Kuopio University Hospital

Kuopio University Hospital is a teaching hospital of the University of Eastern Finland along Puijonlaaksontie at the Puijonlaakso district in Kuopio, Finland. It serves as one of the main hospitals in the country and operates in the facilities of Central Hospital of Puijo, Children's Hospital of Alava and Psychiatric Hospital of Julkula in Kuopio, and also former Tarina Hospital in Siilinjärvi.

After Kuopio, the municipalities of Siilinjärvi, Varkaus and Iisalmi use the services of the hospital district the most. KYS is Kuopio's second largest employer after the city of Kuopio; in 2011, Kuopio University Hospital employed a total of 4,113 people. KYS is also Finland's largest medical educator in terms of enrollment.KYS has an Epilepsy Center that provides diagnostics and treatment for severe epilepsy in both adults and children.

Source: Wikipedia