People at the centre

Am 21. März ist Welt Down Syndrom Tag. Dieses Datum wurde bewusst gewählt, weil bei Menschen mit Down Syndrom das 21. Chromosom dreifach vorhanden ist – eine Besonderheit, die als Trisomie 21 bekannt ist.

Weltweit stehen an diesem Tag Menschen mit dem Extra-Chromosom im Mittelpunkt. Wir nutzen diesen Anlass, um an die Vielfalt des menschlichen Lebens zu erinnern und sichtbar zu machen, wie sehr Menschen mit Down Syndrom unser Leben und unsere Gesellschaft bereichern.

https://www.tri21.ch/de/

Sehenswerte TV-Formate zum Thema:

• Herbstresidenz (VOX)
• Zum Schwarzwälder Hirsch (VOX)

The orthopaedic clinic at Bethesda Hospital was positively highlighted in an article in the consumer magazine Kassensturz on 4 March 2025. The reason for this is the recording of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), which measure the success of treatment from the patient's perspective.

The programme discussed the fact that although Switzerland has an expensive healthcare system, it does not always perform well when it comes to collecting quality data. PROMs are considered an important indicator as they directly reflect how patients are doing after treatment.

The Orthopaedics Clinic at Bethesda Hospital already actively uses these measurements, for example for shoulder operations. Patients regularly indicate how well they can use their shoulder again. This form of quality measurement offers a valuable addition to classic indicators such as complication or infection rates.

• Click here for the Kassensturz article
• More information on PROMS

The "Day of the Sick" has a firm place in Switzerland's annual calendar and will take place for the 86th time this year on 2 March. Numerous organisations take part with visits, gifts and events to support sick people and those in need of care.

Bethesda Hospital is also setting an example of solidarity: our patients receive a sweet surprise and we invite them to an ecumenical church service. This will be broadcast via livestream at bethesda-spital.ch/gottesdienst.