Our Presentation on Medical Facilities in Rotterdam Centrum

1. Medical Facilities
Rotterdam Centrum
Made by: Elanur Karakoyun,
Shannon Kartoredjo, Julia Rooda

2. Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Defining our Region
3. How do Medical Facilities Work in the Netherlands?
4. Health insurance
5. Facilities for the Elderly
6. Facilities for the Youth
7. Facilities for Poor People
8. Conclusion

3. 1. Introduction
We are Elanur (13), Shannon (13) and Julia (12)
We are in the 2nd year of Wolfert Bilingual.
We live in Rotterdam

4. 2. Our Region
Our region is Rotterdam Centrum.
We chose this region because it’s the centre of
Rotterdam and there are a lot of hospitals and
medical facilities.
You can find almost everywhere a medical facility
in Rotterdam centrum. The hospitals consist of
different departments specialized in different
things. Rotterdam has one of the most medical
facilities in Western Europe.

5. Rotterdam
Rotterdam Centrum
The Netherlands

6. 3. How do Medical Facilities
Work in the Netherlands?
In big cities like Rotterdam there are a lot of
different medical facilities like hospitals,
pharmacies and specialized hospitals.
The emergency line ‘112’ can be called day and
night to get the help you need.

7. 4. Health insurance
When you are 18+, you need to have a health
insurance. Otherwise the care institute will make
one for you which will be paid from your salary.
It costs around €100 per month. This depends on
your insurer.

8. 5. Facilities for the
Elderly
There are a lot of Retirement Houses and
hospitals that are specialized in helping elderly.
The elderly people can get 24 hours of care if
they need to.
They can get: assisted living, adult day care,
long term care or nursing homes

9. 6. Facilities for the
Youth
In Rotterdam Centrum there is the biggest
hospital specialized in children treatment of the
Netherlands. It’s called the ‘Sophia
Kinderziekenhuis’ (Sophia children hospital).
It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can get
help from the moment that you’re born until
you’re an adult.

10. 7. Facilities for the
Poorer Section
If you have a health insurance you can get
medical help doesn’t matter how poor you
are.
Also the poorer section of the Netherlands
is taken care of.

11. 8. Conclusion
In Rotterdam Centrum there are a lot of different
kinds of medical facilities. No matter what your
problem is, you can get the help you need.
With the emergency line and a lot of specialized
and general hospitals you can get help very fast.
If they’re insured even the poorer section of the
Netherlands can get help day and night.

12. The End