Oulu University Hospital
| Oulu University Hospital | |
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| Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District | |
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Hospital buildings
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kontinkangas, Oulu, FI |
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| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Oulu |
| Services | |
| Helipad | ICAO: EFHO |
| Beds | ca. 900 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1973[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www.ppshp.fi |
Oulu University Hospital (OUH, Finnish: Oulun yliopistollinen sairaala, OYS) is a university hospital in Oulu, Finland. It is the northernmost of the five university hospitals in Finland.[2]
The Oulu University Hospital is affiliated with the University of Oulu, and it is used as a teaching hospital by the Faculty of Medicine. The hospital was established in 1973. In 1963–1972 the teaching hospital of the university was the Oulu provincial hospital.[1] The hospital serves as the central hospital for Northern Ostrobothnia region. It was previously named as Oulu University Central Hospital (Finnish: Oulun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, OYKS).
The hospital is owned and operated by the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District (Finnish: Pohjois-Pohjanmaan sairaanhoitopiiri) which is a joint municipal authority responsible for production of specialized medical services in the region. It also owns and operates two other hospitals: Oulaskangas Hospital in Oulainen and Visala Hospital in Ylivieska.[2]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District
