NU Hospital Group

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 40 different occupations (1 600 nurses, 1 600 auxiliary nurses and 740 doctors)
  • 610 beds for patients in somatic and psychiatric care
  • Treats inpatients over the course of 195 000 visits
  • Treats outpatients over the course of 443 100 hospital visits
  • Carries out 200 200 doctor visits per year
  • Carries out 18 600 scheduled surgeries per year, where 5 100 are emergency surgeries
  • Delivers 2 830 babies per year
  • Has a turnover of SEK 5.8 billion
(Numbers presented are based on the results of 2023)

On a regular day

  • 8 babies are born
  • 180 patients come through the emergency room
  • 1 200 outpatients come for treatment