Vigimed

What Vigimed does

Vigimed (legal entity VIGIMED SA, a Swiss Société Anonyme registered in Martigny) is a private, for-profit medical center group operating two physical sites in the canton of Valais, Switzerland: a flagship center in Martigny inaugurated in 2012 and a newer satellite in Sierre. The company runs walk-in permanence (urgent care) clinics open seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays, treating non-life-threatening emergencies and offering general medicine consultations with or without appointment, complemented by on-site radiology through a partnership with Affidea and urgent laboratory services through Unilabs.

Its service portfolio extends beyond primary care into a multi-specialty policlinique covering cardiology, gynecology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and traumatology, sports medicine, psychiatry and psychotherapy, neuropsychology, hand surgery, general and digestive surgery, physiotherapy, and traffic psychology, with additional inpatient psychiatric care delivered through a Centre Qorraj partnership. The Martigny building also houses Pharmacieplus du Léman on the ground floor and a restaurant on the sixth floor, creating a co-located health-and-services ecosystem of approximately 80 collaborators.

Vigimed serves the local Valais population under a direct-to-consumer model, with patients accessing care either as walk-ins or via website-based appointment booking; consultations are billed through the Swiss basic health insurance framework (once deductibles are met) or accident insurance. The group reports more than 20,000 patients and over 25,000 outpatient consultations per year, with no disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, no institutional investors, and no parent company. Its technology stack is conventional clinical infrastructure with no disclosed AI, API, or proprietary platform components.

Name

Vigimed

Legal name

VIGIMED SA

Website

https://vigimed.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vigimed (VIGIMED SA) operates two medical centers in Valais, Switzerland (Martigny and Sierre), providing walk-in urgent care 7 days a week plus 16+ specialty consultations to over 20,000 patients and 25,000+ consultations annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

After-Hours & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA), Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC), Retail & Pharmacy-Based Urgent Care Clinics (HLAFADAE)

Keywords

• Walk-in medical clinics
• Urgent care services
• Specialized medical consultations
• Outpatient healthcare
• Primary care medicine

Headquarters

HQ city

Martigny

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Consultation Services: Revenue generated from patient consultations. Services are covered by basic Swiss health insurance when the deductible has been reached, or by accident insurance. The organization provides both emergency non-vital care and general medicine consultations with and without appointments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vigimed operates two multidisciplinary medical centers in the Swiss canton of Valais (Martigny and Sierre) providing walk-in urgent care (Permanence 7/7) for non-life-threatening conditions 365 days a year, general medicine consultations, and specialized outpatient consultations (Policliniques) across more than 16 disciplines including cardiology, gynecology, orthopedics, sports medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and physiotherapy. The centers integrate on-site radiology (Affidea), an emergency laboratory (Unilabs), and a partner pharmacy (Pharmacieplus du Léman), serving more than 20,000 patients across approximately 25,000 consultations annually.

Product overview

Vigimed is a medical center group operating two sites in Valais, Switzerland (Martigny and Sierre). The company offers a unified healthcare platform combining two main service categories: (1) Permanence/urgent care clinics open 7 days a week handling non-life-threatening emergencies and general medicine consultations with or without appointments, and (2) Policliniques providing specialized medical consultations across 16+ specialties including cardiology, gynecology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, sports medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, hand surgery, general/digestive surgery, physiotherapy, and traffic psychology. On-site diagnostic services include radiology (via Affidea partnership) and emergency laboratory testing. The Martigny site also houses co-located pharmacy and restaurant services, while the Sierre location offers modern multidisciplinary facilities. The group serves over 20,000 patients annually across approximately 25,000 consultations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanence 7/7 (Walk-in Urgent Care)
• General Medicine Consultations (Médecine générale) Scheduled and walk-in general medicine consultations with general practitioners, including home visit availability in Martigny. Intended for routine primary care needs of the Valais population.
• Specialized Consultations — Policliniques (multi-disciplinary) Specialized outpatient medical consultations covering cardiology, gynecology and obstetrics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and traumatology, sports medicine, hand surgery, general and digestive surgery, psychiatry and psychotherapy, neuropsychology, physiotherapy, traffic psychology, and related disciplines, provided at Vigimed's Martigny and Sierre centers. Targeted at patients referred for specialist assessment or ongoing follow-up.
• Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Care (Centre Qorraj)
• Radiology Services (Affidea partner center) Diagnostic medical imaging (including radiography) delivered on-site at the Martigny Vigimed center by Affidea, supporting urgent care and specialist consultations within the same facility.
• Emergency Laboratory Services (Unilabs partner) Emergency biological analyses provided on-site through Unilabs, supporting rapid diagnostic workups for urgent care and specialist consultations at the Vigimed center.
• Pharmacy (Pharmacieplus du Léman partner) On-site partner pharmacy (Pharmacieplus du Léman) located within the Martigny center, providing convenient dispensing of prescribed medications following consultation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AffideacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffidea radiology center is located on the first floor of the Vigimed Martigny building, providing on-site diagnostic imaging services including X-rays and other radiology examinations for Vigimed patients.
• Pharmacieplus du LémancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated at ground floor of the Vigimed Martigny center, providing convenient pharmacy services for patients visiting the medical center. Enables seamless prescription fulfillment and pharmaceutical advice.
• UnilabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiagnostic laboratory partnership providing laboratory services for patient testing and diagnostics. Unilabs logo appears on the Vigimed website indicating a formal partnership for diagnostic services.
• BIOCHECK UPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPersonalized diagnostics partnership through Unilabs, offering advanced health checkup services. Logo appears on Vigimed website indicating partnership for preventive health services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medbase: Medbase operates one of Switzerland's largest networks of medical centers and walk-in permanences, combining general medicine, specialty consultations, and on-site diagnostics. It is the closest national analog to Vigimed's walk-in-plus-specialty ambulatory model, though at materially larger scale.
• Medgate: Medgate is Switzerland's leading telemedicine provider, reimbursed by basic insurance for virtual consultations. It addresses the same low-acuity, non-vital demand that Vigimed's permanence serves, but via digital channels — making it both a substitute and a potential complement.
• Centre de Permanence Volta (Lausanne): Volta is a well-known walk-in medical permanence in Lausanne offering 7/7 urgent consultations and specialty services. It mirrors Vigimed's permanence + policlinique structure in a different Swiss catchment, serving as a direct competitive benchmark.

Broad incumbents

• Hirslanden: Hirslanden is Switzerland's largest private hospital group and operates outpatient clinics and specialty consultations nationwide. It does not focus on walk-in permanence but overlaps with Vigimed's specialty policlinique arm through its broader ambulatory footprint.

Regional players

• Hôpital du Valais (RSV): The public hospital network of the Valais canton operates hospital-based outpatient policliniques in the same geography as Vigimed. It is the dominant incumbent for specialty and emergency care in the canton and competes directly with Vigimed for both walk-in and specialty patients.
• Centre Médical Eaux-Vives: A Geneva-based multidisciplinary medical center combining walk-in consultations, general medicine, and specialty services. Comparable in structure to Vigimed but operating in an urban Geneva catchment rather than rural Valais.
• Permanence médico-chirurgicale de Carouge: A walk-in permanence and specialty clinic in the Geneva area offering 7/7 urgent care and multi-specialty consultations. It mirrors Vigimed's service mix in a different Swiss-French catchment and is a regional benchmark rather than a direct same-territory competitor.

Others

• Affidea: Affidea operates the radiology center co-located in Vigimed's Martigny building and runs its own diagnostic imaging centers across Switzerland. The partnership is mutually beneficial, but Affidea's broader network makes it both an enabler and an adjacent player in the Swiss ambulatory ecosystem.
• SWICA: SWICA is one of Switzerland's largest health insurers, paying for a significant share of Vigimed's consultations via basic insurance and supplementary plans. As a payer-side counterpart, it shapes volume dynamics and tariff evolution that drive Vigimed's revenue.
• Unilabs: Unilabs is both a Vigimed partner (laboratory services, BIOCHECK UP) and a broader Swiss diagnostic-services provider. It is ecosystem-adjacent rather than a direct competitor in patient-facing consultations but influences Vigimed's diagnostic service economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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