Western Norway Regional Health Authority

Helse Vest RHF

Type	State owned
Industry	Healthcare
Founded	January 1, 2002
Headquarters	Stavanger, Norway
Area served	Rogaland Hordaland Sogn og Fjordane
Key people	Herlof Nilssen (CEO) Oddvard Nilsen (Chairman)
Revenue	NOK 14,214 million (2006)
Operating income	NOK -880 million (2006)
Net income	NOK -914 million (2006)
Number of employees	20,578 (2007)
Parent	Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services
Website	www.helse-vest.no

Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Vest RHF) is a state-owned regional health authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Based in Stavanger the authority operates five health trusts that operate nine hospitals. It is led by chairman Oddvard Nilsen (Conservative) and CEO Herlof Nilssen.

Other central agencies include Helse Vest IKT that operates the information technology systems. Haukeland University Hospital cooperates with the University of Bergen to provide medical education in Bergen.

Subsidiaries

• Stavanger Health Trust
  • Stavanger Hospital
• Bergen Health Trust
  • Haukeland University Hospital
  • Voss Hospital
  • Sandviken Hospital
• Fonna Health Trust
  • Haugesund Hospital
  • Odda Hospital
  • Stord Hospital
  • Valen Hospital
• Førde Health Trust
  • Førde Hospital
  • Lærdal Hospital
  • Nordfjord Hospital
• Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust