The Claraspital in Basel is a privately run acute-care hospital and an indispensable part of the health service in north-west Switzerland. It provides outstanding therapy and comprehensive medical expertise, delivered with the level of care you would expect in a private hospital.

The Claraspital is clearly positioned with its tumour centre, the University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Disesasest Clarunis, its mission for highly specialised operations, and the special departments

• urology
• pneumology/thorax surgery
• cardiology
• general internal medicine/endocrinology
• gynecology/gynecological oncology
• intensive care

Furthermore, Claraspital is reference centre for obesity and provides extended basic medical care with a round-the-clock emergency department and out patient clinics.

Claraspital's Clinical research is performed directly on and with the patient or with volunteers. Clara Research Ltd.'s mission as  a university teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine in Basel is to provide Claraspital researchers with an optimal infrastructure.

Since its foundation, Claraspital has been a learning organization and has become a university teaching and research hospital and a SIWF-certified training center.