Chapter 9 · The welfare society
En patient behöver en avancerad operation. Vilken nivå har huvudansvaret för att erbjuda sjukhusvården?
A patient needs a complex operation. Which level has primary responsibility for providing hospital care?
Correct answer: The region
The region has primary responsibility for hospital care. Hospital resources are needed for complex operations and treatments, among other things.
Key words
operation · surgical operation
Source: Regeringen: Arbetet på regional nivå · Regioner; sjukvårdsansvar och egen beskattningsrätt
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Why this option does not fit
Kommunen
Municipalities handle elder care, among other duties, but not primary responsibility for this hospital care.
Länsstyrelsen
The county administrative board represents the state; it is not the regional healthcare authority.
Försäkringskassan
Försäkringskassan decides on benefits such as sickness benefit, not the provision of hospital care.