About us

20 years after acquiring the Clinique de Genolier, Swiss Medical Network is the only Swiss private clinic group present in all of the country’s language regions, with a total of 21 hospitals and clinics.

The aim of the Swiss Medical Network is to improve the overall health of the patients and communities we serve.

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Key figures

21

Hospitals

60

Centres

2’305

Doctors

4’159

Employees

41’173

Inpatients

702’744

Outpatients

1’471

Beds

79’417

Surgical procedures

2’580

Births

2015 - Swiss Visio Network (First centers: Montchoisi, Providence, Genolier)

The group was founded in 2002 and has grown rapidly through the acquisition of existing clinics, hospitals and medical centres. Its history is rich thanks to the different establishments which were acquired over time. After an initial phase in French-speaking Switzerland, the group, which was then called Genolier Swiss Medical Network, expanded to German-speaking Switzerland in 2010.

In 2012, the group took over two clinics in Ticino, giving it a presence in the three main language regions of Switzerland. Within the network, we seek to perpetuate the coexistence of two models: clinics and hospitals with list mandates issued by the canton and clinics under agreement with insurance companies.

The network's philosophy is based on personalised medicine within small establishments that give priority to the quality of the relationship with patients. Finally, the network is characterised by its relationships with independent doctors. We thus have a very good inpatient offer and we continue to develop medical centres to be close to the needs of the local population.

A large-scale start-up

The group, which is active in all language regions, has a state-of-the-art medical infrastructure and offers patients first-class outpatient and inpatient care in all specialities.

The special features of the Swiss Medical Network are:

A first-class medical offer, state-of-the-art equipment

Everything is designed to enable our recognised health professionals to carry out their work in optimal conditions and with respect for the comfort of patients.

Swiss Medical Network therefore continually invests to provide doctors with the best possible working platforms in terms of infrastructure - first-class technical facilities, flexibility in the allocation of operating slots, permanent and priority access to diagnostic resources, and investigation facilities. They can rely on some of the most competent care teams.

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An agile organisation combined with the autonomy of its clinics

Our directors are independent, in control of their clinic's strategy and are not simply executors. They act as CEOs of their facilities.

The fact that two business leaders are face to face and speak the same language naturally facilitates exchange, unlike in other organisations such as public hospitals where strict hierarchies exist and the doctor's status as an employee is an obstacle for open dialogue.

A local offer for the local population

With the aim of having a polyclinic in each clinic, the group is strengthening the bridges to the local clientele and its ambulatory medicine offer.

The evolution of medicine towards outpatient care is pushing us to accelerate the development of these centres. These gateways are also a good way to enhance the value of our clinics and offer opportunities to young doctors.

In order to develop the offer in the German and Italian parts of Switzerland, Swiss Medical Network has acquired 80% of the network of 11 medical centres of the Ärztekasse Genossenschaf (Physician's Fund) in German-speaking Switzerland and in Ticino. These medical centres will be managed jointly with the group's outpatient network.

Digital medicine

The implementation of the EHR is all the more crucial as this system is fully in line with the integrated care network project that Swiss Medical Network plans to develop in the Jura Arc.

Swiss Medical Network is fully committed to digitisation, as it strongly believes that it has the potential to improve quality of care, particularly by making prescriptions more secure. The Group has also taken steps to overcome the data protection related challenges of these developments, and attaches great importance to complying with the regulations in force as well as to the implementation of solutions offering the highest levels of cybersecurity.

The Group is currently in the process of digitising patients’ health records (Electronic Health Record, EHR). This long-term undertaking represents an essential step for the Group. The Hôpital de la Providence, Clinique Valmont and the Polyclinique de Valère are the first to adopt the solution. Roll-out across the remaining institutions is ongoing.

Integrated care

In close partnership, the clinic group Swiss Medical Network (SMN), the health insurance company Visana and the canton of Bern are jointly developing Réseau de l'Arc in the Jurassic Arc, Switzerland's first fully integrated healthcare organisation.

The aim of the Réseau de l'Arc healthcare organisation is to provide coordinated medical and health insurance services through a single organisation. Thanks to lean and digitalised processes, each hand knows exactly what the other is doing and has done. This ensures a better quality of care for patients and preserves their health.

Réseau de l'Arc

Subsidiary of AEVIS

Swiss Medical Network is a subsidiary of AEVIS VICTORIA SA, which has a 80% stake and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company operates in the areas of healthcare, life sciences, medicalcare, hospitality and personal services.

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Doctors’ satisfaction is one of our main priorities

Joining Swiss Medical Network means benefiting from first-class technical facilities and enjoying a great deal of flexibility in your everyday life. It gives you the opportunity to practise in several locations, taking advantage of the benefits offered by a network of clinics.

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