The Clinical Immunology laboratory makes an important contribution to diagnosing systemic autoimmune diseases, immune deficiencies and allergological problems.

"Medicine, our care"

The Medical microbiology lab analyses samples for the presence of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, and investigates what kind of antibiotics they are susceptible to. The Serology Department traces antibodies against pathogens.

The department of Imaging provides a very comprehensive range of diagnostic and interventional services to patients.

The pelvic floor area is a very private subject for many of us, and so problems in that region are often kept to ourselves. Unfortunately, most problems can easily be treated or cured. On this page you can read more about the possible complaints, the examinations and the treatments.

The azM’s Haemophilia Treatment Centre (HBC) helps patients with clotting (or coagulation) disorders such as haemophilia A and B, Von Willebrand disease and other rare blood clotting disorders. The HBC treats patients from throughout the Euregion and Limburg.

The Clinical Chemical laboratory examines large numbers of substances in human samples (e.g. blood, urine) using chemical reactions. The results help doctors make diagnoses and follow possible treatments.

Surgeons treat wounds, tumours, infections and vascular diseases, usually by performing operations.

The number of people with kidney diseases in the Netherlands is estimated at 40.000. They suffer from renal failure: the kidneys do not function properly, or not at all. At the moment more than 5.600 people are dependent on dialysis. The azM pays extra attention to this group of patients.

People with physical or mental complaints may experience all sorts of practical problems in their daily lives. Occupational therapists focus not on the disease, but rather its practical consequences for patients' daily activities.

The hospital’s Physiotherapy Department is used for all medical specialties. We strive for high-quality patient care, characterised by expertise, continuity and patient-friendly care.

The activities in mental health care involve both mental and mental–social care for physically ill patients, as well as care for psychiatric patients with physical complaints.

To give patients with orthopaedic (i.e. joint and bone) complaints a diagnosis and a follow-up appointment all on the same day. This - and to reduce the waiting times from weeks to days - are the aims of the azM Orthopaedic Centre.

Cardiovascular diseases receive a great deal of attention. In the azM, the specialties involved in care for cardiovascular diseases - cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, vascular medicine and vascular neurology - work together in the Cardiovascular Centre.

Nerves, brain and muscle disorders can have many and varied consequences. For example paralysis or impairments in vision, touch, coordinated movement, thought, orientation and balance.

Skin diseases occur at all ages and can vary from innocent irritations to rapidly developing deadly skin disorders. You can turn to the Dermatology Department for all kinds of skin diseases.

Undesired childlessness occurs if people cannot have children naturally. This is usually caused by reduced fertility of one or both of the partners. Read about the possibilities for research and treatment here.

The Internal Medicine Department consists of seven groups, divided over five areas and two internal medicine-related specialties: general internal medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology and oncology, immunology, nephrology, and reumatology.

Many people are not familiar with interstitial (or diffuse) lung disorders until they are confronted with them personally.

Around 69.000 people are diagnosed with cancer in the Netherlands every year. Even though treatments for cancer keep improving and ever-greater numbers of people can continue living with this disease, cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the Netherlands, after cardiovascular diseases.

For many children, the hospital is an exciting or perhaps scary place to be. You and your parents are probably keen on knowing what happens in the children’s ward. You can read about that here. If you have questions after reading the information, feel free to call us.

The discipline of ear, nose and throat (ENT) medicine mainly involves the diagnostics and treatment of the upper airways and the oesophagus. The specialty focuses on the senses of hearing, balance, taste and smell as well as the breathing, speaking and swallowing functions.

Artists, for example musicians, dancers, painters and ornamental metalworkers, are often sensitive, overly perfectionist types who speak their own individual language and therefore need specific attention in the event of medical and/or mental problems.

The key academic care areas of the Oral Diseases and Maxillofacial Surgery Department are head and neck oncology, head and neck traumatology, craniofacial and schisis (cleft lip/palate) surgery, implantology and maxillofacial prosthetics.

Organ donation and registration (and transplants) are a matter of life and death. Every year 60 to 75 patients receive a new organ at the azM. In 1999 the Maastricht association of kidney patients (NVM) launched an educational programme to raise young people's awareness of the importance of donor registration, in collaboration with the azM and Maastricht University.

The aim of the Stichting Promotie Orgaandonatie (Foundation for the Promotion of Organ Donation) is to increase the general public support for organ donation and increase the number of registrations in the donor register.

The pathology laboratory examines tissue cells and bodily fluid for defects. The nature of the defects provides information on prognosis and treatment.

Each year, 1.5 million Dutch people travel to far-away destinations. Not only to tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, Africa and Central or South America, but also closer to home: Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Croatia, Romania, etc. Because infectious diseases are a threat to public health, advice and vaccinations are necessary before you travel abroad.

We treat children with asymmetrical distortion of the skull after birth, and children and adults with congenital or acquired skull or facial defects. The azM houses one of the two Dutch centres specialised in craniofacial surgery. The centre offers optimal care through continuous exchange of knowledge with the Rotterdam centre.

The azM’s Voice, Speech and Language Disorder Department provides care in the field of nutritional and communication problems. We carry out logopedic (speech therapy) research and give clinical and outpatient advice and/or treatment.

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is characterised by the long-term complications. It is a disease that requires the involvement of caregivers from multiple disciplines.

The Limburg Trauma Centre incorporates a medical department for trauma care (traumatology) and an organzational section to facilitate the medical department (the trauma centre). For more information, go to Wat doen we? (in Dutch).

Urology is the medical specialty that focuses on the male and female urinary tracts, and male genitalia.

Anaesthesia literally means ‘without sensation’; you are given a drug (an anaesthetic) that makes you unable to feel pain in all or part of your body. This allows the surgeon to operate without you feeling pain, and causing as little damage as possible. The anesthesiologist also prescribes medication for patients with chronic pain complaints.

Good nutrition is important for our health. Healthy people can eat anything they want, but when you are ill you may need to adjust your nutrition. The dietician helps patients put together a diet adapted to your specific illness and personal wishes.

The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department provides all-inclusive care for women.

When patients (and their loved ones) face a life-threatening disease, they can be given palliative care. Palliative care is aims to maintain or improve the quality of life, rather than to cure. This type of care usually focuses on the last three months of life, and deals with the physical, mental, social and spiritual problems.

From the desire to have a child to the birth of your baby: a special time.

Pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and eclampsia are complications that may occur during pregnancy, that have hypertension in common. This site gives you more information about these complications and the care provided by the azM.