The Hirslanden Group is the largest medical network in Switzerland. The group operates 16 hospitals in 10 cantons, many of which have an emergency department. It also operates 5 day case clinics, 19 radiology and 6 radiotherapy institutes. As of 31 march 2024, the group has 2 651 partner doctors and 10 565 employees (excl. doctors).[1]
As of 31 march 2024, the group treated 112 008 patients for a total of 446 623 inpatient days. The patient mix consisted of 52.1% patients with basic insurance, 27.3% with semi-private insurance and 20.6% with private insurance.[1]
Location of the different hospitals
History
The name Hirslanden comes from the Klinik Hirslanden in Zurich opened in 1932 and was at that time located in the Hirslanden district (today Weinegg). The Hirslanden Group was launched in early July 1990 by merging the Hirslanden Klinik with four hospitals then owned by the AMI Group (American Medical International): Klinik Im Schachen in Aarau (opened in 1988), Klinik Beau-Site in Bern (opened in 1945), Clinique Cecil in Lausanne (opened in 1931) and Klinik Im Park in Zurich (opened in 1986). The majority shareholder of the newly formed group was