University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
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Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
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Lucerne Cantonal Hospital
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The Lucerne Cantonal Hospital network includes the central hospital in Lucerne the two primary care hospitals in Sursee and Wolhusen and the Lucerne Alpine Clinic in Montana At the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital about 5500 members of staff are at the service of patients around the clock The hospital serves a catchment area with 500000 inhabitants 900 acute beds and treats 36000 inpatients and 140000 outpatients every year The central hospital of Central Switzerland is the largest nonuniversity hospital in the country
The Lucerne Cantonal Hospital presents itself as an academic teaching hospital and is committed to scientifically based medicine Many of the specialists working at the departments and institutes conduct scientific studies and publish the results of their research
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OTTAWAPilots flying in Canadian skies are getting hit with blinding lasers more than ever sparking calls for a crackdown on a problem that experts say threatens passenger safety Nationwide reports of aircraft getting hit with lasers was up dramatically in 2011 to 229 up from 183 in 2010 a 25 per cent jump And the trend shows little sign of abat... Read More