Gelre Hospitals
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Gelre Hospitals is a group of hospitals comprising hospitals in Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...

 and Zutphen, and an outpatient clinic in Lochem
Lochem
Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. it is also the hebrew word for soldier or warrior. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.- Population centres :Small hamlets are printed in italics....

. As of 31 December 2006, Gelre Hospitals maintains a total of 925 beds, 115 fulltime physicians (for a total of 190 physicians), and 3300 total personnel.

Lukas (Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...

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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) and offers all common medical specialties with the exception of cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. It has a 24/7 emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...

. During 2005 - 2008, it has undergone major renovation and expension.

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) and offers all common medical specialties with the exception of cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery. It has a 24/7 emergency department
Emergency department
An emergency department , also known as accident & emergency , emergency room , emergency ward , or casualty department is a medical treatment facility specialising in acute care of patients who present without prior appointment, either by their own means or by ambulance...

. The old building of Spittaal hospital, built in 1974, will be closed in the coming years and replaced by a new hospital, being built next to the hospital, in approximately 2011.

Juliana (Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn
Apeldoorn is a municipality and city in the province of Gelderland, about 60 miles south east of Amsterdam, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a regional centre and has 155,000 . The municipality of Apeldoorn, including villages like Beekbergen, Loenen and Hoenderloo, has over 155,000...

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Juliana hospital was closed in 2008; all departments located there have moved to Lukas hospital.

Polikliniek Lochem (Lochem
Lochem
Lochem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. it is also the hebrew word for soldier or warrior. On 1 January 2005, the municipality merged with the municipality of Gorssel.- Population centres :Small hamlets are printed in italics....

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The outpatient clinic in Lochem (52°9′20"N 6°25′23"E) offers outpatient services for most common specialties, such as cardiology and neurology.

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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