Örebro University Hospital
Hospital in Örebro County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Örebro University Hospital (Swedish: Universitetssjukhuset Örebro, USÖ) is a university hospital in Örebro, Sweden.
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Örebro University Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Örebro, Örebro County, Sweden |
Coordinates | 59°16′32″N 15°13′30″E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | Örebro University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 462 (2015-02-06) |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1778 or 1781 (1778 or 1781) 2000 (2000) University Clinic |
Links | |
Website | http://www.orebroll.se/uso |
Lists | Hospitals in Sweden |
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The hospital is operated by Örebro County Council and took its current name in 2000, having previously been called Örebro Regional Hospital. The hospital is one of three hospitals within the Örebro County Region, the others being the Karlskoga Hospital and Lindesberg Hospital.[1]
Örebro University, which was awarded full university status in 1999, and the County Council have long tried to establish a governmentally funded medical school in Örebro in collaboration with the hospital. On 30 March 2010, the university was granted the right to award medical degrees, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.