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County Council of Uppsala (CCU) - Sweden
The County Council of Uppsala has about 11.000 employees, and it manages the county of Uppsala consisting of approximately 310.000 inhabitants. Health care is one of the major responsibilities of the County Council.
The primary health care
Primary health care is of the highest quality, and the County Council serves the entire area. Care is given by 150 GP's, 100 district nurses, midwives, physiotherapists etc.
The hospitals
There are two hospitals in the area:
Akademiska sjukhuset (University hospital of Uppsala) - serves the whole area with general care, specialist care and specialist care for a larger area in Sweden. The University hospital of Uppsala is one of the leading university hospitals in Sweden. Teaching and research under the auspices of the Uppsala University's faculty of medicine are integrated parts of the hospital activity. The hospital has inpatient clinics for somatic, geriatric and psychiatric care as well as outpatient clinics, which serve two million people in central Sweden. For residents of Uppsala County, the university hospital functions as a normal county hospital, but it also has highly specialised units, which treat patients from all over Sweden and abroad. Uppsala University hospital is one of Sweden's most complete hospitals, with some fifty different specialities. 70% of treatment and care is given to residents in the County Council and 30% of treatment and care is given to patients from other parts of Sweden and also from other countries. At this moment there are 8.000 employees at the hospital. The number of beds is about 1.200.
Enköping General Hospital is the county hospital for the residents of Enköping and Håbo municipalities. At the hospital there is one medical and one surgical centre.
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