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Habilitation for children and young people (HABU), Arendal

HABU provides interdisciplinary specialist healthcare services to children and young people aged 0-18 years with congenital or early-acquired conditions that affect the nerve/muscle system, and which result in impaired function or a concerning development that requires further investigation.

The goal of our services is that children and young people with such disabilities will, to the greatest extent possible, achieve mastery, independence, and participation in society.
We offer interdisciplinary assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. HABU collaborates with other specialist healthcare services, general practitioners, municipal health and care services, kindergartens, schools, special education services (PPT), and other services for children and young people.

Contact

Telephone

  • Monday - Friday 08:00 - 15:00
  • Saturday - Sunday CLOSED
HABU is closed during week 28, 29, 30, and 31.

Postal address

Postbox 416, 4604 Kristiansand

Email

postmottak@sshf.no

How to find us

Meeting place

HABU's premises on the 6th floor of the hospital's main building.
Sørlandet sykehus Arendal sett fra luften.

Southern Norway Hospital Arendal

Sykehusveien 1

Sykehusveien 1, 4838 Arendal

Find your way

Practical information

​In the hospital pharmacy in Arendal, you can hand in prescriptions and buy pharmacy goods.
You can find us on the 1st floor of the main building, just inside the entrance.
Open every weekday from 08.30-16.00.

Hospital Pharmacy Arendal

Does the appointment not suit you? Now, if you receive the letter digitally on helsenorge.no, you can directly message the department you are going to if you need a new time for the appointment. You must be a registered user on helsenorge to access the service.
You can also contact the department where you have an appointment or call the switchboard on telephone: 38 07 30 00
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Children are affected when someone in the family is ill and needs to understand what is happening. It may be that you yourself are a patient, a caregiver, or that you are a parent of sick children with siblings. We at the hospital will contribute to ensuring that children and young people in your family are well cared for.

Children as caregivers

​The patient library in Arendal is located in the basement of the main building. It is self-service and open 24 hours a day. Here you can borrow books and read newspapers and magazines.

Kiosk
The kiosk is located in the vestibule on the 1st floor.

Here you can buy kiosk goods such as newspapers, weekly magazines, fruit, chocolate, cookies, ice cream, soft drinks, cards, flowers, some toiletries, and various souvenir items.

In addition, you can buy buns, chicken wraps, rolls, salads, calzones, paninis, and sausages.

Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 07.00-21.00
Saturday and Sunday: 09.00-20.00

Parking spaces at Southern Norway Hospital are subject to a fee from Monday to Friday from 08.00-20.00. All who wish to park on the hospital grounds must follow the signs and instructions on the payment machines.

At the hospitals in Arendal and Kristiansand, it is possible to pay for parking with EasyPark (mobile solution), card, or coin at other locations. See signs for both payment options and time limits.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can register your parking via the Easypark app, via the machine where you park, or the Flowbird website.

Register payment on website

Overview of parking spaces on Eg in Kristiansand
 

At the hospital in Arendal, cameras read the vehicle's license plate numbers upon entering and exiting the parking garage through the Autopay service. Follow the signs and read the instructions.


Pay at the payment machine

If you have not created a profile onAutopay.io​, you can pay at the machine at the main entrance. Enter the vehicle's license plate number. You can pay with card or cash, but the machine does not give change.

Pay automatically

Register as a customer with license plate number and bank card at www.autopay.io. Once you have registered, you will pay automatically every time you park in the parking garage.

In some periods, e.g. during heavy snow, it can be difficult to find a parking space. We therefore recommend being out in good time.

For electric cars:

Arendal: Electric cars can park free of charge in areas marked with a maximum of 1, 2, or 3 hours. On other areas, a fee must be paid from the first hour.
Kristiansand: Electric cars pay a fee from and including the first hour.
Flekkefjord: Electric cars pay a fee from and including the first hour.

Need to charge your car? Not all of our hospital areas have charging stations, and those that do have a limited number. You cannot therefore rely on being able to charge your car while you are visiting as a patient or visitor. You can see all charging stations here:

All charging stations on one map - Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association​

Blood donors park free of charge at the hospital.Further information is available from the blood bank.


Parents (under 18 years) with a hospital stay of more than 14 days,receive free parking during the child's continued stay. This also applies if the child's stay starts at another hospital. Contact the department at the hospital for further information.

Valid HC card gives free parking in designated areas
Contact the Service Desk to register your HC card. HC vehicles are exempt from time limits unless otherwise stated on the signs.

Parking for giving birth Kristiansand
There is free parking for women giving birth outside the Women's Department at the hospital in Kristiansand. The maximum parking time is set to 2 hours.

​Parental leave allowance is intended to replace lost income when you are caring for a child who needs continuous supervision and care due to illness or injury. Read more about, among other things,parental leave allowance, assistance and basic allowanceandBenefits from the National Insurance Schemeat NAV.

​The Service Desk in Arendal is located right by the main entrance. Here you can contact us with questions about your appointment at the hospital.

Opening hours:
Weekdays: 07.00-21.00.
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays: 09.00-20.00.

​If you need an interpreter, you must notify the hospital of this well in advance of the appointment. The cost of the interpreter is covered by the healthcare service.Helsenorge.no

Patients not fluent in Norwegian are entitled to an interpreter.Helsenorge.no/interpreter

​If a child has been exposed to waterpox infection, or has waterpox, please contact us. The assigned appointment/admission must then be postponed. This also applies if you are visiting the pediatric and adolescent department. For some of our patients, waterpox infection can be dangerous.