Universitätsspital Basel (USB) BS
Pros
University hospital with a large number of patients
Lots of data on the quality of the results
Best result (1st rank) in Switzerland in the quality indicator bypass surgery (heart), infection rate
Cons
Significantly worse result in readmissions (relapses)
Significantly worse result in patient satisfaction hospital
Total score from all 29 outcome-quality-indicators  
starstarstarstarstar  2.2
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
3%
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
1.1%
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
3.2%
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
6.1%
starstarstarstarstar  4.6
2.4%
starstarstarstarstar  3.9
2.3%
starstarstarstarstar  3.9
3.8%
starstarstarstarstar  3.7
5.8%
starstarstarstarstar  3.5
6.7%
starstarstarstarstar  3.5
2.1%
starstarstarstarstar  3.3
starstarstarstarstar  3.1
17%
starstarstarstarstar  3.1
starstarstarstarstar  3.1
7.2%
starstarstarstarstar  3.1
9.1%
starstarstarstarstar  2.8
3.3%
starstarstarstarstar  2.6
22.5%
starstarstarstarstar  1.9
starstarstarstarstar  1.9
31.5%
starstarstarstarstar  1.8
n=730 
starstarstarstarstar  1.0
6.8%
starstarstarstarstar  0.9
3.1%
starstarstarstarstar  0.8
3.5%
starstarstarstarstar  0.5
2.9%
starstarstarstarstar  0.2
3.6%
starstarstarstarstar  0.2
48.5%
starstarstarstarstar  0.2
2.9%
starstarstarstarstar  0.1
6.9%
starstarstarstarstar  0.1
12.9%

starstarstarstarstar  5.0
100
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
141
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
344
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
338
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
1'199
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
871
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
1'079
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
173
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
496
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
823
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
257
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
440
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
981
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
583
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
168
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
185
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
706
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
1'990
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
2'517
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
218
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
37'540
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
62
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
191
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
875
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
359
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
202
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
145
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
341
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
22
starstarstarstarstar  5.0
111
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
398
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
163
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
118
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
137
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
168
starstarstarstarstar  4.9
175
starstarstarstarstar  4.8
63
starstarstarstarstar  4.8
23
starstarstarstarstar  4.7
44
starstarstarstarstar  4.7
141
starstarstarstarstar  4.7
35
starstarstarstarstar  4.7
1,8 
starstarstarstarstar  4.6
249
starstarstarstarstar  4.5
165
starstarstarstarstar  4.4
152
starstarstarstarstar  3.7
60
starstarstarstarstar  3.4
18
starstarstarstarstar  2.8
3,2 
starstarstarstarstar  2.8
starstarstarstarstar  2.1
82
starstarstarstarstar  1.8
4
starstarstarstarstar  0.8
starstarstarstarstar  0.1
1


Profile of the hospital 

  • Type: University hospital
  • Emergency department: yes
  • Intensive care unit: yes
  • Special infrastructure: MRI, CT, PET, CC, LB, Angio, Dia
  • No of operating rooms: 29
  • No of delivery-rooms: 8 / C-section rate: 37% 
  • Rate of patients with supplementary insurance: 20%

About the hospital


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Ratings from patients / visitors about the Universitätsspital Basel:

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patient ratingsSource: Hospital Comparison Switzerland 11 11 patient ratings “very good” 3 3 patient ratings “good” 3 3 patient ratings “average” 3 3 patient ratings “unsatisfactory” 10 10 patient ratings “poor”

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My stay in this hospital was a complete disaster. Had to undergo emergency surgery due to a mistake made by a doctor The care on the 4th floor was very dubious 

About the surgery:
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The mistake was made by a doctor in the room. My colleague and a nurse were witnesses. She simply pulled the stitches one day after the operation. When only blood came out, she disappeared and I had another emergency operation that same evening. October 23, 2023
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Oct. 2023, date of rating: 17.12.2023

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If you don't want to seek professional (dying) assistance, the alternative is a treatment at the University Hospital Basel. Please make sure you have enough money when using the services. This is a matter of course for the doctors present. Not to be outdone in terms of incompetence 

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transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Nov. 2023, date of rating: 20.11.2023

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The hand surgery department doesn't care about patient rights. As someone with half private insurance, I was supposed to have an operation performed by an assistant doctor. Disastrous educational discussion. Not recommendable. 
transl. from german, date of rating: 23.10.2023

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Incompetent doctor, discharged to the home without discharge report, she prescribed 3 liters (!) of oxygen for the home over the phone!! (Patient needs liters on prescription from pneumology!), Wrong diagnosis, home was not informed that the resident would be released and come back 
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in May. 2023, date of rating: 21.05.2023

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Very good support from the whole department and surgery team before and after the operation  

About the surgery:
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Coronary vessel disease - stent (surgeon: Dr. R. Twerenbold)
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Nov. 2018, date of rating: 17.10.2020

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The staff is very friendly. Good care. 

About the surgery:
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Cardiac catheterization after a myocardial infarction, Stent.

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transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Jun. 2019, date of rating: 06.06.2019

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Was there almost a year ago, after many test for my heart I was told nothing wrong with my heart. Drs in basel spital told me lies. Today the dr told me they knew about my heart but did not say me. Trust has to be earned. It's a shame they don't understand what their oath was about!!!!! 
date of rating: 18.04.2019

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About the surgery:
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Stent inserted after heart attack (surgeon: Dr. Christoph Kaiser)
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Dec. 2017, date of rating: 31.01.2019

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Very good medical team at the bone marrow transplant department. Dr. Holder was like a father for me. Can only recommend, also the nursing team do their job very well. Great work 

About the surgery:
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Bone marrow transplant, and am still looked after to my full satisfaction (surgeon: Dr. Jörg Halter)
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Mar. 2017, date of rating: 17.10.2017

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Very friendly and surprisingly personal for a university hospital and very dedicated staff. 

About the surgery:
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Caesarean section with incipient toxemia with twins. Everything went very well. Very accurate information about the surgical procedure.
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Jul. 2016, date of rating: 25.07.2016

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Good surgery outcome. Good postsurgical treatment and care. Competent and friendly staff, rehab with the Karamba-program was informative, varied and in my case very successful. Varied and healthy meals. 
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Dec. 2015, date of rating: 27.05.2016

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Hotel industry very disappointing! Food good presentation, taste like from the microwave ... Care Excellent! Medical care could be better 
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Jun. 2023, date of rating: 12.07.2023

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This hospital is totally out of control. After my eight surgeries there so far, which have always involved complications, I know that many of these complications could have been prevented if the staff had taken their job seriously. Will never go there again. 

About the surgery:
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The operations themselves went ok, the entire procedure around the operation is primarily what this hospital has not mastered. The nursing staff in particular still has a lot of learning to do. I am very dissatisfied with their postoperative care.
transl. from german, date of rating: 16.02.2022

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Birth experience: Competent employees at all times and a feeling of security throughout. 
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Feb. 2021, date of rating: 17.02.2021

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no real contact persons, huge hospital, if you want to make an appointment you phone around literally for hours. I was sent home after surgery, because I'd stayed for too long, but then it showed that there was still an infection, etc etc, you feel like "feed" 

About the surgery:
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no rapid recovery, a problem with the suture, inflammation, and then there was no real contact person any more after the discharge
transl. from german, date of rating: 31.01.2020

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No more emergency room in this hospital! First I was X-rayed in the wrong place and then we had to wait several hours for the second X-ray. A total of 5 hours on the emergency ward for two X-rays! 
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Mar. 2018, date of rating: 05.03.2018

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outstanding quality: medical, nursing and organisational 

About the surgery:
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stffening of spinal column and removal of a vertebral canal stenosis (surgeon: Dr. Stefan Schären)
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Sep. 2017, date of rating: 06.02.2018

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inpat. treatment in Jan. 2017, date of rating: 02.10.2017

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inpat. treatment in Aug. 2017, date of rating: 13.09.2017

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inpat. treatment in Aug. 2017, date of rating: 05.09.2017

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I was not treated very friendly on the general ward (not addressed with my surname, food was served despite nausea). Then fortunately I was transferred to the private ward, where I felt much more comfortable and cared for, like a patient. 

About the surgery:
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Plate in the knee after fracture of the tibia, lengthy treatment
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Feb. 2014, date of rating: 26.01.2017

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I arrived at 9am and before noon at least I got a shot for the hernia of my lumbar spine. Surgery goes first, that's clear. Still, as I could not sit or stand for long, I had to walk up and down the aisle. 

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transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Jun. 2016, date of rating: 13.12.2016

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Urology. Peak performance by all doctors. Care: excellent. 

About the surgery:
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Laparoscopic radical robot-assisted (DaVinci) prostatectomy. Result: excellent!!! (surgeon: Dr. H. Seifert)
transl. from german, inpat. treatment in Oct. 2016, date of rating: 11.12.2016

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inpat. treatment in Mar. 2014, date of rating: 28.03.2016

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inpat. treatment in Feb. 2024, date of rating: 06.03.2024

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inpat. treatment in Aug. 2023, date of rating: 27.08.2023

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inpat. treatment in Jul. 2022, date of rating: 10.07.2022

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inpat. treatment in Mar. 2015, date of rating: 18.01.2016

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inpat. treatment in Jan. 2015, date of rating: 15.10.2015

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inpat. treatment in May. 2014, date of rating: 13.10.2015


The master data for this hospital was last updated on March 31, 2024. You can find the period of origin of the quality data in the respective documentation on our portal.