Affoltern Hospital offers nationally recognized centers of excellence in geriatric medicine, palliative care, psychiatry with geriatric psychiatry and a mother-child department as well as a large psychotherapy department. These specialized services are complemented by comprehensive outpatient services, a dialysis center with kidney consultation hours and a center for pneumology and sleep medicine. Our 24-hour emergency center is available around the clock for the entire population and is the only 24-hour contact point in the Affoltern district.

Around 550 employees are committed to the well-being of patients every day. Affoltern Hospital works in interprofessional and interdisciplinary teams to treat people holistically - physically and psychologically.

Affoltern Hospital is the largest employer in Knonauer Amt. As a teaching hospital of the University of Zurich, it trains medical students and junior staff in various specialist areas.