Internationally recognised university hospital
Sahlgrenska University Hospital is Sweden’s largest hospital. It has approximately 1,500 beds and 17,400 employees working across both somatic and psychiatric care at four major hospital sites. Last year, the hospital performed 72,000 surgeries, including 384 organ transplants, assisted in the delivery of 9,500 babies, and recorded almost 900,000 patient appointments.
The hospital delivers healthcare services to around 970,000 residents in the Gothenburg urban area and provides highly specialised care to 1,7 million people across the broader region.
The hospital is internationally recognised in several areas, including uterus transplantation, heart, lung and liver transplantation, precision medicine and genomics, advanced cancer care, neuroscience, paediatric care, and cell and gene therapy.
In Newsweek’s recently published ranking of the world’s best hospitals, Sahlgrenska University Hospital is ranked 66th out of more than 2,500 hospitals assessed.
World-class clinical research and innovation
Sahlgrenska University Hospital is one of Sweden’s leading university hospitals for clinical research.
According to the Swedish Research Council, Sahlgrenska University Hospital ranks as Sweden’s leading university hospital for clinical research. This position is reflected in the hospital’s strong scientific output, with approximately 3,300 peer‑reviewed publications per year.
A hub for clinical education and training
Sahlgrenska University Hospital hosts a large number of medical residents and nurses in training, offering a strong and structured training environment. At the national level, the hospital is ranked as Sweden’s leading university hospital for clinical research by the Swedish Research Council and was also ranked sixth in the Swedish Medical Association’s 2025 ranking of hospitals for junior doctor placements, making it the highest‑ranked university hospital in Sweden.
Full continuum of care and highly specialised services
What makes Sahlgrenska University Hospital truly special is its ability to provide the full continuum of care. The hospital’s core mission of delivering high-quality healthcare services is firmly integrated with an exceptionally broad range of specialist services.
