«Discovering my personal resilience
gave me renewed trust and
confidence in my heart»

Regain Confidence and Trust in Your Heart

After a serious emergency, such as a heart operation or a heart attack, as well as in the case of chronic heart disease, we help patients to return to their normal, everyday routine and to improve their physical performance.

After a serious illness, it is important that patients regain confidence in their physical capacity for everyday life and work. For this purpose, an experienced and interdisciplinary team of cardiologists, heart and movement therapists, nurses, psychotherapists, nutritionists and occupational therapists is on hand at the Oberwaid. In consultation with you, individual therapeutic goals and a therapy plan will be determined.

After a serious illness, it is important that patients regain confidence in their physical capacity for everyday life and work. For this purpose, an experienced and interdisciplinary team of cardiologists, heart and movement therapists, nurses, psychotherapists, nutritionists and occupational therapists is on hand at the Oberwaid. In consultation with you, individual therapeutic goals and a therapy plan will be determined.

Better Quality of Life

The main goal of cardiological rehabilitation is to improve your overall quality of life. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to overcome your fears and to learn to trust your own heart. In order to do so, we consider the stress factors that may have contributed to your illness, as well as the additional stress caused by your illness, and work out appropriate solutions.
The technical equipment used for this at the Oberwaid is state of the art.

The main goal of cardiological rehabilitation is to improve your overall quality of life. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to overcome your fears and to learn to trust your own heart. In order to do so, we consider the stress factors that may have contributed to your illness, as well as the additional stress caused by your illness, and work out appropriate solutions.
The technical equipment used for this at the Oberwaid is state of the art.

Our Therapeutic Specialisations

  • Follow-up care after heart attacks and heart operations
  • Follow-up care after severe cardiological disease progression
  • Heart insufficiency, along with accompanying diseases

Holistic Diagnostics

  • Ultrasound (echocardiography)
  • Recording of a 24-hour ECG
  • Exercise ECG
  • 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (long-term blood pressure measurement)
  • Display of the blood flow in the ventricle and at the heart valves (duplex sonography)
  • Ultrasound of the blood vessels to the brain and to the supplying and disposing vessels
  • Stress-echo
  • Pacemaker and ICD controls
  • Psychocardiology
  • Involvement of partner in medical treatment (e.g. training in our teaching kitchen, anti-smoking programmes, life-saving measures, etc.)
  • Ultrasound (echocardiography)
  • Recording of a 24-hour ECG
  • Exercise ECG
  • 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (long-term blood pressure measurement)
  • Display of the blood flow in the ventricle and at the heart valves (duplex sonography)
  • Ultrasound of the blood vessels to the brain and to the supplying and disposing vessels
  • Stress-echo
  • Pacemaker and ICD controls
  • Psychocardiology
  • Involvement of partner in medical treatment (e.g. training in our teaching kitchen, anti-smoking programmes, life-saving measures, etc.)

Coping with Disease through Psychocardiology

Acute heart disease inflicts a deep wound in the lives of all of the people affected. Patients must learn to overcome the emotional consequences of the disease and to live with it. Specially trained medical specialists are on hand to help you achieve this.

  • Screening via psychological tests of all cardiological rehabilitation patients
  • Workshop "How are heart and mind connected?"
  • Direct, interdisciplinary exchange (overall treatment plan)
  • Individualised therapy (if indicated)
  • Recommendations for further therapy options
  • For motivated patients, it is possible to participate in stop-smoking counselling

Acute heart disease inflicts a deep wound in the lives of all of the people affected. Patients must learn to overcome the emotional consequences of the disease and to live with it. Specially trained medical specialists are on hand to help you achieve this.

  • Screening via psychological tests of all cardiological rehabilitation patients
  • Workshop "How are heart and mind connected?"
  • Direct, interdisciplinary exchange (overall treatment plan)
  • Individualised therapy (if indicated)
  • Recommendations for further therapy options
  • For motivated patients, it is possible to participate in stop-smoking counselling

Medical Expertise

Medical Expertise

Dr. med. Uwe Grommas

Head of Cardiological Rehabilitation & Vice Medical Director

For many years, his specialisation was the acute care of patients in internal medicine and cardiology. His responsibilities involved the implementation of non-invasive and invasive diagnostic procedures, as well as pacemaker implantations in hospitals and ambulances.

More
  • Doctor of Internal Medicine
  • Doctor of Cardiology / FMH
  • Additional title - Doctor of Emergency Medicine
  • Medical studies and doctorate at Hanover University of Medicine
  • Specialised medical training in Germany – in Hanover and Hildesheim
  • Since 01/01/2015 – Practicing cardiologist in Switzerland
  • Since 01/06/2019 – Vice Medical Director of Oberwaid AG

Ihr Weg zur ärztlichen Verordnung

Die stationäre Kardiologische Rehabilitation der Oberwaid steht Patienten aller Versicherungsklassen aus der ganzen Schweiz offen.

Nach Zuweisung durch den Facharzt wird Ihnen ein Platz in der Oberwaid reserviert. Die Kostengutsprache wird üblicherweise vom zuweisenden Arzt beantragt. Auf Wunsch kann auch unsere Patientenanmeldung gerne das Gesuch für die Kostengutsprache stellen. Sobald diese vorliegt, kann die kardiologische Rehabilitation beginnen.

 

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The Oberwaid – Attentive Care

The Oberwaid's unique concept combines the best of both worlds – first-class hospitality and highly specialised medical expertise. It has large, bright rooms with a magnificent view of Lake Constance, the green private park or the foothills of the Alpstein mountains. All patient rooms are equipped with exclusive wooden furniture, parquet floors, a spacious bathroom and state-of-the-art technology. The Oberwaid gives you peace and privacy. Here you can concentrate completely on yourself and your health. This is our promise: Upgrade yourself.

    • The comfort of a hotel with the security of a clinic
    • High therapy standards based in science
    • State-of-the-art medical facilities
    • Interdisciplinary health specialists
    • 24-hour care and nursing service
    • Cooperation with the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen and the Hirslanden Klinik Stephanshorn, St. Gallen
     Patient Registration

    Phone & E-Mail

    Patient Registration

    +41 (0)71 282 07 14

    patientenanmeldung@oberwaid.ch

    We are looking forward to your request.