Private clinics in Montreux: the 2026 guide to private medicine

Few towns of Montreux’s size have a private medical sector this deep. Between the lakefront and the hills above it you will find a longevity clinic that dates back to 1931, a clinic dedicated entirely to women’s health, a private surgical clinic with its own outpatient department, an 18-doctor medical centre with an on-site laboratory, an aesthetic-surgery clinic, and Switzerland’s first private multidisciplinary centre for adolescents — with the public hospital for the region, Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, eleven minutes away at Rennaz.

Short answer: for private medicine in Montreux itself, the main addresses are Clinique La Prairie in Clarens (longevity and health assessments), Clinique Suisse Montreux (women’s health), Clinique CIC Montreux (surgery and hospitalisation), Quai Santé (18 doctors, general and specialist medicine, on-site lab), Laclinic (aesthetic surgery and dental) and Centre Ados Riviera (ages 12–25). For emergencies and hospital care, the public Hôpital Riviera-Chablais at Rennaz is the regional hospital, with a walk-in permanence open daily 09:00–19:00.

The clinics and medical centres compared

Facility	Type	Where	Main focus	Languages
Clinique La Prairie	Private longevity clinic	Clarens, Montreux	Longevity programmes, health diagnostic assessment	FR / EN and others
Clinique Suisse Montreux	Private clinic	Montreux	Women’s health: gynaecology, surgery, holistic medicine	FR / EN
Clinique CIC Montreux	Private surgical clinic	Montreux (group with Saxon)	Surgery, hospitalisation, outpatient stays, international patients	FR / EN
Quai Santé	Medical centre, 18 doctors	Montreux	General medicine, gynaecology, orthopaedics, sports medicine, ENT, nutrition, lab	FR / EN
Laclinic	Private clinic	Montreux	Aesthetic and plastic surgery, dental, beauty institute	FR / EN / RU / CN
Centre Ados Riviera	Private medical centre	Montreux (Rue de la Gare 13)	Adolescent medicine, ages 12–25	FR / EN / ES
Hôpital Riviera-Chablais (HRC)	Public hospital network	Rennaz, Vevey, Monthey	A&E, hospital care, walk-in permanence, pharmacy 7/7	FR / EN

Clinique La Prairie, Clarens

Clinique La Prairie is the best-known medical address on the Riviera — a longevity clinic on the lake side of Clarens, four minutes from Montreux centre. It has been running since 1931^[1] and today works around five flagship programmes (Revitalisation, Master Detox, Life Reset, Brain Potential and Healthy Weight) plus a Health Diagnostic Assessment that draws on more than 50 medical specialists.^[1]

Programmes are residential: guests stay on campus for the length of the cure, which is why this clinic matters to the local rental market as well as to residents. The wider group now runs destinations in Switzerland, Anji in China, Phuket (opening 2026) and AMAALA in Saudi Arabia, with the Montreux site remaining its original home.^[1]

Clinique Suisse Montreux

Clinique Suisse Montreux describes itself as a holistic clinic dedicated entirely to women’s health, with services split between gynaecology, surgery and holistic medicine and wellbeing.^[2] It is a private clinic in the town itself, so a consultation does not mean a trip to Lausanne, and it is the natural first call in Montreux for gynaecological care outside the public system.

Clinique CIC Montreux

Clinique CIC Montreux is the town’s private surgical clinic, part of a small group with a sister clinic in Saxon.^[3] It handles both outpatient stays and full hospitalisation, with specialties that cover anaesthesiology, cardiology and internal medicine, hand surgery, general and visceral surgery, maxillofacial and aesthetic surgery, spinal neurosurgery, dermatology, gynaecological surgery, lithotripsy, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and traumatology, pain treatment and urology.^[3]

It also has a dedicated pathway for international patients and a 360° virtual tour on its site — useful if you are choosing a surgeon or a clinic from abroad.^[3]

Quai Santé — the medical centre in town

Quai Santé is a group practice of 18 doctors in the centre of Montreux, covering general medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, orthopaedics and traumatology, sports medicine, ENT, and nutrition, with a laboratory on site for blood tests.^[4] It is the most practical entry point for everyday medical care — you can see a specialist without a hospital referral, and the centre includes a sexual-health service and an urgent-care service that operates seven days a week.^[4]

Laclinic — aesthetic surgery, dental and beauty

Laclinic in Montreux is a private clinic for surgery and aesthetic medicine, covering facial and body surgery, aesthetic medicine, a dental practice (implants, orthodontics, whitening, veneers) and a beauty institute.^[5] It works in French, English, Russian and Chinese, which makes it one of the few clinics in the region set up for a non-European clientele — and one of the reasons the town gets a steady flow of short medical visits that need somewhere to stay.

Centre Ados Riviera — care for 12 to 25 year-olds

Centre Ados Riviera, on Rue de la Gare in Montreux, is the first private multidisciplinary medical centre in French-speaking Switzerland dedicated to the complete care of 12–25 year-olds.^[6] It brings together more than fifteen specialists and works in French, English and Spanish, with the young person always seen alone first and nothing shared without their consent.^[6]

First appointments are booked by telephone through reception, and the centre keeps a clear line between ordinary care and emergencies: during opening hours you call reception, outside them the on-call doctors’ switchboard on 0848 133 133, and for anything life-threatening, 144.^[6]

Emergencies and the public hospital

Private clinic or not, the regional hospital for the Montreux area is public: Hôpital Riviera-Chablais, whose main site is the Centre hospitalier de Rennaz about 7 km along the lake, with the Clinique CGR de Vevey Providence and Clinique CGR de Monthey completing the network.^[7]

For non-vital problems, the Permanence médicale de la Riviera receives patients every day from 09:00 to 19:00, with or without an appointment, for adults aged 16 and over.^[7] The hospital site also runs a pharmacy seven days a week (PharmaRennaz).^[7] Remember the numbers: 144 for a life-threatening emergency, 145 for poisoning^[12] and 0848 133 133 for the on-call doctor outside surgery hours.^[6]

How Swiss health insurance works

Two things surprise newcomers. First, basic health insurance (LAMal) is compulsory for anyone living in Switzerland, and every insurer must pay the same benefits for the same treatment — so the choice between insurers is about price, model and service, not about cover.^[10] Premiums are paid monthly and depend on the insurer, your insurance model, your chosen deductible and where you live.^[11]

Second, the deductible is a real lever: if you are healthy you can cut your premium substantially by choosing the highest deductible, but you should keep roughly CHF 3 200 aside in case you do fall ill (CHF 2 500 deductible plus CHF 700 retention fee, in the figures ch.ch publishes).^[11] Opting for a family-doctor or HMO model lowers the premium further, at the cost of going through that model for non-emergency care.^[10]

The private clinics above are where supplementary insurance matters: outpatient consultations at a private clinic are accessible, but private or semi-private hospital cover is what buys a single room, a free choice of specialist and treatment in a private clinic — which is why clinics like Cecil in Lausanne publish dedicated pages for private and semi-private patients.^[8] If you are relocating with a family, make that decision before anyone needs it.

When the answer is Lausanne

For highly specialised care, Montreux’s private clinics refer to Lausanne, about 30 minutes away. Hirslanden Clinique Cecil, on Avenue Ruchonnet, covers cardiology and cardiac surgery, general and visceral surgery, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, gynaecology-obstetrics, oncology and radiology, with its own emergency department, and a services set built around privately and semi-privately insured patients.^[8] Clinique de La Source in Lausanne is another well-known private hospital, with a maternity unit, an outpatient surgery centre and a published list of accredited physicians.^[9] Both take patients from the Riviera as a matter of routine.

Related reading: Where to live in Montreux: neighbourhood guide · Monthly and extended stays in Montreux · Luxury travel in Montreux & the Swiss Riviera

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. Clinique La Prairie, Clarens–Montreux — official site (longevity programmes, since 1931, 50+ specialists) — cliniquelaprairie.com/en
2. Clinique Suisse Montreux — official site (women’s health, gynaecology, surgery) — www.clinique-suisse.com/
3. Clinique CIC Montreux — official site (surgery, hospitalisation, areas of expertise) — www.cliniquecic-montreux.ch/
4. Quai Santé, Montreux — official site (18 doctors, specialties, on-site laboratory) — quaisante.ch/
5. Laclinic, Montreux — official site (aesthetic surgery, dental, beauty institute) — www.laclinic.ch/
6. Centre Ados Riviera, Montreux — official site (ages 12–25, contacts, emergency guidance) — centreadosriviera.ch/en
7. Hôpital Riviera-Chablais — Permanence médicale de la Riviera (opening hours, sites, PharmaRennaz) — www.hopitalrivierachablais.ch/jcms/hrc_49937/fr/permanence-medicale-de-la-riviera
8. Hirslanden Clinique Cecil, Lausanne — official page (specialties, address, emergency number, insured patients) — www.hirslanden.ch/fr/clinique-cecil.html
9. Clinique de La Source, Lausanne — official site (maternity, accredited physicians, specialties) — www.lasource.ch/
10. ch.ch (Confederation, cantons and communes) — Health insurance: benefits and models — www.ch.ch/en/health-insurance/
11. ch.ch — Health insurance costs: premiums, deductibles and retention fee — www.ch.ch/en/health/health-insurance/health-insurance-costs/
12. Tox Info Suisse — poisons information, telephone 145 — www.toxinfo.ch/