Rikshospitalet
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Rikshospitalet (Norwegian for The National Hospital) is located in Oslo, Norway, and was founded 1826. It is a highly specialized university hospital with special assignments in research and the development of new methods of treatment. Rikshospitalet is a part of "Southern Norway Regional Health Authority", and is affiliated with the University of Oslo.
About 60% of the patients admitted to Rikshospitalet are referred from other hospitals in Norway for more specialized investigations and treatment. In Norway, Rikshospitalet plays an important part with expert knowledge of the treatment of rare and complicated disorders. Rikshospitalet covers the whole country in various fields, including organ and bone marrow transplants, advanced neurosurgery, and treatment of children with congenital malformations. Rikshospitalet is also responsible for health care to the Norwegian Royal Family.
Rikshospitalet has 585 beds. It is renowned for its architecture.
Rikshospitalet merged in 2005 with Radiumhospitalet (The Norwegian Radium Hospital) to create Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF. The English form of the name is The University Hospital Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet.
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