Frederiksberg Hospital is a medium-sized government-owned general hospital located in

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. It has 380 beds (2005) and an emergency department. The hospital is a

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for

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from

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History

The hospital was inaugurated 1903 as a replacement for the city's older hospital that had become too small. During

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, the German occupying power seized part of the hospital, the so-called ''tyske lazaret på Nyelandsvej'', where a number of wounded members of the resistance died in German custody. The hospital grew with the city until 1970 where it housed 1,000 beds. Since then, it has become more specialized and as a result, the number of beds has decreased. The hospital sorts under

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since January 1, 2007. Prior to this date, the hospital was part of the formal network of hospitals in the greater Copenhagen area ( Hovedstadens Sygehusfællesskab), where each hospital specializes in a number of disciplines. Though the hospital physically hosts

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Center Frederiksberg, this center administratively sorts under the region-wide

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References

Hospital buildings completed in 1903 Hospitals in Denmark Hospitals established in 1903 Buildings and structures in Frederiksberg Municipality 1903 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-struct-stub