International Law

HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN

By Karel.Frielink

Quality of health care is regulated

Secondary health care in the Netherlands Antilles is provided in hospitals. There are seven hospitals on Curaçao, with a total of 1,187 beds, 46% of them in the Sint Elizabeth Hospital (Sehos) and 16.9% in various specialized institutes for the disabled and drug addicts.

The Netherlands Antilles National Ordinance on Health Institutions (NOHI) provides for rules governing institutions providing healthcare on the Netherlands Antilles. The definition of health care institutions in the NOHI is very broad.

The NOHI regulates, amongst others, (i) the establishment of healthcare providers on the Netherlands Antilles; (ii) buying of medical devices by such institutions, and (iii) regulating the quality of the healthcare provided by such institutions.

The NOHI distinguishes between institutions providing health care in general and hospital institutions. Hospital institutions are institutions providing health care that have been appointed by National Decree as being hospital institutions.

Karel Frielink
Attorney (Lawyer) / Partner

Full post as published by Karel's Legal Blog on August 02, 2008 (boomark / email).