Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Sør RHF) is a defunct Regional Health Authority that covered the counties of Akershus, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo and Østfold. The authority was founded on January 1, 2002, but merged with Southern Norway Regional Health Authority to form Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority on June 1, 2007.
The eight health trusts owned by the authority were Aker University Hospital, Akershus University Hospital, Asker and Bærum Health Trust, Østfold Heath Trust, Innlandet Health Trust, Sunnaas Hospital, Ullevål University Hospital. It also owned by of Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust.
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