Location Kontinkangas, Oulu, FI Hospital type Teaching Beds ca. 900 Phone +358 8 3152011 | Funding Public hospital Helipad ICAO: EFHO Founded 1973 Affiliated university University of Oulu | |
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Address Kajaanintie 50, 90220 Oulu, Finland Similar Toripakka P, Oulu yliopistolli sairaala, Kuvernööri, OYS Sairaalap P, Elokuvak | ||
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.
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. 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.