- Doctors
- Health centres for the elderly
- Pharmacies (home delivery service)
- Interpreting service
- Transport services
- Voluntary services and self-help
- Resources
- Information on palliative care
- Youth and family counselling
- Clinics and hospitals
- Advance directive, power of attorney, emergency plan
- Psychological, psychiatric support
- Law and social security
- Pastoral care
- Social welfare
- Community nursing & home support services
- Telephone helplines & emergencies
- Treatment services
- In the event of death
- Associations and societies
Doctors
Ärzteverzeichnis FMH, helps when searching for GPs
Anlaufstelle Stadtärztlicher Dienst, receives reports of hazardous situations
Health centres for the elderly
Pharmacies (home delivery service)
Interpreting service
Medios - Interkulturelles Dolmetschen, intercultural translation
Transport services
Tixi Zürich , transport service for people with disabilities
Rotkreuz Fahrdienst Kanton Zürich, Red Cross transport service of the Canton of Zurich
Voluntary services and self-help
Freiwilligenarbeit Stadt Zürich, Voluntary work Zurich city
Nachbarschaftshilfe Zürich, Neighbourhood Aid Zurich
Selbsthilfe Schweiz, Self-help Switzerland
Resources
SAHB Hilfsmittelzentrum, resources centre
Krankenmobilien-Magazin, medical equipment store
Lunge Zürich, oxygen equipment
Krebsliga Zürich, nursing beds
Information on palliative care
Youth and family counselling
Familienberatung der Stadt Zürich, Family counselling service(s) of the city of Zurich
Jugendberatung der Stadt Zürich, Youth counselling service(s) of the city of Zurich
Clinics and hospitals
Stadtspital Zürich, (Triemli) Abteilung für Palliative Care
Universitätsspital Zürich, Palliative Care Center
Kinderspital Zürich, Kompetenzzentrum Pädiatrische Palliative Care
Klinik Susenberg Palliative Care
Klinik Hirslanden, Tumour Centre
Spital Zollikerberg, Kompetenzzentrum für Palliative Care
Advance directive, power of attorney, emergency plan
FMH Patientenverfügung, FMH advance directive
KESB Patientenverfügung, KESB advance directive
KESB Vorsorgeauftrag, KESB power of attorney
Patientenverfügung «Plus», ACP, Advance directive, emergency plan
Notariate Zürich , list of notaries' offices in the Canton of Zurich
Psychological, psychiatric support
Law and social security
Schweizerische Stiftung SPO Patientenorganisation (SPO), advisory services for members
SVA Zürich, information on helplessness allowance
Erbrechts-Info, information on drafting a will
Pastoral care
Ökumenische Seelsorge-Hotline, Ecumenical counselling hotline
Social welfare
Sozialzentren der Stadt Zürich, Social centres of the city of Zurich city
Beratungsstelle Leben im Alter, (LiA), Counselling centre for the elderly
Gerontologische Beratungsstelle SiL, Geriatric counselling centre
Community nursing & home support services
Spitex Zürich, Zurich community nursing service
Kispex, paediatric community nursing service for the Canton of Zurich
Nacht-Spitex Orbetan, night-time community nursing service
Telephone helplines & emergencies
Pallifon, Tel. 0844 148 148, telephone emergency helpline for palliative care patients
Ärztefon, Tel. 0800 33 66 55, helpline for non-life-threatening medical emergencies
Notrufnummer Tel. 144, help in medical emergencies
Dargebotene Hand Zürich, Tel. 143, talking service
Treatment services
ErgotherapeutInnen-Verband Schweiz, Swiss Association of Occupational Therapists
Schweizerischer Verband der Ernährungsberater*innen, Swiss Association of Registered Dieticians
DLV Deutschschweizer Logopädinnen und Logopädenverband, Swiss Association of Speech Therapists
PhysioSwiss - Schweizer Physiotherapieverband, Swiss Association of Physiotherapy
Atemfachverband Schweiz AFS, Swiss Association of Breathing Therapists
Fachverband für Kunsttherapie, Association for Creative Psychotherapy and Art Therapy
Schweizerischer Verband für Gesundheitssport und Sporttherapie (SVGS), Swiss Association for Sports and Sports Therapy
Schweizerischer Fachverband für Musiktherapie SFMT/ASMT, Swiss Association for Music Therapy
In the event of death
Bestattungsamt Stadt Zürich, Funeral office of Zurich city
Was tun im Todesfall?, What to do when someone dies?
Associations and societies
Krebsliga Zürich, Zurich Cancer League
Schweizerische Herzstiftung, Swiss Heart Foundation
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für cystische Fibrose, Swiss Cystic Fibrosis Society
Schweizerische Diabetesgesellschaft, Swiss Diabetes Society
Rheumaliga Schweiz, Swiss Rheumatism Association
Lungenliga Schweiz, Swiss Lung Association
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz, Swiss AIDS Federation
Schweizerische Muskelgesellschaft, Swiss Muscle Society
Schweizerische Muskelgesellschaft; Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose (ALS), Swiss Muscle Society; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pro Pallium – Schweizer Palliativstiftung für Kinder und junge Erwachsene, Swiss palliative care foundation for children and young adults
Zürcher Vereinigung zur Begleitung Schwerkranker (ZVBS), Zurich association for supporting the seriously ill
Verband Kinder-Spitex, Association of paediatric community nursing services
Verband spezialisierter Palliative-Care-Leistungserbringer (SPaC), Association of specialised palliative care service providers
Wollishofer Vereinigung Begleitung in der letzten Lebensphase, Wollishofen association for support in the final phase of life