Vestre Viken Hospital Trust

Vestre Viken Hospital Trust (Norwegian: Vestre Viken HF) is a health trust which covers Buskerud, Asker and Bærum. The trust is owned by Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority and is headquartered in Drammen. It covers an area with 470,000 residents in 26 municipalities. Vestre Viken has 9,500 employees.^[1]

Vestre Viken operates Bærum Hospital, Drammen Hospital, Kongsberg Hospital and Ringerike Hospital in Hønefoss. It also operates them medical center Hallingdal Hospital in Ål.^[1] It also runs the ambulance service with fifteen bases.^[2]

References

1 2 "About us". Vestre Viken Health Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
↑ "Ambulanse" (in Norwegian). Vestre Viken Health Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

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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