OYS Psychiatry

OYS Psychiatry
Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District
Former Oulunsuu Hospital building, nowadays containing e.g. the acute youth psychiatric ward.
Map
Geography
LocationOulu, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Coordinates65°00′57″N 25°30′56″E / 65.015811°N 25.515644°E / 65.015811; 25.515644
Organisation
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Oulu
Services
Emergency departmentYes
SpecialityPsychiatry
Links
Websitewww.ppshp.fi/en/
ListsHospitals in Finland

OYS Psychiatry is the unit of psychiatry of the Oulu University Hospital (OYS), mainly located in the Peltola city district in Oulu, Finland. It provides psychiatric special health care, emergency- and crisis services, outpatient care, and other services for the member municipalities and the whole catchment area for highly specialized medical care (erityisvastuualue) of the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District, as well as for the insurance companies and judiciaries of the said district.[1] It is the most important psychiatric hospital in Northern Finland.

  1. ^ "Psykiatria - Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri" (in Finnish). Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri. Retrieved December 6, 2018.