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neighborhood for Sunnfjord,

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. It is the main facility of Førde Hospital Trust, part of Western Norway Regional Health Authority. It has 1300 employees and serves as a central hospital for

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and as a local hospital for Sunnfjord outer parts of

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. Proposals for a central hospital for Sogn og Fjordane arose in the late 1960s. The county council opposed the plans, instead wanting a series of small hospitals throughout the county. The decision was overruled by the

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in 1971. Construction started in 1976 and the Central Block opened three years later. Operations were at the time provided by Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. By then a nursing college had also been established in Førde, today part of

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. The hospital was taken over by the state in 2002 and became part of Førde Hospital Trust. Førde received an ambulance heliport service in 1992, at first based at

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. From 2002 it moved to the hospital premises. The current Førde Heliport, Central Hospital opened in September 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Forde Central Hospital Hospitals in Norway Sunnfjord Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality Hospitals established in 1979 1979 establishments in Norway