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This handsome ladybird has made a nest in one of the many shots on the building of Fjörðungssúkrahús on Ísafjörður. She seems to be enjoying herself there, because she knows what's going on More ›

The attention of paramedics is drawn to an advertisement for summer replacements in home care. See: Vacancies.

The nursing department at Tjörn á Þingeyri will not be temporarily closed this summer as had been expected. The directors of the Ísafjarðarbær Health Institute decided this this morning. Dissatisfaction could be seen among residents with the closure More ›

It has been decided that Real Estate of the Swedish Treasury (FR) will take over the management and operation of properties currently run by health institutions. In the first phase (2008), FR will, among other things, take over More ›

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Health, has decided to strengthen health services in rural areas by joining together health institutions in four regions in the West, the Westfjords and the North. More ›

On Friday, December 17th last, the result of the collection for CT equipment was announced. The representatives of the fundraising for CT equipment for the Ísafjörður Health Institute presented the representatives of the Fjörður Hospital in Ísafjörður with a gift certificate in the amount of 21.5 million ISK just before […] More ›

Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Health and Social Security, received a CT scanner during a ceremony at the hospital yesterday. Guðlaugur Þór came here to the west yesterday for an official visit together with Ragnheið Haraldsdóttir, the head of the office, and Pálína More ›

Vaccination has now started at the health centers in Ísafjarðarbær and Súðavík. Everyone over the age of 60 along with children and adults who have chronic or malignant diseases are encouraged to More ›

Recently, the Memorial Fund of the Fjörður Hospital in Ísafjörður for Úlf Gunnarsson, known as the Þulf Fund, received a large monetary donation in memory of Hildi Svava Jordan, or ISK. 250,000.- The donor is Hanna Sigurðardóttir, Hilda's mother's sister. Hanna More ›

A medical examination is one of the prerequisites for a work or residence permit for foreigners here, and the epidemiologist has set new rules for these examinations. According to Regulation 414/2007, the Epidemiologist has issued new procedures for medical examination of More ›