University medical centre · Groningen

UMCG

Wait times over the norm66%

47 of 71 over the norm

Result€24 m

2025, margin 1.4%

Solvency38%

sector average 36% (2024)

Parking per hour€3.33

Groningen

Locations

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, locatie GroningenHanzeplein, 9713GZ Groningen

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

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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
Dupuytren's contracture surgeryPlastic surgery	230 days	45 of 45	66 days42–96 days
Incontinence or prolapse surgery (women)Gynaecology	227 days	60 of 61	71 days48–117 days
Slipped disc or spinal stenosis surgeryNeurosurgery / Orthopaedics	205 days	44 of 44	55 days42–71 days
Total knee replacementOrthopaedics	180 days	57 of 60	84 days45–117 days
HysterectomyGynaecology	171 days	55 of 58	64 days42–89 days
Cataract surgeryOphthalmology	93 days	47 of 56	49 days30–84 days
Total hip replacementOrthopaedics	87 days	43 of 61	64 days42–90 days
Spinal fusion (not for slipped disc or stenosis)Neurosurgery / Orthopaedics	78 days	12 of 20	74 days52–133 days
Eyelid surgeryOphthalmology	74 days	19 of 30	54 days39–89 days
Stroke rehabilitationRehabilitation medicine	63 days	13 of 13	14 days10–35 days
Knee arthroscopyOrthopaedics	63 days	35 of 46	42 days27–63 days
Gallbladder removalSurgery	62 days	46 of 63	43 days30–64 days
Cardiac ablationCardiology	57 days	2 of 10	68 days61–88 days
Kidney stone removal through the skin (PCNL)Urology	56 days	15 of 25	49 days29–63 days
Cardiac catheterisationCardiology	49 days	41 of 42	21 days15–28 days
Tonsil or adenoid removalENT	43 days	18 of 63	60 days42–82 days
Grommets (ear tubes)ENT	42 days	37 of 61	37 days29–51 days
Coronary angioplasty (PCI)Cardiology	41 days	19 of 21	26 days14–30 days
Cardiac rehabilitationRehabilitation medicine	21 days	8 of 13	15 days13–29 days
Groin hernia repairSurgery	21 days	10 of 65	49 days28–91 days

Outpatient clinic: first appointment

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile
Hip problemsOrthopaedics	250 days	51 of 51	14 days7–24 days
AllergyInternal medicine	180 days	19 of 23	72 days34–143 days
Pain managementAnaesthesiology	150 days	61 of 65	58 days23–90 days
Gynaecology (general)Gynaecology	150 days	56 of 68	72 days45–114 days
Oral and maxillofacial surgeryOral and maxillofacial surgery	139 days	56 of 57	31 days15–59 days
Rheumatology (general)Rheumatology	104 days	50 of 60	47 days29–90 days
Paediatrics (general)Paediatrics	97 days	62 of 65	35 days21–57 days
Dermatology (general)Dermatology	90 days	58 of 66	35 days28–70 days
Hearing loss and deafnessENT	90 days	42 of 47	25 days14–43 days
Incontinence in womenGynaecology	75 days	26 of 44	67 days49–91 days
Paediatric orthopaedicsPaediatrics	70 days	23 of 27	41 days30–57 days
Foot and ankle problemsOrthopaedics	50 days	37 of 49	21 days11–50 days
Paediatric neurologyPaediatrics	43 days	24 of 35	37 days22–47 days
Internal medicine (general)Internal medicine	43 days	35 of 68	42 days24–61 days
Vascular surgerySurgery	42 days	56 of 62	18 days10–30 days
Neurology (general)Neurology	40 days	12 of 67	64 days48–90 days
NephrologyInternal medicine	37 days	28 of 51	33 days19–50 days
ProctologySurgery	37 days	31 of 47	25 days13–48 days
Back problemsOrthopaedics	35 days	29 of 42	24 days13–42 days
ImmunologyInternal medicine	35 days	10 of 25	38 days29–60 days
Knee problemsOrthopaedics	35 days	39 of 51	14 days7–31 days
Shoulder problemsOrthopaedics	35 days	39 of 48	20 days14–29 days
Respiratory medicine (general)Respiratory medicine	31 days	41 of 68	28 days13–42 days
Groin herniaSurgery	30 days	41 of 52	17 days7–28 days
Gastroenterology (general)Gastroenterology	29 days	7 of 66	98 days50–148 days
Cardiology (general)Cardiology	28 days	33 of 68	28 days16–45 days
Urology (general)Urology	28 days	25 of 66	32 days20–60 days
Suspicious skin lesionDermatology	24 days	31 of 48	13 days7–38 days
RehabilitationRehabilitation	21 days	10 of 40	36 days21–43 days
EndocrinologyInternal medicine	21 days	7 of 49	48 days29–67 days
Geriatric medicineGeriatric medicine	21 days	23 of 63	28 days16–45 days
Breast clinicSurgery	14 days	55 of 59	3 days2–5 days
Plastic surgery (general)Plastic surgery	14 days	22 of 63	24 days10–42 days
Medical oncologyInternal medicine	14 days	32 of 49	9 days6–15 days
Plastic surgery for cancerPlastic surgery	7 days	7 of 32	11 days7–21 days
Paediatric cardiologyPaediatrics	7 days	3 of 34	31 days18–55 days
Transgender careOther	1 days	1 of 5	78 days59–180 days
Neurosurgery (general)Neurosurgery	1 days	1 of 41	42 days22–63 days
Fertility problemsGynaecology	1 days	1 of 55	60 days38–80 days

Tests

For	Wait	Position	Median in the Netherlands25th–75th percentile
Bone density scan (DEXA)Radiology	90 days	53 of 60	18 days12–38 days
CT scanRadiology	72 days	63 of 63	14 days9–22 days
Back MRIRadiology	35 days	50 of 62	20 days13–33 days
Neck MRIRadiology	35 days	47 of 60	22 days13–33 days
Brain MRIRadiology	35 days	46 of 61	21 days11–35 days
Ultrasound scanRadiology	34 days	62 of 66	13 days8–17 days
Hip or leg MRIRadiology	34 days	49 of 64	20 days10–33 days
Shoulder or arm MRIRadiology	34 days	44 of 59	20 days13–34 days
GastroscopyGastroenterology	28 days	33 of 61	26 days15–40 days
ColonoscopyGastroenterology	28 days	29 of 61	28 days17–42 days
X-rayRadiology	3 days	58 of 61	1 days0–1 days
MammogramRadiology	3 days	20 of 62	5 days2–10 days

Quality per treatment

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

Pancreatic cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Pancreatic head resections (Whipple)number per year	47	44
Severe complications after surgerylower is better	34.8%	32.3%
Died within 30 days of surgerylower is better	1.4%	2.4%
Median wait in days until treatmentlower is better	34	32

Tonsil or adenoid removal

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (tonsils)lower is better	1.8%	2.6%
Re-operation for bleeding within 14 days (adenoids)lower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Aortic aneurysm or dissection repairsnumber per year	117	69
Died within 30 days after repair of a ruptured aneurysmlower is better	20.7%	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	74.6%	76.0%

Stroke

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Stroke patientsnumber per year	830	570
Median minutes from arrival to clot-busting treatmentlower is better	34	29

Bladder cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Bladder removals for bladder cancernumber per year	78	42
Urologists performing bladder removalsnumber of specialists	4	3
Severe complications within 30 days of surgerylower is better	61.5%	15.0%
Died within 30 days of surgerylower is better	0.0%	0.9%

Breast implants

Indicator	UMCG	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	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Breast cancer patients operated onnumber per year	19	216
Surgical oncologists treating breast cancernumber of specialists	7	4
Plastic surgeons treating breast cancer patientsnumber of specialists	7	3
Median days from diagnosis to start of treatmentlower is better	41	32

Bowel cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Colon cancer resectionsnumber per year	41	78
Rectal cancer resectionsnumber per year	24	30
Died within 90 days of rectal surgerylower is better	2.4%	0.0%
Complicated recovery after colon surgerylower is better	32.9%	11.6%
Complicated recovery after rectal surgerylower is better	36.0%	20.2%
Died within 90 days of colon surgerylower is better	6.0%	2.2%
Median days from diagnosis to treatment (colon)lower is better	48	36.8

Diabetes

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Diabetes patients treated by the paediatriciannumber per year	—	99
Diabetes patients treated by the internistnumber per year	1,317	1,350
Paediatrician: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	—	47.8%
Internist: blood sugar on target (HbA1c below 58)higher is better	53.6%	42.3%
Paediatrician: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	—	5.9%
Internist: blood sugar far too high (HbA1c above 86)lower is better	3.8%	5.3%

Coronary angioplasty (PCI)

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Died within 30 days of angioplasty (PCI)lower is better	3.2%	2.6%
Died within 1 year of angioplasty (PCI)lower is better	5.5%	5.1%
Unplanned repeat procedure on the same vessel within 1 yearlower is better	2.7%	2.6%

Peripheral arterial disease

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Certified vascular surgeonsnumber of specialists	9	4
Vascular interventional radiologistsnumber of specialists	7	4

Hip fracture

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Hip fractures treatednumber per year	55	293
Mobility score after 3 months, fully mobile before (1 = best)lower is better	—	2.6
ADL help needed after 3 months, independent before (0 = none)lower is better	—	1.3

Gynaecological cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Debulking operations for ovarian cancernumber per year	172	60
Operations for endometrial cancernumber per year	237	64
Tumour fully removed at primary debulking (ovary)higher is better	100.0%	90.8%
Complicated recovery after ovarian debulking (adjusted)lower is better	15.9%	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	0.9%	0.0%
Median days from first visit to debulking surgerylower is better	35	35.2

Carotid artery surgery

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Carotid artery proceduresnumber per year	69	48
Died within 30 days of the procedurelower is better	0.0%	0.8%
Bleeding within 30 dayslower is better	3.2%	2.5%
Neurological event within 30 dayslower is better	2.8%	2.0%
Uncomplicated recovery (textbook outcome)higher is better	77.7%	79.8%

Slipped disc or spinal stenosis

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation within 30 dayslower is better	2.1%	0.4%
Spinal fluid leak during surgerylower is better	1.1%	0.3%
Deep wound infectionlower is better	2.1%	0.0%
More muscle weakness right after surgerylower is better	0.0%	0.0%

Hip replacement

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Hip replacementsnumber per year	53	421
Orthopaedic surgeons performing hip revisionsnumber of specialists	3	4
Orthopaedic surgeons placing hip replacementsnumber of specialists	5	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.0%	0.7%
Average hip score gain (OHS) after 12 monthshigher is better	18.2	18.6
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	5.8	5.8
Revision within 1 year (adjusted)lower is better	1.3%	0.9%

Head and neck cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation within 30 days of tumour removallower is better	5.8%	4.7%

Cancer care (general)

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Kidney cancer operationsnumber per year	85	54
Colon resectionsnumber per year	162	131
Rectal resectionsnumber per year	116	46
Resections of liver metastasesnumber per year	67	36
Thyroid cancer patients operated onnumber per year	36	18
Gynaecologic oncologists in FTEnumber of specialists	5	2.6

Knee replacement

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Total knee replacementsnumber per year	52	310
Partial knee replacementsnumber per year	8	79
Orthopaedic surgeons performing knee revisionsnumber of specialists	4	3
Orthopaedic surgeons placing knee replacementsnumber of specialists	2	5
Deep wound infection within 90 dayslower is better	0.0%	0.4%
Average knee score gain (OKS) after 12 monthshigher is better	16.7	15.3
Average drop in pain when active after 12 monthshigher is better	4.9	4.9
Revision within 3 years (adjusted)lower is better	6.6%	1.3%

Liver surgery

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Liver resectionsnumber per year	68	50
Uncomplicated recovery after liver surgery (adjusted)higher is better	75.5%	84.4%

Lung cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Lung resectionsnumber per year	89	64
Lung cancer patients given curative radiotherapynumber per year	208	174
Died within 90 days of stereotactic radiotherapylower is better	1.7%	0.8%
Died within 30 days of lung surgerylower is better	2.6%	0.9%
Complicated recovery after lung surgerylower is better	12.0%	12.6%
Died within 90 days of chemoradiotherapylower is better	1.1%	1.1%

Melanoma

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
New patients with inoperable melanoma (stage III/IV)number per year	62	67
Alive 1 year after diagnosis (stage III/IV)higher is better	58.9%	62.3%
Alive 2 years after diagnosis (stage III/IV)higher is better	48.8%	48.2%

Surgery for children

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Groin and scrotal operations in childrennumber per year	159	43
Operations for pyloric stenosisnumber per year	35	15

Oesophageal and stomach cancer

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Oesophageal cancer resectionsnumber per year	48	48
Stomach cancer resectionsnumber per year	16	22
Complicated recovery after oesophageal surgery (adjusted)lower is better	30.4%	23.5%
Complicated recovery after stomach surgery (adjusted)lower is better	19.6%	15.3%
Died within 30 days of oesophageal surgery (adjusted)lower is better	3.2%	1.6%
Died within 30 days of stomach surgery (adjusted)lower is better	0.0%	2.6%
Median days until oesophageal surgerylower is better	—	34

Emergency department

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Patients with severe multiple injuries receivednumber per year	317	33

Cataract surgery

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Better sight after surgery (at least 1 line gained)higher is better	68.6%	94.5%
Within 0.5 dioptre of the target strength after 4-6 weekshigher is better	86.3%	77.7%

Spinal fusion

Indicator	UMCG	Median in the Netherlands
Re-operation within 30 dayslower is better	8.6%	3.1%
Spinal fluid leak during surgerylower is better	8.6%	0.7%
Deep wound infectionlower is better	7.1%	2.0%
More muscle weakness right after surgerylower is better	2.9%	0.0%

Annual accounts

Figures of Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG) / Poliklinische Apotheek UMCG, from its public annual accounts.

Year	Revenue	Costs	Result	Margin	Equity	Solvency	Cash
2025filed 29 May 2026	€1.8 bn	€1.8 bn	€24 m	1.4%	€512 m	37.5%	€226 m
2024filed 30 May 2025	€1.7 bn	€1.7 bn	€23 m	1.3%	€488 m	36.6%	€230 m
2023filed 29 May 2024	€1.6 bn	€1.6 bn	€60 m	3.6%	€453 m	35.3%	€214 m
Sector average, University medical centre (2024)
2024	—	—	—	2%	—	36%	—

Staff

Year	Care staff	Sick leave	Long-open vacancies
2025	6,279	7.1%	42
2024	6,156	6.9%	61
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

A.G.J. van der ZeeVoorzitter Raad van Bestuur · since 1 November 2019

Parking

Groningen

€3.33 an hour. The first 18 minutes free. Daily maximum €22. For patients or regular visitors: €7 a day.

€1.00 per 18 minutes, €3.33 per hour; day card at most €7.00 for patients and visitors with an appointment or admission letter.

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