Sophiahemmet is a private hospital at

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, Sweden. It is associated with the

Sophiahemmet University College Sophiahemmet University ( sv, Sophiahemmet Högskola) is a Swedish institution for higher education associated with Sophiahemmet. In addition to a degree in nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care ...

. Its connection with the royal family goes back to 1884 when nursing education sponsored by Queen Sophia was still being conducted at the university. The private hospital was constructed in 1889 at its current location on Valhallavägen. On 1 January 2016,

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was announced as the honorary president of the hospital, replacing

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, who had served as honorary president since 1972.

Gallery

File:Sophiahemmet Stockholm östhörn 20060509.jpg, The main entrance exterior File:Sofiahemmet interiör 2011a.jpg, The main entrance. File:Sofiahemmet interiör 2011b.jpg, The hospital corridor File:NMA.0053286.jpg, The corridor, circa 1889 or 1915.

References

* Erik Wilhelm Dahlgren, red (1897). Stockholm: Sveriges hufvudstad : skildrad med anledning af Allmänna konst- och industriutställningen 1897 enligt beslut af Stockholms stadsfullmäktige. Stockholm: J. Beckman. Libris 20803 {{Sweden-struct-stub Hospital buildings completed in the 19th century Hospitals in Sweden Buildings and structures in Stockholm 19th century in Stockholm