Better collective labor agreement for hospital staff
Campaigning by hospital staff in the Eindhoven region and elsewhere has paid off. There will be a better collective labor agreement for hospital staff.
These...
VR eases anxiety and pain in hospital
In Catharina Hospital, patients wear Virtual Reality (VR) glasses during unpleasant treatments. As a pilot project, Catharina Hospital is the first hospital that introduced...
City want to clamp down on greedy care providers
The Municipality of Eindhoven no longer want to work with health care institutions that make substantial profits. If that does happen, the Municipality wants...
Medical staff go on strike
Medical personnel at three hospitals in the Eindhoven region went on strike today (Wednesday). The action was part of a national one and was for...
Small increase in health insurance premiums for 2020
Each year in November, health care insurance providers announce their premiums for the following year. In 2020 premium changes vary from an almost 10...
The gap between rich and poor in the region is growing
Eindhoven citizens are relatively dissatisfied with their lives, a Rabobank survey concludes.
The researchers point out that this is associated with the economic success of...
Hospital screens live operations
Today, people can follow two heart operations live. These are being performed at Catharina Hospital in Eindhoven. During both surgeries, patients will have their...
Regional hospitals want a better labour deal
In about two weeks, three hospitals in the Eindhoven region will participate in a national strike for a better collective labour agreement.
The hospitals concerned...
Street preacher Arnol Kox is ready to die: ‘I have seen enough on this...
Arnol Kox, Eindhoven’s well-known street preacher, says he is ready to die. He is currently receiving care in Catharina Hospital.
Kox received 80 cards from...
Specially designed running shirt makes the nearest AED visible
Three runners ran Eindhoven Marathon in a shirt specially designed by Philips. The interactive running shirt must make clear where the nearest Automated External...