Twente is building a hospital of the future. Healthcare is under pressure nationally due to staff shortages, while demand continues to grow. In Twente, a joint investment of more than €3 million is therefore taking the next step in the hospital of the future. Twente has been working on medical technology and new forms of care for years, with healthcare institutions, researchers, and companies working together. Thanks to this investment, that approach is now being put into practice.
"Twente has everything it takes to be the region where the care of tomorrow is created and put into practice," says Ank Bijleveld-Schouten, chairman of the Twente Board. "That is why we are investing now, not only in new technology, but especially in collaboration and upscaling, so that innovations are actually applied. In this way, we contribute to better care and a stronger Dutch economy.”
In the hospital of the future, the way in which care is organised will change. Diagnoses are made faster, and patients are more often monitored at home. They only come to the hospital when necessary. As a result, care is shifting to the home, digitally, or to neighbourhood care environments. This creates more room for complex treatments and personal contact.
Twente aims to achieve a tenfold increase in healthcare productivity by 2050 using medical technology. This will help meet the growing demand for care despite the increasing shortage of healthcare professionals, while maintaining high-quality, accessible healthcare.
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