Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala University Hospital
Map
Geography
LocationUppsala, Sweden
Coordinates59°50′50″N 17°38′25″E / 59.84722°N 17.64028°E / 59.84722; 17.64028
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUppsala University
Services
Emergency departmentTrauma center
Beds940
History
Opened1302 (1302)
1708 (1708) University Clinic
1850 (1850) Merger
Links
Websitehttp://www.akademiska.se/
ListsHospitals in Sweden

Uppsala University Hospital (Swedish: Akademiska sjukhuset, often referred to colloquially as "Akademiska" or "Ackis") in Uppsala, Sweden, is a teaching hospital for the Uppsala University Faculty of Medicine and the Nursing School. Uppsala University Hospital is owned and operated by the Uppsala County Council in cooperation with the university and serves, together with Enköping hospital in Enköping, as the primary hospitals for Uppsala County. It also fills the function of a tertiary referral hospital for the Uppsala/Örebro health care region and, for certain specialities, a tertiary referral hospital for the entire country of Sweden.