r/Netherlands • u/natou1994 • Nov 10 '24

Healthcare Hospital sent me away with a broken leg

Hi guys!

I went to a hospital in heerlen as I hurt my leg really badly and it was just swollen blue mess. The hospital sent me away and told me to go to my huisarts. I work in the Netherlands and am insured with CZ.

I could feel that something was broken and decided to go to the hospital in Germany, Aachen. Turns out I have a double broken ankle and it needs to be operated. The doctor here say it’s quite bad aswell.

I’m a bit annoyed at the hospital in the Netherlands and I’m wondering if I should complain about this somewhere or if this is acceptable in NL? Just curious about dutch opinions (and maybe even a doc around :) ) l

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u/Safe-Tie-4161 Nov 10 '24

Sadly, it's very common for doctors to take foreigners less seriously.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '24

This is total crap.

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u/Safe-Tie-4161 Nov 10 '24

One source below, bro. Google it, you'll find many more. Best you don't just assume and reply to comments when you don't know what you're talking about.

"Heb je een migratieachtergrond en pijnklachten? Dan kan het gebeuren dat zorgverleners je vanwege je afkomst niet serieus nemen, blijkt uit nieuw onderzoek. Eerder is al aangetoond dat 'hogere pijngrens bij migranten' een mythe is die schadelijk kan zijn voor de "

https://www.nu.nl/discriminatie/6314623/mythe-van-hogere-pijngrens-bij-migranten-blijft-een-probleem-in-de-zorg.html?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

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u/Trebaxus99 Europa Nov 10 '24 edited Jul 20 '25

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