Mission of the New Karolinska Solna University Hospital

The objectives of the New Karolinska Solna are:

• to provide healthcare, research and education of excellent quality.
• to provide a hub of a national and international competitive university medical care system.
• to provide specialized and highly specialized healthcare.
• to assume a central role in the development of the Stockholm region into a leading bio-medical center.

These objectives are being addressed by creating a university hospital where specialized healthcare, education and clinical research is closely integrated.

Closeness and collaboration is being promoted in a creative environment to minimize distance between healthcare and academia as well as industrial research and development. The ultimate goal is rapid knowledge transfer resulting in higher quality healthcare for each patient.