Gentofte Hospital

Gentofte Hospital is a local hospital for 175,000 citizens in the capital area.

Gentofte Hospital focuses on the most common medical treatment of elderly patients and on non-acute orthopedic surgery. In addition, the hospital has a number of specialties. The hospital serves as the region’s development hospital within the field of rationally planned surgery.

Focus on good patient pathways
The hospital is to ensure development in the treatment of long-term and chronic medical patients within the planning area. The focus is to ensure good and coherent patient pathways in close co-operation with the municipalities.

The emergency department of Gentofte Hospital serves the needs of patients from the local community with acute, minor injuries.

The hospital is a part of Copenhagen University Hospital.

Specialties and functions at Gentofte Hospital

• Emergency department

Surgical specialties

• Orthopedic surgery (elective function – medically staffed from Herlev Hospital)
• Surgery (elective function – medically staffed from Herlev Hospital)
• Vascular surgery (elective function – medically staffed from Herlev Hospital)

Internal medical specialties

• Cardiology, including specialized functions
• Lung disease, including specialized functions
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics
• Rheumatology

Other specialties

• Oto-rhino-laryngology, including audiology
• Dermatology and allergology

Interdisciplinary specialties

• Anaesthesiology, including intensive care
• Diagnostic radiology
• Clinical biochemistry
• Clinical physiology and nuclear medicine
• Clinical immunology
• Clinical pharmacology – The phase 1 unit Zelo and the CGP unit as a satellite from Bispebjerg Hospital