Type State owned Headquarters Stavanger, Norway Key person Oddvard Nilsen | Industry Healthcare Founded 1 January 2002 | |
Area served Rogaland
Hordaland
Sogn og Fjordane Key people Herlof Nilssen (CEO)
Oddvard Nilsen (Chairman) Revenue NOK 14,214 million (2006) Operating income Parent organization Ministry of Health and Care Services Subsidiaries Bergen Hospital Trust, Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust, Helse Vest Ikt As Areas served Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane |
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Vest RHF) is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Based in Stavanger the authority operates five health trusts that operate nine hospitals. It is led by chairman Oddvard Nilsen (Conservative) and CEO Herlof Nilssen.
Other central agencies include Helse Vest IKT that operates the information technology systems. Haukeland University Hospital cooperates with the University of Bergen to provide medical education in Bergen.
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