Services · Nursing care
Treatment care at home – injections, dressings, medication
Care prescribed by your doctor, in your own home: qualified nurses with many years of experience take care of injections, dressings and medication management – recognised by all Swiss health insurers.
- Recognised by all Swiss health insurers
- Around the clock if needed
- Zurich · Aargau · Schwyz
At a glance
- Who it is for
- People of all ages
- Costs
- Health insurance (basic insurance)
- Prescription
- Doctor’s prescription required
- Visit times
- Around the clock if needed
Who it is for
Medical care in your own four walls.
If your doctor has prescribed a treatment that can be continued at home, our nurses take care of the medical measures – reliably and in consultation with you.
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After hospital
When wounds need dressing, medication needs giving or readings need checking after you return home.
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With chronic illness
When regular check-ups and medication are part of your everyday life – for example with diabetes.
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At any age
There is no age limit – we care for children too.
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Guests in the region
If you are visiting the region, we will care for you, provided there is a doctor’s prescription.
What it includes
What your doctor prescribes, we carry out.
Treatment care covers the medical measures ordered by your doctor – such as injections, dressings and medication management. We carry them out with care and coordinate with your doctor when needed.
Typical treatment care measures, for example:
- Injections
- Changing dressings and wound care
- Preparing and giving medication (medication management)
- Measuring blood pressure, pulse, temperature and weight
- Measuring blood sugar and taking blood samples for the laboratory
- Care of catheters, feeding tubes, stomas or infusions
- Inhalations and oxygen therapy
We obtain aids and care supplies such as dressings for you – as agreed with you.
Help with washing, dressing or eating? More about basic care
How it works
From prescription to care.
Clear steps – from your doctor’s prescription to the first visit.
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Doctor’s prescription
Your doctor prescribes the treatment care you need at home.
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Get in touch
Call us on 044 500 49 27 or send us your request – relatives, doctors’ practices, hospitals and social services can contact us too.
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Assessment and planning
A qualified nurse assesses what is needed in your home and plans the visits with you.
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Care starts within 24 hours
We take over your care within 24 hours – around the clock if needed.
Costs & health insurance
What does treatment care cost?
Treatment care prescribed by a doctor is a benefit of basic health insurance, and we are recognised by all Swiss health insurers. It is billed at the hourly rate for “examinations and treatment”; the patient contribution, deductible (franchise) and co-payment (Selbstbehalt) are added.
Rate per hour
Examinations and/or treatment
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Spitex in the Canton of Zurich
CHF 63.00 / hour
Patient contribution: CHF 7.65 per day – in addition to your co-payment and deductible.
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Spitex in the Canton of Aargau
CHF 65.40 / hour
Patient contribution: 20 % of the insurer’s contribution, no more than CHF 15.95 per day.
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Spitex in the Canton of Schwyz
CHF 63.00 / hour
Patient contribution: 20 % of the insurer’s contribution, no more than CHF 15.95 per day.
A minimum of 10 minutes is charged per visit; after that, billing is in units of 5 minutes.
Explained in brief
- Patient contribution
- You pay part of the nursing costs yourself – up to a fixed maximum per day. The amount is set by your canton. Children and young people under 18 pay no patient contribution in the cantons of Zurich, Aargau and Schwyz.
- Deductible (franchise)
- The amount you pay yourself each calendar year before basic insurance starts covering costs. You chose the amount with your health insurer.
- Co-payment (Selbstbehalt)
- Once you have paid your deductible, you contribute 10 per cent of any further costs – up to an annual maximum.
- Residual financing
- Whatever is not covered by health insurance and the patient contribution is paid by the public sector – depending on the canton, by your municipality of residence or by the canton.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about treatment care
What is treatment care (Behandlungspflege)?
Treatment care covers medical nursing measures ordered by a doctor – for example injections, dressings and wound care, measuring vital signs or medication management. Our nurses carry them out in your home.
Does treatment care need a doctor’s prescription?
Yes. Unlike basic care or needs assessment and advice, treatment care may only be provided on a doctor’s order. Your health insurer then covers it under basic insurance.
Can Spitex give injections at home?
Yes. Injections are part of our treatment care – on a doctor’s prescription and in your own home. When needed, we are there around the clock, including evenings and weekends.
Who prepares my medication?
On a doctor’s prescription, our nurses prepare your medication, give it to you when needed and document everything carefully. We decide together with you how often we come by for this.
Who obtains the aids and care supplies?
We take care of everything for you – as agreed with you.
At what times are you available?
With specially qualified staff, Spitex Medimex provides professional care around the clock – from Monday to Sunday (7 × 24 hours).
Does Spitex Medimex also care for guests who are visiting?
Yes, provided there is a doctor’s prescription.
Where we work
Treatment care in your region
We are out and about for you in the cantons of Zurich (including the City of Zurich), Aargau and Schwyz. Everyone living in these cantons can use our services.
Our office: Lerzenstrasse 11, 8953 Dietikon
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Canton of Zurich
The whole canton, including the City of Zurich -
Canton of Aargau
Throughout the Canton of Aargau -
Canton of Schwyz
Throughout the Canton of Schwyz
We are here for you
Prescribed by your doctor, carried out at home.
Call us or send us your request – for yourself, for a relative or as a professional. We take over your care within 24 hours.