HEERENVEEN HOSPITAL

The project concerns the modernisation, reconfiguration and redevelopment of Ziekenhuis De Tjongerschans. It entails the construction of one new building and a parking deck and the demolition and partial renovation and equipment of several other facilities deemed unfit for meeting future capacity and healthcare requirements.

Objectives of this project are to reduce the acute problem of waiting lists for hospital services in The Netherlands. The more efficient use of resources, as well as the impacts of enhancements to human capital, should have a positive developmental effect on this Objective 2 region.

The project does not affect any protected area and according to Dutch legislation is not included in Annex II of the Council Directive 97/11/EEC on Environmental Impact Assessment as Urban Development. The Dutch national authority that issued the required building permit studied the environmental impact of the project and concluded that it meets the provisions of stringent national regulations.

Heerenveen Hospital followed the tendering procedures specified by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Bouwcollege.