Førde Central Hospital

Førde Central Hospital
Førde Hospital Trust
Location in Norway
Geography
Location	Vie, Førde, Norway
Coordinates	61°27′21″N 5°53′27″E / 61.4559°N 5.8907°ECoordinates: 61°27′21″N 5°53′27″E / 61.4559°N 5.8907°E
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Hospital type	General
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Helipad	Førde Heliport, Central Hospital
Links
Website	helse-forde

Førde Central Hospital (Norwegian: Førde sentralsjukehus) is a general hospital situated in the Vie neighborhood for Førde, Norway. It is the main facility of Førde Hospital Trust, part of Western Norway Regional Health Authority. It has 1300 employees and serves as a central hospital for Sogn og Fjordane and as a local hospital for Sunnfjord outer parts of Sogn.^[1]

Proposals for a central hospital for Sogn og Fjordane arose in the late 1960s. The county council opposed the plans, instead wanting a series of small hospitals throughout the county. The decision was overruled by the Parliament in 1971. Construction started in 1976 and the Central Block opened three years later. Operations were at the time provided by Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality. By then a nursing college had also been established in Førde, today part of Sogn og Fjordane University College. The hospital was taken over by the state in 2002 and became part of Førde Hospital Trust.^[1]

Førde received a ambulance heliport service in 1992, at first based at Førde Airport, Bringeland. From 2002 it moved to the hospital premises.^[2] The current Førde Heliport, Central Hospital opened in September 2014.^[3]

References

1. "Førde Sentralsjukehus" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
2. Andersen, Rune (2007). Når det haster (in Norwegian). Oslo: Orion Forlag. p. 162. ISBN 978-82-458-0838-4.
3. Brekke, Kai Martin (27 September 2014). "Opna nytt basebyggnn AMK, Luftambulanse og ambulanse samla under eitt tak". Sogn Avis (in Norwegian). p. 10.