Tag: hospitals
Mohns give a billion to researchers
Norway's most philanthropic family, led by Trond Mohn, gave researchers in Bergen a gift this week that they'll remember long after the Christmas holidays...
Hospital battle heads into court
After years of bitter controversy and rivalry between two central Norwegian cities, Health Minister Bent Høie named Molde on Friday as the site of a...
Flooded hospital cancels surgery
The main hospital in southern Norway, Sørlandet Sykehus in Kristiansand, had to cancel all planned operations on Monday and send emergency patients elsewhere. Heavy...
Ebola patient out of high-risk unit
The Norwegian woman who was infected with the deadly ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone early this month has improved so much that...
Minister to boost malpractice probes
Health Minister Bent Høie, citing a lack of patient security in Norway, plans to set up a so-called state "accident investigation board" for hospitals, rather...
Rjukan and Kragerø emergency rooms to close
Health Minister Bent Høie confirmed on Thursday the emergency departments at Rjukan and Kragerø hospitals were set to close, in line with recommendations by...
Mæland to take over troubled Ahus
Øystein Mæland, the former Labour (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) politician and police director was announced on Tuesday as the new chief executive of the embattled Akershus...
Morphine shortage worries hospitals
Norwegian hospitals are facing a shortage of morphine, reports state broadcaster NRK, and that worries those trying to alleviate pain for cancer patients. Health...
National Hospital rebuked over preemie care
Norway's National Hospital (Rikshospitalet) in Oslo has been ordered to improve its care of premature babies, after local authorities determined that staffing was so...
Couple convicted for bomb threats
A 44-year-old woman convicted of phoning in bomb threats to two hospitals and two airports earlier this year has been sentenced to 20 months...
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