Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority

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Helse Sør-Øst RHF
TypeRegional health authority
IndustryHealthcare
Founded1 June 2007
HeadquartersHamar, Norway
Area served
Southern and Eastern Norway
Key people
(acting CEO)
(chair)
RevenueIncrease NOK 44 billion (2006)
NOK −1.8 billion (2006)
Number of employees
69,000 (2007)
ParentNorwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
Websitewww.helse-sorost.no

Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Sør-Øst RHF) is the largest of the four Regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Viken, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestfold og Telemark, and Agder. The authority owns fifteen health trusts that operate the hospitals as well as Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust that operates nineteen pharmacies.

The authority is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services and was created on 1 June 2007 when Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority and Southern Norway Regional Health Authority merged.

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