Community health and Family Medicine
Max Meertens, GP
Max Meertens has been living and working in Spain since 1994, exercising his profession as a doctor specialised in Community health and Family Medicine. He specialised at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and worked in various Dutch clinics. He also worked in Guatemala after which he established himself in Benissa. What most attracts him to working in Spain is the freedom with which he can manage his time to attend to his patients, which means that he can dedicate the necessary time to each person without having to cope with an overloaded timetable. Member of the medical association of Alicante reg.nr.: 03-0307645 Member of the KNMG (Dutch medical association) Registry number BIG: 89022718301 Max Meertens’ consultation hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. He always attends by appointment to enable him to give everyone his maximum attention and avoid long waiting times.
The afternoons are destined to home visits (also in Valle del Pop). If you have an emergency in the afternoon you can also call the number 639 604 269. During the nights and weekends there will always be one of the multilingual colleagues of the area on call, who you can reach under the same number. We dispose of various diagnostic facilities among which electrocardiography, spirometry, audiometry and we offer laboratory services. We also realise INR Tests (which controls patients who receive an anticoagulation therapy with for example Sintrom) and give the results and new medication qualification instantly. We do minor surgical interventions. To the little ones among us we dedicate special attention in a relaxed atmosphere. We help you to adapt to the Spanish system the vaccination for your children when arriving from another country. Our medical examinations are realised always taking into account your personal medical history and we do medical examination and medical certifications for sport activities etc. Between the members of the medical staff weekly meetings are held as to improve the patient’s attention, but never without having received his full consent. We work together in an independent way with all the region’s health care services and of the whole Comunidad Valenciana, including the Social Security Services. We are in contact with your specialist or insurance company in your home country if necessary. And, naturally, we give all our support in case of repatriation to your country.
