General hospital · Emmen

Treant

Wait times over the norm60%

99 of 166 over the norm

Result€6.3 m

2025, margin 1.4%

Solvency28%

sector average 36% (2024)

Parking per hour€1.90

Emmen (Scheper)

Locations

Treant Zorggroep, locatie BethesdaDr G H Amshoffweg, 7909AA Hoogeveen
Treant Zorggroep, locatie RefajaBoerhaavestraat, 9501HE Stadskanaal
Treant Zorggroep, locatie ScheperBoermarkeweg, 7824AA Emmen

Wait times

Latest report: 27 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

TreantAll 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	Location
Breast reconstructionPlastic surgery	145 days	36 of 42	79 days52–130 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Endovenous varicose vein treatmentDermatology	100 days	34 of 37	57 days42–78 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Grommets (ear tubes)ENT	100 days	58 of 61	37 days29–51 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
CircumcisionUrology / Surgery	76 days	27 of 35	50 days31–74 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Surgery for benign anal conditionsSurgery / Dermatology	70 days	39 of 55	49 days33–80 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Dupuytren's contracture surgeryPlastic surgery	67 days	24 of 45	66 days42–96 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
HysterectomyGynaecology	65 days	31 of 58	64 days42–89 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Total hip replacementOrthopaedics	61 days	29 of 61	64 days42–90 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Trigger finger releasePlastic surgery	53 days	27 of 35	32 days23–51 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Umbilical hernia repair in adultsSurgery	49 days	24 of 50	53 days34–97 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Total knee replacementOrthopaedics	44 days	14 of 60	84 days45–117 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Enlarged prostate surgeryUrology	43 days	15 of 57	61 days43–99 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Prostate cancer surgeryUrology	35 days	15 of 29	35 days25–50 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Incontinence or prolapse surgery (women)Gynaecology	35 days	7 of 61	71 days48–117 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Septoplasty (nasal septum surgery)ENT	34 days	5 of 61	81 days57–146 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Groin hernia repairSurgery	33 days	19 of 65	49 days28–91 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Gallbladder removalSurgery	31 days	19 of 63	43 days30–64 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Meniscus or knee ligament surgerySurgery / Orthopaedics	25 days	6 of 55	50 days33–75 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Tonsil or adenoid removalENT	25 days	3 of 63	60 days42–82 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Knee arthroscopyOrthopaedics	25 days	10 of 46	42 days27–63 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Slipped disc or spinal stenosis surgeryNeurosurgery / Orthopaedics	16 days	2 of 44	55 days42–71 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
VasectomySurgery / Urology	10 days	1 of 29	43 days28–63 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda

Outpatient clinic: first appointment

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile	Location
Neurology (general)Neurology	270 days	66 of 67	64 days48–90 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
CataractOphthalmology	250 days	46 of 47	20 days8–40 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Ophthalmology (general)Ophthalmology	250 days	54 of 58	59 days21–90 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Gastroenterology (general)Gastroenterology	182 days	55 of 66	98 days50–148 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Gynaecology (general)Gynaecology	180 days	61 of 68	72 days45–114 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Respiratory medicine (general)Respiratory medicine	160 days	68 of 68	28 days13–42 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Incontinence in womenGynaecology	155 days	42 of 44	67 days49–91 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Urology (general)Urology	120 days	61 of 66	32 days20–60 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Internal medicine (general)Internal medicine	120 days	62 of 68	42 days24–61 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Fertility problemsGynaecology	77 days	39 of 55	60 days38–80 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Dermatology (general)Dermatology	65 days	48 of 66	35 days28–70 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Suspicious skin lesionDermatology	65 days	42 of 48	13 days7–38 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Rheumatology (general)Rheumatology	60 days	37 of 60	47 days29–90 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
RehabilitationRehabilitation	60 days	33 of 40	36 days21–43 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
ENT (general)ENT	42 days	54 of 66	21 days12–30 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Plastic surgery (general)Plastic surgery	42 days	48 of 63	24 days10–42 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Paediatrics (general)Paediatrics	40 days	36 of 65	35 days21–57 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Paediatric neurologyPaediatrics	40 days	21 of 35	37 days22–47 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Paediatric cardiologyPaediatrics	40 days	22 of 34	31 days18–55 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Back problemsOrthopaedics	36 days	30 of 42	24 days13–42 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Oral and maxillofacial surgeryOral and maxillofacial surgery	30 days	26 of 57	31 days15–59 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Pain managementAnaesthesiology	28 days	19 of 65	58 days23–90 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Hearing loss and deafnessENT	25 days	23 of 47	25 days14–43 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Shoulder problemsOrthopaedics	23 days	31 of 48	20 days14–29 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Cardiology (general)Cardiology	21 days	23 of 68	28 days16–45 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Groin herniaSurgery	21 days	32 of 52	17 days7–28 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
ProctologySurgery	21 days	19 of 47	25 days13–48 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Orthopaedics (general)Orthopaedics	14 days	28 of 59	14 days7–30 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Knee problemsOrthopaedics	11 days	20 of 51	14 days7–31 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Vascular surgerySurgery	10 days	15 of 62	18 days10–30 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Hip problemsOrthopaedics	10 days	22 of 51	14 days7–24 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Foot and ankle problemsOrthopaedics	10 days	11 of 49	21 days11–50 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Surgery (general)Surgery	10 days	23 of 66	14 days7–27 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Geriatric medicineGeriatric medicine	7 days	5 of 63	28 days16–45 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Sports medicineSports medicine	6 days	2 of 26	26 days11–43 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda

Tests

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile	Location
Abnormal cervical smearGynaecology	77 days	43 of 46	17 days14–30 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
GastroscopyGastroenterology	41 days	47 of 61	26 days15–40 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
ColonoscopyGastroenterology	24 days	23 of 61	28 days17–42 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Hip or leg MRIRadiology	12 days	19 of 64	20 days10–33 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Scheper
Shoulder or arm MRIRadiology	12 days	13 of 59	20 days13–34 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Back MRIRadiology	12 days	13 of 62	20 days13–33 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Refaja
Brain MRIRadiology	12 days	17 of 61	21 days11–35 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda
Bone density scan (DEXA)Radiology	5 days	5 of 60	18 days12–38 days	Treant Zorggroep, locatie Bethesda

Quality per treatment

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

Tonsil or adenoid removal

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (tonsils)lower is better	1.6%	2.6%
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (adenoids)lower is better	0.7%	0.0%

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Aortic aneurysm or dissection repairsnumber per year	55	69
Died within 30 days after repair of a ruptured aneurysmlower is better	12.5%	24.2%
Died within 30 days after repair of an intact aneurysmlower is better	2.0%	1.5%
Uncomplicated recovery after planned repair (textbook outcome)higher is better	75.3%	76.0%

Stroke

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Stroke patientsnumber per year	746	570
Median minutes from arrival to clot-busting treatmentlower is better	25	29

Breast implants

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Removed or replaced for a complication within 60 days (reconstruction)lower is better	5.8%	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	10.3%	3.3%
Removed or replaced for a complication, day 61 to 365 (cosmetic)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Breast cancer

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Breast cancer patients operated onnumber per year	296	216
Surgical oncologists treating breast cancernumber of specialists	7	4
Plastic surgeons treating breast cancer patientsnumber of specialists	4	3
Median days from diagnosis to start of treatmentlower is better	26	32

Chronic kidney disease and dialysis

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Started dialysis with a working fistula or PD catheterhigher is better	78.6%	64.2%

Bowel cancer

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Colon cancer resectionsnumber per year	89	78
Rectal cancer resectionsnumber per year	38	30
Died within 90 days of rectal surgerylower is better	0.7%	0.0%
Complicated recovery after colon surgerylower is better	4.4%	11.6%
Complicated recovery after rectal surgerylower is better	15.4%	20.2%
Died within 90 days of colon surgerylower is better	2.7%	2.2%
Median days from diagnosis to treatment (colon)lower is better	44	36.8

Diabetes

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Diabetes patients treated by the paediatriciannumber per year	93	99
Diabetes patients treated by the internistnumber per year	2,221	1,350
Paediatrician: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	41.9%	47.8%
Internist: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	43.6%	42.3%
Paediatrician: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	11.8%	5.9%
Internist: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	5.8%	5.3%

Coronary angioplasty (PCI)

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Died within 30 days of angioplasty (PCI)lower is better	3.4%	2.6%
Died within 1 year of angioplasty (PCI)lower is better	5.0%	5.1%
Unplanned repeat procedure on the same vessel within 1 yearlower is better	1.4%	2.6%

Peripheral arterial disease

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Certified vascular surgeonsnumber of specialists	6	4
Vascular interventional radiologistsnumber of specialists	4	4

Gallbladder removal (gallstones)

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Readmitted for a complication within 30 days of surgerylower is better	3.1%	2.8%

Hip fracture

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Hip fractures treatednumber per year	434	293
Mobility score after 3 months, fully mobile before (1 = best)lower is better	2.1	2.6
ADL help needed after 3 months, independent before (0 = none)lower is better	0.9	1.3

Gynaecological cancer

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Debulking operations for ovarian cancernumber per year	—	60
Operations for endometrial cancernumber per year	64	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

Carotid artery surgery

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Carotid artery proceduresnumber per year	75	48
Died within 30 days of the procedurelower is better	0.8%	0.8%
Bleeding within 30 dayslower is better	3.6%	2.5%
Neurological event within 30 dayslower is better	1.6%	2.0%
Uncomplicated recovery (textbook outcome)higher is better	78.1%	79.8%

Slipped disc or spinal stenosis

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation within 30 dayslower is better	1.0%	0.4%
Spinal fluid leak during surgerylower is better	0.3%	0.3%
Deep wound infectionlower is better	0.0%	0.0%
More muscle weakness right after surgerylower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Hip replacement

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Hip replacementsnumber per year	752	421
Orthopaedic surgeons performing hip revisionsnumber of specialists	4	4
Orthopaedic surgeons placing hip replacementsnumber of specialists	6	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.1%	0.7%
Average hip score gain (OHS) after 12 monthshigher is better	18.6	18.6
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	5.5	5.8
Revision within 1 year (adjusted)lower is better	0.9%	0.9%

Incontinence or prolapse in women

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Much or very much better after surgeryhigher is better	90.9%	90.8%

Cancer care (general)

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Kidney cancer operationsnumber per year	78	54
Colon resectionsnumber per year	127	131
Rectal resectionsnumber per year	43	46
Resections of liver metastasesnumber per year	—	36
Thyroid cancer patients operated onnumber per year	—	18
Gynaecologic oncologists in FTEnumber of specialists	—	2.6

Knee replacement

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Total knee replacementsnumber per year	627	310
Partial knee replacementsnumber per year	67	79
Orthopaedic surgeons performing knee revisionsnumber of specialists	3	3
Orthopaedic surgeons placing knee replacementsnumber of specialists	5	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.0%	0.4%
Average knee score gain (OKS) after 12 monthshigher is better	15.0	15.3
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	4.4	4.9
Revision within 3 years (adjusted)lower is better	0.9%	1.3%

Surgery for children

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Groin and scrotal operations in childrennumber per year	60	43
Operations for pyloric stenosisnumber per year	—	15

Prostate cancer

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Prostate removals for prostate cancernumber per year	153	186
Urologists performing prostate removalsnumber of specialists	3	4
Severe complications within 30 days of surgerylower is better	0.0%	2.2%
PSA still detectable (above 0.1) 6 months after surgerylower is better	12.3%	5.7%

Emergency department

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Patients with severe multiple injuries receivednumber per year	33	33

Cataract surgery

Indicator	Treant	Median in the Netherlands
Better sight after surgery (at least 1 line gained)higher is better	97.6%	94.5%
Within 0.5 dioptre of the target strength after 4-6 weekshigher is better	72.8%	77.7%

Annual accounts

Figures of Stichting Treant Ziekenhuiszorg, from its public annual accounts.

Year	Revenue	Costs	Result	Margin	Equity	Solvency	Cash
2025filed 27 May 2026	€441 m	€434 m	€6.3 m	1.4%	€84 m	27.5%	€52 m
2024filed 28 May 2025	€420 m	€415 m	€5.0 m	1.2%	€77 m	27.1%	€49 m
2023filed 29 May 2024	€393 m	€391 m	€181,000	0.0%	€72 m	26.4%	€12 m
Sector average, General hospital (2024)
2024	—	—	—	2%	—	36%	—

Staff

Year	Care staff	Sick leave	Long-open vacancies
2025	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—
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

Stichting Treant ZorggroepBestuurder · since 1 January 2012

Parking

Emmen (Scheper)

€1.90 an hour. The first 30 minutes free. Daily maximum €10.60.

Steps of about €0.65 per 20 minutes; free from 23:00 to 06:00; week card €26.50.

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