About NU Hospital Group

We are a part of the Västra Götaland Regional Council. Our two hospitals are NÄL Hospital Trollhättan and Uddevalla Hospital.

Brief facts

  • 5 000 employees
  • Employs staff in 20 different occupations (1 500 nurses, 1 300 auxiliary nurses and 800 doctors)
  • 535 beds for patients in somatic and psychiatric care
  • Treats inpatients over the course of 175 000 visits
  • Treats outpatients over the course of 445 300 hospital visits
  • Carries out 200 000 doctor visits per year
  • Carries out 18 600 scheduled surgeries per year, where 5 100 are emergency surgeries
  • Delivers 2 640 babies per year
  • Has a turnover of SEK 6,5 billion
(Numbers presented are based on the results of 2025)

On a regular day

  • 7 babies are born
  • 180 patients come through the emergency room
  • 1 230 outpatients come for treatment