Nordland Hospital Trust

Nordland Hospital, Bodø center

Nordland Hospital Trust (Norwegian: Nordlandssykehuset, NLSH) is a part of the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority and covers the specialist health services for areas north of Saltfjellet in Nordland county. The trust consists of a number of units that were merged on 1 January 2002, following the government takeover of healthcare services. In addition, the trust manages several minor psychiatric treatment facilities in the county. Eivind Solheim was managing director of the trust until 2010.^[1]

The trust consists of four previously independent hospitals, including:

Nordland Hospital, Bodø center (somatic), previously known as Nordland Central Hospital
Nordland Hospital, Rønvik (psychiatric), previously Nordland Psychiatric Hospital
Nordland Hospital, Lofoten (Vestvågøy), previously Lofoten Hospital
Nordland Hospital, Vesterålen (Stokmarknes)

References

↑ Geir Sverre Braut. "Nordlandssykehuset HF". Store medisinske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

External links

Health trusts and state health agencies in Norway by regional health authority

Government agencies	Board of Health Supervision Directorate for Emergency Communication Directorate for Health and Social Affairs Institute of Public Health Medicines Agency Radiation Protection Authority

Northern	Finnmark Helgeland Nordland Pharmaceutical Trust University Hospital

Central	Møre og Romsdal Nord-Trøndelag Pharmaceutical Trust St. Olav's

Western	Bergen Fonna Førde Pharmaceutical Trust Stavanger

Southern and Eastern	Akershus Innlandet Oslo Østfold Pharmaceutical Trust Sunnaas Southern Norway Telemark Vestfold Vestre Viken

Joint ventures	Norwegian Air Ambulance

Ministry of Health and Care Services

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