Acute Zorgregio Oost

What Acute Zorgregio Oost does

Acute Zorgregio Oost (AZO), also referred to as Netwerkbureau AZO, is a nonprofit regional healthcare coordination bureau based in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. Operating since 2008, AZO functions as the designated ROAZ (Regionaal Overleg Acute Zorg) body for Eastern Netherlands, coordinating acute care delivery across hospitals (Radboudumc, Rijnstate, CWZ, Slingeland Ziekenhuis, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, Ziekenhuis Rivierenland Tiel), regional ambulance services (RAV Gelderland-Zuid, Ambulancezorg Gelderland-Midden, Witte Kruis), and emergency departments. Its mandate is to ensure that every patient with an acute care need in the region receives the right care as quickly as possible through regional agreements, capacity oversight, and crisis preparedness.

AZO's service portfolio is built around six program pillars: ROAZ networks organized by clinical domain (acute cardiology, obstetrics, child care, neurology, psychiatry, trauma); Crisisbeheersing including the Weerbare zorg resilience program covering cyberattacks, power outages, and military disruption; Onderzoek encompassing trend analysis, the Monitor Acute Zorgketen elderly-care monitor, and Traumaregistratie; Kennisdelen via the 'Acute zorg on air' podcast, knowledge bank, and recorded chain evenings; Zorgcoördinatie with Nivel; and OTO (Opleiden, Trainen, Oefenen) training including ICO, HMIMS, and ISEE programs. The core operational platform is LCMS-GZ (Landelijk Crisismanagement Systeem – Geneeskundige Zorg), used for netcentric crisis information management across the region.

AZO does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through regional healthcare cooperation agreements, public allocations such as OTO Gelden, and member participation, with no pricing model, no paying customers in a commercial sense, and no disclosed financial figures. Its 18-person staff delivers programs directly to network participants; partnerships with research institutes (Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen, IQ Health Care, Nivel) and adjacent ROAZ regions (ROAZ-regio Euregio) extend its reach into national learning networks and cross-regional crisis training.

Name

Acute Zorgregio Oost

Legal name

Acute Zorgregio Oost

Website

https://acutezorgregiooost.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Acute Zorgregio Oost is a nonprofit regional network bureau coordinating acute healthcare across Eastern Netherlands, serving hospitals, ambulance services, and emergency departments through ROAZ networks, crisis management, training, and applied research programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Healthcare Coordination

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Care Networks & Care Management Organizations (HLAFAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI)

Keywords

• Regional acute care coordination
• Crisis management training
• Healthcare network management
• Healthcare research monitoring
• Emergency preparedness services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Acute Zorgregio Oost is a regional healthcare coordination network bureau that organizes and facilitates collaboration among acute care providers — hospitals, ambulance services, and emergency departments — across the eastern Netherlands. It delivers a portfolio of programs including ROAZ domain-specific networks (cardiology, obstetrics, child care, neurology, psychiatry, trauma), crisis preparedness and 'Weerbare zorg' response, OTO training and exercises, regional research and monitoring (Monitor Acute Zorgketen, Traumaregistratie, OPAZO), and knowledge sharing via podcast, knowledge bank, and chain evenings, using LCMS-GZ for network-centric crisis information management.

Product overview

Acute Zorgregio Oost is a regional healthcare coordination network (netwerkbureau) that organizes collaboration among acute care providers in the eastern Netherlands. Rather than a single unified software product, the organization operates a portfolio of coordination programs and services including ROAZ networks for specific care domains (cardiology, obstetrics, child care, neurology, psychiatry, trauma), crisis management and preparedness (Weerbare zorg), research and monitoring (Monitor Acute Zorgketen, Traumaregistratie), knowledge sharing (podcast, knowledge bank, chain evening recordings), and OTO training activities. These services function as interconnected programs that together enable coordinated acute care delivery across hospitals, ambulance services, emergency departments, and other providers in the region.

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Products and services

• ROAZ-netwerken (Regional networks) Regional collaboration networks bringing together healthcare providers for specific acute care domains including acute cardiology, acute obstetrics, acute child care, acute neurology, acute psychiatry, and trauma care. For use by hospitals, ambulance services, and emergency departments in the eastern Netherlands.
• Crisisbeheersing (Crisis management and Weerbare zorg) Coordinates regional crisis preparedness and response capabilities for healthcare organizations, including 'Weerbare zorg' (resilient care) initiatives for preparing for prolonged disruptions such as cyberattacks, power outages, or military conflicts. For use by healthcare provider organizations in the region.
• OTO Activiteiten (Training, Education, and Exercises) Provides training programs for crisis management including crisis communication training, information coordinator training (ICO), crisis team support training, multi-day crisis management education, observer courses, and Hospital Major Incident Management Support (HMIMS) and Interactive Simulation Exercise for Emergencies (ISEE) programs. For healthcare crisis teams and coordinators in the region.
• Onderzoek (Research) Coordinates and conducts research on acute care including trend analysis, monitoring of acute care chains, and trauma registration across the region. For healthcare providers, research institutions, and policy makers.
• Monitor Acute Zorgketen Monitoring system tracking patient contacts of elderly in the acute care chain, providing insights into care utilization and patient flow patterns. For use by healthcare providers, regional planners, and policy makers.
• Zorgcoördinatie (Care coordination) Coordinates care coordination programs including projects, a program team, program council, and national learning network sessions in collaboration with Nivel. For healthcare providers and coordination partners.
• Kennisdelen (Knowledge sharing) Knowledge dissemination through the 'Acute zorg on air' podcast, a knowledge bank, and recordings of chain evenings covering various acute care topics. For healthcare professionals in the region.
• Podcast 'Acute zorg on air' Podcast series where healthcare providers from the region share their experiences and discuss the impact of chain collaboration in acute care. For healthcare professionals and interested public.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NivelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Acute Zorgregio Oost organizes landelijke leernetwerksessies (national learning network sessions) in collaboration with Nivel, focusing on care coordination topics. Nivel is the Netherlands institute for health services research that contributes expertise to these joint learning sessions held in 2026.
• ROAZ-regio EuregiocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ICO training programs (basis and verdieping) are offered jointly with ROAZ-regio Euregio to ensure consistent netcentrisch werken (network-centric crisis information management) using LCMS-GZ across both regions.
• RijnstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRijnstate participates in regional healthcare resilience (weerbare zorg) initiatives coordinated by AZO. Through the MARS (Militaire Actie Rijnstate) project, Rijnstate develops continuity plans and contributes to regional preparedness for long-term disruptions, sharing knowledge across the regional network.
• Hotel Van der Valk ArnhemminorOthersHotel Van der Valk Arnhem serves as the venue for OTO training activities such as the verdiepingstraining ondersteuner crisisteam, providing facilities for crisis management training sessions.
• DROOM! De AamminorOthersDROOM! De Aam in Elst serves as the venue for the multi-day crisis management training program (scholing crisismanagement), day 1 of the 2026 program being hosted at this location.
• Radboudumc (Radboud University Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadboudumc serves as a key anchor partner in the AZO network. The Experience Center at Radboudumc (Geert Grooteplein Noord 15, Nijmegen) hosts chain evenings and events. Radboudumc contributes significantly to research initiatives including trauma care, cardiac care, and stroke care, and serves as a research partner in multiple clinical trials and studies listed in the AZO research overview.
• ROAZ network participantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAZO coordinates the ROAZ (Regionaal Overleg Acute Zorg) network, which includes CWZ, Radboudumc, Rijnstate, Slingeland Ziekenhuis, VGGM, VRGZ, Witte Kruis Noord- en Oost-Gelderland, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, and Ziekenhuis Rivierenland Tiel. These organizations collaborate on acute care planning, crisis preparedness, and research within the regional healthcare network.
• Research collaboration partners (Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen, IQ Health Care, Nivel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAZO collaborates with academic and research institutions including Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen (Lectoraat Acute Intensieve Zorg), IQ Health Care, and Nivel on various research projects covering ambulance care, emergency departments, elderly care, and care coordination. These partnerships drive evidence-based improvements in the acute care chain.
• Ambulance services (RAV Brabant MWN, RAV Gelderland Zuid, Ambulancezorg Gelderland-Midden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional ambulance services (RAV) are key participants in the AZO network, contributing to prehospital care coordination, crisis preparedness, and research activities. They participate in studies on non-conveyance, cardiac arrest detection, and professional well-being.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acute Zorg Euregio: Neighboring ROAZ region coordination body with whom AZO already partners on joint ICO training programs. Operates the same ROAZ coordinating mandate in a different Dutch region with comparable structure, services, and stakeholder mix.
• ROAZ Noord-Holland / Flevoland: Regional acute care coordination body for the Noord-Holland/Flevoland region anchored by Amsterdam UMC. Directly comparable to AZO as one of the other ROAZ-mandated regional coordination bodies in the Dutch healthcare system.
• Traumacentrum Zuidwest-Nederland: Trauma center coordinating acute and trauma care across the Southwest Netherlands region. Comparable to AZO's research and monitoring functions (Traumaregistratie, Monitor Acute Zorgketen) within the broader acute care coordination space.
• ROAZ Brabant: Regional acute care coordination body for the Brabant region. Same ROAZ mandate and network coordination model as AZO, with comparable hospital and ambulance service member organizations.
• ROAZ Zuidwest-Nederland: ROAZ region coordination body for Southwest Netherlands anchored by Erasmus MC. Operates the same statutory mandate as AZO in a different Dutch region, coordinating acute care across hospitals, ambulance services, and emergency departments.
• Netwerk Acute Zorg Noordwest: Regional acute care network coordinating acute care delivery in the Northwest Netherlands region. Operates a similar network bureau model with comparable services including training, research, and crisis coordination.
• Acute Zorg regio West: Regional healthcare coordination network for the West Netherlands region. Closely comparable organizational structure to AZO as a regional network bureau coordinating acute care across multiple hospitals and ambulance services.

Broad incumbents

• LNAZ (Landelijk Netwerk Acute Zorg): National umbrella coordinating all ROAZ regions across the Netherlands. Directly comparable as the broader authority overseeing regional acute care coordination bodies like AZO, with a wider mandate across all ROAZ regions.

Others

• GGD GHOR Nederland: National association of regional public health services and medical assistance organizations. Comparable in coordinating regional health crisis response and serving as an umbrella network, though with a broader public health mandate than AZO's acute care focus.
• Nivel (Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research): National health services research institute partnering with AZO on national learning network sessions. Comparable as a research and knowledge partner rather than a direct competitor, supporting evidence-based acute care improvements.

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Key highlights6 records

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