Hospitals in The Netherlands
Expats will generally find Dutch hospitals to be clean, modern and equipped with the latest technology for treating patients. As of 2018, there were 120 hospitals in the Netherlands.
To receive funding from the government, a Dutch hospital (ziekenhuis or gasthuis) must meet the quality-of-care and infrastructure parameters as set forth in the Wet Ziekenhuisvoorzieningen (Hospitals Facilities Act). Hospitals in the Netherlands provide medical care to surrounding communities of approximately 125,000-200,000 residents.
Every Dutch hospital is managed as a business, with an expectation that it will be profitable and not a drain on government healthcare financial resources. This priority led to many formerly independent hospitals being merged to form regional groups or alliances under a management umbrella organization.
The three largest cities in Holland (Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague) are well-served with each having at least 5 major hospitals within its metropolitan areas.
There are seven training hospitals in the Netherlands associated with Dutch universities: Amsterdam UMC (AMC and VUmc), Erasmus MC, Leiden UMC, Maastricht UMC, Radboud UMC, UMC Groningen and UMC Utrecht. They are members of the Nederlandse Federatie van Universitair Medische Centra (NFU).
Below are the hospitals located in the largest Dutch cities, where the majority of expats and internationals live.
AMSTERDAM HOSPITALS
- OLVG East Ziekenhuis (Amsterdam Oost)
- OLVG West Ziekenhuis (Amsterdam West)
- Amsterdam UMC: AMC (Amsterdam Zuid-Oost)
- Amsterdam UMC: VUmc (Amsterdam Zuid)
- BovenIJ Ziekenhuis (Amsterdam Noord)
ROTTERDAM HOSPITALS
- Erasmus Medical Center (Centrum)
- Franciscus Ziekenhuis (Hillegersburg-Schiebroek)
- Franciscus Ziekenhuis (Schiedam)
- IJsselland Ziekenhuis (Capelle aan den Ijssel)
- Ikazia Ziekenhuis (Charlois)
- Maasstad Ziekenhuis (Feijenoord)
THE HAGUE HOSPITALS
- HMC Westeinde (Centrum)
- HMC Bronovo (Benoordenhout)
- HMC Antoniushove (Leidschendam)
- HagaZiekenhuis Leyweg (Escamp)
- Juliana Children’s Hospital (Escamp)
UTRECHT HOSPITALS
- UMC Utrecht (Utrecht Oost)
- Beatrix Children’s Hospital (Utrecht Oost)
- Diakonessenhuis (Centrum)
- St. Antonius Ziekenhuis (Leidsche Rijn)
- St. Antonius Ziekenhuis (Nieuwegein)
EINDHOVEN HOSPITALS
- Catharina Ziekenhuis (Woensel)
- Maxima MC Eindhoven (Centrum)
- Maxima MC Veldhoven (Veldhoven)
- St. Anna Ziekenhuis (Gelrop)
GRONINGEN HOSPITALS
- UMC Groningen (Centrum)
- Beatrix Children’s Hospital (Centrum)
- Martini Ziekenhuis (Stadsparkwijk)
ALMERE HOSPITALS
- Flevoziekenhuis (Almere Stad)
BREDA HOSPITALS
- Amphia Ziekenhuis Molengracht (Breda Oost)
- Amphia Ziekenhuis Langendijk (Boeimeer)
DELFT HOSPITALS
- Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis (Voorhof)
LEIDEN HOSPITALS
- Leiden UMC (Centrum)
- Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiden (Houtkwartier)
- Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiderdorp (Leiderdorp)
MAASTRICHT HOSPITALS
- Maastricht UMC (Centrum)
TILBURG HOSPITALS
- TweeSteden Ziekenhuis (West Tilburg)
- Elisabeth Ziekenhuis (Groenewoud)
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