Our Members
The Swedish University Hospital Alliance (SUHA) includes Sweden’s seven university hospitals: Karolinska University Hospital, Linköping University Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Skåne University Hospital, University Hospital of Umeå, Uppsala University Hospital, and Örebro University Hospital.
Together, these seven hospitals represent the core of Sweden’s university hospital system, spanning clinical care, research, and education while also providing highly specialised care.
You can learn more about each university hospital by exploring the links below.
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.”
Christophe Pedroletti
Chief Executive Officer, Karolinska University Hospital
Linköping University Hospital
The University Hospital in Linköping serves as the hub for highly specialised care in the south-east healthcare region. It is where advanced clinical care, research, education, and technological innovation converge. The hospital is internationally recognised in areas such as advanced burn care, cardiac care, medical imaging and visualisation, digital pathology, and high-level isolation care, and it provides national specialised medical care across several fields. Research and development are conducted in close partnership with Linköping University.
What makes Linköping University hospital unique?
Proximity and collaboration. The University Hospital in Linköping works closely with other hospitals and healthcare providers within Region Östergötland, as well as with neighbouring regions in the South-East healthcare region, the Regional Cancer Center, and Linköping Comprehensive Cancer Center. Strong collaboration also characterises the university hospital’s relationship with Linköping University, marked by openness, low hierarchy, and an interdisciplinary approach.
What value does Linköping University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
The alliance enables university hospitals to share responsibility for more equitable access to highly specialised care and strengthens our joint efforts in research and development. Together, we can achieve more than any one of us can accomplish alone.
“It is essential that highly specialised care in Sweden is given the best possible conditions to evolve in order to meet patients’ needs today and in the future. This collaboration aims not only to strengthen the university hospitals but to support all parts of the healthcare system.”
Ninnie Borendal Wodlin
Chief Operating Officer, Linköping University Hospital
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Sahlgrenska University Hospital is one of Sweden’s largest university hospitals. Powered by 17,400 employees, it provides the full continuum of healthcare services, including highly specialised care. It integrates world-class education and clinical research and is internationally recognised for its multiple centres of excellence. Sahlgrenska University Hospital is rapidly advancing among the world’s leading hospitals and aspires to become one of Europe’s leading hospitals by 2032.
What makes Sahlgrenska University hospital unique?
Sahlgrenska University Hospital combines a 250‑year heritage with continuous innovation, delivering the full continuum of care across more than 35 specialties. Its person‑centred approach ensures care is shaped around each patient’s needs. Education and research are integrated into everyday clinical practice, enabling rapid knowledge transfer. Operating within Sweden’s publicly funded, equitable healthcare system, the hospital is internationally recognised for its centres of excellence and leading clinical research.
What value does Sahlgrenska University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
The SUHA alliance enables Sweden’s university hospitals to jointly advance priority areas linked to the core mandate of university hospitals. By aligning efforts in clinical care, research and highly specialised services, the alliance enables greater impact and faster knowledge transfer while serving patients in a more efficient manner. Acting as a unified front also strengthens the ability to influence decision-makers on key issues shaping the future of healthcare, enhancing both national and international impact.
“Sweden’s university hospitals play a central role in healthcare, research, and education. Strengthened collaboration in a new alliance leads to improved healthcare for all citizens and enhances Sweden’s international competitiveness.”
Boubou Hallberg
Chief Executive Officer, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Skåne University Hospital
Skåne University Hospital is Sweden’s third-largest hospital. Around 12,900 employees work here, all contributing to healthcare, research, and education. The main operations are based in Malmö and Lund, although activities are also conducted in other locations across Skåne. Skåne University Hospital provides highly specialised care for both the whole of Skåne and the Southern Healthcare Region, and also delivers nationally highly specialised care in many fields.
What makes Skåne University hospital unique?
As the region’s university hospital, Skåne University Hospital has a particular responsibility to lead the way in research, education, and development. The hospital strives to be a knowledge hub that advances university healthcare together with patients and their families. This includes achieving the highest quality medical outcomes, providing the right care at the right time, promoting excellence in research, education, and innovation, and fostering patient and family satisfaction as well as public trust.
What value does Skåne University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
Skåne University Hospital considers the alliance an important platform for strengthening highly specialised healthcare, research, and education in Sweden. It also represents a valuable collaboration that can contribute to increasing the number of clinical trials, enhancing Sweden’s attractiveness within the life science sector, and reinforcing the country’s position as a leading knowledge hub.
“Through the collaboration with the other university hospitals, we strengthen our ability to drive medical progress, disseminate new knowledge in healthcare, and provide patients from across the country with the best possible treatment.”
Björn Ekmehag
Hospital Director, Skåne University Hospital
Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala University Hospital combines more than 300 years of medical innovation with cutting-edge care. As Sweden’s oldest university hospital, we unite highly specialised healthcare, world-leading research and academic excellence to improve patients’ lives. Through close collaboration with Uppsala University and healthcare partners, we help shape the future of medicine in Sweden and beyond.
What makes Uppsala University hospital unique?
Uppsala University Hospital has a long tradition of pioneering medical advances while delivering highly specialised care. We serve as a national and international referral centre in several fields and combine patient care, research and education in one integrated environment. Our strong partnership with Uppsala University enables rapid translation of scientific discoveries into clinical practice.
What value does Uppsala University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
SUHA provides a platform for Sweden’s university hospitals to address common challenges, share expertise and accelerate innovation together. By collaborating across organisational boundaries, we strengthen research, education and highly specialised care, while creating better opportunities to attract talent and develop sustainable healthcare solutions. Together, we can achieve more than any hospital can alone.
“SUHA gives Sweden’s university hospitals a stronger common voice and a shared arena for development. By combining clinical excellence, research and education across regions, we can move faster from knowledge to patient benefit and contribute more clearly to the future of Swedish healthcare.”
Marianne van Rooijen
Hospital Director, Uppsala University Hospital
University Hospital of Umeå
The University Hospital of Umeå provides specialised care to residents across northern Sweden, as well as national specialised medical care in several fields. The hospital plays a vital role in healthcare in Västerbotten County and the northern healthcare region, as well as in regional development. In close collaboration with regional, academic and other partners, the University Hospital of Umeå ensures access to healthcare, research and education across a large geographic area, enabling world-class clinical research and strong opportunities for multidisciplinary development.
What makes Umeå University hospital unique?
At the University Hospital of Umeå, healthcare professionals, researchers and patients work together to shape the care of tomorrow, supported by a long-standing partnership with Umeå University. The hospital is a leading centre for functional neurosurgery, neonatal intensive care, stroke care and thrombectomy, cardiovascular genetics, radiotherapy, and aeromedical critical care transport. Several clinical areas deliver outcomes at the highest international level, underpinned by leading research and significant advances in the treatment of ALS and hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis.
What value does Umeå University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
As seven university hospitals with different strengths and contexts, Umeå University Hospital and its partners are stronger together. By aligning efforts, progress in shared priority areas can be advanced more effectively. Speaking with one voice strengthens the ability to influence the issues shaping the future of healthcare. Together, the university hospitals represent Sweden’s most innovative clinical environments, delivering leading research, education and care — and creating impact that extends beyond individual hospitals and national borders.
“Closer collaboration makes us stronger and enables us to accelerate development that benefits both patients and healthcare professionals. I have high expectations for our continued work together within our shared agenda.”
Pia Näsvall
Director of Health and Medical Care, Region Västerbotten
Örebro University Hospital
Örebro University Hospital provides and continuously develops highly specialised care across a wide range of fields. The hospital is at the forefront in head and neck cancer, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, and cardiac care, and delivers nationally specialised care in penile cancer and dysmelia. Clinical research and innovation aim to provide the best possible conditions for the health, care, and well-being of residents. Medical research and education are conducted in close collaboration with Örebro University, with its campus located on the hospital site.
What makes Örebro University hospital unique?
Örebro University Hospital is one of the youngest university hospitals in Sweden, and its medical programme, launched in 2011, is the newest in the country. This has created opportunities for modern ways of working and a strong focus on development. The quality of medical education has been consistently high since its inception. With a closely integrated campus, there is a strong connection between healthcare, research, and education in everyday practice, with the ambition to integrate research, innovation, and clinical work close to the patient.
What value does Örebro University Hospital see in collaborating within SUHA?
Collaboration creates opportunities for sharing knowledge and expertise. For Örebro University Hospital, it opens doors to research partnerships both nationally and internationally and enables more coordinated development in high-quality healthcare. It also provides a strong foundation for the increased implementation of innovations and improves opportunities for patients across the country to gain faster access to high-quality, equitable care.
“Medical and technological advances provide us with new opportunities to improve healthcare, while the challenges remain significant. By coordinating our efforts with others, we become stronger in issues that impact the future of healthcare. Together, we will continue to develop Swedish healthcare, with the goal of delivering better highly specialised care to patients across the country.”
Martin Gunnarsson
Acting Director of Health and Medical Services in
Region Örebro County
