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| Company type | State owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1 January 2002 |
| Headquarters | Stavanger, Norway |
| Area served | Vestland Rogaland |
| Key people | Herlof Nilssen (CEO) Oddvard Nilsen (Chairman) |
| Revenue |  NOK 26,342 million (2016) |
| Net income | NOK +707 million (2016) |
| Number of employees | 25,578 (2018) |
| Parent | Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services |
| Website | www.helse-vest.no |
Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Vest RHF) is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Rogaland and Vestland in Norway. Based in Stavanger the authority operates five health trusts that operate nine hospitals. It is led by chairman Oddvard Nilsen (Conservative) and CEO Herlof Nilssen.
Other central agencies include Helse Vest IKT that operates the information technology systems. Haukeland University Hospital cooperates with the University of Bergen to provide medical education in Bergen.
Subsidiaries
- Stavanger Health Trust
- Bergen Health Trust
- Fonna Health Trust
- Førde Health Trust
- Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
| Health trusts and state health agencies in Norway by regional health authority | |
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| List of hospitals in Norway | |
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| Ministry of Health and Care Services | |