The nursing department at Sólborg á Flateyri will be closed in 2011 and the need for nursing space there will be met in other ways.
The Vestfjörður Health Institute, like other health institutions in the country, needs to reduce its operations. That reduction will only be met by a reduction in activities, as most of the organization's expenses are salaries.
Other optimization measures are being worked on within the organization, but they will see the light of day in the new year.
Chief: THOUGH