Practical matters

Identification

During your first appointment (online or in person) at Radboudumc, you are required to identify yourself. Identification is mandatory for anyone receiving medical care in the Netherlands, including children. 
You can identify yourself with a legally valid form of identification: a valid passport or a valid ID card from an EU/EEA country. 

Please note: If you need a visa to enter into the Netherlands, please check the validity of your identification document. Your identification document must be valid for at least three months after the end of your visa period (in addition, any travel document may not be older than 10 years). 

VISA

Depending on your nationality and the length of your stay, you might need a short- or long-stay visa. Persons from the EU, EEA, and Switzerland can travel to the Netherlands without a visa. However, people from other parts of the world need a tourist or residence visa. 

Read more on the website of the Dutch Government

Please note: Each country has its own procedure for applying for a visa. Please note that the visa procedure can take some time, so make sure you apply in time.

Shuttle service to the main entrance

A shuttle service runs on the Radboudumc grounds, from the Main Entrance (Building A) to the East Entrance, to Tandheelkunde and then back to the Main Entrance. This shuttle service is a free service for patients and visitors who are less mobile.

This is a few hundred meters, and the road also has a large hill. This makes it unsuitable for some people to travel on foot or in a push wheelchair. Once inside the main building, patients and visitors can transfer to a golf cart, which takes people inside to their destination.

Time

The shuttle runs continuously Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m.and 5 p.m.

Stops

There are three stops for boarding and disembarking:

• At the Main Entrance (A building)
• At the East Entrance
• At Tandheelkunde
• At the Philips van Leydenlaan (intersection with Geert Grooteplein Zuid)
• At the Kiss & Ride in front of the traffic circle (near the old main entrance)

Contact

For questions about this service, please contact the Logistics reporting station at tel. 024-363 40 00.

Blood test centers

There are two blood test centers for patients at Radboudumc: Plein A0 and Plein C0. This is also where preparatory examinations for your appointment and checkups are performed.

Depending on the medical department, you will be referred to either Plein A0 or Plein C0.

What are least busy times at the blood test center?

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons between 2.30 to 4.00 pm tend to be less busy at the blood test center. Wait times are usually shorter as a result.

Blood test center Plein A0

• Opening hours

Monday through Friday, from 7.30 am to 5.30 pm.

• Closed

On national holidays and on the third Friday in July, due to the celebratory arrival of the Nijmegen Four Days Marches.

• Route 644
• This blood test center caters to the following medical departments:
  • Kidney diseases
  • Hematology
  • Rheumatology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Dermatology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
  • Geriatrics
  • Pain and Palliative Medicine
  • Neurosurgery
  • Medical Oncology

Blood test center Plein C0

• Opening hours

Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4.30 pm. 

• Closed

On national holidays and on the third Friday in July, due to the celebratory arrival of the Nijmegen Four Days Marches.

• Route 719
• This blood test center caters to the following medical departments:
  • Anesthesiology (pre-operative clinic)
  • Cardiology
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary Diseases
  • Gastroenterology
  • Orthopedics
  • Plastic surgery
  • Urology

Other departments take blood samples on the department itself. 
You cannot come to Radboud university medical center for blood sampling at the request of your 
general practitioner.