About the hospital

Sahlgrenska University Hospital is Sweden’s largest hospital. It provides the full continuum of healthcare services, including highly specialised care. Integrating world‑class education and clinical research, it is internationally recognised for multiple centres of excellence and is rapidly advancing among the world’s leading hospitals. 

Breadth and depth

What makes Sahlgrenska University Hospital truly special is its ability to provide the full continuum of care. Its core mission of delivering high-quality healthcare is firmly integrated with an exceptionally broad range of specialist services spanning more than 35 clinical specialties—including cardiovascular care, reconstructive surgery, a full range of paediatric healthcare services, cancer care, rheumatology as well as psychiatric services.

Sahlgrenska University Hospital provides healthcare services to approximately 970,000 residents in the Gothenburg urban area and delivers highly specialised care to 1.7 million people across the greater region. The hospital also welcomes international patients. 

In 2025, the hospital carried out more than 71,000 operations, including 384 organ transplants. 

A large network of hospitals

Sahlgrenska University Hospital is a network of four hospitals that include: Sahlgrenska Hospital, Östra Hospital, Mölndal Hospital and Högsbo Hospital. The hospital also has several outpatient clinics in the city. 

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The hospital management

The hospital management team deals with and decides on hospital-wide issues of a long-term and principled nature.

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Board of directors

The hospital's board is responsible for the operation, management and development of Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

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Strategy

Together, we are developing Sahlgrenska University Hospital to achieve a sustainable future. We are transforming healthcare with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading university hospital by 2032.