The Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland (Icelandic: Landspítali – Háskólasjúkrahús) offers a wide range of clinical services in outpatient clinics, day patient units, inpatient wards, clinical laboratories and other divisions. Landspítalinn also operates the psychiatric hospital Kleppur.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Hringbraut 101, Reykjavík |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | University of Iceland |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 612 |
| Helipad | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1930 (original) 16 May 2000 (merger) |
| Links | |
| Website | www www |
History
The original Landspítali began operations on 20 December 1930. Ideas for a hospital that served the whole country was not new; in 1863, Jón Hjaltalín, the then Director of Health, proposed a bill that would establish such a hospital, but the bill was not voted on.
During the period from 1863 to 1930, several hospitals operated in Reykjavík. The founding of Landspítali was the product of a long, hard struggle in which women were at the forefront and have ever since played a huge role in the country's hospital matters.[1] In 2000, the Reykjavik City Hospital merged with Landspítali, and the new merged hospital was renamed as Landspítali University Hospital (Landspítali háskólasjúkrahús; LSH) until it reverted to its original name in 2007.
Approximately 70% of Icelandic children are born in the hospital.[2] This was also the very place where Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players of all time, died.