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Geneva University Hospitals | |
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Geography | |
Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 46°11′36″N 6°08′54″E / 46.19333°N 6.14833°E |
Organisation | |
Affiliated university | University of Geneva |
Services | |
Beds | 1920 |
History | |
Opened | 1995 |
Links | |
Website | www.hug.ch |
Lists | Hospitals in Switzerland |
The Geneva University Hospitals (French: Hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, HUG) is one of the five university hospitals of Switzerland and the largest one in the country.[1] It is one of the largest hospitals in Europe.
First founded in 1535,[2] the creation of the HUG dates back to 1995 as a merger of all public hospitals in Geneva. The HUG operates 8 hospitals in the Canton of Geneva and 40 outpatient clinics.