Region Västerbotten
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| date = {{Start date|2019|df=y}}
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| division = Västerbotten County
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| legislature = Regional Council
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| members_in_assembly = 71
| leader_type = Chairman of the Regional Executive Board
| leader_title = Peter Olofsson
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| headquarters = Umeå
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Region Västerbotten, formerly known as Västerbotten County Council ({{Langx|sv|Västerbottens läns landsting}}), is the regional council for Västerbotten County, Sweden. The Region is primarily responsible for healthcare and public transport but also oversees regional development and culture.
Formation
On 1 January 2019, Västerbotten County Council merged with the regional federation and certain business support functions from the county administrative board, forming Region Västerbotten.{{cite web|url=https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/det-har-gor-regionen|title=What the Region Does|date=18 March 2019|publisher=Region Västerbotten|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318191034/https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/det-har-gor-regionen|archive-date=18 March 2019}}
Responsibilities
= Healthcare =
Region Västerbotten is responsible for providing healthcare services in Västerbotten County, including specialised care for northern Sweden and national specialist care for brachial plexus injuries.
== Hospitals ==
- Lycksele Hospital
- Skellefteå Hospital
- Norrlands University Hospital in Umeå
The region operates health centres across all municipalities. Some centres also function as local hospitals with inpatient care.
= Public Transport =
Region Västerbotten manages public transport in the county through Länstrafiken i Västerbotten, which operates bus and rail services in cooperation with other northern regions.{{cite web|url=http://www.tabussen.nu/sv/om-lanstrafiken/ |title=About Länstrafiken Västerbotten|publisher=Länstrafiken Västerbotten|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140610071253/http://www.tabussen.nu/sv/om-lanstrafiken/ |archive-date=10 June 2014 }}
= Regional Development =
The Region is responsible for economic growth, infrastructure, tourism, digitalisation, education, and cultural initiatives.{{cite web|url=https://regionvasterbotten.se/naringsliv-och-samhallsbyggnad|title=Business and Community Development|date=9 April 2019|publisher=Region Västerbotten}}
= Education and Research =
Region Västerbotten collaborates with Umeå University on medical research and innovation. It also operates Vindeln Folk High School and Storuman Folk High School.
Politics
Region Västerbotten is governed by the Regional Council, with the Regional Executive Board handling executive matters.
Municipalities
- Bjurholm Municipality
- Dorotea Municipality
- Lycksele Municipality
- Malå Municipality
- Nordmaling Municipality
- Norsjö Municipality
- Robertsfors Municipality
- Skellefteå Municipality
- Sorsele Municipality
- Storuman Municipality
- Umeå Municipality
- Vilhelmina Municipality
- Vindeln Municipality
- Vännäs Municipality
- Åsele Municipality
References
External Links
- [https://www.regionvasterbotten.se/ Region Västerbotten official website]
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