Expertisecentrum Euthanasie

Name

Expertisecentrum Euthanasie

Legal name

Stichting Expertisecentrum Euthanasie

Website

https://expertisecentrumeuthanasie.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Expertisecentrum Euthanasie is a Dutch nonprofit foundation delivering euthanasia patient care and expert advisory support to healthcare professionals across the Netherlands under the national euthanasia law (Wtl).

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akta.pro rank

Product category

End-of-life healthcare services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Life Planning & Hospice/Palliative Care Coordination (HLADALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), Hospice & Palliative Care Care Coordination / Navigation (HLADAHAK)

Keywords

• Euthanasia care services
• End-of-life consultation
• Physician advisory support
• Clinical medical training
• Healthcare continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Patient Care - Health Insurance Reimbursement: Euthanasia care is covered by Dutch health insurers (zorgverzekeraars). The organization has agreements with all health insurance companies in the Netherlands for reimbursement of patient care costs.
2. Foundation Funding - Vrienden van Expertisecentrum Euthanasie: Additional activities including internal training days, continuing education, and scientific research are funded by the foundation 'Vrienden van Expertisecentrum Euthanasie' through donations and sponsorships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Expertisecentrum Euthanasie is the Dutch national expertise center for euthanasia care. It delivers end-of-life euthanasia procedures to patients whose own treating physician cannot or will not assist, and supports healthcare professionals with a 160+ network of doctors and nurses through consul advisory, a telephone consultation line, fixed-consul placements, continuing education, in-company training, presentations, and a clinical knowledge bank.

Product overview

Expertisecentrum Euthanasie is a Dutch end-of-life care expertise center operating under the Wet toetsing levensbeëindiging op verzoek en hulp bij zelfdoding (Wtl). Its portfolio centers on Euthanasiezorg (patient euthanasia care) as the core service, supplemented by a layered support system for healthcare professionals. The Consulent Euthanasie and Vaste Consulent Euthanasie modules provide direct advisory support to treating physicians; the Overleglijn offers rapid telephone consultation; and Nascholing/Incompanyscholing and Presentaties deliver training and knowledge dissemination. The Kennisbank serves as the digital knowledge repository supporting these educational modules, while the Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek program generates evidence-based content that feeds back into the organization's expertise. All euthanasia care is fully reimbursed through Dutch health insurance; support services for professionals are free of charge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Euthanasiezorg (Patiëntenzorg) End-of-life euthanasia care for patients whose own physician cannot or will not handle their request. A team of one physician and one nurse investigates the request against statutory criteria and performs the procedure when criteria are met. Reimbursed by Dutch health insurers.
• Consulent Euthanasie Standalone consul advisory service for treating physicians who want to handle their patient's euthanasia request themselves, ranging from a single phone consultation to full trajectory guidance. Fully reimbursed by health insurers and available within days.
• Vaste Consulent Euthanasie Dedicated permanently assigned consul acting as single point of contact within a healthcare organization for all aspects of euthanasia care, including policy development and staff guidance across trajectories.
• Overleglijn (Intercollegiaal Overleg) Telephone consultation line for healthcare professionals with brief questions about euthanasia care. Available Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00, free of charge. 2,041 consultations were provided in 2025.
• Nascholing (Continuing Education) Continuing education programs for healthcare professionals on euthanasia care topics including consultation, trajectory management, and related clinical content. Offered in both open enrollment and in-company formats.
• Incompanyscholing (In-Company Training) Paid tailored training delivered at a healthcare organization's preferred location, including needs assessment and custom content. Has equipped individual specialists to handle euthanasia requests independently.
• Presentaties (Presentations) Paid on-location knowledge-sharing presentations delivered to healthcare professionals across the Netherlands covering euthanasia and end-of-life care topics.
• Kennisbank (Knowledge Bank) Online clinical knowledge repository organized by theme, offering step-by-step protocols, legal requirements, and practical information for healthcare professionals on dementia, psychiatric conditions, and age-related disorders.
• Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Scientific Research) Organization-led and collaborative scientific research contributing to quality improvement of euthanasia care. Active studies include SUNSET (psychiatric death wishes), Pathos (meaning of suffering), and ritualization-of-euthanasia research.
• Aanmeldingsformulier (Patient Registration System) Multi-page online registration form through which patients or relatives submit a euthanasia request, including identity verification, medical history questions, data-sharing consent, and electronic signature via Stiply. A paper form is also available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 642 consuls engaged in 2025 to support healthcare professionals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 113 ZelfmoordpreventiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-research partner in the SUNSET-study investigating death wishes and support needs of patients with psychiatric conditions. Collaboration aims to develop support for vulnerable groups and potentially prevent suicide.
• Amsterdam UMC (VUmc)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the SUNSET-study. Also collaborated on the psychiatric patient dossier study (2012-2018) and grief research after suicide and euthanasia.
• Universiteit GentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the SUNSET-study investigating death wishes and support needs of patients with psychiatric conditions.
• Radboud UniversiteitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the Pathos study (meaning of suffering for patients) and the Ritualization of Euthanasia study (farewell moments and their effect on grief).
• ARQ Centrum'45minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in the study comparing grief processes of relatives after euthanasia due to psychiatric conditions versus after suicide.
• Stichting 'In Liefde Laten Gaan'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation established by parents whose children received euthanasia at Expertisecentrum Euthanasie, providing peer support, education, and raising awareness about euthanasia for psychiatric conditions. Financially supported by Vrienden van Expertisecentrum Euthanasie.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Agora: Dutch national palliative care knowledge and support center. Comparable in serving as a national palliative/end-of-life expertise hub, but focuses on palliative care and education rather than clinical euthanasia delivery.
• Allerzorg: Dutch specialist palliative and end-of-life home care provider. Directly comparable in delivering end-of-life clinical care at home in the Netherlands under health insurance reimbursement.
• Stichting VPTZ (Vrijwilligers Palliatieve Terminale Zorg): National Dutch foundation providing volunteer-based palliative terminal care in the Netherlands. Closely comparable as a national Dutch nonprofit working at the end-of-life interface, though focused on palliative volunteering rather than euthanasia delivery.
• Kuria Hospicezorg: Dutch hospice organization providing end-of-life care in residential and home settings. Comparable as a Dutch end-of-life care provider, though hospice-model rather than euthanasia-model.

Broad incumbents

• Buurtzorg Nederland: Large Dutch home-care nursing organization. Comparable in delivering nurse-led clinical home-based care across the Netherlands, though focused on general home care rather than end-of-life specialty.
• Compassion & Choices: Largest US end-of-life choice advocacy organization working on medical aid in dying policy and patient support. Comparable mission around end-of-life autonomy, but operates primarily as advocacy rather than direct clinical service delivery.

Emerging players

• Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie: Dutch suicide prevention organization and SUNSET study co-research partner. Comparable in working at the intersection of psychiatric suffering, death wishes, and Dutch end-of-life policy, though focused on prevention rather than euthanasia assistance.

Regional players

• DIGNITAS: Swiss right-to-die organization that assists with accompanied suicide. Highly comparable in mission (assisted death for patients who cannot access it locally), but operates under a different legal regime in a different geography.
• Exit International: Australia-based organization advocating for and supporting voluntary assisted dying / euthanasia. Comparable mission and end-of-life service model, but focused on advocacy and member-based support rather than direct clinical delivery.

Others

• Radboudumc (Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Care): Academic medical center partner for the Pathos and Ritualization research studies. Comparable as a research collaborator in palliative/end-of-life care in the Netherlands, though primarily an academic institution rather than a service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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