About us

Foundation

1905
The congregation of the St Thomas de Villeneuve sisters established the Clinique Garcia in Fribourg.

1932
Purchase of the «Clinique du Dr Gustave Clément» in Fribourg, dating from 1904. The clinic, with a capacity of 40 beds, is named «Clinique St-Anne». 18 sisters from the Lucerne congregation work there.

At the same time, the community is active in Lugano, Zurich, Witikon and the canton of Fribourg.

1941-1942
Extensive alterations to the clinic: construction of operating theatres on the ground floor; delivery rooms on the first floor and conversion of two floors into rooms. Purchase of plots of land and gardens.

1943
Purchase of the former Villa Martha on the present site of the clinic.

1954
Construction of a western annex with a chapel, a dining room and two patient rooms. The capacity is increased to 60 beds.

1964
Demolition of the old Villa Martha and preparation of plans for the new St. Anne's Clinic.

1968
Construction of the current clinic, which can accommodate 120 adults, 17 children and 26 newborns. At that time, the community has 36 sisters.

The old clinic is transformed into a staff house. (The former Dr Gustave Clément Clinic becomes the new Villa Martha)

1981-1982
The Sisters of St. Anne's rent the St. Anne's Clinic to the College of Physicians. This arrangement lasts until 1988.

Purchase from M. Morard

1988
At the end of the year, Mr. Marcel Morard buys the Clinique St-Anne as well as the other buildings on the property.

1989
Following the change of ownership of the Clinic and the creation of the New Operating Company, the last five sisters still present and active in the establishment were recalled to their congregation in Lucerne.

On 24 August, these sisters were celebrated and thanked for all the work and dedication they had given to the patients of Fribourg over many years.

1990
Start of the transformation: 18 million francs are invested in renovating the building and modernising the equipment.

1991
The work is completed at the end of May. The clinic now has a capacity of 100 beds for adults and children and 18 baby cots.

On 24 May, the new clinic and the building we still know today were inaugurated.

Integration into Swiss Medical Network

2005
The Swiss Medical Network Group takes over the two clinics (Clinique Garcia and Clinique St-Anne) and merges them.

2006
The Swiss Medical Network Group undertakes major renovations at Clinique St-Anne for a total of 6 million francs.

2007
All hospital activities are transferred to Clinique Ste-Anne. The Clinique Garcia is sold to the State of Fribourg in order to build the Adolphe Merkle Institute for the development of nanotechnology.

2015
The Clinique Générale celebrates its 10th anniversary and just over 80 years as a reference point in the Fribourg hospital landscape.

2022
Clinique Générale St-Anne celebrates its 90th anniversary. It has 60 inpatient beds and 11 outpatient places. Nearly 65 registered doctors and 127 employees offer patients first-class medical care in a personalised atmosphere and pleasant environment.

Constantly striving for excellence and modernity, the Clinique Générale is planning new projects for the coming years, while maintaining its basic values by placing the patient at the centre of its interests