InthemunicipalityofKilchberg,rightontheleftbankofLakeZurich,lies KilchbergSanatorium,oneofthemostrenownedprivatepsychiatryand psychotherapyclinicsinthecantonofZurich,Switzerland. FROMNURSINGHOME torium.Thefacilitywentthrough andgeriatricpsychiatry. TOSANATORIUM severalchangesovertheyears,suchas Thisbuildinghasalonghistory. changesinmanagement,renovating SECURINGZURICH’SBEST Originallyintendedtobeanursing andrebuildingadditionalbuildings MENTALHEALTHFACILITY home,thisbuildingwasestablished andapplyingnewandprovenmedical Ourcompanycameintothepicture in1867bytheHedingerfamilyunder interventionforitspatients. throughcompanyMoserSicherheit thenameMönchhof-Kilchbergnursing AG,withMrMeinradKälinasthepro- home. Itbecameoneofthefirst Yearslater,KilchbergSanatorium jectmanager.Wesuccessfullywonthe facilitiestoexclusivelytreatpatients keepsevolvingtoremainthenumber projectthroughatenderwithvarious withmentalhealthproblemsinthe onementalhealthfacilitybycreating competitorsofferingtheirproductsto cantonofZurich.Theowner,Johan- newservicessuchasacounselling fulfilthehospital’sneeds.Onourside, nesHedinger,rantheclinictogether centreforsubstanceabuse,acentre thecontactpeopleforthisproject withhiswife,Maria.Afterthecouple forstress-relatedillnessesandtheall- wereMarcoRaberfromDOMSchweiz passedaway,theownershipofthe newCentreforPsychosomaticsinthe AGandMatthiasRaabe(Headof nursinghomewasinheritedbytheir heartofZurich.By2017,theclinichad TechnicalSales). son,JohannesHedingerJr. tenwardswith185beds(including threeprivatewards),ahugerelaxing KilchbergSanatoriumwasimpressed In1904,thebuilding’sownership garden,aswellasarestaurant.The withDOM’sproducts,especiallythe changedtoU.RuthishauserandCie. sanatoriumnowtreatsabroadspec- ENiQGuarddigitalhandle. Itthought Thisorganisationchangeledtothe trumofillnesses,suchasstress-related thatthepriceandqualitywerejust namechangetoKilchbergSana- complaints,mentalhealthdisorders right.Itwasalsoimpressedtoknow BestofDOM|25