Heart centre in Liestal
Ergolz Klinik (Cardiance Group)

Ergolz Klinik is located at Hammerstrasse 35, 4410 Liestal, about eight minutes’ walk from Liestal station. Parking is available. The clinic is part of the Cardiance Group, Switzerland’s first outpatient heart clinic.

The full range of non-invasive tests — ECG, exercise ECG, Holter ECG, echocardiography and stress echocardiography — as well as invasive diagnostics in our own cardiac catheterisation laboratory: cardiac catheterisation, coronary angiography and pressure wire measurement. We also carry out treatments such as balloon angioplasty and stent implantation in Liestal.

First appointments are usually possible within 48 hours on working days. Our patient administration team will respond to your enquiry within one working day. If you have acute symptoms such as chest pain or shortness of breath, always call 144 immediately — not the clinic.

If billed through basic health insurance, a referral is common depending on your insurance model, but not mandatory in every case. Self-paying and private patients can register directly. We clarify your situation during the initial consultation and contact your health insurer if anything is unclear.

Not necessarily. We perform planned diagnostic cardiac catheterisations as outpatient procedures in Liestal — you arrive in the morning and go home again the same day. An inpatient hospital stay is required for emergencies, unstable symptoms or procedures that need an intensive care unit or cardiac surgery.

Liestal station is served by long-distance trains and can be reached from Basel SBB in around twelve minutes. From there it is about an eight-minute walk to Hammerstrasse 35. There are direct train connections from the Oberbaselbiet via Sissach and from the lower Baselbiet via Pratteln.

Mainly from Liestal and the surrounding area, Sissach, Pratteln, the Oberbaselbiet and Basel-Stadt. Thanks to its location right on the railway line, the clinic is also easy to reach from the Fricktal and the Laufental.

Where medically indicated, cardiac assessments are mandatory benefits of compulsory basic health insurance under the Swiss Health Insurance Act (KVG). You pay your deductible (franchise) and co-payment. An outpatient diagnostic cardiac catheterisation typically costs between CHF 2’000 and CHF 4’000, or between CHF 4’000 and CHF 9’000 with a stent.

Ergolz Klinik is not an emergency department. If you have chest pain, shortness of breath or suspect a heart attack, always call 144. For patients who require inpatient care during treatment with us, we cooperate with partner hospitals in the region.

Cardiology in Liestal is headed by Prof. Dr. med. et phil. nat. Rolf Vogel, FMH specialist in cardiology with a focus on interventional cardiology. You have the same contact person throughout your treatment — from initial assessment to follow-up care.