Strong Operational Performance and High Patient Satisfaction
16.03.2026 | from Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
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16.03.2026, The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur (KSW) concludes the financial year 2025 with a profit of CHF 55.1 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.0%. The company's profit includes tariff back-charges from the years 2020 to 2024 amounting to CHF 37.9 million. The excellent annual result was achieved by the hospital due to stringent cost management and clear strategic prioritisation.
Demand for KSW's services increased again in 2025. In total, KSW staff treated 31,982 patients as inpatients (+3.4%) and conducted 362,911 outpatient consultations (+5.7%). This development is mainly attributed to population growth in the region. Additionally, KSW recorded a gratifying increase in referrals by general practitioners. KSW optimised processes and consistently implemented its adopted strategy. Even with increased treatment numbers, the quality of care remained high, as shown by the results of various patient satisfaction surveys.
Back in the Black KSW reports a company profit of CHF 55.1 million. This includes a tariff back-charge due to the tariff agreements reached in 2025: It pertains to the years 2020 to 2024 and results in additional revenue of CHF 37.9 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.0%. Without the tariff back-charge, the profit stands at CHF 17.2 million and the EBITDA margin at 7.3% (previous year 2.1%). 'With the turnaround, we have completed a decisive phase. The 2025 financial results clearly demonstrate that medical quality and economic stability are not opposites, but the result of a clear strategy and consistent operational implementation,' summarises Guido Speck, CEO of KSW.
Focus Areas for Needs-Based Development In a new corporate strategy, KSW defined its positioning as a central hospital in 2025 for the first time: Within its comprehensive offering, it focuses on the areas of obstetrics, tumour treatment, and geriatric medicine. The strategic focus allows KSW to invest purposefully. In 2026, it will now be about consolidating the progress made, according to CEO Guido Speck: 'We secure profitability and strengthen our investment power.'
Media Contact: Cantonal Hospital Winterthur Management Staff
Communication Brauerstrasse 15, P.O. Box 8401 Winterthur Tel. 052 266 26 00 kommunikation@ksw.ch
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Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur (KSW) is the leading hospital in the Greater Winterthur area in terms of expertise, quality, and economic efficiency. With 500 beds and 21 operating rooms, it ensures basic medical care for a quarter of a million people. As a central hospital, KSW also provides highly specialised medical services—particularly in the areas of emergency and paediatric and adolescent medicine—for half a million inhabitants between Wetzikon and Schaffhausen.
More than 4,000 employees—including over 770 trainees—ensure round-the-clock that all people in and around Winterthur can rely on a broad and high-quality medical service, with medical and therapeutic expertise, dedication, and commitment—today and in the future. In 2024, KSW cared for around 31,000 inpatients; additionally, there were 343,382 outpatient consultations. We are redefining healthcare.
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Source: Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Press release
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