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Rehabilitation, according to the definition given by the World Health Organisation (1968), is: « a process aimed at enabling patients to reach and maintain their optimal physical, sensory, intellectual, psychological and social functional levels. Rehabilitation provides disabled people with the tools they need to attain independence and self-determination.»

It is with this in mind that the Suva created the Clinique romande de réadaptation (rehabilitation clinic). It is located in the outskirts of Sion, capital of the Valais, right next to the hospital and the 'Institut Central des Hôpitaux Valaisans'. Its total surface is of 34'000 m2 and over 350 collaborators work there.

The sunny and mild climate, the beauty of the surrounding mountains, the closeness to the town and the diverse tracks on site permit the patients to increase their activities in function with their renewed capacities.

The Suva also has a clinic in the German speaking part of Switzerland, in Bellikon.

Key Figures for Suva Clinics  2025 

During the reporting period, Suva clinics treated 2,886 inpatients and 14,265 outpatients, representing an increase of 93 inpatients and 1,550 outpatients compared with the previous reporting period. The total length of stay was 135,909 days (previous year: 126,665), and the bed occupancy rate was 94.2%. The average length of stay increased from 45 to 47 days.

Number of available beds

389

Occupancy Rate (%)

94,2 

Number of patients

2'886

Length of stay

135'909

    including accidents

55'890

    including diseases

80'019

Outpatients per year

10'218

Average length of stay

47

Number of Outpatients

14'265


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