HYKS
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Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, Helsingin seudun yliopistollinen keskussairaala or HYKS; in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, Helsingfors universitets centralsjukhus (HUCS)) is the largest university hospital
University hospital
A university hospital is an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and with medical research. These hospitals are typically affiliated with a medical school or university...
in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It encompasses 16 hospitals in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Espoo
Espoo
Espoo is the second largest city and municipality in Finland. The population of the city of Espoo is . It is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area along with the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, and Kauniainen. Espoo shares its eastern border with Helsinki and Vantaa, while enclosing Kauniainen....
and Vantaa
Vantaa
Vantaa is a city and municipality in Finland. Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen make up the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.Vantaa, with its population of , is the fourth most populated city of Finland. The biggest airport in Finland, the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, is located there...
, and has all major medical specialties represented. The HUCH Hospital Area is one of the five hospital areas making up the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS).
HUCH hospitals in the Helsinki Area: Aurora Hospital; Children's Castle
Children's Castle
Children's Castle is a children's hospital in Helsinki, Finland. It is part of Helsinki University Central Hospital.The hospital was established in 1917 in the Kallio district of Helsinki. Its current building in Taka-Töölö was completed in 1948.Pediatrician Arvo Ylppö was the hospital chief of...
; Children's Hospital; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Department of Oncology; Eye and Ear Hospital; Hesperia Hospital; Kätilöopisto Maternity Hospital; Lapinlahti Hospital; Maria Hospital; Meilahti Hospital
Meilahti Hospital
The Meilahti Hospital, part of the Helsinki University Central Hospital , is the largest hospital in Finland, located in the Meilahti district of Helsinki.The hospital has a helipad with the ICAO airport code EFHY....
; Skin and Allergy Hospital; Surgical Hospital; Töölö Hospital
HUCH hospitals in Espoo and Vantaa: Jorvi Hospital
Jorvi Hospital
The Jorvi Hospital, part of the Helsinki University Central Hospital , is located in Karvasmäki, Espoo, Finland....
; Peijas Hospital
HUCH has hospital also in Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää
Hyvinkää is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is ....
and Porvoo
Porvoo
Porvoo is a city and a municipality situated on the southern coast of Finland approximately east of Helsinki. Porvoo is one of the six medieval towns in Finland, first mentioned as a city in texts from 14th century...
: Hyvinkää centralhospital; Porvoo centralhospital