 The Hans Christian Andersen Children ’ s Hospital , part of the OUH , is the only paediatric department on the island of Funen , and also conducts research into nutrition and gastrointestinal diseases , asthma and allergies , hormonal diseases and others . As of 2013 , the children 's hospital had consisted of seven wards and had 377 employees , with about 10 @,@ 000 admissions and 25 @,@ 000 annual outpatient visits annually . A new DKK 6 @.@ 3 billion hospital is under construction in closer proximity to the University of Southern Denmark , scheduled to be completed in 2018 . The hospital will have a floor area of 212 @,@ 000 square metres ( 2 @,@ 280 @,@ 000 sq ft ) . 
