The Sahlgren University Hospital (Swedish: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset) is a system of hospitals associated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. The hospital has been named after philanthropist Niclas Sahlgren and is the now the largest hospital in the whole of Northern Europe.

It serves the Gothenburg region, which comprises approximately 700,000 people, and also offers highly specialised medical care for the whole of western Sweden. The total number of staff is 17,000, including some 1,500 researchers and teachers. About 4,000 students study medicine at Sahlgrenska.

History

The Sahlgren Hospital was founded in 1772 following a donation by Niclas Sahlgren. The current hospital was formed in 1997 by integrating the three hospitals Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, Östra Sjukhuset and Mölndals Sjukhus. The Sahlgrenska University Hospital has been operated by the Västra Götaland Regional Council since its formation in 1999.

Location of Sahlgren Hospital:

1772-1823 on Sillgatan, present day Postgatan.

1823-1855 in the House of Oterdahl, today a museum of medical history.

1855-1900 in Sociala huset, since 2005, a teachers school.

1900-present in Änggården.

Notable people

• Pehr Dubb
• Arvid Carlsson
• Per-Ingvar Brånemark

See also

• University of Gothenburg
• School of Business, Economics and Law
• Chalmers University of Technology
• IT University of Göteborg
• Karolinska Institutet

External links

• Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset (in english) - Official site

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