Gelre Ziekenhuizen

What Gelre Ziekenhuizen does

Gelre Ziekenhuizen is a Dutch regional hospital group operating two hospital locations in Apeldoorn (headquarters, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31) and Zutphen (Den Elterweg 77), serving the Gelderland province. The organization is structured as a non-profit healthcare institution founded in 1999, employing between 1,001 and 5,000 staff, and holds membership in the Samenwerkende Topklinische Ziekenhuizen (STZ) network with six STZ-recognized topclinical care functions: Expertisecentrum Ouderengeneeskunde (geriatric medicine), Expertisecentrum Cornea Aandoeningen (corneal disease and transplants), Nierexpertisecentrum (kidney failure treatment), Gelre i-Lab (clinical pharmaceutical and toxicological laboratory), ExpIRA (intensive care rehabilitation), and Apeldoorns Duizeligheidscentrum (national dizziness center offering same-day diagnosis).

The portfolio combines general hospital services (emergency care, surgery, diagnostics, outpatient consultations, and inpatient admissions) with these specialized centers that integrate patient care, scientific research, training, and patient organization engagement. Patient-facing digital infrastructure is delivered through the MijnGelre online portal, which provides appointment management and access to medical records. In June 2026 the organization announced the acquisition of laboratory activities from Clinical Diagnostics Gelre (CDG), bringing diagnostic services under a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Revenue is generated through the provision of hospital healthcare services reimbursed via the Dutch basic health insurance system under DRG-based tariffs, with patients paying statutory deductibles. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer: patients access care via appointments, emergency presentation, and general practitioner referrals at the two hospital locations and associated outpatient facilities. The marketing function relies on organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn) for top-of-funnel engagement and health information dissemination.

Name

Gelre Ziekenhuizen

Legal name

Gelre Ziekenhuizen

Website

https://gelreziekenhuizen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gelre Ziekenhuizen is a Dutch non-profit regional hospital group operating two sites in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, delivering general and six STZ-recognized topclinical specialty services to patients in the Gelderland region under the Dutch health insurance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA), Ophthalmic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAJ)

Keywords

• Hospital care
• Specialized medical treatment
• Clinical expertise centers
• Emergency and inpatient services
• Patient portal access

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hospital Healthcare Services: Gelre Ziekenhuizen generates revenue through providing hospital services including consultations, treatments, surgeries, diagnostics, and hospital admissions. Revenue is received through Dutch health insurance system (zorgverzekering) based on diagnosis-related group (DRG) tariffs and insured care agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gelre Ziekenhuizen operates two hospital locations (Apeldoorn and Zutphen) delivering general and specialized medical care, including emergency services, surgery, outpatient consultations, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. The hospital is recognized for six STZ top-clinical care functions covering elderly medicine, corneal disease, kidney care, clinical pharmaceutical and toxicology, intensive care rehabilitation, and dizziness.

Product overview

Gelre Ziekenhuizen is a Dutch hospital offering specialized medical care through its network of expertise centers and clinical services. The hospital operates two main locations in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, providing six STZ-recognized top clinical care functions. The portfolio includes specialized expertise centers for geriatric medicine (ECO), cornea diseases, kidney care (Dialysecentrum), and ICU rehabilitation (ExpIRA), along with a clinical pharmaceutical and toxicological laboratory (Gelre i-Lab), and a national dizziness center (ADC). Patient-facing services include the MijnGelre online portal for appointment management and access to medical information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gelre i-Lab: Klinisch Farmaceutisch en Toxicologisch laboratorium (Clinical Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Laboratory) focusing on quality control of drug manufacturing, toxicology research, and pharmacogenetics
• ExpIRA
• Apeldoorns Duizeligheidscentrum (ADC)
• Expertisecentrum Ouderengeneeskunde (ECO)
• Expertisecentrum Cornea Aandoeningen
• Nierexpertisecentrum
• MijnGelre

Products and services

• Expertisecentrum Ouderengeneeskunde (ECO) STZ-recognized specialist center bundling expertise and knowledge on best care for elderly patients in the hospital, scientifically substantiated. Aimed at older patients requiring geriatric hospital care.
• Expertisecentrum Cornea Aandoeningen STZ Topklinisch Expertise Centrum for corneal diseases, including corneal transplants, providing specialized care with modern techniques and new treatment methods for patients with corneal conditions.
• Nierexpertisecentrum (Kidney Expertise Center) STZ-recognized kidney expertise center (Dialysecentrum Apeldoorn) offering virtually all treatment methods for kidney failure, tailoring care to patient wishes and needs for personalized treatment and optimal quality of life.
• Gelre i-Lab Klinisch Farmaceutisch en Toxicologisch laboratorium providing quality control of medicine production, toxicology research on foreign substances and their influence on the human body, and pharmacogenetics.
• ExpIRA (Expertisecentrum voor Intensive Care Revalidatie Apeldoorn) Expertise center for intensive care rehabilitation serving patients requiring long-term ICU treatment, optimizing organization and provision of care during all phases of treatment and recovery.
• Apeldoorns Duizeligheidscentrum (ADC) National expertise center for dizziness complaints, striving to examine, diagnose, and propose treatment on the same day for rapid patient assistance.
• MijnGelre Online patient portal providing direct access for patients to manage appointments, view medical information, and access hospital services online.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Samenwerkende Topklinische Ziekenhuizen (STZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGelre Ziekenhuizen is a member of the STZ network of topclinical hospitals. STZ hospitals provide complex care with high-quality patient treatment integrated with scientific research, knowledge exchange, training opportunities, and regular contact with patient organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Radboudumc: Radboudumc is the academic hospital located in Nijmegen, also in Gelderland, providing tertiary care and competing for high-complexity referrals in the same region as Gelre.
• Erasmus MC: Erasmus MC is a Dutch academic medical center offering broader specialty and tertiary services; comparable to Gelre at a category level but operates at significantly larger scale and as a university hospital.

Direct peers

• Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZGT): ZGT is a regional Dutch hospital group operating across multiple sites in Twente with similar multi-specialty services and comparable non-profit, regional-hospital scale.
• Rijnstate: Rijnstate is an STZ top-clinical hospital in Arnhem, also serving the Gelderland region with comparable specialty centers and two main locations; a geographic and operating peer of Gelre.
• Deventer Ziekenhuis: Deventer Ziekenhuis is a regional general hospital in the eastern Netherlands with a comparable specialty mix and patient-portal infrastructure; serves an adjacent catchment to Gelre's Zutphen site.
• Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep: Noordwest is a multi-site regional Dutch hospital group offering comparable general and specialty services, with a similar non-profit operating model and patient population scale.
• Medisch Spectrum Twente (MST): MST is a large regional Dutch hospital in Enschede with comparable scale, multi-specialty services, and emergency/inpatient operations analogous to Gelre's two-site model.
• Maasstad Ziekenhuis: Maasstad is a large STZ-affiliated regional hospital in Rotterdam with comparable specialty care functions and a similar non-profit, multi-specialty operating structure.
• Isala: Isala is a large regional STZ-affiliated hospital group in Zwolle with multiple top-clinical functions and comparable Dutch regional hospital scale; directly comparable in service mix, STZ status, and multi-specialty operating model.
• Catharina Ziekenhuis: Catharina Ziekenhuis is an STZ top-clinical hospital in Eindhoven with multiple recognized expertise centers, providing a directly comparable Dutch regional specialty-hospital model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Gelreziekenhuizen
• Facebookfacebook.com/gelre.ziekenhuizen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gelre-ziekenhuizen
• Instagraminstagram.com/gelrezkh
• Xx.com/Gelrezkh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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