Karolinska University Hospital
Karolinska University Hospital is Sweden’s largest hospital, with over 16,000 employees, and is ranked among the world’s leading hospitals. The hospital has sites in Solna and Huddinge and is part of Region Stockholm, the regional public body responsible for healthcare, public transport, and regional planning within Stockholm County. Karolinska University Hospital plays a central role in providing specialised and highly complex care, while also advancing medical research and education in close collaboration with Karolinska Institutet.
What makes Karolinska University hospital unique?
Karolinska University Hospital is a national referral centre for rare and severe conditions, including paediatric cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and complex trauma. Its facilities are purpose-built for patient-centred care, innovation and continuous learning. At Karolinska University Hospital, high-tech environments meet multidisciplinary teams to deliver care that is both cutting-edge and compassionate.
What value does Karolinska University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
Through SUHA, Sweden’s university hospitals develop joint ways of working, clinical studies and initiatives in areas such as precision medicine, creating more equitable, accessible and efficient highly specialised care across the country. For Karolinska University Hospital, the collaboration means strengthened innovation capacity, improved knowledge sharing and a greater ability to influence healthcare nationally – and SUHA is an important platform for going further together for the benefit of patients.
“Together with the other university hospitals and universities, Karolinska University Hospital provides world leading care and research that makes a difference for patients across Sweden. To improve access and shape the healthcare of the future, our collaboration is crucial, and the alliance strengthens both Sweden’s capacity for innovation and its international competitiveness.”
