Emergency care practically in Ecublens
Ecublens does not have its own hospital or ambulatory emergency clinic. Residents usually travel to the emergency centers in nearby cities such as Lausanne or Morges. However, there is also a walk-in emergency service right in the heart of Renens: the Centre médical Gare de Renens, which can meet this need.
A major university town, Ecublens is home to the EPFL campus and part of the University of Lausanne, welcoming thousands of students, teachers, and staff every day. With such a large and active population, medical needs naturally arise: sports injuries, infections, and minor emergencies. Many people still go to hospital emergency rooms for these issues, even though it isn’t necessary to travel all the way to Lausanne to be seen quickly.
Our solution !
Thanks to its direct connection via the M1 metro, the Centre médical Gare de Renens offers the university community fast, reliable access to quality walk-in emergency care.
Accessing our emergency clinic from Ecublens
The Gare de Renens Medical Center is the closest emergency service to Ecublens. Several convenient routes are available:
How to get here from Ecublens
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On foot: The walk takes roughly 30 minutes.
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By bus: Lines 31 and 33 take around 5 to 15 minutes to reach Renens station.
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By metro: The M1 gets you to the Renens-Gare stop in about 5 minutes.
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By car: The trip takes around 5 minutes as well.
The advantages of coming to our clinic
5 minutes by metro or 10 minutes by bus
A medical team trained in emergency care
On-site lab and radiology services
Generally shorter waiting times
Who can use this emergency service?
We welcome patients aged 16 and over, Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Care is covered by basic Swiss health insurance (LAMal), and billing is sent directly to your insurer.
Since Ecublens hosts the UNIL and EPFL campuses, we would like to highlight an important point: international students often do not have Swiss health insurance. In these cases, the consultation must be paid on site, and they will receive a receipt to submit to their insurer afterwards.
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Av. d’Epenex 4b, 1020 Renens
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021 566 59 90
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