Successes in a year of uncertainty

In 2020, HUS stepped up to the front line in health care in general and in combating the coronavirus pandemic in particular. Although the pandemic had an impact on the entire year, we never halted our other operations because of it.

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HUS year 2020

The year 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. The year 2020 was also the first year of our new strategy.

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Patient care

We cared for 682,000 individual patients in 2020. Quite exceptionally, overall demand for our services decreased, although there was a huge surge in online services.

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Personnel

The coronavirus pandemic affected all of our personnel. In nursing, it necessitated employee retraining and reassignment.

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Finances

We broke even in 2020, covering the deficit of EUR 40 million with member municipality contributions.

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Research and education

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated research. Obtaining a hospital research permit was also expedited.

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Corporate responsibility

We halved our carbon footprint in 2020. We took significant steps towards carbon neutrality.

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Better care, for every patient, every day

Every year, about 680,000 patients are treated at the HUS Helsinki University Hospital. HUS employs 27,000 professionals to serve all patients’ best interests. We are responsible for specialist medical care for the residents of 24 member municipalities. In addition, we provide nationally centralized care for many rare and severe diseases. HUS Helsinki University Hospital is the biggest health care provider and the second-largest employer in Finland. Our expertise is internationally recognized and accredited. As a university hospital, we constantly study and develop our treatment methods and activities.