Odense months. The Odense University Hospital (OUH), established in 1912, is of major regional importance, not only for healthcare, but for conducting research in collaboration with the Institute of Clinical Research of the University of Southern Denmark. OUH is the largest hospital unit in Denmark and the largest employer in Odense, and as of 2006 it had 1200 beds and a staff of 7700 people, of which 1300 people were doctors. Today there are about 10,000 employees covering all fields of medicine. The hospital tower block is high, has 15 floors and is Odense's tallest building. It is the principal hospital
Odense City Museums new museums opened (and closed), got renamed and moved around. Starting in 1997, "Odense City Museums" has been run as one museum with the formerly independent museums around the city as departments. Odense City Museums Odense City Museums () is a department in "City and Culture administration" (), which again is a department in Odense municipality administration. It runs and administers all museums in Odense municipality. The first Museum in Odense opened in 1860 under the name "Nordisk Museum" located in Odense Palace. During 1885 it moved to a newly erected building, a few hundred meters from "Odense Palace" –