FSO - Hospital typology

The hospital categories are according to the hospital typology developed by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

Description Description (FSO) Type Number of treated cases
per year (inpatient)		 Number of hospitals
(according to BAG 2006)
General Hospitals
Centrally provided
treatments 1		 Hospitals providing all kind of
treatment centrally, provision level 1		 K111 > 30'000 5
Centrally provided
treatments 2		 Hospitals providing all kind of
treatment centrally, provision level 2		 K112 9'000 - 30'000 22
Basic care 3 Basic care, provision level 3 K121 6'000 - 9'000 28
Basic care 4 Basic care, provision level 4 K122 3'000 - 6'000 52
Basic care 5 Basic care, provision level 5 K123 51

Source: FSO, Federal Statistical Office (PDF)

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