Looking for an original and practical gift for Healthcare Day or Nurses’ Day? A custom-printed thermos, water bottle, or lunchbox is a thank-you gift for healthcare staff that gets used again and again during every shift. You can combine your organization’s logo with a short message, such as “Thank you for your care.” Or make it extra personal by including the employees’ first names. If you’d like to give more than one item, choose a sustainable gift set with reusable products or a themed package that fits the occasion. This also serves as a lasting token of appreciation for Care and Well-being Week, an anniversary, or the annual performance review.
Retulp was founded in 2015 and operates its own manufacturing facility. As a social enterprise and member of MVO Nederland, Retulp helps healthcare organizations implement Social Return on Investment (SROI) in their procurement reporting. Added to this is the water donation: for every water bottle or cup sold, Retulp donates 1,000 times the contents’ volume in clean drinking water through Made Blue. After delivery, you’ll receive a certificate stating the number of liters donated, which you can use in your annual report or for internal communications. Retulp is also a WWF Business Supporter and a co-signatory of the Reuse Manifesto, alongside more than 60 organizations, including major municipalities and charities.
A staff gift is perfect for any occasion when you want to show your appreciation: Healthcare Day, Nurses’ Day, Discover Healthcare Week, World Family Doctor Day, or Safety Awareness Day for your emergency response team members. Even without a special occasion—as a welcome gift for new colleagues, for an anniversary, or as a thank-you after a busy period. Choose what suits your team: a thermos mug for long shifts or a lunchbox or cooler bag for breaks. We’ll print your logo on everything, or you can personalize it with an engraved first name. That way, you’re giving a gift that lasts every workday.
Retulp has supplied many staff gifts and Christmas gifts to healthcare institutions. Below, you can see which reusable products were ordered by a number of healthcare institutions and for what occasions. These include personalized staff gifts, tokens of appreciation for volunteers, or Christmas gift baskets. Use these as examples and get inspired for your own staff gift in the healthcare sector.
The Support Emma Children’s Hospital Foundation in Amsterdam gave employees a reusable coffee mug with the logo and their first name printed on it for Christmas. This was followed by reusable lunch bags with the logo as a staff gift. Printing names on the cups turns a coffee mug into a personalized Christmas gift and immediately solves a common problem in every department: no one accidentally takes a colleague’s cup, and cups don’t get lost in the shared kitchen. The reusable lunch bag is a practical addition for employees who bring their own lunch. Two gift-giving occasions, two products that complement each other in everyday use. Practical, stylish, and eco-friendly.
The Erasmus MC Foundation in Rotterdam chose the Retulp thermos mug. They selected stainless steel thermos mugs with their logo as staff gifts. In the healthcare sector, a thermos mug is perhaps the most practical gift there is: coffee or tea stays hot for hours, even if a shift runs late or a break is delayed. The Retulp thermos mug is leak-proof, so it can be safely carried in a bag or on a cart. For the organization, it’s a gift that remains visible on the work floor for years to come. A practical gift that employees truly benefit from and use every day.
Kentalis, a specialist in healthcare and education for people with speech or hearing impairments, chose Retulp cooler bags with custom printing as staff gifts. They selected a fitting slogan with the company name below it. Recognizable and practical for everyday use! A cooler bag is handy for employees who work at different locations or visit clients at home: lunch and a drink stay cool for hours, even on a hot day while on the go. In addition, these cooler bags are just as useful in private life—for a picnic, the beach, or the gym—so the gift is appreciated even outside of work hours. Kentalis had the cooler bags shipped to various locations to surprise its employees. The Retulp Fridgebag is a cooler bag made from recycled material from old refrigerators—how cool is that!
De Kap, an organization in Apeldoorn for informal caregivers and volunteers, thanked volunteers and staff with stainless steel water bottles featuring their logo. Volunteers and informal caregivers are indispensable in the healthcare sector, but they rarely receive a tangible token of appreciation. A water bottle with a logo shows that their efforts are recognized, without making it feel like an obligation. The water bottle accompanies them during volunteer work, a walk with a client, or simply at home, and serves as a constant reminder of the organization they’re dedicated to. Moreover, a water bottle fits any budget, even for organizations that rely largely on grants and donations. This makes a water bottle with a logo a practical gift for volunteers and staff in the healthcare sector.
“We’re very happy with the water bottles for the volunteers!”
– Astrid van Grol, De Kap
Addiction treatment organization Tactus ordered reusable lunch bags with their logo as staff gifts. They chose lunch bags in their corporate colors, so they could give a gift that was both stylish and practical. Addiction care staff work across clinics, outpatient clinics, and mobile teams and are frequently on the move between locations. A reusable lunch bag comes along every workday: it keeps their own lunch fresh and eliminates the hassle of loose containers in their bags. Choosing reusable options also significantly reduces the use of single-use plastic. For the organization, it’s a corporate gift that suits every role and location and strengthens the sense of teamwork among colleagues who don’t see each other every day. This way, the gift remains visible, even outside their own location.
The Children’s Emergency Care Foundation put together a Christmas gift set featuring a thermal mug and a thermal bottle, both featuring the logo in full color. Two products that complement each other in practice: the coffee mug for coffee breaks at the office and on the go, and the thermos bottle for a full day of training, a shift, or an outing where coffee or tea needs to stay hot for hours. For a foundation, this is a fitting Christmas gift set: no disposable items, but something employees will use all year round. And every time the stainless steel mug is on the table, the organization gets a little visibility. The Christmas gift sets were individually packaged and shipped by Retulp .
Leiden University Medical Center gave employees a reusable coffee mug featuring their logo and first name. Both the employee’s job title and name are printed on the mug. It’s a personalized gift that gets used every time someone gets coffee, eliminating the need for disposable cups at the coffee machine. In a large hospital in particular, including the first name is effective: the cup is easily recognizable and stays with its owner, even in a shared break room or on a ward with a high turnover of colleagues. A coffee cup with a personalized first name makes an employee feel especially appreciated.
Amsterdam UMC ordered lunch bags with their logo as staff gifts. A reusable lunch bag is a practical gift for healthcare workers with rotating shifts: it allows them to bring their own fresh lunch to their ward, the garden, or the staff cafeteria, even if their break falls at a different time than planned. What’s more, a reusable lunch bag eliminates the need for a large number of disposable plastic bags. For the organization, it’s an accessible and sustainable corporate gift that suits every role, from nurses and doctors to support staff. And the company logo goes everywhere with them: from the coffee corner to the train, the hospital remains visible as an employer that cares about its people.
De Grote Wiede Care Farm surprised its employees with a stainless steel water bottle for St. Nicholas Day. They made the gift extra personal by having both the logo and the employee’s first name engraved on it. At a care farm, much of the work is done outdoors and involves physical labor, so a sturdy stainless steel bottle proves its worth every day: it can take a beating, keeps water fresh, and lasts all day long. The first name makes the gift personal and prevents mix-ups in the shared cafeteria. This example shows that a personalized gift is feasible even for a small care organization: name engraving is available for orders as small as 48 units.
“They turned out so cool! We really appreciate how quickly this was arranged. We’re really looking forward to giving them out!”– Marije van Klompenburg, De grote Wiede
Radboudumc ordered reusable coffee cups for office staff. These are practical, reusable products for the organization: each cup replaces multiple disposable cups at the coffee machine every day, which immediately reduces waste. Retulp products are also convenient for employees: the coffee cup is ideal for daily use and is made of sturdy material. In this way, a large hospital is working step by step toward reducing waste in the workplace, using stylish reusable products that are used every workday. Coffee cups without a logo are available for extra-fast delivery: delivered within 2 to 3 business days.
Healthcare workers take their cups, water bottles, or lunchboxes with them onto the ward, to staff meetings, and home. That’s why the following features are especially important in healthcare: leak-proof, dishwasher-safe, and able to stay warm throughout a long shift. These are key factors to consider when selecting sustainable staff giftsthat will last a long time.
Every reusable water bottle or thermos replaces hundreds of disposable cups at the coffee machine and water fountain. For a healthcare facility, this quickly adds up to mountains of plastic waste each year, plus the costs of purchasing and waste disposal.
A water bottle, coffee mug, or lunchbox engraved with a logo and the employee’s first name is a unique way to show appreciation. You can have additional names engraved starting at 48 units, making it ideal for a department or the entire hospital. Retulp ’s customers report that the bottles are still in daily use even after 5 years.
At Retulp , we’re happy to work with you to find the perfect gift for the healthcare sector. Contact us for free advice and receive a no-obligation digital proof along with a customized quote. The quote is all-inclusive: printing, setup fees, and shipping are all included in the price. So there are no unexpected additional costs.
Arranging a staff gift shouldn’t become a project on top of your regular work. That’s why we work with you from the very first inquiry: helping you choose the right product for your team, the printing, and the delivery date. Within 1 business day, you’ll receive a free digital proof with your logo, so you can see exactly what you’re ordering in advance. Once you approve it, we’ll start production right away. Need it faster—for example, for Nurses’ Day, a farewell event, or a specific deadline? Just let us know, and we’ll work with you to see what’s possible!
“Thank you so much for the fast delivery! I’m really glad it arrived on time. Thanks also for the quick and friendly communication—it was truly great!”
– Maryse Benist, De heeren van zorg
De Heeren van Zorg were urgently looking for a last-minute staff gift. They opted for bamboo power banks featuring their logo and a personalized message. Thanks to their quick response, everything was delivered within a few days and distributed to the employees on time.
Healthcare organizations choose Retulp because the gifts work just like healthcare itself: practical, reliable, and with a focus on people. From Radboudumc to De Grote Wiede Care Farm, healthcare institutions order coffee mugs, thermoses, lunchboxes, and cooler bags that can withstand heavy use and last for years. The all-inclusive price makes purchasing straightforward, the free digital proof eliminates any doubts upfront, and with name engraving available for orders of 48 or more, a gift becomes personal—even for a small organization. Add to that the environmental impact: less single-use plastic in the department, SROI for your procurement reporting, and—for every water bottle or cup—1,000 times its volume in clean drinking water provided through Made Blue. Also check out our corporate gifts for government and education.
