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Gynecology/Obstetrics, Arendal

We provide childbirth services and treatment options within women's health. The department consists of an observation post for pregnant women, a delivery section, a postpartum section, an outpatient clinic for pregnant women, and a postpartum outpatient clinic.

Contact

Phone

Postal address

P.O. Box 416 Lundsiden, 4604 Kristiansand

Email

postmottak@sshf.no

How to find us

Meeting point

The gynecological outpatient clinic is located on the 1st floor of the E wing, and labor/postpartum on the 4th floor of the C wing.
Sørlandet sykehus Arendal sett fra luften.

Southern Norway Hospital Arendal

Hospital Road 1

Hospital Road 1, 4838 Arendal

Getting here

You can reach our locations by public transport. Go to Agder public transport to find your route:akt.no

You may be entitled to have necessary expenses covered when traveling to and from the treatment location.

You should initially use public transport, and you must pay a deductible. To get reimbursed for expenses incurred during the trip, you must fill out a travel expense form and send it toPatient travel.

Practical information

At the hospital pharmacy in Arendal, you can drop off prescriptions and purchase pharmacy goods.
You will 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 work? Now, if you receive the invitation letter digitally on helsenorge.no, you can directly message the department you are supposed to visit if you need a new appointment time. 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 main switchboard on the phone: 38 07 30 00
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Children and young people 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


Visiting hours may vary at the various departments and locations. Please check the department you have an appointment with for more information.

See overview of the hospital's departments

General visiting hours:

Arendal:
17:00-19:00 on weekdays
14:00-16:00 and 18:00-19:00 on weekends and holidays

Flekkefjord:
14:00-15:00 and 18:00-19:00
Delivery ward: 17:00-19:00 (siesta/no visits: 14:00-16:00)

Kristiansand:
17:00-19:00 on weekdays
14:00-16:00 and 18:00-19:00 on weekends and holidays

Postpartum ward: 16:00–18:00 every day for the newborn’s healthy siblings.

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.

Many people want to give a floral greeting when visiting a patient at the hospital, but due to allergies and infection risk, several of our departments are flower-free. We appreciate it if you who want to bring a gift to the patient choose something other than flowers.

Some patients also react allergically to perfume or creams containing perfume. We ask that this be taken into consideration.

Many patients and relatives want to take photos/videos or blog from their time at the hospital. Of course, this is permissible, as long as you respect the privacy of others patients and employees.

Here are a couple of good tips for using social media for you as a patient or relative:

  • Respect others. You must have consent if you want to take pictures or videos of patients or employees. All patients have the right to privacy when they are at the hospital.
  • Parents/guardians decide whether you can take pictures of children or publish pictures of their children online. Parents should consider what is best for the child. When the child is 12 years old, great weight should be placed on what the child thinks. When the child is 15 years old, they decide for themselves whether it is okay to be photographed and whether it may be published.
  • Remember that employees must also give their permission if you want to publish pictures you have taken of them.
  • You should remove content you have published if the person involved asks you to. If others have posted pictures of you online without permission, you can ask the person to delete it. If you are not heard, you can contact: www.slettmeg.no.

Sound recordings
It is not illegal to make recordings of conversations you participate in for private use. Publishing and sharing, however, requires consent from the person you are talking to. Secret recordings of conversations you do not participate in are illegal.

Have you worked in the healthcare sector or received healthcare outside of Scandinavia in the last year?

For example, this could be hospitalization, extensive outpatient treatment, or a visit to the dentist. Then your family doctor must test you for bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics (such as MRSA).

Ask your family doctor to send you the test results before your appointment with us and bring them with you when you come to the hospital.

For day stays or hospitalizations, we ask you to bring the following to the hospital:

  • Bring slippers, a change of clothes, and toiletries
  • Bring your regular medication. It may take time to obtain equivalent medication from the pharmacy.
  • Bring a medication list/overview of your regular medications
  • Medical equipment for daily use

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

Here you can buy kiosk items such as newspapers, magazines, fruit, chocolate, cookies, ice cream, soft drinks, cards, flowers, simple toiletries, and various gift 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. Everyone who wants to park on the hospital's premises 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 the 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 atAutopay.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 automatically pay each time you park in the parking garage.

During certain periods, e.g. due to heavy snow, it may be difficult to find a parking space. We therefore recommend that you allow plenty of time.

For electric cars:

Arendal: Electric cars can park free 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.

Do you need to charge your car? Not all of our hospital areas have charging stations, and those that do have a limited number. You therefore cannot 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 in one map - Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association​

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


Parents of children (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 more 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 indicated on the signs.

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

Parental leave is intended to compensate for lost income when you care for a child who needs continuous supervision and care due to illness or injury. Read more about, among other thingsparental leave, help and basic allowanceandBenefits from the National Insurance Schemeat NAV.

Smoking can cause discomfort to others. Thank you for showing consideration and contributing to Southern Norway Hospital being a smoke-free hospital environment.

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. Expenses for the interpreter are covered by the healthcare service.Helsenorge.no

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

All visitors can use free wireless internet at the hospital.

Look for HSO-Guest on your network and follow the instructions for logging in.

If you cannot find the network, you are in an area that has not yet been developed.