Longyearbyen hospital

We offer:

• Doctor's appointment.
• Urgent care.
  Acute conditions that cannot be treated are transferred to the University Hospital in Tromsø (UNN) or another relevant hospital on the mainland.
  For surgery, we only offer life-saving stabilisation before the patient is transferred to the mainland. This depends on the availability of a surgeon.
• Dentist's appointment. A dental hygienist is present 2-4 times a year and an orthodontist 3-5 times a year.
• Child health clinic. The midwife is responsible for the follow-up of pregnant women and children under school age. Public health nurses supervise schoolchildren.
• Physiotherapy.
• Regular X-ray.
• Plastering for fracture injuries that do not require surgical intervention.

The hospital cannot issue all types of health certificates (e.g. diving certificate, polar bear watch, guide), but helps with some certificates that are job-related, e.g. driving licence.

Svalbard only offers limited health services. 

Longyearbyen Hospital has fewer services than other Norwegian hospitals. Pay particular attention to the following:

• No psychologists.
• No delivery room.
• No CT or MRI.
• Limited possibilities for medical examination (we have the equivalent of what you can get from your family doctor/emergency room on the mainland.)
• No scheduled operations.

The transfer of emergency patients to the mainland by air ambulance depends on weather and available aircraft.