Karolinska University Hospital

Karolinska University Hospital
University Hospital in Solna
Geography
Location	Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Solna, 171 76 Stockholm Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Huddinge, 141 86 Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
Coordinates	59°21′08″N 18°01′56″E / 59.35222°N 18.03222°E / 59.35222; 18.03222Coordinates: 59°21′08″N 18°01′56″E / 59.35222°N 18.03222°E / 59.35222; 18.03222
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Karolinska Institutet
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Helipad	Yes ICAO: ESHK
Beds	about 1,736
Links
Website	http://www.karolinska.se
Lists	Hospitals in Sweden

The Karolinska University Hospital (Swedish: Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset) is a university hospital in , Sweden, with two major sites in the municipalities of Huddinge and Solna.

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 1,700 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 in the process of being replaced by The New Karolinska Solna University Hospital, to be completed by end of 2016.

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia eldest daughter Crown Princess Victoria was born in 14 July 1977 at Karoliska University Hospital.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel's children Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar was born in 23 February 2012 and 2 March 2016 at Karoliska Unitversity Hospital.