- Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases
- Treatment of tuberculosis incl. multi-resistant tuberculosis
- Expansion of the allergological services with specific allergological provocation testing
- Management by a specialist in pneumology
Service mandate
The Lucerne Montana High Altitude Clinic is commissioned by the Canton of Lucerne. It is also on the hospital lists of the cantons of Nidwalden and Valais for all services. It is on the list for pulmonary rehabilitation for the cantons of Uri and Zug.
The service mandate includes acute pneumology, a sleep analysis laboratory and various rehabilitation programmes.
Acute pneumology
Pulmonary rehabilitation
- COPD, bronchial asthma, interstitial lung diseases, bronchus carcinoma, before and after thoracic surgery
- Accredited by the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Patient Education Committee of the Swiss Society of Pneumology
- Led by a specialist in pneumology, physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Cardiological rehabilitation
- After a cardiovascular event, after cardiovascular surgery, after heart surgery, for PAD and stable angina pectoris
- Accredited by the Swiss Working Group for Cardiac Rehabilitation SAKR
- Led by a specialist in internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Management by a specialist in cardiology
Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- After orthopaedic surgery, back surgery, osteoporosis, diseases of the muscular, connective and supporting tissue
- Management by a specialist in internal medicine, manual medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Psychosomatic rehabilitation
- Psychosomatic disorders, burnout, adjustment disorders, fatigue depression, pain patients
- Accredited by the Swiss Academy for Psychosocial and Psychosomatic Medicine SAPPM
- Led by a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation with a certificate of competence in 'Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine SAPPM'
Internal and oncological rehabilitation
- After serious surgical interventions, for metabolic syndrome, diabetes, other metabolic diseases
- Led by a specialist in internal medicine, pneumology, manual medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation
Sleep diagnostics
- Clarification of all sleep disorders, clarification and treatment of breathing-related sleep disorders
- Fitness to drive assessments
- Polysomnography, respiratory polygraphy, wakefulness tests, actigraphy
- Certified by the Swiss Society for Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Chronobiology SGSSC
- Headed by a specialist in pneumology
- Collaboration in an interdisciplinary team (ENT, maxillofacial surgery, neurology, psychiatry) with the LUKS Lucerne site