Southern Norway Regional Health Authority

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Helse Sør RHF
Fate Merger
Successor Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
Founded January 1, 2002
Defunct June 1, 2007
Location Skien, Norway
Industry Healthcare
Former Parent Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services

Southern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Sør RHF) is a defunct Regional Health Authority that covered the counties of Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Telemark, Vest-Agder and Vestfold in Norway, as well as the national hospitals in Oslo. The authority was founded on January 1, 2002, but merged with Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority to form Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority on June 1, 2007.

The eight health trusts owned by the authority were Blefjell Health Trust, Rikshospitalet–Radiumhospitalet, Vestfold Psychiatric Health Trust, Ringerike Heath Trust, Buskerud Health Trust, Vestfold Health Trust, Telemark Health Trust and Sørlandet Health Trust. It also owned by of Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust.