On December 10, the staff of the institution said goodbye to four honorable women whose combined years of service with the institution and its predecessor is a total of 153 years! These are Ásthildur Ólafsdóttir medical secretary, Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir assistant in occupational therapy, [...] More ›
Several young women, together with their children, looked at the maternity ward of the hospital the other day. The purpose was to present the faculty with a gift that is primarily intended as a token of appreciation for the More ›
Rannveig Björnsdóttir, a nurse, has been hired as the head of the inpatient department at the institute in Ísafjörður. Rannveig was born in 1958. She completed her B. Sc. degree in nursing from the University of Iceland in 1983 and an additional diploma More ›
The annual flu vaccination starts today, October 8. Vaccination is between 14 and 15:30 on weekdays. There are two A-strains and one B-strain. […] More ›
Nurse Hörður Högnason has been hired as the director of nursing at the institution. Hörður was born on Ísafjörður in 1952 and graduated from the Íslands School of Nursing in 1978. He studied at More ›
The Epidemiologist, in collaboration with the Public Safety Department of the National Police, has published two instruction booklets for the influenza that is spreading around the world. The pamphlets are published, among other things, to teach and inform people More ›
Yesterday, May 28, it was agreed to hire nurse Hulda Karlsdóttir as head of the nursing department in Bolungarvík. Hulda was born in 1955 and graduated from the New Nursing School in 1978. Hulda […] More ›
Due to the summer leave of doctors and other staff, the opening hours of the health centers will be as follows: The health care in Suðureyri, Súðavík and Flateyri will be closed from June 1 - August 31. The health care in Þingeyri More ›
At the meeting of the organization's executive board on May 5, it was agreed to hire Þorstein Jóhannesson, chief medical officer, as medical director. Þorsteinn was born in Ísafjörður in 1951 and completed his medical degree from the University [...] More ›
Minister of Health Ögmundur Jónasson met this morning with the management of the Vestfjörður Health Institute and local councilors in the region. After that, he held a meeting with the organization's staff in its dining room at Torfnes in Ísafjörður. More ›