The commercial register lists 1 477 active companies in health and social care in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 6th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 394 of them (27 %) are VAT-registered, and 528 (36 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Health and social work: medical practices set up as companies, clinics, laboratories, care homes and home-help services. The incorporation of practices and their grouping into medical centres feed a steady flow of new registrations, of interest to equipment suppliers, insurers and specialised fiduciaries.
This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of St. Gallen, against 4 % across Switzerland. 8 companies in health and social care were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 20 over 90 days.
St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.
Of these 1 477 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (33 %), Sole proprietorship (32 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (26 %). 230 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 134 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (126 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 869 companies (59 %): CHF 140 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 387 of them (45 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
394 companies (27 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 476 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 431 publish a general phone or email, 459 have a website verified by ciblr, and 57 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 20 new registrations, 22 changes of directors, 14 relocations of seat, 43 other amendments.
1 477 companies in health and social care are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 6 % of the 26 117 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
394 of these companies (27 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,145 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.