Clinique Cecil

Clinique Cecil was originally a hotel, built between 1905 and 1907 by architect Charles Melley. In 1931, the hotel was refurbished as a clinic by Georges Espitaux.[5][6] In 1923, Soviet envoy Vatslav Vorovsky was assassinated by expat Maurice Conradi in the busy hotel restaurant, and his subsequent trial became an international sensation.[7] In 1972, the clinic was bought by the American Medical International group. In 1990, the Hirslanden Private Hospital Group bought Clinique Cecil.[6]

In 2012, following a strategic realignment, Pierre-Frédéric Guex left office after 17 years of service.[8] He was replaced by Philipp Teubner who resigned in June 2015.[9] Today, the clinic is directed by Jean-Claude Chatelain.[10]

In 2016, Clinique Cecil has 474 employees, 391 physicians, 86 beds, 6 operating rooms, including 1 hybrid, and 2 birthing rooms.[2][11][12] Hirslanden Clinique Cecil recorded 3'974 patients in 2016.[2][9]

The clinic also has an intensive care unit of 7 beds recognised by the Swiss Society of Intensive Care Medicine.[13]

In 2013/14, Clinique Cecil contributed 6.4% to the turnover of the Hirslanden Private Hospital Group.[14]

In November 2015, Clinique Cecil expanded its infrastructure with the creation of a 900 m2 building.[10] The new infrastructure includes Switzerland's first hybrid operation room integrating conventional operating room equipment with high-end radiology equipment.[11]

Clinique Cecil includes an interventional outpatient department, a multidisciplinary pain department, a maternity and obstetrics gynaecology department, a dialysis department, a physiotherapy and osteopathy department, a multi-site radiology institute and a cardiovascular department.[13]

The main specialties of Clinique Cecil are allergology and immunology, anesthesiology, angiology, cardiac and thoracic vascular, surgery, cardiology, endocrinology / diabetology, gastroenterology, general internal medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, hand surgery, infectology, intensive care, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, pneumology, radiology, rheumatology, spine surgery, surgery, thoracic surgery, urology.[15]

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