Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Nord Regionale Helseforetak (RHF))is responsible for the public hospitals in northern Norway. It is in population the smallest of the four Regional Health Authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. The authority owns five health trusts.
The Regional Health Authority was established on the 1st January 2002 when the central government took over the responsibility for the hospital services from the county councils. The aim of the Regional Health Authority is to provide the necessary specialist health services for the population of northern Norway and Svalbard.
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services owns the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. The Regional Health Authority is lead by a management board and its administration is located in Bodø.
The trusts
The health trusts owned are Finnmark Hospital Trust, University Hospital of North Norway Trust, Nordland Hospital Trust, Helgeland Hospital Trust as well as the pharmaceutical trust, Hospital Pharmacy of North Norway Trust. The trusts have their own management boards and are independent legal entities.
The Northern Norway Regional Health Authority has decided to organise all its health services in trusts. The trusts have responsibility for:
- General medicine
- Psychiatry
- Ambulance and emergency services
- Addiction services
Our vision is: The patient should be met with the right competence at the right time and undertake examination and treatment in the region of northern Norway.
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