Hvidovre Hospital

Hvidovre Hospital serves as district hospital for approx. 460,000 citizens in the southern part of the Capital Region of Denmark.

A specialized hospital and emergency department
Hvidovre Hospital is in charge of the shared emergency department and a number of specialties for the entire area. This includes acute and elective surgery, clinical oncology, palliative treatment, and gynecological-obstetric and pediatric functions.

Hvidovre Hospital also admits medical patients from the local community, includes Brøndby, Hvidovre, Valby, and Vesterbro with a total of approx. 180,000 citizens.

Infectious-medical emergency preparedness function
The infectious-medical department of the hospital is in charge of the emergency preparedness function for the treatment and isolation of patients with infectious diseases in Eastern Denmark.

Hvidovre Hospital is a part of Copenhagen University Hospital.

Specialties and functions at Hvidovre Hospital
Shared emergency department

Surgical specialties

• Orthopedic surgery
• Surgery

Internal medical specialties

• Cardiology
• Lung disease
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology
• Geriatrics
• Infectious medicine

The woman-child specialties

• Gynecology and obstetrics
• Pediatrics, including a neonatal ward

Interdisciplinary specialties

• Anaesthesiology, including intensive care
• Diagnostic radiology
• Clinical biochemistry
• Clinical physiology and nuclear medicine
• Clinical immunology
• Clinical microbiology
• Pathological anatomy and cytology

Other clinical specialties

• Clinical oncology
• Palliative treatment