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We are
delighted to introduce the Swiss Society for Hospital at Home (SHaHS), a
pioneering initiative that was very recently established in Switzerland. For
this interview, we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Severin Pöchtrager,
the President of the Swiss Society, to gain insights into their work, vision
for the future, and the impact they envision for healthcare in Switzerland and
beyond.
- Can you provide an overview of the Swiss Hospital at
Home Society (SHaHS)? What is its mission and key objectives?
The SHaHS wants to work towards sustainable funding
for hospital-equivalent medicine in Switzerland.
We are committed nursing professionals, doctors,
medical experts, and interested parties who have set ourselves the goal of
establishing the innovative and internationally proven hospital-at-home
treatment concept in the Swiss healthcare system.
Our aim is to create framework conditions for hospital-at-home
care in Switzerland to bring high-quality medical care and care directly to
people's homes.
- What inspired the establishment of SHaHS, and what gap
in healthcare delivery does the society aim to address?
In recent years, several HaH initiatives (hospital
equivalent and early hospital discharge) have developed in parallel in
Switzerland. The impetus for founding the SHaHS came in Barcelona at the World
Hospital at Home Congress (WHAHC), where the various initiatives in Switzerland
got to know each other.
- In the context of the World Hospital at Home Congress
(WHAHC), how has the global perspective on home-based healthcare influenced
SHaHS's initiatives and strategies?
The WHAHC has motivated us to also offer HaH care for
seriously ill people and the experiences we have shared have given us
self-confidence in our dealings with health insurance companies and health
policy makers.
- Has SHaHS drawn inspiration or learned valuable
insights from the WHAHC in shaping its approach to hospital-at-home services?
Are there specific aspects of the WHAHC that have had a notable impact on
SHAHS's development?
Above all, the exchange and sharing of experiences
from other countries and getting to know the HaH initiatives in Switzerland
personally was extremely important for us.
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