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Netherlands — Healthcare: Major Hospitals

The Netherlands has seven university medical centres, led by Amsterdam UMC, Erasmus MC, LUMC, Maastricht UMC+, Radboudumc, UMCG and UMC Utrecht, employing about 80,000 people.

VerifiedGovernment / official sourceNFU — Netherlands Federation of University Medical CentresLast reviewed: 2026-10-23

Key facts

  • The NFU lists seven university medical centres, with around 80,000 employees.
  • The named centres are Amsterdam UMC, Erasmus MC (Rotterdam), LUMC (Leiden), Maastricht UMC+, Radboudumc (Nijmegen), UMCG (Groningen) and UMC Utrecht.
  • The NFU board is made up of the chairs of the UMC boards of directors.
  • The collective agreement refers to eight UMCs, probably counting Amsterdam UMC locations separately; this was not verified. Non-academic general hospitals are not covered here.

Steps

  1. Researching Major Hospitals — This information may be difficult to find for those not fluent in Dutch, and online resources may be limited for those who are not familiar with the Dutch healthcare system.

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