Catharina Ziekenhuis is the largest general hospital in Eindhoven. It is located on Michelangelolaan in Woensel. The Catharina Hospital is a top clinical and top referral teaching hospital. Due to the lack of an academic hospital within a short distance, it provides highly specialized care at an academic level. Its supraregional focal points are oncology and cardiovascular diseases. It is one of the eight non-university hospitals authorized for open-heart surgery.