Kymenlaakson sairaanhoito- ja sosiaalipalvelujen kuntayhtymä
Carea - Finland
In Finland, the municipality is responsible for organizing public health and social services for citizens. For specialized medical care and care for the handicapped, a municipality must belong to a federation of other municipalities which helps them
provide such services. The federation is responsible for primary care services and providing emergency care as well as taking care of the patients sent there. The services of Carea are provided through Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, the psychiatric
hospital of Kymenlaakso and social services. In addition, the federation purchase services from Helsinki University Hospital and ORTON Orthopaedic Hospital. The federation of medical and social services in Kymenlaakso, known as Carea, is formed by Hamina, Kotka, Kouvola, Miehikkälä, Pyhtää and Virolahti. The federation provides services for 174 000 people. Carea employs 2,100 professionals of various fields in Kotka and Kouvola. The federation’s expenses in 2013 amounted to EUR 223 million.
Carea - Finland
In Finland, the municipality is responsible for organizing public health and social services for citizens. For specialized medical care and care for the handicapped, a municipality must belong to a federation of other municipalities which helps them
provide such services. The federation is responsible for primary care services and providing emergency care as well as taking care of the patients sent there. The services of Carea are provided through Kymenlaakso Central Hospital, the psychiatric
hospital of Kymenlaakso and social services. In addition, the federation purchase services from Helsinki University Hospital and ORTON Orthopaedic Hospital. The federation of medical and social services in Kymenlaakso, known as Carea, is formed by Hamina, Kotka, Kouvola, Miehikkälä, Pyhtää and Virolahti. The federation provides services for 174 000 people. Carea employs 2,100 professionals of various fields in Kotka and Kouvola. The federation’s expenses in 2013 amounted to EUR 223 million.