Location Vie, Førde, Norway Hospital type General Website helse-forde | Funding Public hospital Emergency department Yes Phone +47 57 83 90 00 | |
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Helipad Førde Heliport, Central Hospital Address Svanehaugvegen 2, 6812 Førde, Norway Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours Similar Firda Billag AS, Førde Airport - Bringeland, Førde rutebilsta, Moskog, Slåtten Skule | ||
Førde Central Hospital (Norwegian: Førde sentralsjukehus) is a general hospital situated in the Vie neighborhood for Førde, Norway. It is the main facility of Førde Hospital Trust, part of Western Norway Regional Health Authority. It has 1300 employees and serves as a central hospital for Sogn og Fjordane and as a local hospital for Sunnfjord outer parts of Sogn.
Proposals for a central hospital for Sogn og Fjordane arose in the late 1960s. The county council opposed the plans, instead wanting a series of small hospitals throughout the county. The decision was overruled by the Parliament in 1971. Construction started in 1976 and the Central Block opened three years later. Operations were at the time provided by Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. By then a nursing college had also been established in Førde, today part of Sogn og Fjordane University College. The hospital was taken over by the state in 2002 and became part of Førde Hospital Trust.
Førde received a ambulance heliport service in 1992, at first based at Førde Airport, Bringeland. From 2002 it moved to the hospital premises. The current Førde Heliport, Central Hospital opened in September 2014.