The Lausanne University Hospital (, CHUV), in

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, is one of the five university hospitals in

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. The Lausanne University Hospital is linked to the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne (UNIL). The CHUV's medical services benefit over 45,000 patients a year. Almost 3000 babies are born every year in the obstetrics department. Approximately 9000 employees work at the CHUV. 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

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and also some neighbouring Cantons. In 2021, like in the previous year, CHUV has been ranked as the 9th best hospital in the world by Newsweek Magazine. In 2019, the university hospital was rated as the leading hospital in Switzerland.

Organisation

Departments of the University Hospital of Lausanne: * Department o
Emergency Medicine
* Department of Oncology ( UNIL-CHUV) * Department of Obstetric Gynaecology and Medical Genetics * Department of the Musculoskeletal System * Department of Education and Research ( UNIL-CHUV) * Department of Medicine * Department of Psychiatry, see also Hospital of Cery * Department of Medical Radiology * Department of Interdisciplinary Centres and Medical Logistics * Department of Laboratories * Department of Clinical Neurosciences (there is a Department of Fundamental Neurosciences at the

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) * Department of Surgery and Anaesthesiology Services * Department of Hospital Logistics * Department of Community Medicine and Health

Main campus

The University Hospital of Lausanne is located in

, close to the centre of the city. It is served by the

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Line 2, from the "CHUV" station. File:CHUV vu de la cathédrale.jpg, View of the main hospital building from the

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. File:Hôpital Cantonal Lausanne.jpg, Bugnon 21, headquarters of the University Hospital of Lausanne and of the deanship of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine. File:Hôpital orthopédique Lausanne.jpg, The west wing of the Orthopaedic Hospital. File:Policlinique Médicale Universitaire Lausanne.jpg, University Centre for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), with two helipads on its roof.

Other sites

Some laboratories are located in

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(north of Lausanne), on a

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shared with the

and the Biopôle. The Hospital of Cery, the

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of the University Hospital of Lausanne, is located in

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, in the urban area of

Missions

The missions of the hospital are care to the patients, research and teaching. On 28 October 2014, the

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welcomed approval by the

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of a vaccine trial against

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at the University Hospital of Lausanne. 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.

Magazine

The University Hospital of Lausanne publis
''In vivo''
a free magazine aimed at a large audience (general public). It is produced by the Swiss media agency

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and published in French and English.

Associated institutions

Swiss Cancer Centre The Swiss Cancer Center - Leman (SCCL) is an alliance against cancer forged between several academic and clinical institutions: the University Hospital of Lausnne (CHUV), the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), the University of Lausanne, ...

Ludwig Cancer Research Ludwig Cancer Research is an international community of scientists focused on cancer research, with the goal of preventing and controlling cancer. It encompasses the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, an international non-profit organization ...

* Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) * ''Institut universitaire romand de santé au travail'' (IST) * ''École romande de santé publique'' (ERSP) * University Centre of Legal Medicine (CURML)Centre universitaire romand de médecine légale
(page visited on 3 June 2012). *

Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses The Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses (French: ''Laboratoire suisse d'analyse du dopage'', LAD) is the only anti-doping laboratory in Switzerland. It is affiliated to the University Hospital of Lausanne and is located in Épalinges (urban a ...

* Biopôle * Jules Gonin Eye Hospital

Notes and references

External links

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