Children’s organ transplantations
The New Children’s Hospital manages all organ transplantations for children in Finland. More than 550 children and adolescents to date have received an organ transplant.
Children’s stem cell transplantations
All children’s stem cell transplantations in Finland are performed at HUS. Each year, we perform about 30 stem cell transplantations on the Taika ward of the New Children’s Hospital. Our treatment outcomes are at a high level by international comparison.
Choice of maternity hospital and orientation visits
Approximately 16,000 babies are born each year in the HUS hospitals. Almost a third of Finns are born in HUS hospitals.
Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common type of birth defect. We treat cleft lip and cleft palate at Töölö Hospital and at the New Children’s Hospital and have nationwide responsibility for these treatments.
Cleft lip and palate treatment
The goal in the treatment we provide for cleft lip/palate is to correct the patient’s appearance and to achieve speech, bite and ear functions as normal as possible.
Coagulation disorders in children
At the New Children’s Hospital, we treat all children’s coagulation disorders, i.e. bleeding diathesis and thrombophilia.
Colorectal surgery
Colorectal surgery refers to surgical treatment of diseases of the colon. We perform colorectal surgical procedures in all the HUS gastrointestinal surgery units.
Craniocynostosis
Craniocynostosis, meaning the premature ossification of one or more sutures between the bones in the skull during a child’s growth, is one of the most common malformations of the head and face, after cleft lip and palate. Craniocynostosis is treated at Töölö Hospital and at the New…
Department of Dermatopathology
In the Department of Dermatopathology at Meilahti Skin and Allergy Hospital, we examine tissue samples taken from the skin, hair, nails, conjunctiva of the eye, and the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and genitals.
Department of Oncology X-ray unit
In the Department of Oncology X-ray unit, we conduct imaging examinations by appointment.