HOCH, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, Institut für Pathologie

The Institute of Pathology is part of the Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen (HOCH) and is located at Rorschacher Strasse 95, Building 11, in St. Gallen. As the pathology institute of a cantonal hospital, it forms an important diagnostic foundation for medical care.

Pathology examines tissue and cell samples and thereby provides the findings on which many diagnoses and treatment decisions are based. As an institute within a centre hospital, the department works closely with the clinical specialties and is integrated into the workflows of a large institution.

Unlike treatment practices, an institute of pathology works primarily in diagnostics and usually operates in the background for patients. As a hospital-based facility in St. Gallen, it contributes across the region to the quality of medical assessments.