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Wirz Pulse - Kommunikation und Strategie für den Schweizer Gesundheitsmarkt

Wirz Pulse

Our Mission

We drive healthcare organizations forward with a powerful idea.

New care models, cost pressures, a shortage of skilled workers, and digital competition: Healthcare organizations today must navigate many changes simultaneously. The greatest danger isn’t the change itself, but rather that the organization gets bogged down in isolated projects and people lose sight of the bigger picture. This is exactly where we come in.

Together with you, we’ll develop a clear guiding principle that aligns all initiatives with an overarching goal. Your employees will feel a sense of purpose in their work. Decisions will be made faster and more easily. And the transformation will be evident everywhere: in your culture, in your services, and at every touchpoint with patients, partners, and healthcare professionals. This is how your organization gains momentum, visibility, and trust.

Expertise

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Shaping the hospital of the future from a human perspective

We are supporting the USZ on its journey toward becoming the hospital of the future. Strategic positioning, brand storytelling, and digital touchpoints bring the transformation to life: They provide patients with guidance and confidence and give employees a shared sense of direction.
«Our task is to translate the strategic direction into a shared narrative and tangible experiences. This ensures that patients feel well looked after and that staff can help shape the hospital of the future.»
Porträt von Pascal Künzli.
Pascal KünzliHealth Communication Strategy Consultant at Wirz
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Embarking on the Future of Healthcare

From a patchwork to a connected ecosystem: Individual facilities are united under a strong umbrella brand. Focused communication and a consistent digital presence provide clarity, enhance impact, and make the range of care services a seamless experience.
“With Wirz, we've succeeded in conveying our values both strategically and visually, thereby making our daily commitment to the brand tangible.”
Regine StrittmatterFoundation Director
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More than just premiums: Close to real life

For CSS, we focus on what really matters: real life. A modern visual style and messages tailored to the target audience connect with people in their everyday lives and portray the market leader as a reliable healthcare partner who’s there when it counts.
«To make a real impact during the autumn sales season, we need excellent creative work and seamless technological coordination, all from a single source»
Sebastian SchönbächlerOnline Marketing Manager at CSS
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A Common Language Against Violence

From a complex prevention mandate to a clear national system: a guiding principle, visual identity, and platform make early warning signs visible. They guide victims, their support networks, and perpetrators seamlessly from awareness to concrete guidance and assistance.
«It was important to us to explain a complex issue in such a way that people can recognise the early signs of violence and know where to find support.»
Naomi Meran
Naomi MeranSenior Content Strategist at Wirz
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Logo Rheumaliga Schweiz

An identity that provides guidance

With the message “My Path Forward,” the Rheumaliga is sharpening its profile as a reliable companion: education, counseling, and exercise are united under a guiding principle and translated into a human-centered brand identity—from the new website to a consistent rollout across all touchpoints.
«Our new brand identity sums up our approach: as a national centre of expertise, we are the unifying force in the care of people with rheumatic conditions. We build networks, develop solutions and engage with both patients and healthcare professionals as equals.»
Annette StolzCEO Rheumaliga Schweiz
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A Portfolio for the World

From an organically grown portfolio to a clearly structured system: A new brand architecture brings together three strong brands for different cultural regions. This strengthens trust and consistency across markets. The solid foundation for global expansion and sustainable growth.
«The Pharmalys project showed me how a brand can take on diverse forms across different cultural contexts whilst remaining consistent. The key was to draw on cultural characteristics whilst preserving a shared brand essence.»
Porträt von Pascal Künzli.
Pascal KünzliHealthcare Communications Strategy Consultant at Wirz
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The future of medicine is drawing nearer

The brand identity showcases what Roche stands for: Complex medical expertise is translated into a clear, human message and consistently brought to life across touchpoints. This creates a strong presence that sharpens the brand’s profile and highlights Roche’s future role.
"Our aim with the adverts was to highlight that, despite the serious nature of the subject, there is also a great deal of hope – for example, through a swift diagnosis and the right treatment."
Porträt von Caspar Heuss.
Caspar HeussExecutive Creative Director bei Wirz
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A Digital Space for Tomorrow’s Nursing Education

A practice-oriented learning environment brought to life digitally: For the ZHAW Bachelor’s program in “Nursing,” tailored content, landing pages, and campaigns highlight the program’s added value. This creates strong brand recognition and positions the program with a clear profile in the digital space.
«For us, it was crucial to ensure that our practical focus was evident in our digital communications as well. This helps prospective students understand exactly what sets the nursing degree programme at the ZHAW apart and what career prospects it opens up.»
Porträt von Lena Altorfer.
Lena AltorferHealthcare Communications Strategy Consultant at Wirz
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Diversity Fuels New Brand Strength

A group-wide communication strategy and a modular, digitally oriented branding system unite Careum’s diverse offerings and target audiences into a consistent whole. The wordmark, color palette, typography, and flexible layout logic create brand recognition.
«For me, the strength of the Careum project lay in keeping the diversity of the institutions visible whilst at the same time strengthening their sense of unity.»
Porträt von Pascal Künzli.
Pascal KünzliHealthcare Communications Strategy Consultant at Wirz
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Logo Rheumaliga Schweiz
Logo Pharmalys
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Logo Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ)
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Logo Rheumaliga Schweiz
Logo Pharmalys
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Programs

Wirz Pulse offers six different programs with distinct benefits for healthcare communication. Find the program that precisely addresses your current needs.

With this programme, I guide my organisation safely through transformation processes. I foster a sense of direction and acceptance within the organisation and firmly embed strategic realignments into the corporate culture. At the same time, I communicate the changes to the outside world clearly and credibly. Furthermore, I strengthen internal communication in a sustainable manner and prepare the organisation for future developments.

Through this programme, I am sharpening our organisation’s distinctive profile and ensuring that we stand out clearly in this demanding market. I am translating our medical and human strengths into a clear stance that is evident at all key touchpoints and builds trust. At the same time, I am establishing a shared understanding of our brand across all specialist areas and professional groups: to ensure a consistent and confident image both internally and externally.

Through this programme, I consistently optimise treatment and care pathways from the perspective of patients and their relatives. From the initial contact right through to aftercare, I ensure clear information, reliable guidance and personalised support. By seamlessly linking points of contact and specifically reducing friction, trust in the care provided is strengthened and the workload on teams is noticeably eased in their day-to-day work.

Our Experts

Porträt von Pascal Künzli.

«In the healthcare sector, many different perspectives come together. For me, a good strategy emerges when these perspectives give rise to a shared vision for the future.»

Healthcare Communications Consultant

Pascal Künzli

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Porträt von Lena Altorfer.

«Particularly in a complex environment such as the healthcare sector, a good strategy provides clarity on what really matters and where it can make the biggest difference.»

Healthcare Communications Consultant

Lena Altorfer

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Any questions?

Wirz Pulse supports healthcare organizations with strategic and communication challenges: from transformation and brand identity to the patient journey and workplace culture, all the way to new care offerings and digital presence. Depending on the initial situation, we start where the greatest need for action currently lies.

In an initial consultation, we’ll analyze your current situation and identify which topics and concerns are most important. Based on this, we’ll recommend the right program—or a combination of several programs.

Our six programs cover the most common areas of focus in the healthcare market, but they are not a rigid framework. If your challenge goes beyond these areas or involves multiple topics simultaneously, we’ll work with you to develop a customized approach tailored to your situation, your goals, and your organization.

We start by establishing a shared understanding of the objectives. Building on this, we analyze the market, your organization, and your target audiences, develop a clear strategic direction, and translate this into concrete actions and experiences. The scope and approach are tailored individually to your needs.

Healthcare communication requires a deep understanding of complex content, regulatory frameworks, and diverse stakeholder groups. We combine healthcare expertise with strategic and creative consulting and, when necessary, bring in additional medical, scientific, or regulatory experts.

Yes. We work with both established institutions and new or specialized providers. What matters isn’t size, but the challenge—such as repositioning, market entry, developing a service offering, or building a strong brand.

Contact

Wirz Pulse - Kommunikation und Strategie für den Schweizer Gesundheitsmarkt

Let’s talk about your challenge

The pressure in the healthcare market is real. So are the opportunities. Let’s have a no-obligation conversation to identify the most effective levers for your organization and how we can turn them into a shared initiative.

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