Haukeland University Hospital
| Haukeland University Hospital | |
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| Bergen Hospital Trust | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Haukeland, Bergen,, Hordaland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°22′26″N 5°21′31″E / 60.374°N 5.3587°ECoordinates: 60°22′26″N 5°21′31″E / 60.374°N 5.3587°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | University hospital |
| Affiliated university | University of Bergen |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Helipad | On-site and at Bergen Heliport, Grønneviksøren |
| Beds | 1100 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.helse-bergen.no/en/Sider/default.aspx (English) |
| Lists | Hospitals in Norway |
Haukeland University Hospital (Norwegian: Haukeland universitetssykehus) is a hospital in Bergen, Norway, and one of the eleven institutions that make up Bergen Hospital Trust. Haukeland is the largest in Norway in terms of number of patients, and serves as the local hospital of Bergen, Midthordland and Nordhordland, the central hospital of Hordaland county, and the regional hospital of Hordaland, Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties.
The general area of the hospital is about 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) and the Central Block is about 125,000 square metres (1,350,000 sq ft). They have a co-operation with the University of Bergen, including the Gades Institute of Pathology. The Hospital is the greatest employer in Hordaland, in terms of number of employees. Haukeland is a national special hospital and resource center for Burn injuries, air-pressure injuries (diving), Cornea-protesises and treatment of intercranial tumors.
The hospital's 2013 application for distributing heroin for free, was the first ever by a Norwegian hospital. Distribution is planned at the proposed supervised injection site at the new emergency department at Solheimsviken. Such injection sites have not been permitted by the city council, although the hospital trust may independent of this implement injection rooms.
Bergen received a helicopter air ambulance service in 1987, operated by Norsk Luftambulanse. This service was initially based at the "Circus lot" at Nygårdstangen. When the central block was built during the 1980s, there were originally plans to place a helipad on the roof. However, there was uncertainly if there was sufficient support in the structure and the plans were therefore aborted. Haukeland was the only major hospital without a suitable heliport on-site. They had a temporary structure, although it did not allow good landing conditions and was considered hazardous for flight safety. Only in cases where saving a few minutes was imperative did helicopters call directly at the hospital. The facility lack authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway, and could only be used on a case-for-case basis when the physician declared necessity.
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