Rigshospitalet

Rigshospitalet
Capital Region of Denmark
Rigshospitalet in November 2005
Geography
Location	Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
Coordinates	55°41′48″N 12°34′00″E / 55.69667°N 12.56667°E / 55.69667; 12.56667
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Copenhagen
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	1,135[1]
Helipad	Yes
History
Opened	30 March 1757
Links
Website	www.rigshospitalet.dk

Rigshospitalet (meaning The National, State or Hospital of the Realm, but not usually translated) is the largest public and teaching hospital in Copenhagen and the most highly specialised hospital in Denmark. The hospital's main building is a 16-storey functionalist highrise, one of the tallest structures in the central parts of the city. Rigshospitalet neighbours the Panum Building which houses the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. As a teaching hospital it is part of the framework organisation Copenhagen University Hospital.^[2]