Amager Hospital

Amager Hospital
The Capital Region (Denmark)
Bust of Lauritz P. Holmblad in one of the courtyards of Amager Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark
Geography
LocationCopenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Coordinates55°39′17.63″N 12°37′13.48″E / 55.6548972°N 12.6204111°E / 55.6548972; 12.6204111
Organisation
TypeDistrict, teaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Copenhagen
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds685
Helipads
HelipadNo
History
Former namesSundby Hospital
Skt. Elisabeth Hospital
Founded1 April 1997
Links
Websitewww.amagerhospital.dk
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Amager Hospital is located in Denmark on the island of Amager in Copenhagen. It was founded on 1 April 1997 with the merger of Skt. Elisabeth Hospital and Sundby Hospital. Administratively, Amager Hospital is maintained by Region Hovedstaden and was merged with Hvidovre Hospital in 2012.

The hospital is a teaching hospital for medical students from the University of Copenhagen as well as nursing students from the region.