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Northern Norway Regional Health Authority

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Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
Norwegian: Helse Nord RHF
Agency overview
FormedJanuary 1, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-01)
JurisdictionNorther Norway and Svalbard
HeadquartersBodø

The Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Nord RHF) is one of four health authorities in Norway and the public health service for northern Norway and Svalbard.[1][2] It manages health services in Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms counties. The authority is organized into five trusts.[1][3] These are:

Norway created regional health organizations like Helse Nord on January 1, 2002, when the state took over health services from county councils.[4] Its main office is in Bodø.[5] Marit Lind is the managing director,[6] and Renate Larsen is the chairman.[7]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Helse Nord". Government.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Ministry of Health and Welfare. Retrieved 9 June 2024. transl. Helse Nord is responsible for the health services in Northern Norway.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret" [Key information from the Enhetsregisteret]. Brønnøysundregistrene. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. "Oversikt over landets helseforetak" [Overview of the country's healthcare institutions]. Government.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Ministry of Health and Welfare. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Hagen, Terje; Kaarbøe, Oddvar (16 February 2004). The Norwegian Hospital Reform of 2002: Central government takes over ownership of public hospitals (PDF). Health Organization Research Norway. University of Oslo. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. "Bodø". Helse Nord (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. "Marit Lind blir ny Helse Nord-direktør" [Marit Lind will be the new Helse Nord director]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-09. transl. Helse Nord RHF has appointed Marit Lind (59) as the new managing director of Helse Nord.
  7. "Hun er ny styreleder i Helse Nord" [She is the new chairman of Helse Nord]. Helse Nord (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024. transl. Renate Larsen has been appointed as the new chairman of Helse Nord RHF.