Örebro University Hospital (Swedish: Universitetssjukhuset Örebro, USÖ) is a 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 Örebro

Örebro

-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

, Sweden

Sweden

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The hospital is operated by Örebro County Council

Örebro County Council

The Örebro County Council is the County Council of Örebro County in Sweden....

 and took its current name in 2000, having previously been called Örebro Regional Hospital. Örebro University

Örebro University

Örebro University is a state university in Örebro, Sweden.University-level education in Örebro started in 1960s, when Uppsala University started to give some courses in Örebro. On the basis of these activities, an independent högskola was created in 1977 under the name Högskolan i Örebro...

, which was awarded full university status in 1999, and the County Council have long tried to establish a governmentally funded medical school in Örebro in collaboration with the hospital. On 30 March 2010, the university was granted the right to award medical degrees, making it the 7th medical school in Sweden.