Hålogaland Hospital Trust ( no, Hålogalandssykehuset HF was a
health trust
Health trust or HF ( no, helseforetak) is a health Company, enterprise owned by one of the four regional health authority (Norway), regional health authorities in Norway, with responsibility for performing a geographic and/or specialist activities ...
owned by
Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
Northern Norway Regional Health Authority ( no, Helse Nord) is one of four regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. The authority owns five health trusts that operate the hospitals as well a ...
. It closed down on 1 January 2007. The trust consisted of hospitals in
Harstad
( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...
,
Narvik
( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ball ...
and on
Stokmarknes
is a town and the administrative centre of Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya and on the small, neighboring island of Børøya. In 2000, Stokmarknes received " town sta ...
, as well as institutions for
treatment of mental disorders
Mental disorders are classified as a psychological condition marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, and emotions to seriously impair the normal psychological and often social functioning of the individual. Indivi ...
and
alcohol intoxication
Alcohol intoxication, also known as alcohol poisoning, commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, is the negative behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. In addition to the toxicity of ethanol, the main p ...
. The hospital on Stokmarknes and other institutions became part of
Nordland Hospital Trust
Nordland Hospital Trust (Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Nordlandssykehuset'', NLSH) is a part of the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority and covers the specialist health services for areas north of Saltfjellet in Nordland county. The trus ...
on 1 September 2006 and is now known as
Vesterålen Hospital. The hospitals in Harstad and Narvik with associated institutions became part of
University Hospital of North Norway
The University Hospital of North Norway ( no, Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge) or UNN is a hospital and health trust.
UNN is a university hospital for the region which includes the counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark. It is part of the Nort ...
HF (UNN) on 1 January 2007 and is now known as
Harstad Hospital
( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogaland, ...
and
Narvik Hospital
( se, Áhkanjárga) is the third-largest municipality in Nordland county, Norway, by population. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Narvik. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Ankenesstranda, Ba ...
.
References
*"Barents Rescue 2005 Finnmark-Norway," at https://web.archive.org/web/20141028080438/http://www.finnmarkssykehuset.no/getfile.php/RHF%20INTER/RAPPORTER%20OG%20H%C3%98RINGER/Presentasjon%20helsetjenestens%20deltakelse%20i%20BR%20pr.%20april%202005%20-%20engelsk%20versjon.pdf .
*"State Ownership Report," Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry, at http://ownershippolicy.net/index.gan?id=16824&subid=0 .
Notes
Defunct health trusts of Norway
2002 establishments in Norway
2007 disestablishments in Norway
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