Weight loss surgery in North Brabant
19 places, 5 DATO centres

19 places in North Brabant are covered by this guide, together home to about 1,783,930 inhabitants at municipal level. Their residents are treated at 5 of the twenty DATO-certified centres in the Netherlands. Most places in this province fall under Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg. With a valid indication and a GP referral, weight loss surgery is covered by Dutch basic insurance; you pay only the €385 deductible in 2026.

Which DATO centres serve North Brabant?

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis is located in Tilburg and performed 247 primary procedures in 2024, number 18 of the twenty Dutch centres by volume. In this guide it is the centre for 8 places in North Brabant: Tilburg, Breda, Den Bosch, Veghel and 4 more. Whether this centre is covered in full depends on your insurer's contracts; check before your referral.

Catharina Ziekenhuis

Catharina Ziekenhuis is located in Eindhoven and performed 571 primary procedures in 2024, number 9 of the twenty Dutch centres by volume. In this guide it is the centre for 4 places in North Brabant: Eindhoven, Helmond, Geldrop, Deurne. Whether this centre is covered in full depends on your insurer's contracts; check before your referral.

ISG Rivierenland

ISG Rivierenland is located in Tiel and performed 375 primary procedures in 2024, number 15 of the twenty Dutch centres by volume. In this guide it is the centre for 3 places in North Brabant: Oss, Cuijk, Uden. Whether this centre is covered in full depends on your insurer's contracts; check before your referral.

Bariatrisch Centrum Zuidwest Nederland

Bariatrisch Centrum Zuidwest Nederland is located in Bergen op Zoom and performed 476 primary procedures in 2024, number 11 of the twenty Dutch centres by volume. In this guide it is the centre for 3 places in North Brabant: Roosendaal, Bergen op Zoom, Etten-Leur. Whether this centre is covered in full depends on your insurer's contracts; check before your referral.

Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis

Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis is located in Dordrecht and performed 256 primary procedures in 2024, number 17 of the twenty Dutch centres by volume. In this guide it is the centre for 1 place in North Brabant: Werkendam. Whether this centre is covered in full depends on your insurer's contracts; check before your referral.

Places in North Brabant and their centre

All places from North Brabant in the guide appear in the table, together with municipal inhabitant numbers and the usual referral centre for residents. You will find a detailed page in Dutch for every place.

North Brabant place by place

Eindhoven has about 249,783 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 39,000 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Eindhoven has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Eindhoven as well.

Tilburg has about 230,746 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 36,000 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Tilburg has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Tilburg as well.

Breda has about 190,204 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 29,700 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Breda has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Breda as well.

Den Bosch has about 162,295 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 25,300 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Den Bosch has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Den Bosch as well.

Helmond has about 96,860 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 15,100 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Helmond has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Helmond as well.

Oss has about 95,549 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to ISG Rivierenland in Tiel; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 14,900 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Oss has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Oss as well.

Cuijk has about 93,645 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to ISG Rivierenland in Tiel; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 14,600 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Cuijk has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Cuijk as well.

Veghel has about 85,236 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 13,300 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Veghel has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Veghel as well.

Roosendaal has about 78,165 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Bariatrisch Centrum Zuidwest Nederland in Bergen op Zoom; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 12,200 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Roosendaal has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Roosendaal as well.

Bergen op Zoom has about 70,691 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Bariatrisch Centrum Zuidwest Nederland in Bergen op Zoom; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 11,000 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Bergen op Zoom has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Bergen op Zoom as well.

Uden has about 60,059 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to ISG Rivierenland in Tiel; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 9,400 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Uden has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Uden as well.

Werkendam has about 58,946 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis in Dordrecht; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 9,200 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Werkendam has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Werkendam as well.

Oosterhout has about 58,726 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 9,200 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Oosterhout has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Oosterhout as well.

Waalwijk has about 51,635 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 8,100 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Waalwijk has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Waalwijk as well.

Drunen has about 46,687 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 7,300 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Drunen has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Drunen as well.

Etten-Leur has about 46,109 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Bariatrisch Centrum Zuidwest Nederland in Bergen op Zoom; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 7,200 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Etten-Leur has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Etten-Leur as well.

Geldrop has about 40,683 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 6,300 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Geldrop has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Geldrop as well.

Boxtel has about 34,314 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis in Tilburg; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 5,400 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Boxtel has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Boxtel as well.

Deurne has about 33,597 inhabitants at municipal level. Residents are usually referred to Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven; applying the national obesity rate gives an indicative upper limit of about 5,200 people with obesity. The Dutch page for Deurne has local details, and there are Dutch pages for the gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and mini bypass from Deurne as well.

Neighbouring provinces

If a centre in a neighbouring province is closer to your home or better suits your insurance, you can also look there. North Brabant borders Zeeland, South Holland, Gelderland, Limburg, Utrecht. Each province page lists its centres and their 2024 volumes.

Aftercare from North Brabant

Expect at least five years of check-ups once you have had surgery. Take Vitalys: appointments follow at 6, 12 and 18 months, after that annually up to the five-year mark, with a blood test each time. Many centres combine visits with contact online. Comparing centres from North Brabant? Ask what can be done at a distance and what the out-of-hours contact options are. Once aftercare is over, lifelong WLS vitamins and an annual blood test remain, usually arranged by your GP.

How many people in North Brabant have obesity?

According to the Health Monitor, run by RIVM, Statistics Netherlands and the GGDs, 15.6 percent of adults in the Netherlands had obesity in 2024. Between GGD regions it varied from 11.6 to 19.2 percent. Take the roughly 1,783,930 people living in the places above and you arrive at an indicative maximum of about 278,000 people with obesity. This is a ceiling, since the percentage only concerns adults whereas the population figures also count children. You can find regional figures on vzinfo.nl.

Who in this group can have surgery? Only those with a BMI of 40, or of 35 combined with a condition related to weight, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or sleep apnoea. If that does not apply, supervised medication, a lifestyle programme or a gastric balloon may be a better fit. See all obesity treatment options.

Getting weight loss surgery from North Brabant: step by step

1. Register with a GP in your municipality; the GP is the gatekeeper for hospital care.
2. Check your insurance: is Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis contracted by your insurer, or another centre that suits you better?
3. Sign up for an info session, which in many cases takes place online, and find out if it is also given in English.
4. Screening: an internist, a dietitian and a psychologist look at your situation.
5. Operation and aftercare: a short hospital stay, then at least five years of check-ups, so travel time from your home in North Brabant matters.

Choosing a centre as a resident of North Brabant

No rule says you must use the centre that most people from your town go to. Factors worth comparing are waiting times, your insurer's contracts, information in English and the travel time for five years of follow-up care. With 5 centres serving this province, you have more than one option nearby. For more, read choosing a clinic for obesity and costs and insurance.

Useful Dutch terms for residents of North Brabant

Basispakket: the standard package of basic insurance, which pays for weight loss surgery. Huisarts: the family doctor (GP), who acts as gatekeeper to hospital care. Eigen risico: the compulsory deductible, amounting to 385 euros in 2026. Verwijzing: the referral letter you will need. Huisartsenpost: urgent questions in the evening or at the weekend go to this out-of-hours GP service.

More in English

• Types of weight loss surgery
• Eligibility criteria
• The treatment pathway
• All provinces

Sources

• Centre volumes: DICA, DATO Annual Report 2024
• Inhabitants: CBS figures, through AlleCijfers.nl and citypopulation.de
• Gezondheidsmonitor 2024 of GGD, RIVM and CBS, used for obesity figures

Frequently asked questions

Also available in Dutch. Author: Gijs Bodenstaff. Last reviewed: September 2026.