Specialists in Rheumatology at Norrbotten (Sweden)

Sunderby hospital is the county hospital with specialist functions both as emergency and planned activities within all specialist areas except thorax and neurosurgery. The hospital has 2 500 employees and 400 beds. Sunderby hospital runs together with Umeå University the medical education for doctors from semester six to eleven.

The Rheumatology clinic at Sunderby hospital serves the whole county and is part of a competence center for Infection/Dermatology/Pulmonary/Hygiene and Rheumatology. The Rheumatology clinic has approximately 18 000 cases per year, using different ways of communication with patients. The competence center consists of reception and treatment unit and has access to a few beds in one of the wards in the hospital.

The clinic runs a high specialist care for patients with inflammatory, rheumatic joint, back and system diseases. We diagnose, treat and screen diseases and also have a structured followup of patients. The rheumatology rehabilitation team includes occupational therapist, physiotherapist, counselor and nurses. A doctor is in charge of the team. The clinic is currently developing the rheumatology rehabilitation level 3 for patients in Norrbotten.

The medical development in rheumatology is one of the most expansive areas within research and development and has resulted in a total conversion from a more rehabilitated oriented care to a more high specialized medical specialty with an early intervene and efficient modern medical treatment as highest priority for our patients.

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Specialists in Rheumatology at Norrbotten (Sweden)