Hospital of Southern Norway

Hospital of Southern Norway (Norwegian: Sørlandet sykehus Helse Foretak, shortened SSHF) is the trust which runs the hospitals in the counties of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder.

The general hospitals in the Agder counties were joined together under one trust by the state, with Helse Sør-Øst as owner.

The trust is organised into six clinics, which have medical specialities independent of their geographical placement.

The five clinics are:[1] Hospital of Southern Norway has large centres at Arendal, Kristiansand, and Flekkefjord.

There are also smaller centres at Risør, Grimstad, Mandal and Farsund.

Sørlandet Hospital Arendal , seen from the north.
Sørlandet Hospital Arendal, seen from the southeast.
Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand at the main entrance
Sørlandet Hospital Flekkefjord at the main entrance