Satasairaala (previously ''Satakunnan keskussairaala''
) is a hospital located in the
Tiilimäki district of
Pori
Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...
, Finland. Satasairaala is the central hospital of the
Satakunta
Satakunta (in both Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish, ; historically ''Satacundia'') is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland ...
region and is owned by the
Satakunnan sairaanhoitopiiri.
History
Porin yleinen sairaala started operations in 1878 when the
senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
decided to open a new hospital in the northern part of the
Turku and Pori Province
Turku and Pori Province (, , ) was a Provinces of Finland, province of independent Finland from 1917 to 1997. The province was however founded as a county in 1634 when today's Finland was an integrated part of Sweden. It is named after the citie ...
. For this, they bought a building from the
Itätulli district. Going into the 20th century, the hospital did not meet the official healthcare regulations of the region. The hospital had only 55 beds, so people couldn't fit into the hospital. The inside of the hospital was too dark. The
Porin kaupunginsairaala was opened to help the hospital with the overwhelming number of patients.
In 1965, the hospital was given a new name, Satakunnan keskussairaala (abbreviated SATKS or SatKs
)
SatKs was renamed to Satasairaala in 2018.
References
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