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.

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)

In addition, the trust manages several minor psychiatric treatment facilities in the county. Eivind Solheim was managing director of the trust until 2010.

External links

• Official website of Nordland Hospital Trust
• Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
• – Vanskelig å forstå hvordan det kunne skje – Jeg forstår at kvinner blir engstelige, men det er ikke snakk om en systematisk svikt i kreftdiagnotiseringen, sier medisinsk direktør ved Nordlandssykehuset. [- Difficult to understand how it could happen - I understand that women become worried, but one can not say that there is a systematic failure in the cancer diagnosttics, says Medical Director at the Norland's Hospital.]
• Diagnosesvikt i 680 kreftsaker på fem år [Diagnosis failure in 680 cancer cases in five years]