The Sahlgrenska University Hospital is a system of hospitals associated with the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. With 17,000 employees the hospital is the largest hospital in Sweden by a considerable margin, and the second largest hospital in Europe. It provides emergency and basic care for the 700,000 inhabitants of the Göteborg region and offers highly specialised care for the 1.7 million inhabitants of West Sweden.

Breadth and depth

The Sahlgrenska University Hospital functions as the county hospital for residents of the Gothenburg region as well as being an engine for healthcare and medical development in   Region Västra Götaland. Patients from the whole region come here for different specialist treatment, and the hospital’s specialist skills and knowledge are distributed throughout the region. 

They treat patients from all over Sweden with our leading-edge skills in approximately 25 special areas, including cardiovascular care, reconstructive surgery, children’s care, vaccinations, immunology, rheumatology and catheter interventions. Child heart surgery at the Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital has been awarded a national healthcare permit by the National Board of Health and Welfare.