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Karolinska University Hospital represents both a proud tradition of academic excellence and the dynamic advancement of modern medicine.

Karolinska University Hospital was formally established through the merger of Huddinge University Hospital and Karolinska Hospital.

Prior to the merger, both hospitals had been leading institutions in their own right. Today, the best of both hospitals is found in a single organization located at two major centers: Karolinska Huddinge and Karolinska Solna.

All we do – whether preserving our traditions or pressing for change – we do in collaboration with Karolinska Institutet.

1937

 Radiumhemmet opens, the first facility for Karolinska Hospital.

1940

 Karolinska Hospital opens, meeting Karolinska Institutet’s need for a new teaching hospital.

1950s

 Karolinska Hospital builds a pediatric facility, known today as the Astrid Lindgren Childrens Hospital.

1958

World’s first pacemaker implant is performed at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital.

1972

 Huddinge Hospital opens to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population in the southern Stockholm region.

1975

Huddinge Hospital team performs Sweden’s first bone marrow transplant.

1982

Karolinska Hospital changes from state to regional ownership, and has since served as a university and regional hospital.

1984

Huddinge Hospital team performs Sweden’s first liver transplant.

2002

Huddinge Hospital is incorporated and becomes the world’s first hospital to receive environmental certification (ISO 14001) – in 2005 this applies to all of Karolinska University Hospital.

2004

Huddinge Hospital and Karolinska Hospital merge on January 1st to form the Karolinska University Hospital. Karolinska University Hospital is managed under the Stockholm County Council.
Updated
2010-06-21
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