Norrland's University Hospital
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Norrland's University Hospital, or Norrlands Universitetssjukhus (NUS), is the major hospital in northern Sweden
, situated in Umeå
. The Hospital employes 5,600 people.
It is also a teaching hospital for Umeå University
, with the Faculty of Medicine as the responsible authority; 13 departments and 11 academic programmes.
Within the faculty there are about 2,860 undergraduate and 450 postgraduate students and about 1,020 staff, among them about 500 teachers/researchers.
As Umeå expanded a new hospital was built on Ålidbacken in central Umeå. It was started in 1907 (celebrating its centennial in 2007). It had 134 care places.
In 1918 the hospital was expanded further. In 1926 the eye clinic was completed, in 1937 a new pediatrics
department was created, and in 1957 the gynecological and obstetrics
department was opened up.
Today all the original buildings on Ålidbacken have been demolished and been replaced by the current hospital.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, situated in Umeå
Umeå
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. The Hospital employes 5,600 people.
It is also a teaching hospital for Umeå University
Umeå University
Umeå University is a university in Umeå in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders....
, with the Faculty of Medicine as the responsible authority; 13 departments and 11 academic programmes.
Within the faculty there are about 2,860 undergraduate and 450 postgraduate students and about 1,020 staff, among them about 500 teachers/researchers.
History
It was founded as a lasarett in 1784, known as the Yellow House (Gula huset), on Storgatan 28 in Umeå. It had 55 care places. The building still remains but is no longer used by the hospital.As Umeå expanded a new hospital was built on Ålidbacken in central Umeå. It was started in 1907 (celebrating its centennial in 2007). It had 134 care places.
In 1918 the hospital was expanded further. In 1926 the eye clinic was completed, in 1937 a new pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
department was created, and in 1957 the gynecological and obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
department was opened up.
Today all the original buildings on Ålidbacken have been demolished and been replaced by the current hospital.