This site is operated by the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). The CHUV constitutes a service of the State of Vaud attached to the Department of Health and Social Affairs (DSAS). As such, this site is financed by the State of Vaud and receives no advertising funding.
It has been designed to answer the questions of patients or loved ones, students or employees in the field of health.
The medical information provided on this site has been reviewed by the Head of Clinical Ethics Unit and the President of the Clinical Ethics Committee.
Graphic guidelines were produced in 2011 by the Medical Teaching and Audiovisual Communication Centre (CEMCAV) of the CHUV.
The site is hosted by CHUV Information Systems Management which also maintains the technical platform.
It is based on the Livelink (CMS) content management solution.