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Sahlgrenska University Hospital | |
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Gothenburg, Sweden |
Organisation | |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg |
Patron | Ann-Marie Wennberg |
Services | |
Beds | 2,000 |
History | |
Opened | 1 January 1997 |
Links | |
Website | www |
The Sahlgrenska University Hospital (Swedish: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset) is a hospital network associated with the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden. With 17,000 employees the hospital is the largest hospital in Sweden by a considerable margin, and the third largest hospital in Europe. It has 2,000 beds distributed across three campuses in Sahlgrenska, Östra, and Mölndal.[1] It provides emergency and basic care for the 700,000 inhabitants of the Göteborg region and offers highly specialised care for the 1.7 million inhabitants of West Sweden.[2] It is named after philanthropist Niclas Sahlgren.