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Care system
  
Public

Affiliated university
  
University of Bergen

Opened
  
1912

Phone
  
+47 05300

Hospital type
  
University hospital

Emergency department
  
Yes

Number of beds
  
1,100

Haukeland University Hospital

Location
  
Haukeland, Bergen,, Hordaland, Norway

Helipad
  
On-site and at Bergen Heliport, Grønneviksøren

Address
  
Jonas Lies vei 65, 5021 Bergen, Norway

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hours

Similar
  
St Olav's University Hospital, Stavanger University Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Sandviken Hospital, University Hospital of North Nor

Profiles

Haukeland University Hospital (Norwegian: Haukeland universitetssykehus) is a hospital in Bergen, Norway, and one of the eleven institutions that make up Bergen Hospital Trust. Haukeland is the largest in Norway in terms of number of patients, and serves as the local hospital of Bergen, Midthordland and Nordhordland, the central hospital of Hordaland county, and the regional hospital of Hordaland, Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties.

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The general area of the hospital is about 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) and the Central Block is about 125,000 square metres (1,350,000 sq ft). They have a co-operation with the University of Bergen, including the Gades Institute of Pathology. The Hospital is the greatest employer in Hordaland, in terms of number of employees. Haukeland is a national special hospital and resource center for Burn injuries, air-pressure injuries (diving), Cornea-protesises and treatment of intercranial tumors.

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Application for distribution of heroin

The hospital's 2013 application for distributing heroin for free, was the first ever by a Norwegian hospital. Distribution is planned at the proposed supervised injection site at the new emergency department at Solheimsviken. Such injection sites have not been permitted by the city council, although the hospital trust may independent of this implement injection rooms.

Heliport

Bergen received a helicopter air ambulance service in 1987, operated by Norsk Luftambulanse. This service was initially based at the "Circus lot" at Nygårdstangen. When the central block was built during the 1980s, there were originally plans to place a helipad on the roof. However, there was uncertainly if there was sufficient support in the structure and the plans were therefore aborted. Haukeland was the only major hospital without a suitable heliport on-site. They had a temporary structure, although it did not allow good landing conditions and was considered hazardous for flight safety. Only in cases where saving a few minutes was imperative did helicopters call directly at the hospital. The facility lack authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway, and could only be used on a case-for-case basis when the physician declared necessity.

The heliport lot at Nygårdstangen was sold in 2002, and replaced with Bergen Heliport, Grønneviksøren. At the same time Haukeland took over the medical air ambulance staff. The Civil Aviation Authority approved the design and construction of an on-site helipad in 2004, but not until 2008 did Bergen Hospital Trust approve the plans. The official opening of the new pad took place on 12 April 2012.

References

Haukeland University Hospital Wikipedia