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Rigshospitalet

A highly specialised
hospital in Denmark
  • Founded
  • Beds
  • Publications annually
  • Professors
  • PhD students
  • 1757
  • 1.040
  • 4.000
  • 150
  • 400
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Featured partnerships – Global Health – Research partners
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About us
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NUHA – Nordic University Hospital Alliance
About – Vision – Mission
Partnerships and alliances

Our research partners across the world

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Partnerships and alliances

Nordic University Hospital Alliance

Five leading Nordic university hospitals have come together to address healthcare challenges transcending national borders in the Nordic University Hospital Alliance, NUHA.

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Unique patients
314.000
Employees
12.300
Departments
40

Our flow of patients is very sizeable. 1.130.000 outpatients and 5.300 childbirths are handled every year.

We have 2.500 doctors and 4.100 nurses. They, together with many other highly skilled professionals, make Rigshospitalet what it is.

Patients from all parts of Denmark are referred to us for highly specialised treatment across almost the entire spectrum of medical specialities.

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International collaborations are crucial for Rigshospitalet and Denmark and through these we ensure advancements in healthcare and research for the benefit of patients and the overall healthcare system.

Rasmus Møgelvang
CEO
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News

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Rigshospitalet recognized among the world’s best hospitals in 2026

The 2026 edition of World’s Best Hospitals, published annually by Newsweek, places two Nordic hospitals among the global top fifteen, with Rigshospitalet – Copenhagen University Hospital at 15th place and Karolinska University Hospital at 4th place worldwide.

Innovation District Copenhagen appoints new CEO

​Innovation District Copenhagen (IDC) has appointed Annemarie Munk Riis as its new Chief Executive Officer, taking up the position on June 1st 2026.

New Danish-Swedish hospital collaboration to boost research and patient treatment

Conducting large clinical studies and sharing research data between Sweden and Denmark is about to become easier.