Department

Pneu­mo­lo­gy / Tho­r­a­cic Sur­gery

At Claraspital Pneumology / Thoracic Surgery, we offer a wide range of outpatient and inpatient investigations and treatments for all respiratory and lung diseases.

Medizinisches Angebot Pneumologie Clarspital Content

Anyone who has ever had bronchitis caused by a cold knows how unpleasant it is when you can no longer breathe freely.
it is when you can no longer breathe freely. People who suffer from a respiratory disease lose a lot of their quality of life. In the pneumology/thoracic surgery department at the Claraspital, anyone who is struggling with a lung or respiratory disease will find the best possible care.

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Re­co­gnis­ed trai­ning cent­re

Com­pe­tence cent­re for the lun­gs

The joint pneumology/thoracic surgery department at the Claraspital is a unique regional centre of excellence for respiratory and lung diseases, where state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are used.

The pneumology centre's range of services includes all standard examinations in the modern lung function laboratory as well as all examinations and interventions in the fully equipped bronchoscopy department. Here, the experts at the Lung Competence Centre also offer state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment of pleural diseases. The range of services is perfectly complemented by thoracic surgery. Patients with sleep-related breathing disorders, such as sleep apnoea, can also find competent help at the Claraspital in the consultation hours offered jointly with the Basel Lung League. For patients with chronic lung disease, medically supervised training therapy is available in the form of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation at the Institute for Physiotherapy.

Care for people with chronic lung diseases is complemented by the services offered by the CURA meeting centre with various courses and information events. Finally, smokers who want to stop smoking can receive expert advice and medication support at the Lung Centre at the Claraspital. This means that anyone who is struggling with a lung disease or a problem with the respiratory tract will find the best possible care at the Claraspital

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