Everything you need to know about your stay at Bethesda Hospital

On these pages you will find lots of valuable information about your hospital stay - from registration to discharge. We also offer you feedback opportunities to evaluate your stay with us.

Before the stay

There are various ways in which you can benefit from our medical services: One of these is that you are referred to us by your attending physician or your family doctor. However, you can also be referred to us at Bethesda Hospital via doctors or social services at another clinic.

If you have any questions, please contact the patient scheduling department directly.

A comprehensive pre-clinical assessment ensures quality - this principle also applies before an operation. In the pre-operative nursing consultation at Bethesda Hospital, the aim is to plan the inpatient stay and the time afterwards as well as possible. This service is unique in the Basel region.

This consultation is automatically scheduled after the anaesthesia consultation.

Further information

We recommend that you take the following with you when you go into hospital

  • Pyjamas/nightgown, dressing gown or tracksuit
  • Non-slip slippers
  • Trainers (or similar closed footwear)
  • Swimwear (for admission to rheumatology and rehabilitation)
  • Toiletries (towels are provided by the hospital)
  • Blood group identification card and allergy passport (if available)
  • Laboratory results, ECG, X-rays, medical reports (if available)
  • Living will (if available)

If you have any questions, please contact the patient scheduling department directly:

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We recommend that you leave valuables, jewellery and large sums of money at home. No liability can be accepted for loss of or damage to personal belongings. A safe is available in the patient rooms in the personal cupboard. If required, there is a Basler Kantonalbank ATM between the entrance hall and the restaurant.

If you have any questions, please contact the patient scheduling department directly.

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Wherever possible, the long-term medication prescribed by your doctor will not be changed during your hospitalisation. We ask you to take a sufficient quantity of your long-term medication with you in the original packaging for the expected duration of your stay.

If you have any questions, please contact the anaesthesia consultation directly.

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Arrival

We only have limited paid parking spaces available. We recommend travelling by public transport. Buses number 36 and 37 stop at the "Bethesda Spital" station.

BVB timetable

During the stay

Find out about our benefits for your current insurance class. Patients with general and semi-private insurance naturally have the option of upgrading.

Current hospital tariffs

Care

In order to offer you the best possible support in all phases of your stay or treatment process, we organise a pre-operative care consultation before your stay.

We cater to your individual needs and ensure that you feel welcome and in good hands at all times. And to make it as easy as possible for you, the nursing consultation takes place directly after the anaesthesia consultation.

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On the grounds of Bethesda Hospital you will also find services such as a hairdresser, kiosk, etc. Our room service staff will look after you for all non-medical services and ensure that you feel at home with us.

Pastoral care and social services

Perhaps it is good to confide in someone during your stay in hospital. Or are you worried about the time after your discharge? Our pastoral care and social services contacts are happy to be there for you. Please contact us free of charge and without obligation.

After the stay

We hope that your stay with us is a pleasant one. We would be happy to provide you with some valuable information for your departure and the time afterwards.

Of course, we will also be happy to help you at any time after your stay.

  • The day of discharge will be agreed between you and your doctor.
  • For organisational reasons, you will be discharged at 9 a.m.
  • Should you require support for the time after your stay, our social services will be at your disposal free of charge and competently.

Billing for medical services

The invoice for medical services will be sent directly to your health insurance fund or insurance company.

Billing for private expenses

The invoice for private expenses (drinks, additional meals, etc.) must be paid to Room Service before you leave. We accept the following means of payment:

  • Cash CHF
  • Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amexco, Diners Club) Debit cards (Visa Debit, Debit Mastercard, Maestro, V PAY)
  • Twint

We want to continuously improve our offers and services. We therefore welcome your feedback if you have noticed anything. And of course we also appreciate your praise!

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Bethesda News

Bethesda Spital / Corporate

18. May 2026

Fifth baby placed in the baby window at Bethesda Hospital

On Monday, 18 May 2026 at 2.15 pm, a healthy newborn was placed in the baby window at Bethesda Hospital. The baby is in the capable hands of the specialists at Bethesda Hospital's maternity clinic. For the time being, the baby will remain in hospital for further medical clarifications.

The police and KESB Basel-Stadt were informed

As required in such cases, the police and the Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB) in Basel were informed immediately. A guardian will now take over the rights and duties that are usually the responsibility of the child's parents. In particular, care will be taken to protect the privacy of the child and its mother.

The mother now has the opportunity to report to the child and adult protection authority in Basel for one year and can retrieve the child if necessary. She is assured of absolute discretion and unbureaucratic assistance in order to find the best solution for her and the child.

If the mother does not come forward or if she comes forward and gives up the child, the child can be adopted after one year.

Bethesda Hospital's baby window has been in operation since 26 November 2015 and is a service for mothers in emergency situations. This offer of help gives a mother who finds herself in a hopeless situation the opportunity to place her child anonymously in safe, competent hands. The baby window is run in collaboration with the Swiss Foundation for Mother and Child Aid. (www.babyfenster.ch)

Important note:

Please note that the anonymity of the child has the highest priority for us. We are therefore unable to provide any further information about the baby. Film recordings of the child are also not permitted.

The baby is the fifth child to be placed in our baby window.

Confidential birth at Bethesda

Pregnant women in emergency situations also have the option of giving birth to their baby confidentially at Bethesda Hospital Basel while preserving their identity. On admission, pregnant women are given a pseudonym and their medical records are treated confidentially. The birth is reported to the registry office as a "confidential birth", but there is no automatic obligation to notify the local authorities.

Further information can be found at: http://www.bethesda-spital.ch/mutter-in-not

Bethesda Spital / Corporate

12. May 2026

Day of Care - we thank you!

Nothing works without care.

Today, on Nursing Day, we say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thank you to our nursing staff, apprentices and students for their energy, expertise, patience and humanity.

They are there for our patients every day. With expertise. With heart. With attitude.

As a small token of our appreciation, today we have a sweet thank you from the Bethesda Hospital dessert trolley.

It's great that you exist. 💙

Bethesda Spital / Corporate

12. May 2026

Government Councillor Dr Lukas Engelberger visited the Bethesda Campus

Government Councillor Lukas Engelberger was our guest on the Bethesda Campus yesterday. Together with a film crew, he visited Bethesda Hospital and Gellert Hof to shoot a 90-second social media clip to mark International Nursing Day.

The focus was on our apprentices and nursing training on campus. Lukas Engelberger was given an insight into their tasks, their everyday life and their commitment - and was able to experience how varied, responsible and important nursing care is at our hospital.

We would like to thank everyone involved for their support and especially our trainees for their great work in front of the camera.

Watch the clip here.

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