Feyenoord Foundation and Maasstad Hospital join forces

Feyenoord Foundation and Maasstad Hospital join forces

Feyenoord Foundation and Maasstad Hospital are joining forces in a three-year partnership in order to contribute to a better quality of life for the inhabitants of Rotterdam and it’s surrounding areas.

Feyenoord Foundation and Maasstad Hospital will cooperate in four areas: vitality and sports participation, employment, internships and knowledge sharing. For example, both Maasstad Hospital employees and patients will take part in Fitter with Feyenoord: Feyenoord’s coaching programme in which participants are helped to live a healthier lifestyle within twelve weeks.

Feyenoord and Maasstad Hospital jointly launch Jobscorer Training: a two-month programme in which young people become interested in a job in health care through coaching, sports and personal guidance.

In the area of internships and knowledge, the main focus is on the exchange of networks, internship policies, knowledge sharing on training sessions between professionals from the various sectors.

“The cooperation with Maasstad Hospital is a very good example of how, hand in hand with this partner, we can propagate the strength of Feyenoord in various areas. We are increasing our social influence and offering employees, potential young employees who now have are at distance to the labour market and patients the chance on a healthier and better life”, said Managing Director Mark Koevermans.