Zorgnetwerk GAIN

What Zorgnetwerk GAIN does

Zorgnetwerk GAIN (Gelders Antimicrobiële Resistente en Infectiepreventie Netwerk) is a Dutch non-profit regional healthcare network headquartered in Nijmegen, established in 2016 at the initiative of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) as one of nine officially mandated Regional Healthcare Networks AMR in the Netherlands. It connects primary, secondary, and tertiary care providers across the Gelderland region — including hospitals (Radboudumc, Rijnstate, CWZ, Ziekenhuis Rivierenland, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei), nursing homes, general practitioners, pharmacies, home care, disability care providers, and three regional public health services (GGD Gelderland-Midden, GGD Gelderland-Zuid, and GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland) — to coordinate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection control.

The organization operates three pillars: correct use of antimicrobial agents, detection and monitoring of resistant microorganisms, and prevention of spread through hygiene and infection prevention measures. Its service portfolio consists of coordination convenings, training programs (Basisscholing, webinars, workshops), national surveillance and outbreak-reporting tools (ISIS-AR, PREZIES, SNIV, MUIZ), regional guideline publication (e.g., SRI richtlijn, Blauwdruk UV-C), and a newsletter/LinkedIn communications layer. Program Bureau staff are embedded at Radboudumc; clinical leadership and the Regional Coordination Team are drawn from partner institutions under a Stuurgroep (steering group) governance structure.

GAIN is publicly funded by VWS and operates as a non-profit coordination network rather than a commercial entity; it does not sell a product or charge its member organizations. Revenue, contract values, and budgets are not publicly disclosed. Scale is deliberately limited: approximately 5 employees run the Programmabureau, with clinical and coordination capacity supplied in-kind by partner healthcare organizations and academic staff from Radboudumc.

Name

Zorgnetwerk GAIN

Legal name

Zorgnetwerk GAIN (Gelders Antimicrobiële resistente en Infectiepreventie Netwerk)

Website

https://zorgnetwerk-gain.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Zorgnetwerk GAIN is a non-profit Dutch regional healthcare network, established in 2016 by the Ministry of VWS, that coordinates antimicrobial resistance prevention and infection control across hospitals, primary care, long-term care, and public health services in Gelderland, Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public health coordination services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA)

Keywords

• Antimicrobial resistance prevention
• Infection prevention training
• Regional healthcare coordination
• Antibiotic stewardship programs
• AMR surveillance 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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Zorgnetwerk GAIN was established at the initiative of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) as one of nine Regional Healthcare Networks AMR in the Netherlands. The organization operates as a publicly funded coordination network focused on preventing and combating antimicrobial resistance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Zorgnetwerk GAIN (Gelders Antimicrobiële resistentie en Infectiepreventie Netwerk) is a regional healthcare coordination network that connects primary, secondary, and tertiary care professionals in the Gelderland region of the Netherlands to prevent and combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promote infection prevention. The network delivers training programs (Basisscholing), webinars, regional network meetings, project coordination, knowledge sharing, and outbreak surveillance support across hospitals, nursing homes, GP practices, pharmacies, home care, and disability care organizations.

Product overview

Zorgnetwerk GAIN is a regional coordination network (not a software product company) that connects healthcare organizations and professionals in the Gelderland region of the Netherlands to prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promote infection prevention. The organization's service portfolio includes: coordination and collaboration facilitation between healthcare sectors (hospitals, nursing homes, home care, general practices, pharmacies, disability care); educational offerings such as training programs (Basisscholing), webinars, and workshops; tools and materials for infection prevention including MUIZ (Meldpunt voor Uitbraken Infectieziekten & BRMO) web-based outbreak reporting software; surveillance participation and reporting systems (ISIS-AR, NethMap/MARAN, PREZIES, SNIV); project support for healthcare organizations; and news dissemination via newsletters. GAIN operates under three pillars: correct use of antimicrobial agents, detection and monitoring of resistant microorganisms, and prevention of spread through adequate hygiene and infection prevention measures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basisscholing Infectiepreventie (Basic Training Infection Prevention)

Named customers13 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)coreOthers · 1 January 2016The Dutch Ministry of VWS initiated the regional approach to antimicrobial resistance in 2016, establishing nine regional healthcare networks AMR including Zorgnetwerk GAIN for the Gelderland region.
• Other 8 Regional AMR Healthcare NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational collaboration among the nine regional healthcare networks AMR established by the Ministry of VWS. GAIN works with networks across the Netherlands including AMR Zorgnetwerk Noord-Nederland, AMR Zorgnetwerk Euregio-Zwolle, AMR Zorgnetwerk Utrecht, and others.
• RadboudumccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadboud University Medical Center hosts the GAIN office and provides leadership through the Head of Clinical Microbiology (Heiman Wertheim). The RCT includes experts from Radboudumc including epidemiologists and infection specialists.
• GGD Gelderland-Midden, GGD Gelderland-Zuid, GGD Noord- en Oost-GelderlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree regional public health services (GGDs) cover the geographic area served by GAIN. They collaborate on infectious disease surveillance, outbreak management, and infection prevention coordination.
• Healthcare organizations in GelderlandcoreOthersNetwork partners include hospitals (Rijnstate, Ziekenhuis Rivierenland, Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei, CWZ), nursing homes, GP practices, pharmacies, home care providers, and disability care organizations throughout the region.
• ISIS-AR (Infectieziekten Surveillance Informatie Systeem-Antibiotica Resistentie)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational surveillance system providing insight into bacterial resistance to antibiotics in the Netherlands. GAIN supports regional implementation and use of this system.
• MUIZ (Meldpunt voor Uitbraken Infectieziekten & BRMO)supportingTechnology or IntegrationWeb-based software program that helps healthcare organizations with transparent reporting of infectious disease outbreaks.
• PREZIES (PREventie van ZIEkenhuisinfecties door Surveillance)supportingTechnology or IntegrationNetwork coordinating standardized measurement of healthcare-associated infections in hospitals and independent treatment centers.
• SNIV (Surveillance Netwerk Infectieziekten Verpleeghuizen)supportingTechnology or IntegrationSurveillance network providing insight into the occurrence of infectious diseases in nursing homes, delivering benchmarks and improvement opportunities.
• Acute Zorgregio OostsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional acute care coordination body whose geographic area largely overlaps with GAIN's territory, enabling close collaboration on healthcare coordination.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control): EU agency coordinating infectious disease surveillance and AMR monitoring across Europe; comparable in mission scope (AMR coordination) but operating at continental rather than regional level.
• WHO Antimicrobial Resistance Programme: Global AMR coordination program under the World Health Organization that sets AMR policy frameworks, runs World AMR Awareness Week, and coordinates member-state responses to resistance.
• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu): Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; operates the national-level surveillance systems (including ISIS-AR) that GAIN supports regionally, providing the upstream public health infrastructure that regional networks implement.

Regional players

• UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency): UK body responsible for public health protection including infectious disease and AMR coordination; structurally analogous to a national-level GAIN with similar surveillance and intervention mandate.
• CDC Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report (US): US federal agency that coordinates AMR surveillance, prevention programs, and stewardship initiatives across American healthcare settings; comparable in coordination role but geographically distinct.

Direct peers

• AMR Zorgnetwerk Euregio-Zwolle: Sister regional AMR network operating in the Euregio-Zwolle area with the same organizational structure, government mandate, and AMR coordination role as GAIN.
• AMR Zorgnetwerk Utrecht: Sister regional AMR healthcare network serving the Utrecht region, structurally identical to GAIN with shared Ministry of VWS funding and mandate.
• AMR Zorgnetwerk Noord-Nederland: Sister regional AMR healthcare network covering the northern Netherlands, established under the same 2016 Ministry of VWS initiative with identical mandate for AMR prevention and infection control coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zorgnetwerk-gain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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