OUS, Nov 2015
Oslo University Hospital
• Includes former Aker University Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital and Ullevål University Hospital
• Before the merger:– Two or more hospitals offered the same health services and
treatments within the same area– Potential for more efficient use of professionals and
resources
Brief history• 1 July 2007: The Southern Norway Regional Health Authority and The
Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority merged into the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
• Aim: To improve the hospital structure in Oslo• Autumn 2008: The Board of the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health
Authority decided to split the region into hospital areas in which health trusts should provide the population with comprehensive health services
• 1 January 2009: Oslo University Hospital was established with the merger of Aker University Hospital, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, The Norwegian Radium Hospital and Ullevål University Hospital
• Aim of the merger: – strengthen the role as a local hospital– unite regional functions– adapt resources to a reduced catchment area– establish good pathways of patient care
The hospital's main tasks
• Patient treatment and care
• Research
• Educating and training health personell
• Educating and training patients and their relatives
CEOBjørn Erikstein
Finance, Legal Affairs and Information Technology
Morten Reymert
Integration and International CollaborationTove Strand
Medicine, Health and Development Terje Rootwelt (acting)
Human ResourcesMorten Meyer (acting)
Communication Annelene Foss Svingen
Research, Innovation and EducationErlend Smeland Patient Safety and Quality
Eva Bjørstad
Division of Medicine
Lena Gjevert
Women and
Children’s Division
Bjørn Busund (acting)
Division of Cancer
Medicine, Surgery and
Trans-plantation
Sigbjørn Smeland
Division of Mental
Health and Addiction
Marit Bjartveit
Division of Cardio-vascular
and Pulmonary
Diseases
Otto Smiseth
Division of Surgery and
Clinical Neuro-science
Olav Røise
Division of Emergen-cies and
Critical Care
Øyvind Skraastad
Division of Diagnostics and Inter-
vention
Lars Eikvar
Oslo Hospital Services
Geir Teigstad
CancerRegistryBoard
Cancer Registry
Giske Ursin
The hospital’s organisation
Catchment areas
• Local hospital for six districts in Oslo
• Area hospital for twelve districts in Oslo
• Regional hospital for 2.7 million people in Eastern and Southern Norway
• National hospital within some areas of specialised medical treatment
A day at Oslo University Hospital • 2900 patients treated• 400 ambulance assignments• 2000 patient transports• 2000 porter assignments • 26 babies born• NOK 60 million in budget• 15 000 people at work• 2160 dinners served• 15 tons of linens and uniforms
washed
Some key figures (2014) • Over 1 million patient
treatments • 52 000 surgical treatments• 17 800 man-year• 22 billion Norwegian kroner
budget• 1 million square meters spread
across 325 buildings• Patient treatment takes place
in over 40 different locations
Some priority areas
• Treatment of severe injuries - multiple traumas.
• Cancer treatment• Transplants• Treatment of heart arrhythmia• Childbirths• Gynecological procedures with keyhole surgery• Research on the treatment of substance abuse and addiction
among young people
Research (2014)• Accounts for a large part of medical research
conducted in Norway• Collaborates with the University of Oslo,
various colleges and a number of national and international research institutes, provides research support for hospitals in the South-East of Norway
• 142 doctorates and over 1800 scientific articles in 2014
• 75 inventions reported in 2014• Four Centres of Excellence• Very good results in the Research Council's
evaluation of research in 2011• Research plays a key role within the hopital’s
national assignments and Centres of Competence
National and multi-regional services
• The hospital has a nationwide responsibility for a number of national and multi-regional assignments and national centres of competence– Highly specialized treatment– Equity in health services – National competence building– Monitoring and dissemination of results– Guidance, training and education of
professionals– Professional networks and reference groups– Research
Health Arena Aker • An arena where the hospital
and Oslo City Health Authorities work side by side to provide added value for Oslo’s citizens
• Oslo’s challenges: population growth, large social inequalities in health, substance abuse, changing medical needs, a growing immigrant population, cultural and religious differences, language challenges
• Tailor new health services to Oslo’s diverse population• Areas of focus: rehabilitation, geriatrics, palliative care, substance
abuse treatment, outpatient clinics, day surgery and emergency care base
• Meet the future health challenges with innovative research and learning environments
Equal health services
• Increasing employees’ competence:– focus on multicultural health care– courses in Norwegian– management recruitment programs with multicultural
perspective• 15 000 interpreting assignments in 2014• Information must be adapted to fit its audience, in the
correct language and delivered through the most appropriate medium
• Councelors and advisors from 12 religious and spiritual communities are available for patients and their families
The future
Campus Oslo• A project evaluating future scenarios for the hospital’s
geographical location and organizational structure – Gather all hospital functions at one location, or remain scattered?– Cooperate with the University of Oslo and Oslo City to create a
environment - a campus- for health care, research, education and private and public enterprises?
• What benefits patients and the population of Oslo the most?– The Campus Oslo project will deliver its recommendations to the
hospital board in December 2015