Medical Referrals: Facts & Figures
Zorg en Jeugd Caribisch Nederland (ZJCN) facilitates approximately 7,000 medical referrals annually. These concern treatments that cannot be provided on the patient’s island of residence. The guiding principle is always: care as close to home as possible, and further away only when necessary. Currently, ZJCN maintains agreements with healthcare providers in Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Colombia, and the Netherlands.
Latest numbers: August 2026

31.602
Total of insured persons on Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius on August 1st 2026

490
Total of medical referrals from Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius in August 2026
Medical Referrals 2020-2025
Bonaire Statia Saba Totaal 2020 1043 1297 642 2982 2021 1364 1620 1386 4370 2022 1868 2118 1965 5952 2023 2073 2754 2261 7088 2024 2217 2406 2164 6787 2025 2079 2501 2391 6971
Medical referrals per specialism 2020-2025
Radiology Nefrology Ophthalmology General surgery Internal medicine Gynecology and Obstetrics Cardiology Oncology Neurology Pulmonary Medicine 2020 502 128 292 265 286 217 170 119 59 43 2021 806 1100 277 323 215 184 236 135 108 70 2022 1097 1191 486 479 377 338 275 171 207 119 2023 1324 896 583 615 636 372 301 325 239 229 2024 1446 731 691 570 415 373 338 329 141 241 2025 1537 361 552 621 342 288 368 262 199 216