Tampere University Hospital ( fi, Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala, TAYS, sv, Tammerfors universitetssjukhus) is a teaching hospital of Tampere University along

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at the Kauppi district in

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. It serves as one of the main hospitals in the country and operates in the facilities of Central Hospital (''Keskussairaala'') and Heart Hospital (''Sydänsairaala'') in Tampere, Pitkäniemi Hospital in

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, Valkeakoski Hospital in

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of wh ...

and Sastamala Hospital in

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. 34 medical specialties are represented at Tampere University Hospital. Most of the specialty activities take place at the Central Hospital, with more than a thousand beds and over 3,000 employees. The hospital provides services to more than 1 million Finns. The hospital belongs to Pirkanmaa Hospital District, of which it covers 80%. The 24h emergency center of Tampere University Hospital treats patients from Tampere,

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Ikaalinen Ikaalinen (; sv, Ikalis) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, located northwest of Tampere. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The munic ...

, Nokia, Orivesi,

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Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vil ...

, Sastamala, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. Tampere University Hospital campus is the Eastern terminus of

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. The line connects Tampere University Hospital to the city center.

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