Northern Norway Regional Health Authority

Helse Nord RHF
Type	Regional health authority
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	1 January 2002
Headquarters	Bodø, Norway
Area served	Northern Norway
Key people	Lars Vorland (CEO) Bjørn Kaldhol (Chairman)
Revenue	NOK 9,247 million (2006)
Operating income	NOK 54 million (2006)
Net income	NOK -717 million (2006)
Parent	Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website	helse-nord.no

Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Nord) is one of four regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. The authority owns five health trusts that operate the hospitals as well as Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust that operates nineteen pharmacies.

The health trusts owned are Finnmark Hospital Trust, University Hospital of North Norway, Nordland Hospital Trust, Helgeland Hospital Trust as well as the pharmaceutical trust.

Health trusts and state health agencies in Norway by regional health authority

Government agencies	Board of Health Supervision Directorate for Emergency Communication Directorate for Health and Social Affairs Institute of Public Health Medicines Agency Radiation Protection Authority

Northern	Finnmark Helgeland Nordland Pharmaceutical Trust University Hospital

Central	Møre og Romsdal Nord-Trøndelag Pharmaceutical Trust St. Olav's

Western	Bergen Fonna Førde Pharmaceutical Trust Stavanger

Southern and Eastern	Akershus Innlandet Oslo Østfold Pharmaceutical Trust Sunnaas Southern Norway Telemark Vestfold Vestre Viken

Joint ventures	Norwegian Air Ambulance

Ministry of Health and Care Services

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