The Diakonhjemmet foundation becomes a gold partner in Health2B
Diakonhjemmet foundation now becomes a partner in Health2B and an actor in the arena for health innovation. This marks an important milestone in the development of sustainable solutions for the health services.
Caption: Diakonhjemmet foundation is now a partner in the Health2B arena for health innovation. From left, Elen Høgh, head of Health2B, Per Ivar Lund, head of Development and Innovation Diakonhjemmet Foundation and Ingunn Moser, CEO of Diakonhjemmet Foundation. Photo: Anne-Marie Korseberg Stokke
Health2B is a public-private partnership and a physical interaction arena in the Research Park, which facilitates open innovation across businesses, function, technology and expertise. In Health2B, owners of needs and the healthcare industry meet on equal footing and with the same vision: To create the healthcare service of the future together.
The deacon home brings breadth and experience
Managing director Ingunn Moser of the Diakonhjemmet foundation sees Health2B as a good arena for developing needs-based solutions that strengthen the quality and efficiency of health services.
- Our breadth, with primary and specialist healthcare, university education and extensive research programmes, makes us a valuable partner for other businesses in health and care, says Moser. She believes that an arena such as Health2B provides good meeting places for collaboration.
Focus on patient needs and practical solutions
As a partner, Diakonhjemmet wants to contribute to the development of technology that improves health services. The development will be based on the patients' needs and the employees' practical experiences.
- The partnership is also part of our commitment to link innovation work across our businesses in the foundation, says Moser.
Cooperation across sectors
Christian Skattum, who heads the Innovation Department at Oslo University Hospital and one of the founders of Health2B, warmly welcomes Diakonhjemmet:
- Diakonhjemmet is a very exciting partner that knows both specialist and primary care and at the same time has solid research environments. Through the Health2B partnership, we can learn from each other and lift joint initiatives.
Innovation with public-private partnership
General manager of Health2B, Elen Høeg, believes that Diakonhjemmet will be an important partner:
- Diakonhjemmet brings a unique breadth to the arena and strengthens Health2B's position as a driver of innovation and public-private cooperation - we are looking forward to this!
Gold partner
As a gold partner, Diakonhjemmet has a permanent place on the H2B advisory board. Read more about the partner levels here!
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Facts: Diakonhjemmet foundation
The Diakonhjemmet foundation operates and develops extensive service offerings within health, care, education and research.
The Deacon Home's activities include:
- Diakonhjemmet Omsorg AS operates and develops services within care for the elderly and children/family.
- Diakonhjemmet hospital AS is a local hospital in Oslo. The hospital receives patients from the entire health region within rheumatic diseases and psychopharmacology and has national expertise in rheumatology rehabilitation. The hospital has an extensive research activity. The hospital is the host institution for the REMEDY research centre.
- VID university of applied sciences AS has study programs and research in health and social studies, diaconate, theology and management subjects, and cultural and religious studies at all levels from bachelor to PhD. VID has campuses in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Tromsø.
- Fagskolen Diakonova AS is an ideal vocational school with study programs in health and care in Oslo and Bergen.
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Facts: Health2B
Health2B is a public-private partnership and an arena for health innovation, established in autumn 2022.
As of 22.01.2024, the partnership consists of 16 actors who contribute to taking public-private cooperation from words to action: Norway Health Tech, Oslo University Hospital, Forskningsparken, Oslo municipality, Helse Sør-East, Novartis, Telenor, DNV, Sopra Steria, Kernel , Bouvet, Roche, Tietoevry Care, IQVIA, Visiba and Diakonhjemmet foundation.
Health2B is an innovation arena that brings together actors across sectors with the aim of establishing a culture and methodology for public-private interaction, increasing mutual understanding of needs, infrastructure and expertise, creating a common understanding of goals for selected focus areas and contributing to faster and more targeted development and use of technology and services.
