[1] Based on the proposal of a committee appointed by the Governor of Stockholm in 1858, it was decided in 1869 to erect a new municipal hospital on the Sabbatsberg site.

After the plans were approved by the city council on 2 December 1872, the work began, and in January 1879, the so-called Sabbatsberg Hospital was opened for the admission of patients.

[2] The area allocated for the hospital on the eastern part of the Sabbatsberg site amounted to approximately 85,000 square meters.

In 1890, a separate operating building was added with a direct entrance from the northern connecting walkway, entirely detached otherwise; the same year, a new entrance building with a connecting walkway was added, located at the eastern boundary of the site; in 1895, a standalone isolation building with four sickrooms was constructed, intended for patients with contagious diseases such as erysipelas, and for others who were disturbing to other patients due to violent dizziness or otherwise; and in 1899, a tuberculosis pavilion was built, situated in the southernmost part of the hospital's area.

A few years later, a convalescent home was erected in the northernmost part of the site, funded with a donation of 140,000 kronor from an estate in Stockholm, along with a "reception facility for rapidly deteriorating patients" (1901).

Finally, from 1908 to 1912, a significant expansion of the hospital took place, including both new constructions and extensions or thorough alterations of older premises.

Additionally, a standalone building was constructed with departments for patients suffering from diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, throat, and pharynx, new autopsy facilities with a burial chapel, and ventilation sheds, among others.

Additionally, the hospital had 12 places in the isolation department, 2 in two cells, 48 in two so-called summer pavilions, 18 in the "reception facility," and 60 in the convalescent home.

Nine of these medical pavilions had their longitudinal axis almost north and south, so that the long sides faced east and west, allowing for the most uniform sunlight exposure and providing optimal lighting for the large hospital wards.

The convalescent home was situated north of the medical pavilions and accommodated 60 patients, spread across two floors in addition to a basement and an attic.

The pavilion for patients suffering from conditions affecting the eyes, ears, nose, throat, and pharynx was located in the southeastern part of the hospital grounds, consisting of two medical floors and an attic with a mansard roof, each medical floor containing 8 patient rooms of varying sizes, along with operating rooms and other necessary facilities, while the attic housed living quarters for assistant physicians, an operating room nurse, and others.