About us

The Doctor's Office for Seafarers in Bergen is one of the oldest of its kind in Norway. The office was established on the 18th of May 1960. At the same time, other doctor offices were being built in other large cities in Norway. This was a collaboration between the Norwegian Seafarers Union and the Norwegian Shipowners Association, and both companies were governed by a central government for Medical services for seafarers in Oslo.

The companies first office was located at Engen 39 and in February 1988 it was moved to Strandgaten 18. The first doctors at the office were Dr. Johannes Solem, Dr. Odd Meldahl Olsen, and Dr. Ivar Hauge.

The office was privatized on the 1st of January in 1990. At the same time the Medical services for seafarers in Oslo closed down. Dr.Laura Sleire and Dr. Hallvard Vatshelle took over the private practice. From 1997 to 2005 Dr. Halvard Vatsheller ran the office with Jersey Zocol. Doctor Emmie Knudtzon Snincak was the sole proprietor and manager from 2005 to 2014.

The doctor's office is currently owned by Bewe Holding AS, MariTeam Helse AS, Snekrystall AS, Gunn Berit Horge, Trude Telnes

The vision

The doctors office for seafarers in Bergen is a company with steady growth that is anchored in the past and focused on the future.

The doctors' office for seafarers in Bergen is a medical center for:

Shipping- and offshore companies
Seafarers
Offshore workers
Fishermen
Los

We are available for our clients and a resource center for colleagues in the health sector. The company will also focus on building a good and healthy work environment so that our employees can thrive and evolve.