Willem Baars

Willem Baars is a key executive at HartKliniek, a Dutch healthcare provider specializing in heart and vascular diseases. His career at HartKliniek has evolved over the years:

Career at HartKliniek

Board Member:: Willem Baars has been a member of the board of directors (lid raad van bestuur) at HartKliniek since 2014.24

Commercial Director:: As of 2023, he holds the position of Commercial Director (Commercieel Directeur) at HartKliniek Nederland.4

Previous Role:: Prior to his current position, Willem Baars served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at HartKliniek.15

Responsibilities and Focus

In his role at HartKliniek, Willem Baars focuses on several key areas:

1. Improving the quality of care through technology implementation.1
2. Expanding the organization's reach, as evidenced by his involvement in opening new clinic locations.3
3. Fostering regional collaboration models and seamless cooperation with general practitioners and hospitals.1
4. Ensuring continuous improvement and innovation in healthcare delivery.1

HartKliniek's Growth

Under Willem Baars' leadership, HartKliniek has seen significant expansion:

• As of September 2020, the organization had eleven branches in the Netherlands.1
• By early 2023, HartKliniek was preparing to open its 15th location.3

Willem Baars has been instrumental in HartKliniek's adoption of innovative technologies, such as the Siemens data management solution for secure storage and sharing of medical data like echocardiograms.1