Gelre Hospitals

Gelre Hospitals (Dutch: Gelre Ziekenhuizen) is a group of hospitals comprising hospitals in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, and an outpatient clinic in Lochem. As of 31 December 2006, Gelre Hospitals maintains a total of 925 beds, 115 full-time physicians (for a total of 190 physicians), and 3300 total personnel.

Locations

Lukas (Apeldoorn)

Lukas hospital is the largest hospital in the Gelre group. It is located in the southern part of Apeldoorn (52°10′52″N 5°56′50″E / 52.18111°N 5.94722°E) and offers all common medical specialties with the exception of cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. It has a 24/7 emergency department. During 2005 - 2008, it has undergone major renovation and expansion, allowing all units from the Juliana site, which was closed in 2009, to move to the Lukas site.

Spittaal (Zutphen)

Spittaal hospital is the second largest hospital in the Gelre group. It is located in the southern part of Zutphen (52°7′27″N 6°13′5″E / 52.12417°N 6.21806°E) and offers all common medical specialties with the exception of cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. It has a 24/7 emergency department. In 2011, the hospital moved to a new building. The old building, dating to 1974, is being demolished as of January 2013. An out-of-hours general practitioners clinic is co-located with the emergency department.

Polikliniek Lochem (Lochem)

The outpatient clinic in Lochem (52°9′20″N 6°25′23″E / 52.15556°N 6.42306°E) offers outpatient services for most common specialties, such as cardiology and neurology, including laboratory and basic radiologic facilities.

Gelre Hospitals serves as a teaching hospital for medical residents in 12 specialties, as well as for nurses and laboratory, radiological and surgical assistants.

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