Health Trust

Health Trust or HF (Helseforetak) is a health enterprise owned by one of the four Regional Health Authority in Norway, with responsibility for performing a geographic and/or specialist activities of operations on behalf of the regional health authority. There are 43 HFs in Norway, each led by a board of directors appointed by the authority. Most HFs are responsible for one or more hospitals, though some are solely responsible for pharmacies. The trusts are regulated by the Health Trust Act of June 15, 2001.

Helseforetak