Turku University Hospital is a hospital

Hospital

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 in Turku

Turku

Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...

, Finland

Finland

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General information

The hospital serves as the central hospital for southwestern Finland. It is located near the city centre of Turku and the university, and has branches in the nearby towns of Raisio

Raisio

Raisio is a town and municipality in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. The town has a population of and is located in the region of Finland Proper, neighbouring the region's capital, Turku...

 and Paimio

Paimio

Paimio is a town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...

. The hospital unit in Paimio

Paimio

Paimio is a town and a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...

 operates in a former tuberculosis sanatorium, the Paimio Sanatorium

Paimio Sanatorium

Paimio Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis sanatorium in Paimio, Finland Proper, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The building was completed in 1932, and soon after received critical acclaim both in Finland and abroad. The building served exclusively as a tuberculosis sanatorium until the...

, designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto

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The hospital is owned and operated by the Hospital District of Southwest Finland which is a joint municipal authority responsible for production of specialized medical services

Health care

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 in the region.

The hospital has been affiliated with the University of Turku

University of Turku

The University of Turku , located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the second largest university in the country as measured by student enrollment, after University of Helsinki. It was established in 1920 and also has faculties at Rauma, Pori and Salo...

 since 1958 and it is used as a teaching hospital by the Faculty of Medicine. Approximately 1,500 students in medicine and nursery practice there every year.

Having been founded in 1756, it is the second oldest hospital in the Nordic countries

Nordic countries

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, after Rigshospitalet

Rigshospitalet

Rigshospitalet - Copenhagen University Hospital, or simply Riget, is the national hospital of Denmark, located in the capital city of Copenhagen, between the streets of Blegdamsvej, Tagensvej and Nørre Allé...

 in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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Expansion

T-hospital is new part of TYKS and its construction was started 2007 and it is still under construction. In 2009 the construction of first part ( part-D ) was finished and it's now operational. Whole complex is planned to be finished in 2012. When finished T-hospital will consist of 160.000 m² of floor space and a helipad

Helipad

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Statistics

The hospital has 900 beds and its operating volumes were in 2009 as follows:

• 414,447 outpatient visits 2008
• 245,023 inpatient days of care 2008
• 57,567 episodes of hospital care 2008

The mean duration of treatment in 2008 was 4.3 days.

The yearly operating costs for the hospital are 369,2 million euro

Euro

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s according to the budget for the fiscal year of 2009.

The hospital has a staff of 3,993. The breakdown of the staff is as follows:

• 481 medical doctors
• 48 amanuensis
• 55 academic research and nursing personnel
• 2,325 nursing and paramedical personnel
• 1,084 administrative, financial and service personnel