Geneva University Hospital Geneva University Hospital The Geneva University Hospitals (, HUG) is one of the five university hospitals of Switzerland, and the largest one in the country. First founded in 1535, the creation of the HUG dates back to 1995 as a merger of all public hospitals in Geneva. The HUG operate 8 hospitals in the Canton of Geneva as well as 40 outpatients clinics. The Geneva University Hospitals includes 8 public hospitals, 2 clinics and 40 outpatient care centers with more than 11,000 employees (including 5,100 nurses). This hospital is not only a local hospital for the city of Geneva, but
Canton of Geneva great influence on the canton, which essentially consists of the city and its hinterlands. Geneva was controlled by the Allobroges tribe until 121 BC. It was annexed to the Roman Empire in 121 BC and remained its part until 443. In 443, Burgundians took over Geneva. In 532, the land controlled by Burgundians became part of the Frankish Empire. Geneva became a part of the Kingdom of Burgundy in 888. Geneva became a part of the Holy Roman Empire in 1032 and officially remained in it until the Peace of Westphalia. The Prince-Bishopric of Geneva was a Prince-Bishopric of the