Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland

What Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland does

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland (AZNN) is the mandated regional coordination body for acute healthcare across the three northern Dutch provinces of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. Operating under the national ROAZ (Regionaal Overleg Acute Zorg) framework and aligned with the Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg (LNAZ), AZNN brings together nine regional hospitals, regional ambulance services (RAV), general practitioners, GHOR (medical assistance organization), and the AMR Zorgnetwerk to coordinate acute care chains covering trauma, stroke (CVA), acute cardiology, acute obstetrics, and acute psychiatry. The organization is hosted at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and operates as the only statutorily empowered acute care coordinator in its region.

AZNN's offering consists of multiple interconnected programs rather than a single product. The flagship is the Landelijk Platform Zorgcoördinatie (LPZ), a digital dashboard that ingests hospital electronic patient record (EPD) data every five minutes to display real-time emergency department (SEH) occupancy across the region, enabling informed referral decisions by GPs and patient distribution by ambulance services. The Landelijke Traumaregistratie (LTR) coordinates trauma registration data across the nine hospitals for quality improvement. Supporting programs include Zorgcoördinatie (care coordination and capacity management), Data-geïnformeerd werken (data-informed working), Crisisbeheersing & OTO (education, training, and exercise for crisis preparedness), the ELO AZNN electronic learning environment, and the AMR Zorgnetwerk focused on antimicrobial resistance prevention.

AZNN is a publicly funded, mandate-based organization with no commercial revenue model, no disclosed investors, and no M&A history. It is funded through Dutch healthcare system contributions and government mandates, with personnel operating under the UMCG organizational umbrella (e.g., the [email protected] email domain). The team comprises program managers, advisors, a data manager, and a medical coordinator, with no traditional shareholder structure or commercial pricing. Its strategic posture is therefore defined by public health mandate rather than market competition, and its expansion potential is bounded by its regional scope and government funding envelope.

Name

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland

Legal name

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland

Website

https://acutezorgnetwerk.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland is the statutorily mandated ROAZ coordination body for acute healthcare across three northern Dutch provinces, coordinating nine hospitals, ambulance services, and general practitioners through real-time capacity dashboards, trauma registration, crisis preparedness, and antimicrobial resistance programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Coordination Services

NAICS

Hospitals (622)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) & Multi-Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Integration, Interoperability & Reporting (ELR/HIE/CDC/NNDSS) (HLAJABAN), Outbreak Investigation & Incident Management (EOC/ICS) (HLAJABAE), Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI)

Keywords

• Acute healthcare coordination
• Regional care networks
• Emergency capacity monitoring
• Crisis preparedness healthcare
• Trauma registration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Groningen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland (AZNN) is the mandated regional coordination body (ROAZ) that coordinates acute healthcare collaboration and crisis preparedness among hospitals, ambulance services, and general practitioners in the three northern provinces of the Netherlands (Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe). It operates the LPZ real-time capacity dashboard, the Traumaregistratie trauma registry, care coordination programs, crisis management training, and the AMR antibiotic resistance network, serving 9 hospitals and the broader acute care chain in the region.

Product overview

Acute Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland (AZNN) operates as a coordination network rather than a single product company. Its offering consists of multiple interconnected programs: the Landelijk Platform Zorgcoördinatie (LPZ) serves as the primary real-time digital dashboard for hospital emergency capacity monitoring; the Traumaregistratie system provides trauma care tracking and quality improvement; the Zorgcoördinatie program handles care coordination across the acute care chain; the Data-geïnformeerd werken program enables data-driven healthcare decisions; Crisisbeheersing & OTO provides crisis management and training; the AMR Zorgnetwerk focuses on infection control; and ELO AZNN offers electronic learning resources. These programs work together to strengthen and support the acute care network across Northern Netherlands provinces (Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ROAZ Noord-Nederland: Focuses on acute care coordination across the Northern Netherlands region, including quality monitoring, capacity management, and crisis preparedness.

Products and services

• Landelijk Platform Zorgcoördinatie (LPZ)

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time visibility of SEH occupancy updated every 5 minutes from hospital EPD systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg (LNAZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLNAZ is the national network for acute care coordination in the Netherlands. AZNN is the regional arm of LNAZ in northern Netherlands, implementing national protocols and coordinating with the national level for acute care standards, crisis management, and zorgcoördinatie (care coordination) initiatives.
• UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAZNN is hosted at and cooperates closely with UMCG, which serves as a major tertiary referral center and the trauma center for northern Netherlands. UMCG provides organizational infrastructure and staff email addresses for AZNN personnel.
• GHOR (Geneeskundige Hulpverleningsorganisatie in de Regio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGHOR is the medical assistance organization for the region, working with AZNN on crisis management, disaster response, and regional coordination of acute care during emergencies. Both organizations signed an action plan for ambulance care.
• AMR Zorgnetwerk Noord Nederland (AMRZNN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMRZNN focuses on antibiotic resistance (ABR) prevention in the region. AZNN collaborates with AMRZNN on infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship across the acute care chain, sharing infrastructure and coordination frameworks.
• Landelijk Platform Zorgcoördinatie (LPZ)coreTechnology or IntegrationLPZ is a national digital platform providing real-time capacity dashboards for hospital emergency departments. AZNN implements and maintains LPZ work agreements and dashboards for hospitals and GPs in northern Netherlands, integrating with hospital EPD systems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Netwerk Acute Zorg Zuidwest-Nederland: Southwest-Netherlands ROAZ coordinator performing analogous acute care chain coordination across hospitals and EMS in the Zeeland/Zuid-Holland region. Directly comparable in mandate, staffing pattern, and use of LPZ national capacity dashboard.
• Traumazorgnetwerk Midden-Nederland: Mid-Netherlands ROAZ network coordinating acute care chains, trauma registration, and crisis management across hospitals in the Utrecht region. Operates the same mandated ROAZ coordination role for a different Dutch region with comparable staffing structure and product portfolio.
• Acute Zorgnetwerk Brabant: Brabant-region ROAZ network coordinating acute care between hospitals, ambulance services, and GPs in the southern Netherlands. Sister mandated coordinator operating under identical LNAZ protocols with comparable program portfolio (zorgcoördinatie, OTO, data-informed working).
• Acute Zorgnetwerk Noordwest: Regional ROAZ coordinator covering Northwest Netherlands under the same statutory mandate. Directly comparable on scope (hospitals, EMS, GP coordination), funding model, and LPZ/zorgcoördinatie tooling as a sister network.
• SpoedZorgNet (Amsterdam region): Amsterdam-region ROAZ coordinator performing the same acute care chain coordination, capacity visibility, and trauma registration functions for hospitals and EMS providers in a different Dutch region. Closely comparable peer in mandate, structure, and product offerings.

Broad incumbents

• NHS England Integrated Care Systems: England's Integrated Care Systems (ICS) coordinate acute, community, and primary care across defined geographies under statutory mandates — closely analogous to AZNN's role as a regional coordinator with mandated responsibility for care chain integration, capacity oversight, and quality improvement.
• WellSky: WellSky operates capacity management and care coordination software used by hospitals and health systems to track bed status and patient flow. Relevant as a commercial incumbent offering the kind of real-time capacity visibility that LPZ provides to AZNN's regional network, though at single-institution scope rather than cross-regional.
• LNAZ (Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg): LNAZ is the national-level parent network for acute care coordination in the Netherlands. It sets nationwide protocols, aggregates trauma registration, and convenes the regional ROAZ networks including AZNN. Comparable as the apex coordination body for the same mandated function.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aznn_
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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