The hospital develops and provides highly specialised medical treatment, research and education at an international level.

Aarhus University Hospital is the local hospital for citizens in Aarhus and the island of Samsø, but also offers specialised treatments to the citizens of the Central Denmark Region and other regions in Denmark.

[citation needed] The 2011 merger was performed in preparation for the New University Hospital (DNU) to be situated in Skejby in the northern parts of Aarhus.

[2] The New University Hospital employs a combined staff of 10,200 and contains 1,150 patient beds.

The hospital has been designed by architectural firm Arkitema with interior decorations by artist Tal R, and works as an independent department within the larger DNU complex.