General hospital · Gorinchem

Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)

Latest wait-time report: 13 October 2026. In the round of 27 October 2026 this hospital reported nothing.

Wait times over the norm25%

21 of 84 over the norm

Result€19 m

2025, margin 5.2%

Solvency43%

sector average 36% (2024)

Parking per hour€2

Gorinchem

Locations

St. Rivas Zorggroep, locatie Beatrix ZiekenhuisBanneweg, 4204AA Gorinchem

Wait times

Latest report: 13 October 2026. Over the norm first. The colour measures a wait against the Treeknorm, the position against the other hospitals: position 1 is the shortest.

Over the norm, every fortnight

Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)All hospitals

Waits against the norm, by kind

within the Treeknormover it, up to one and a half timesmore than one and a half timesnot reported

Treatments

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile
Endovenous varicose vein treatmentDermatology	140 days	37 of 37	57 days42–78 days
Tonsil or adenoid removalENT	70 days	42 of 63	60 days42–82 days
Septoplasty (nasal septum surgery)ENT	70 days	22 of 61	81 days57–146 days
Groin hernia repairSurgery	50 days	36 of 65	49 days28–91 days
Gallbladder removalSurgery	49 days	36 of 63	43 days30–64 days
Breast reconstructionPlastic surgery	48 days	7 of 42	79 days52–130 days
Trigger finger releasePlastic surgery	48 days	24 of 35	32 days23–51 days
Dupuytren's contracture surgeryPlastic surgery	48 days	14 of 45	66 days42–96 days
Carpal tunnel surgerySurgery / Plastic surgery / Orthopaedics	48 days	20 of 37	44 days21–59 days
Varicose vein surgerySurgery	45 days	10 of 26	53 days31–87 days
Total hip replacementOrthopaedics	44 days	17 of 61	64 days42–90 days
Surgery for benign anal conditionsSurgery / Dermatology	44 days	22 of 55	49 days33–80 days
Total knee replacementOrthopaedics	44 days	14 of 60	84 days45–117 days
Meniscus or knee ligament surgerySurgery / Orthopaedics	44 days	22 of 55	50 days33–75 days
Umbilical hernia repair in adultsSurgery	44 days	20 of 50	53 days34–97 days
HysterectomyGynaecology	43 days	18 of 58	64 days42–89 days
Tooth extraction without general anaestheticOral and maxillofacial surgery	40 days	12 of 34	57 days29–64 days
Female sterilisationGynaecology	40 days	10 of 26	48 days35–89 days
Cataract surgeryOphthalmology	37 days	20 of 56	49 days30–84 days
Knee arthroscopyOrthopaedics	34 days	18 of 46	42 days27–63 days
Eyelid surgeryOphthalmology	30 days	6 of 30	54 days39–89 days
Enlarged prostate surgeryUrology	25 days	3 of 57	61 days43–99 days
Incontinence or prolapse surgery (women)Gynaecology	25 days	3 of 61	71 days48–117 days
Apicectomy (root-end surgery)Oral and maxillofacial surgery	20 days	9 of 31	39 days19–60 days
Incontinence or bladder prolapse surgery (men)Urology	19 days	1 of 17	49 days32–68 days
CircumcisionUrology / Surgery	19 days	6 of 35	50 days31–74 days
VasectomySurgery / Urology	19 days	4 of 29	43 days28–63 days
Kidney stone removal through the skin (PCNL)Urology	15 days	1 of 25	49 days29–63 days
IUI (intrauterine insemination)Gynaecology	10 days	15 of 28	9 days2–36 days
Grommets (ear tubes)ENT	5 days	1 of 61	37 days29–51 days

Outpatient clinic: first appointment

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile
Gastroenterology (general)Gastroenterology	140 days	49 of 66	98 days50–148 days
Neurology (general)Neurology	120 days	56 of 67	64 days48–90 days
Slipped disc in the neckNeurology	120 days	27 of 34	59 days48–94 days
Slipped disc in the backNeurology	120 days	30 of 37	57 days46–92 days
Dermatology (general)Dermatology	80 days	54 of 66	35 days28–70 days
Internal medicine (general)Internal medicine	80 days	56 of 68	42 days24–61 days
Groin herniaSurgery	60 days	48 of 52	17 days7–28 days
Fertility problemsGynaecology	56 days	26 of 55	60 days38–80 days
Gynaecology (general)Gynaecology	45 days	16 of 68	72 days45–114 days
Sports medicineSports medicine	45 days	21 of 26	26 days11–43 days
Cardiology (general)Cardiology	40 days	49 of 68	28 days16–45 days
Respiratory medicine (general)Respiratory medicine	40 days	47 of 68	28 days13–42 days
Urology (general)Urology	40 days	39 of 66	32 days20–60 days
Rheumatology (general)Rheumatology	30 days	17 of 60	47 days29–90 days
Geriatric medicineGeriatric medicine	30 days	37 of 63	28 days16–45 days
Paediatrics (general)Paediatrics	20 days	12 of 65	35 days21–57 days
Oral and maxillofacial surgeryOral and maxillofacial surgery	20 days	18 of 57	31 days15–59 days
ProctologySurgery	20 days	16 of 47	25 days13–48 days
Back problemsOrthopaedics	15 days	18 of 42	24 days13–42 days
Pain managementAnaesthesiology	15 days	8 of 65	58 days23–90 days
ENT (general)ENT	15 days	22 of 66	21 days12–30 days
Hip problemsOrthopaedics	15 days	30 of 51	14 days7–24 days
Foot and ankle problemsOrthopaedics	15 days	18 of 49	21 days11–50 days
Surgery (general)Surgery	15 days	36 of 66	14 days7–27 days
Ophthalmology (general)Ophthalmology	15 days	10 of 58	59 days21–90 days
Shoulder problemsOrthopaedics	15 days	18 of 48	20 days14–29 days
Hearing loss and deafnessENT	14 days	13 of 47	25 days14–43 days
Medical oncologyInternal medicine	14 days	32 of 49	9 days6–15 days
NephrologyInternal medicine	10 days	6 of 51	33 days19–50 days
ImmunologyInternal medicine	10 days	3 of 25	38 days29–60 days
Plastic surgery for cancerPlastic surgery	10 days	16 of 32	11 days7–21 days
EndocrinologyInternal medicine	10 days	3 of 49	48 days29–67 days
CataractOphthalmology	10 days	14 of 47	20 days8–40 days
AllergyInternal medicine	10 days	2 of 23	72 days34–143 days
Orthopaedics (general)Orthopaedics	10 days	23 of 59	14 days7–30 days
Plastic surgery (general)Plastic surgery	10 days	14 of 63	24 days10–42 days
Vascular surgerySurgery	6 days	6 of 62	18 days10–30 days
Knee problemsOrthopaedics	5 days	6 of 51	14 days7–31 days
Suspicious skin lesionDermatology	2 days	2 of 48	13 days7–38 days
Incontinence in womenGynaecology	1 days	1 of 44	67 days49–91 days
Breast clinicSurgery	1 days	7 of 59	3 days2–5 days

Tests

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile
GastroscopyGastroenterology	200 days	61 of 61	26 days15–40 days
ColonoscopyGastroenterology	200 days	61 of 61	28 days17–42 days
Abnormal cervical smearGynaecology	19 days	26 of 46	17 days14–30 days
Neck MRIRadiology	18 days	27 of 60	22 days13–33 days
Hip or leg MRIRadiology	15 days	24 of 64	20 days10–33 days
Shoulder or arm MRIRadiology	15 days	20 of 59	20 days13–34 days
Back MRIRadiology	12 days	13 of 62	20 days13–33 days
Brain MRIRadiology	12 days	17 of 61	21 days11–35 days
Ultrasound scanRadiology	10 days	23 of 66	13 days8–17 days
CT scanRadiology	9 days	16 of 63	14 days9–22 days
Bone density scan (DEXA)Radiology	8 days	11 of 60	18 days12–38 days
MammogramRadiology	5 days	32 of 62	5 days2–10 days
X-rayRadiology	1 days	27 of 61	1 days0–1 days

Quality per treatment

Report year 2025, as the hospital reported it, beside the median of all hospitals.

Tonsil or adenoid removal

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (tonsils)lower is better	0.9%	2.6%
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (adenoids)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Aortic aneurysm or dissection repairsnumber per year	20	69
Died within 30 days after repair of a ruptured aneurysmlower is better	—	24.2%
Died within 30 days after repair of an intact aneurysmlower is better	1.4%	1.5%
Uncomplicated recovery after planned repair (textbook outcome)higher is better	78.1%	76.0%

Stroke

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Stroke patientsnumber per year	261	570
Median minutes from arrival to clot-busting treatmentlower is better	20	29

Breast implants

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Removed or replaced for a complication within 60 days (reconstruction)lower is better	0.0%	2.6%
Removed or replaced for a complication within 60 days (cosmetic)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%
Removed or replaced for a complication, day 61 to 365 (reconstruction)lower is better	0.0%	3.3%
Removed or replaced for a complication, day 61 to 365 (cosmetic)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Breast cancer

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Breast cancer patients operated onnumber per year	109	216
Surgical oncologists treating breast cancernumber of specialists	2	4
Plastic surgeons treating breast cancer patientsnumber of specialists	2	3
Median days from diagnosis to start of treatmentlower is better	28	32

Bowel cancer

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Colon cancer resectionsnumber per year	42	78
Rectal cancer resectionsnumber per year	—	30
Died within 90 days of rectal surgerylower is better	0.0%	0.0%
Complicated recovery after colon surgerylower is better	5.5%	11.6%
Complicated recovery after rectal surgerylower is better	0.0%	20.2%
Died within 90 days of colon surgerylower is better	0.0%	2.2%
Median days from diagnosis to treatment (colon)lower is better	26	36.8

Diabetes

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Diabetes patients treated by the paediatriciannumber per year	71	99
Diabetes patients treated by the internistnumber per year	968	1,350
Paediatrician: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	43.7%	47.8%
Internist: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	45.9%	42.3%
Paediatrician: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	4.2%	5.9%
Internist: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	4.0%	5.3%

Peripheral arterial disease

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Certified vascular surgeonsnumber of specialists	2	4
Vascular interventional radiologistsnumber of specialists	2	4

Gallbladder removal (gallstones)

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Readmitted for a complication within 30 days of surgerylower is better	0.8%	2.8%

Hip fracture

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Hip fractures treatednumber per year	234	293
Mobility score after 3 months, fully mobile before (1 = best)lower is better	2	2.6
ADL help needed after 3 months, independent before (0 = none)lower is better	1.5	1.3

Gynaecological cancer

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Debulking operations for ovarian cancernumber per year	—	60
Operations for endometrial cancernumber per year	24	64
Tumour fully removed at primary debulking (ovary)higher is better	—	90.8%
Complicated recovery after ovarian debulking (adjusted)lower is better	—	6.9%
Complicated recovery after keyhole hysterectomy (adjusted)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%
Died within 30 days of ovarian debulking (adjusted)lower is better	—	0.0%
Median days from first visit to debulking surgerylower is better	—	35.2

Hip replacement

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Hip replacementsnumber per year	290	421
Orthopaedic surgeons performing hip revisionsnumber of specialists	2	4
Orthopaedic surgeons placing hip replacementsnumber of specialists	4	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.0%	0.7%
Average hip score gain (OHS) after 12 monthshigher is better	20.7	18.6
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	6.6	5.8
Revision within 1 year (adjusted)lower is better	0.3%	0.9%

Incontinence or prolapse in women

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Much or very much better after surgeryhigher is better	100.0%	90.8%

Cancer care (general)

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Kidney cancer operationsnumber per year	—	54
Colon resectionsnumber per year	65	131
Rectal resectionsnumber per year	—	46
Resections of liver metastasesnumber per year	—	36
Thyroid cancer patients operated onnumber per year	6	18
Gynaecologic oncologists in FTEnumber of specialists	—	2.6

Knee replacement

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Total knee replacementsnumber per year	308	310
Partial knee replacementsnumber per year	0	79
Orthopaedic surgeons performing knee revisionsnumber of specialists	—	3
Orthopaedic surgeons placing knee replacementsnumber of specialists	4	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.0%	0.4%
Average knee score gain (OKS) after 12 monthshigher is better	16.3	15.3
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	5.7	4.9
Revision within 3 years (adjusted)lower is better	0.5%	1.3%

Emergency department

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Patients with severe multiple injuries receivednumber per year	18	33

Cataract surgery

Indicator	Beatrixziekenhuis (Rivas)	Median in the Netherlands
Better sight after surgery (at least 1 line gained)higher is better	98.0%	94.5%
Within 0.5 dioptre of the target strength after 4-6 weekshigher is better	97.5%	77.7%

Annual accounts

Consolidated figures of Stichting Rivas Zorggroep, from its public annual accounts.

Year	Revenue	Costs	Result	Margin	Equity	Solvency	Cash
2025filed 29 May 2026	€370 m	€349 m	€19 m	5.2%	€112 m	43.2%	€49 m
2024filed 28 May 2025	€342 m	€329 m	€12 m	3.4%	€93 m	36.8%	€23 m
2023filed 31 May 2024	€330 m	€320 m	€7.1 m	2.1%	€82 m	33.0%	€36 m
Sector average, General hospital (2024)
2024	—	—	—	2%	—	36%	—

Staff

Year	Care staff	Sick leave	Long-open vacancies
2025	3,209	7.7%	44
2024	2,505	7.6%	89
2023	—	—	—

Care staff: the average number of people in care. Sick leave: the care staff's sickness absence. Long open: vacancies open for three months or more.

Board and supervision

As the register lists them with the annual accounts for 2025.

Board of directors

Michael Cornelis Johannes van RoozendaalVoorzitter Raad van Bestuur · since 1 May 2017
Maria Gerardine Theresia Bernsen - BartholomeusLid Raad van Bestuur · since 1 January 2021

Supervisory board

Alida Petronella de JonghVoorzitter Lid Raad van Toezicht · since 1 January 2021
Marcus Carolus Maria BindelsVice-Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht · since 1 November 2020
Ronald Franciscus Antonius BuijsLid Raad van Toezicht · since 1 January 2021
Adriana Wilhelmina Feelders - van den BeldCommissaris · since 1 January 2025
Jeroen Vincent Christiaan Theodoor van DurenCommissaris · since 1 January 2025

Parking

Gorinchem

€2 an hour. The first 10 minutes free. Daily maximum €8.

€1.00 up to 30 minutes, then €0.50 per 15 minutes; Sundays and public holidays €2.00 per 24 hours.

Read on the hospital's website, 2 November 2026.