Your First 48 Hours at a Swiss Clinic

Arrival and transfer

Transfer from the airport is arranged in advance and is direct. For patients requiring discretion, arrival can be managed away from the main clinic entrance entirely.

Most patients arrive in the afternoon, allowing admission formalities and a first orientation before the diagnostic programme begins the following morning.

Admission and baseline

Admission covers medical history, current medication, prior imaging and reports, and a physical examination. Bring everything you have, including results you consider irrelevant.

Baseline bloods are usually taken on arrival evening or first thing the following morning, since most panels require fasting.

The first consultant conversation

Within the first day you will meet the consultant leading your programme. This conversation determines what follows, and it is worth preparing for.

Come with your actual concerns rather than a list of symptoms, including the ones that feel too vague to mention. Vague concerns are frequently the diagnostically useful ones.

What to bring

Prior imaging on disc or drive, a complete medication list including supplements, insurance documentation, and comfortable clothing appropriate to the programme.

For residential stays, bring items that make a room feel like yours. Six weeks is a long time in a space that feels temporary.