Akershus University Hospital

Akershus University Hospital ("Ahus")
Helse Sør-Øst
The main entrance of Akershus universitetssykehus
The main entrance of Akershus universitetssykehus
Geography
LocationSykehusveien 25, 1478 Lørenskog, Sykehusveien 25, Lørenskog, Norway
Coordinates59°55′59″N 10°59′46″E / 59.933°N 10.996°E / 59.933; 10.996
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Oslo
NetworkSouthern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds953
HelipadYes
History
Opened1961 (Current building from November 2008)
Links
Websitehttp://www.ahus.no
ListsHospitals in Norway

Akershus University Hospital (Norwegian: Akershus universitetssykehus, abbreviated Ahus) is a Norwegian public university hospital in the Greater Oslo Region. It is located in the Lørenskog municipality in Akershus county, northeast of the Norwegian capital Oslo. It is a teaching hospital and one of two university hospitals affiliated with the University of Oslo, alongside the larger Oslo University Hospital. The hospital has around 10,000 employees and a capacity of around 950 beds. In 2018, there were approximately 2,600 health, medical, and nursing students in placements or internships within the hospital.