Førde Central Hospital () is a general

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situated in the Vie neighborhood for

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. It is the main facility of Førde Hospital Trust, part of

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. It has 1300 employees and serves as a central hospital for

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and as a local hospital for

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

Førde Airport, Bringeland Førde is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It was located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center was t ...

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

References

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