University Medical Center Groningen

The Universitary Medical Center Groningen, or UMCG (Dutch: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen), is the main hospital of the city of Groningen.

The medical center is affiliated with the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. It is one of the largest hospitals of the country, offering supraregional tertiary care to the northern part of the Netherlands. The medical center employs 8500 people and counts 1300 beds.

It is one of the world's largest centers for transplant surgery. All possible organ transplants are carried out at the UMCG, including combined transplants of multiple organs in one operation.

Special units include:
 * Neurosurgery
 * Cardiothoracic surgery (including transplants)
 * Neonatal and pediatric surgery and intensive care
 * Pediatric oncology
 * Level I trauma center (including trauma helicopter)

External link

 * Official website (English version)

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen