Karolinska University Hospital

Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm County Council
University Hospital in Solna
Map
Geography
LocationKarolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Solna, 171 76
and
Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Huddinge, 141 86, Stockholm County, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates59°21′08″N 18°01′56″E / 59.35222°N 18.03222°E / 59.35222; 18.03222
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityKarolinska Institutet
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1,340[1]
HelipadICAO: ESHK
History
Opened1940[2]
Links
Websitehttp://www.karolinskahospital.com
ListsHospitals in Sweden
Other linksRadiumhemmet

The Karolinska University Hospital (Swedish: Karolinska universitetssjukhuset) is a teaching hospital affiliated with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities of Solna and Huddinge. The hospital network is the second largest in Sweden,[3] after Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

The present day Karolinska University Hospital is the result of a 2004 merger between the former Huddinge University Hospital (Huddinge universitetssjukhus) in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, and the Karolinska Hospital (Karolinska sjukhuset) in Solna, north of Stockholm. The new hospital has about 15,000 employees and 1,340 patient beds.[4] The Karolinska University Hospital is closely affiliated with the Karolinska Institutet. It incorporates the Astrid Lindgren Children's hospital in Solna and the Children's Hospital in Huddinge.

The Karolinska University Hospital in Solna is being replaced by the New Karolinska Solna University Hospital.[5]

  1. ^ "About Karolinska". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ "Karolinska Institutet - KI through the centuries". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ "Ny sjukhusdirektör på Karolinska". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-08-20. Karolinska universitetssjukhuset med verksamhet i Huddinge och Solna är Region Stockholms största verksamhet och med 16 000 anställda är det Sveriges näst största sjukhus.
  4. ^ "About Karolinska". Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  5. ^ "Skanska – New Karolinska Solna". Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

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