Happy King's Day to all our patients, families and friends! United Family Hospital is honoured and proud to look after the health of patients from over 180 countries in our hospital and clinics. In a typical year, babies with over 60 different nationalities are born in United Family hospitals. So it is only natural that as an international hospital, we love to celebrate national holidays with patients from around the world. 

King’s Day is a national holiday celebrated by the Dutch on the birthday of their King, Willem Alexander, who was born on April 27. On this day in Holland people are treated to a sea of orange as everyone and everything – even pets and buildings - are covered head to toe in orange, showing pride and respect for the Dutch Royal family, the House of Orange-Nassau. Every year, the royal entourage visits a town or municipality in the Netherlands as part of the celebrations. At BJU, our current plans for celebration include encouraging staff who do not wear a uniform to dress in orange. We will also be displaying flags and other festive items. It goes without saying that we hope to resume fully fledged festivities, and invite you to celebrate with us in person, as soon as health authority guidelines allow us to resume our pre-pandemic hospitality norms.