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Coordinates: 46°3130N 6°3836E / 46.524875°N 6.643273°E / 46.524875; 6.643273
 

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Lausanne University Hospital
Lausanne University Hospital is located in Switzerland
Lausanne University Hospital

Geography
LocationLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Coordinates46°31′30N 6°38′36E / 46.524875°N 6.643273°E / 46.524875; 6.643273
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Lausanne
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1568[1]
HelipadYes
Links
Websitewww.chuv.ch
ListsHospitals in Switzerland

The Lausanne University Hospital (French: Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV), in Lausanne, is one of the five university hospitalsinSwitzerland.[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] Approximately 9000 employees work at the CHUV.[7][8]

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 Canton of Vaud and also some neighbouring Cantons.[9]

In 2021, like in the previous year, CHUV has been ranked as the 9th best hospital in the world by Newsweek Magazine.[10] In 2019, the university hospital was rated as the leading hospital in Switzerland.

Organisation[edit]

Departments of the University Hospital of Lausanne:[11]

Main campus[edit]

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.[12]

Other sites[edit]

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

Some laboratories are located in Épalinges (north of Lausanne), on a campus shared with the University of Lausanne and the Biopôle.[13]

The Hospital of Cery, the psychiatric hospital of the University Hospital of Lausanne, is located in Prilly, in the urban area of Lausanne.[14]

Missions[edit]

The missions of the hospital are care to the patients, research and teaching.

On 28 October 2014, the World Health Organization welcomed approval by the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products of a vaccine trial against Ebola virus at the University Hospital of Lausanne.[15]

The CHUV is part of the 'Lausanne Integrative Metabolism and Nutrition Alliance', a joint research initiative aiming to promote research and education on metabolism, nutrition, ageing and all associated diseases, such as obesity, diabetes or cancer, in Lausanne area.[16]

Magazine[edit]

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 and English.

Associated institutions[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Le CHUV en chiffres (page visited on 2 September 2018).
  • ^ "CHUV Lausanne". EBMT. 2016.
  • ^ "The University Hospital of Lausanne". Children Health Service Models. 2016.
  • ^ Le CHUV en bref (page visited on 8 October 2011).
  • ^ "Lausanne Clinical research site". HVTN. 2016.
  • ^ "Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne". Helsana. 2016.
  • ^ "CHUV University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland". Hunkeler. 2016.
  • ^ "CHUV". Large Network. 2016.
  • ^ "State of the art medical facilities and quality care". Vaud. 2016.
  • ^ Oehrli, Pierre-Yves. "THE LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL STILL RANKS AMONG THE TEN BEST HOSPITALS WORLDWIDE IN 2021". Greater Geneva Bern area. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  • ^ (in French) Les entités du CHUV, www.chuv.ch (page visited on 5 September 2013).
  • ^ Map of the hospital campus, www.chuv.ch (page visited on 5 September 2013).
  • ^ "Centre medical d'Epalinges". Vidymed. 2016.
  • ^ "Hôpital de Cery". UNIL. 2016.
  • ^ "WHO welcomes Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital". WHO. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014.
  • ^ "About LINMA". LINMA. 2016.
  • ^ Center for Biomedical Imaging (page visited on 2 October 2011).
  • ^ Institut universitaire romand de santé au travail Archived 18 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine (page visited on 1 October 2011).
  • ^ Centre universitaire romand de médecine légale (page visited on 3 June 2012).
  • External links[edit]

  • flag Switzerland

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lausanne_University_Hospital&oldid=1189583634"

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