Värnamo sjukhus ("Värnamo hospital") is a rural general hospital in Värnamo, Sweden. It's one of three hospitals in Jönköping County and serves a population of around 96,000. It employs 1,300 people of which 125 are doctors.[1] When it opened in 1976 it replaced Värnamo lasarett from 1923.[2]

Värnamo sjukhus
Region Jönköpings län
Two brown brick buildings about five floors tall and a lawn in the foreground.
The hospital seen from a nearby road
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Geography
LocationVärnamo, Jönköping County, Sweden
Coordinates57°10′26″N 14°1′41″E / 57.17389°N 14.02806°E / 57.17389; 14.02806
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds127
Public transit accessBus transport 51, 202, 500
History
Opened1976
Links
Websitewww.rjl.se/varnamosjukhus Edit this at Wikidata
ListsHospitals in Sweden

References

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  1. ^ "AT på Värnamo sjukhus, Region Jönköpings län" (in Swedish). Region Jönköpings län. 2021-09-09. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ Arne Atterling; Inge Bergström; Ronald Fasth; Bo Krantz (2021-01-12). "Del 3 om Värnamo 100 år: Lasarettet från 1923". Värnamo.nu. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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