreover, you can directly call a corresponding list of the best hospitals / clinics on this indicator.

Please note that not every hospital respectively not every clinic provides all key figures. It also happens that a hospital / a clinic provides the data, but we can not use them because of statistical reasons (Usually insufficient numbers of cases).

Quality - indicators for Swiss hospitals

disease / intervention    

heart

bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft), patient number

bypass surgery (heart), infection rate

cardiac catheterization (heart cath, PCI, balloon, stent) after heart attack, mortality

cardiac catheterization (heart cath, PCI, balloon, stent), patient number

heart arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation, ablative therapy per catheter, patient number

heart arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation, surgical ablative therapy, patient number

heart arrhythmia, patient number

heart attack (myocardial infarction), mortality

heart attack (myocardial infarction), patient number

heart insufficiency, mortality

heart insufficiency, patient number

heart surgery (all interventions), infection rate

heart valve replacement, infection rate

heart valve replacement, minimal invasive surgery, mortality

heart valve replacement, minimal invasive surgery, patient number

heart valve surgery, patient number

pacemaker and defibrillator (implantation and replacement), patient number

head / throat

cerebral haemorrhage (brain haemorrhage), mortality

cerebral haemorrhage (brain haemorrhage), patient number

ischemic stroke, mortality

ischemic stroke, patient number

radioiodine treatment (cancer, tumor, struma or Morbus Basedow), patient number

stroke (brain attack), mortality

stroke (brain attack), patient number

thyroid resection (cancer, tumor, struma or Morbus Basedow), patient number

lung

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without tumour, mortality

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) without tumour, patient number

lung cancer, patient number

lung or bronchial resection (cancer, tumor), patient number

lung or bronchial resection (generally cancerous lesion), mortality

pneumonia, mortality

pneumonia, patient number

internal organs

bladder cancer, patient number

colon cancer (colorectal), patient number

colon surgery (tumor, cancer), patient number

colon surgery, infection rate

colorectal resection (generally cancerous lesion), mortality

enteritis (colitis ulcerosa or Morbus Crohn), patient number

esophagus, complex interventions (cancer), patient number

gall bladder resection (cholecystectomy), infection rate

gall bladder resection (gallstones, cholecystectomy, without tumor), patient number

gastrectomy (removal of part or all of the stomach), patient number

gastric cancer (stomach), patient number

herniotomy (without intestinal surgery), mortality

kidney stone, patient number

kidney transplant, patient number

pancreatic resection (cancer, tumor), patient number

prostate cancer, patient number

rectum surgery (carcinoma, cancer), patient number

rectum surgery, infection rate

vessels

aortic aneurysm ruptured (dilatation of the aorta), mortality

aortic surgery (eg aneurysm, dilatation of the aorta), patient number

arteries of pelvis or leg, surgery (arterial embolism or thrombosis), mortality

arteries of pelvis or leg, surgery (arterial embolism or thrombosis), patient number

PTA abdominal/leg arteries (balloon dilatation for occlusive disease, PAD), mortality

PTA abdominal/leg arteries (balloon dilatation for occlusive disease, PAD), patient number

birth / gynecology

birth, result quality (hospital / clinic)

breast cancer, patient number

caesarean section (C-section, childbirth), infection rate

hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), infection rate

hysterectomy (removal of the uterus), patient number

inpatient childbirth, patient number

premature birth (<1250g), patient number

legs / back / orthopedics

femoral neck, fracture, mortality

femoral neck, fracture, patient number

foot amputation (non traumatic), patient number

hip replacement (artificial hip joint), infection rate

hip replacement (artificial hip joint), patient number

hip replacement (artificial hip joint), reoperation

hip replacement surgery, result quality

knee replacement (artificial knee joint), infection rate

knee replacement (artificial knee joint), patient number

knee replacement (artificial knee joint), reoperation

leg amputation (non-traumatic), patient number

pertrochanteric femoral fracture (thigh), mortality

spine surgery (vertebral column, slipped disc, lumbar herniation), patient number

other diseases

artificial respiration (>24h), mortality

blood poisoning (sepsis), mortality

COVID-19 (Corona, laboratory-confirmed), mortality

melanoma, patient number

stem cell transplant or transfusion (leukemia), patient number

patient number entire hospital    

patient satisfaction    

satisfaction paediatrics    

number of staff per patient    

number of physicians (hospitals)  

number of nurses (hospitals)  

hospital-bedsores    

readmissions («relapses»)    

Quality - indicators for Swiss rehab clinics

total patient number 

patient satisfaction 

areas of rehabilitation    

treatment outcomes in musculoskeletal rehabilitation    

treatment outcome geriatric rehabilitation    

number of staff per patient    

number of physicians (rehab)    

number of nurses (rehab)    

Quality - indicators for psychiatric clinics in Switzerland

treatment outcome    

treatment outcome psychiatry, rated by the therapists    

treatment outcome psychiatry, rated by the patients    

patient satisfaction    

number of staff per patient    

number of physicians (psychiatry)    

number of nurses (psychiatry)    

rate of compulsory hospitalizations    

Rate of privately insured patients    

total patient number    

Quality - indicators for Swiss birthplaces

birth, result quality 

total number of mothers 

number of staff per patient