The treatment success of geriatric rehabilitation clinics is systematically measured throughout Switzerland. The improvement of the patients' abilities in important areas of daily life (e.g. eating/drinking, dressing, locomotion, communication) between the time of admission to the clinic and discharge is assessed.
In the current year, the treatment courses of a total of 19'475 patients from 54 clinics were documented. Of the 50 clinics with sufficient case numbers, 14 achieved a significantly above-average treatment outcome. Ten clinics significantly underperformed. In the other clinics, the outcome was in the middle (non-significant) range.
The Spital Wolhusen (Luzerner Kantonsspital) achieved by far the best results for outcome quality in geriatric rehabilitation. However, the bigger ZURZACH Care Rehaklinik Baden and the Klinik Siloah in Gümligen also show impressively good and significantly above-average values. The best rated hospital in French-speaking Switzerland in terms of geriatric rehabilitation is the Hôpital du Jura bernois SA (site de St-Imier).
It is up to you as a patient to opt for a hospital with excellent results, even if it is far from home. When choosing a rehab, it can also be advisable to take into account other key figures such as the patient satisfaction, the number of staff (doctors, nurses) or the case numbers (hospital size).
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Treatment outcome (outcome quality) in inpatient rehabilitation is measured and evaluated differently depending on the rehabilitation area. The results of the treatment outcome (outcome quality) are risk-adjusted by the ANQ (National Association for Quality Development in Hospitals and Clinics) and thus made comparable. Before publication, they are discussed with the participating clinics.