# Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Bridge Hospital Keywords: - [anestesia- ja leikkausosasto](< /en/search?q=anestesia- ja leikkausosasto >) - [perioperative and intensive care](< /en/search?q=perioperative and intensive care >) In the Anesthesia and Surgery Unit at Bridge Hospital, we perform operations in the specialties of neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology, hand surgery, vascular surgery, and plastic surgery.  We operate in 16 operating rooms. A new activity form in our unit is the RAPTOR suite, which operates at the interface between our surgery unit and our emergency department. This room is for treating severely injured patients and patients suffering from life-threatening hemorrhage, for example. We work in close cooperation with the [ Anesthesia and Surgery Unit at Tower Hospital](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/anesthesia-and-surgery-unit-tower "Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Tower Hospital"). [The Surgery Preparation and Discharge Unit](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-tower-hospital/surgery-preparation-and-discharge-unit " Surgery Preparation and Discharge Unit, Meilahti") is located close to our facilities. There we receive and prepare all surgical patients arriving from home for surgery at the Bridge Hospital and Tower Hospital. Some of our patients are discharged directly from the Surgery Preparation and Discharge Unit. We are on call 24 hours a day. ## [ Maisa Portal (opens in new window, links to another website) ](https://www.maisa.fi/maisa/Authentication/Login?lang=britishenglish) maisa.fi You can use our online services by signing in to the Maisa Portal. Once your treatment with us begins, you will receive information on the services you can access in Maisa. These include appointment booking and preliminary information forms, for example. Click here to go to Maisa's sign-in page  ## [ Patient Guide ](/en/patient/patient-guide) The Patient Guide site answers the most common questions patients may have before, during, and after treatment. See Patient Guide site here  ## Contact information and opening hours #### Visiting address Meilahti Bridge Hospital Haartmaninkatu 4 Helsinki 2nd floor #### Postal address 320 00029 HUS ### Switchboard [ Phone, Switchboard: 09 4711 ]() There are no visiting hours in our unit, as due to the nature of the operations, visits are not permitted. ## Find us here ### [ Meilahti Bridge Hospital ](/en/patient/hospitals-and-other-units/meilahti-bridge-hospital)  ## Unit's services ### [ Anesthesia ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/anesthesia)  ### [ Neurosurgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/neurosurgery)  ### [ Musculoskeletal Surgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/musculoskeletal-surgery)  ### [ Vascular surgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/vascular-surgery)  ### [ Plastic surgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/plastic-surgery)  ### [ Epilepsy surgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/epilepsy-surgery)  ### [ Hand Surgery ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/hand-surgery)  ### [ Surgery of the pelvis and lower extremities ](/en/patient/treatments-and-examinations/surgery-pelvis-and-lower-extremities)  Show all ## Specialists ### [ Tanja Aalto ](/en/person/tanja-aalto) Nurse Manager Perioperative and Intensive Care Anesthesia and Surgery Unit, Bridge Hospital ### [ Laura Arajärvi ](/en/person/laura-arajarvi) Nurse Manager Perioperative and Intensive Care, Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital ### [ Laura Sulin ](/en/person/laura-sulin) Nurse Manager Perioperative and Intensive Care, Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital ### [ Pekka Tarkkila ](/en/person/pekka-tarkkila) Head Physician Perioperative and Intensive Care, Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital ### [ Ann-Christine Lindroos ](/en/person/ann-christine-lindroos) Deputy Chief Physician, Anesthesiologist Perioperative and Intensive Care, Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital  ### [ Erik Litonius ](/en/person/erik-litonius) Deputy Chief Physician, Associate Professor Perioperative and Intensive Care, Surgery and Anesthesia Unit, Meilahti Bridge Hospital Show all Updated: 01.09.2025 Print this page