Karolinska University Hospital
The Karolinska University Hospital (Swedish: Karolinska universitetssjukhuset) is a teaching hospital affiliated with Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities of Solna and Huddinge. The hospital network is the second largest in Sweden, after Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
| Karolinska University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Stockholm County Council | |
University Hospital in Solna | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Solna, 171 76 and Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Huddinge, 141 86, Stockholm County, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°21′08″N 18°01′56″E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Karolinska Institutet |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1,340 |
| Helipad | ICAO: ESHK |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.karolinskahospital.com |
| Lists | Hospitals in Sweden |
| Other links | Radiumhemmet |
The present day Karolinska University Hospital is the result of a 2004 merger between the former Huddinge University Hospital (Huddinge universitetssjukhus) in Huddinge, south of Stockholm, and the Karolinska Hospital (Karolinska sjukhuset) in Solna, north of Stockholm. The new hospital has about 15,000 employees and 1,340 patient beds. The Karolinska University Hospital is closely affiliated with the Karolinska Institutet. It incorporates the Astrid Lindgren Children's hospital in Solna and the Children's Hospital in Huddinge.
The Karolinska University Hospital in Solna is being replaced by the New Karolinska Solna University Hospital.