Perspective: A visual reflection on four challenges in the healthcare system by Hahn+Zimmermann

Switzerland has a high-quality healthcare system. At the same time, it is facing major challenges and changes. For the 2023 annual report of the Swiss Centre for Design and Health (SCDH), we created and designed eight pages on the most important challenges in the Swiss healthcare system (based on the Swiss Federal Council's Health2030 Strategy) as part of a ‘carte blanche’. Four informative data visualizations provide insights into data on demographic trends, technological change, workplace absences and hospital staff. Visualizations are a powerful tool for making knowledge visible that would otherwise remain hidden in the raw data. They have the potential to create awareness by making complex interrelationships tangible for the target audience. By visualizing the challenges, awareness can be raised and changes can be initiated.