USZ clinic at Zurich Airport grows strongly
Since fall 2020, an outpatient health center of the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) has existed at "The Circle" quarter at the airport. According to the hospital, it now has an admission capacity of around 1,000 patients per day.
According to an in-house release from the University Hospital Zurich, the outpatient health center near the airport at the Circle is growing strongly. It has been in operation since fall 2020. Since the beginning of February, the facility has now reached the mark of 1000 patients per day, according to its own information. Under the health center are united 20 specialties for outpatient operations. In addition to consultation hours, the modern infrastructure also offers radiation therapy, dialysis, endoscopy and treatment in the day clinic.
The modern surgical methods and facilities should make it possible to schedule just one day for certain operations. Around 3,600 operations are performed each year in the three operating theaters at USZ Airport. The most common outpatient surgeries include cataract removal and metal removals. According to the USZ, the range of services and capacity utilization have been gradually increased as planned since the opening. In early February 2023, cardiology, nephrology and rheumatology moved additional consultations to the USZ near the airport.
Source: USZ
