This ground-breaking initiative stems from the vision of Hospital Director Thomas Huggler. Balgrist University Hospital is actively committed to providing its patients with an environmentally friendly and comfortable journey by covering the cost of public transport tickets, depending on the customer segment and route. This is being implemented in close collaboration with the IT company Healthinal, which is responsible for the technical development of the public transport ticket for patients.

From January 2025, all hospitals and healthcare institutions will have the option of enabling their patients to travel by public transport.

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Putting research questions in practice, and not just exploring them in theory, is a central concern at SUPSI. That’s why the heads of the university chose to build the new site right by Mendrisio railway station, with the hope that as many students as possible will travel there by public transport. “We’ve even adapted lecture times to suit public transport timetables”, says Simone Bernasconi, Head of MAS in Future Mobility & Innovation. 

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They can use it to travel back and forth between the locations of their work and courses all over Switzerland. The trainees also regularly switch departments and so gain insights into different areas of the business. What’s more, they can also use the GA Travelcard provided by the company in their own time too – something they greatly appreciate. The advantages for ÖKK are twofold: the free GA Travelcard increases the appeal of the company as an employer and saves the HR department the trouble of travel expenses.

Are you interested in the GA Travelcard for Trainees? Find out more on our GA Travelcard page.