The Sahlgrenska University Hospital ( Swedish: ''Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset'') is a

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associated with the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in

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. With 17,000 employees the hospital is the largest hospital in Sweden by a considerable margin, and the second largest hospital in Europe. It has 2,000 beds distributed across three campuses in Sahlgrenska, Östra, and Mölndal. It provides emergency and basic care for the 700,000 inhabitants of the Göteborg region and offers highly specialised care for the 1.7 million inhabitants of West Sweden. It is named after philanthropist

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History

Sahlgrenska University Hospital was formed in 1997 by the merger of three hospitals: Sahlgrenska Hospital, Östra Hospital, and Mölndal Hospital. The Sahlgrenska University Hospital has been operated by the

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since its formation in 1999.

The Sahlgrenska Academy

Sahlgrenska Academy is the University of Gothenburg's faculty of education and research in health sciences. It operates in close conjunction with the university hospital. The academy was formed the 1st of July 2001 by combining the three previous faculties for medicine,

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and health sciences. Within the academy is the Sahlgrenska Cancer Center, focusing on translational oncology research. The center is a joint effort between the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg and the Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The long-term goal of the center is to improve the care of cancer patients by facilitating new scientific discoveries and translating these into clinical practice. Educational programs are available in biomedical, dietitian sciences, physician, nursing, medical specialist, dentist, and medical physicist. With Sahlgrenska academy's focus, University of Gothenburg is ranked worldwide 33 and 40 for Clinical medicine and Biomedical sciences respectively in the subject ranking by Academic Ranking of World Universities AWRU Shanghai (2018). The Sahlgrenska University Hospital in the Webometrics Hospital specific ranking 2017, was 1st in Sweden, 10th in Europe and 41st worldwide.Sahlgrenska University Hospital Webometrics
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Hospitals

Sahlgrenska Hospital

Sahlgrenska Hospital is the oldest and largest hospital in the network. It was founded in 1782 in Sillgatan (now Postgatan) in Gothenburg with a donation by

. In 1823, it was moved to Oterdahl House, today a museum of medical history. In 1855, it was moved again to a building (now named

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) in Carolus Dux at Västra Hamngatan, and named Allmänna and Sahlgrenska Hospital. Since 1900, it was moved to its present premises in

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, and in 1936 it was named the Sahlgrenska Hospital. On 24 June 2009, a new facility with 312 beds was officially opened. The new facility will enable rebuilding and renovation of older facilities at Sahlgrenska. The facility also features

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centre, dialysis, transplantation centre, stroke unit, hematology, and wards for medicine and surgery.

Östra Hospital

Östra Hospital was built during the 1960s.

Mölndal Hospital

Mölndal Hospital was completed on 14 May 1924, to replace an old hospital in Mölndals Kvarnby.

Högsbo Hospital

Queen Silvia's Children's Hospital

Notable people

* Mats Brännström; Professor of obstetrics and gynaecology; leader of the team behind the first successful uterus transplantation. * Nils Kock; former chief of surgical staff; developer of the Kock pouch surgical procedure. * Katharina Sunnerhagen, Professor of rehabilitation medicine; created guidelines for stroke rehabilitation

In popular culture

Lisbeth Salander, a central character in the ''Millennium'' series by

Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2 ...

, is treated at Sahlgrenska Hospital after being shot.

References

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* * {{Authority control 1772 establishments in Sweden Hospitals established in the 1770s Hospitals in Gothenburg Organizations based in Gothenburg Teaching hospitals in Sweden University of Gothenburg