Flower delivery to
Geneva University Hospital HUG

The General Hospital, created in 1602 from the amalgamation of seven medieval hospitals, served as a hospital, hospice, orphanage, retirement home, psychiatric institution and penitentiary all in one. The hospital, which was declared a cantonal hospital in 1856, was transferred to the Geneva University Hospitals in 1995 as part of the reforms in the Swiss healthcare system. Today they function as a local hospital and reference hospital for cutting-edge medicine. They see their main tasks as providing medical care for the general population and developing Poland of Excellence in collaboration with the University of Geneva.

Historical data:
1602: General Hospital founded by merging seven hospitals from the Middle Ages.
1712: The General Hospital moves to the current location of the Geneva Palace of Justice.
1856: Opening of the cantonal hospital after the social services were separated, for which the Hospice général was now responsible.
1875: Construction of the maternity ward on Rue Prévost-Martin, beginning of numerous new buildings on the hospital grounds.
1900: Opening of two institutions outside the city limits: in Loëx for incurable, non-contagious diseases and at the Bel Air site (now Belle-Idée) for psychiatric illnesses

1915: Surgery was established, allowing Geneva to establish itself as a top location and establish a solid tradition.
1943: Phased development of the Cluse-Roseraie site over a period of 50 years.
1961: Opening of the children's hospital, giving Geneva pediatrics a scientific dimension with a direct connection to research and teaching.
1972: Opening of the Geriatric Hospital (today Hôpital des Trois-Chêne) as a consequence of the emergence of advanced geriatric medicine and new research Results in the field of the biology of aging.
1992: Commissioning of the new operating wing with state-of-the-art technical equipment and laminar flow technology.
1995: Foundation of the University Hospitals with restructuring of public hospitals into medical departments to promote close collaboration with the health network.
1995: Redesign of the hospital chapel with stained glass by Fritz J. Dold.

2001: Expansion of the emergency room, maternity ward and children's hospital.
2011: Start of two construction projects: a research laboratory called BatLab and a new building for inpatients with single and double rooms.
2015: Opening of the BatLab research laboratory [archive].
2016: Integration of the Joli-Mont (in Geneva) and Montana (in Crans-Montana in the canton of Valais) clinics into the Geneva University Hospitals.
2017: Opening of the Gustave Julliard building for inpatients.