ETZ HOSPITAL

The purpose of the project is to reorganise and rationalise the service delivery of Elisabeth-Tweesteden Ziekenhuis (ETZ) hospital, recently established as a result of the merger of two existing hospitals located in the Tilburg area. The main components of the investment plan are the rehabilitation and modernisation of existing facilities and the development of a new electronic patient file.

Integrated territorial development

Hospitals are not specifically mentioned in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU, though the project is covered by Annex II of the directive in relation to urban development. The Bank's services will verify the screening decision of the competent authority during appraisal. The project is expected to bring wider benefits to the community as healthcare is an element of social cohesion and economic development.

The promoter has been assessed by the EIB as being a private company not operating in the utilities sector and not having the status of a contracting entity, thus not subject to EU rules on public procurement. However, if after the project appraisal, the EIB were to conclude that the promoter is after all subject to EU public procurement legislation (i.e. Directive 2004/18/EC), then the Bank would require the promoter to ensure that contracts for the implementation of the project have been/will be tendered in accordance with the relevant applicable EU procurement legislation.