26th January 2024

Being a foreign doctor working at SAk

Corina Labitzke is a German anesthesiologist and emergency physician who has worked at SAk for five years.

24th January 2024

Promotion of clinical pharmacology in Akureyri

The Akureyri Hospital, LSH, HÍ and HA together with the Icelandic Health Care Development Center (Þróunarmiðstöð íslenskrar heilsugæslu) were recently awarded a grant from the universities' cooperation fund for the project Strengthening Clinical Pharmacy in Akureyri.

19th January 2024

Contracts for staffing

The Akureyri hospital has concluded an agreement with Heilsuvernd to take care of the replacement and staffing of one doctor at the SAk emergency room on weekends and at a defined time one to two weekends a month. The agreement has already entered into force.

16th January 2024

Program of SAk's Nutrition Day – Save the date!

SAk's Nutrition Day takes place on Wednesday, February 28 between 13 and 16 in Kjarni, SAk meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Akureyri Hospital. The meeting will also be available in Teams. The theme is: ESPEN guidelines – clinical guidelines for hospital nutrition.

15th January 2024

New head physician of orthopedic surgery

In the spring 2023, Elísabet Björgvinsdóttir was appointed the new head physician of orthopedic surgery at the Akureyri Hospital.

12th January 2024

Activity figures for the full year 2023

Highest bed utilization ever seen.

10th January 2024

Special training positions for doctors at Akureyri Hospital and Landspítali - Joint recruitment process for positions in June 2024

Special training positions for doctors within the fields of medicine where recognised specialist training is provided at the Landspítali University Hospital and the Akureyri Hospital are open for application. The job proportion is 100% or by agreement. The starting date for the recruitment is 3 June 2024, and Tuesday 4 June is the reception date for the specialist training, otherwise the start of the job may be in accordance with an agreement with the teaching director for each speciality.

5th January 2024

Hirings for the position of Chief Physician of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine

Corina Labitzke and Chris Wolffensperger have jointly taken over from Oddur Ólafsson in the position of chief physician of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine.

4th January 2024

Summer jobs SAk 2024

Applications for summer jobs at the Akureyri Hospital have been opened in the summer of 2024.

22nd December 2023

Christmas greetings from the board of executives

It's almost Christmas and the end of this year. Despite the pressure and often difficult conditions in the workplace as well as in the entire healthcare system, it is good to stop and think about all we achieve every day and be proud of it. The Executive Board is extremely proud of SAk's staff, their perseverance, ambition and professionalism.