[Special challenges in the highest-elevation acute-care hospital in Europe]. / L'hôpital le plus haut d'Europe face à des enjeux particuliers.

Oberengadin Hospital in Samedan is faced with particular challenges, as the highest-elevation acute-care hospital in Europe (1750 m = 5,740 ft above sea level). The factors responsible for this are elevation-related and meteorological/climatic influences, as well as seasonal variations in Südbünden's demographic structure due to tourism.