Radiumhospitalet
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The Norwegian Radium Hospital is a hospital in Oslo
, Norway
dedicated to cancer treatment. It is the largest cancer centre in Northern Europe, with 400 beds and around 2,000 employees. It was founded in 1932, with Severin Andreas Heyerdahl
as chief physician and director, and Hans L. C. Huitfeldt
as chairman of the board.
It has its own research institute, Institute for Cancer Research, located at the hospital, since 2009 it has been housed in a new, separate research building. The institute is organised in 7 research departments, and has about 300 employees.
The Radium Hospital in general, and the research institute in particular, has always maintained close cooperation with the Norwegian Cancer Society, which funds a substantial proportion of the research at the hospital.
The Radium Hospital merged in 2005 with Rikshospitalet
to create Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF
. On January 1, 2009, Rikshospitalet merged with Ullevål University Hospital
and Aker University Hospital
to create Oslo University Hospital
, where it is now part of he Institute for Cancer Research.
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
dedicated to cancer treatment. It is the largest cancer centre in Northern Europe, with 400 beds and around 2,000 employees. It was founded in 1932, with Severin Andreas Heyerdahl
Severin Andreas Heyerdahl
Severin Andreas Heyerdahl was a Norwegian physician.He was hired as the manager of the x-ray department at Rikshospitalet in 1899, took the dr.med. degree in 1910 and worked as a lecturer in radiology from 1919. He was then instrumental in the establishment of the Norwegian Radium Hospital in 1932...
as chief physician and director, and Hans L. C. Huitfeldt
Hans L. C. Huitfeldt
Hans Ludvig Carl Huitfeldt was a Norwegian physician.He graduated as cand.med. in 1902, and later took the dr.med degree. He worked in Gjøvik from 1902 to 1904, and thereafter in Oslo, running a private clinic from 1908 to 1940...
as chairman of the board.
It has its own research institute, Institute for Cancer Research, located at the hospital, since 2009 it has been housed in a new, separate research building. The institute is organised in 7 research departments, and has about 300 employees.
The Radium Hospital in general, and the research institute in particular, has always maintained close cooperation with the Norwegian Cancer Society, which funds a substantial proportion of the research at the hospital.
The Radium Hospital merged in 2005 with Rikshospitalet
Rikshospitalet
Rikshospitalet is located in Oslo, Norway. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of Oslo University Hospital....
to create Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF
Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF
Rikshospitalet–Radiumhospitalet Hospital Trust was created in 2005 when Rikshospitalet merged with the Norwegian Radium Hospital. The trust belongs to the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority....
. On January 1, 2009, Rikshospitalet merged with Ullevål University Hospital
Ullevål University Hospital
Ullevaal, Oslo University Hospital was opened in 1887. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of the Oslo University Hospital.Ullevål has more than 8,600 employees. 940 of them are doctors and 2,400 nurses. With a total of 1,200 beds Ullevål, admits some 45,000 patients per year and its...
and Aker University Hospital
Aker University Hospital
Aker University Hospital was founded in 1895 in Oslo, Norway. From January 1, 2009, the hospital is part of the Oslo University Hospital.Since January 2002 the hospital is organized as a health trust that is fully owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority and which also is...
to create Oslo University Hospital
Oslo University Hospital
The Oslo University Hospital is one of the largest hospital in Scandinavia, with a working force of more than 20,000. It was established on 1 January 2009, by the merger of three of the university hospitals in Oslo: Rikshospitalet , Ullevål University Hospital , and Aker University...
, where it is now part of he Institute for Cancer Research.