Regional Hospital of Namur: Hospital treatment and surgery in Belgium

The Regional Hospital of Namur in Belgium was founded in 1992, after the merging of two local hospitals (general medicine/surgery and a maternity hospital). Important investments, in terms of human resources, medical equipment and buildings have been made over the past ten years to guarantee the best possible care to the patient, who is always at the centre of their concern. In that respect, the hospital suscribes to the Patient Charter of Luxembourg of 1979 which is equivalent to the NHS patient charter.

Location

Situated about 37 miles south of Brussels, Namur, the capital of the Wallonian Region, is a pleasant and quiet city. The hospital is only a few miles away from the main motorways and one mile away from Namur train station. The nearest airports are Brussels National Airport and Charleroi Airport (only 20 miles west of Namur), which both provide daily flights to the main UK cities.

Private treatments available

Surgery	Abdominal surgery; cardio-thoracic surgery; paediatric surgery; orthopaedic surgery (including hip replacement, knee replacement); plastic surgery; neuro-surgery; ophthamology; ENT; stomatology; urology
Internal Medicine	Cardiology (ie including cardiac catheterism); dermatology; gastro-enterology; geriatrics; haemotology; oncology; endocrinology; nephrology; neurology; pneumology; rheumatology; psychiatry; palliative care unit
Paediatrics	General paediatrics; neuro-paediatrics; neonatalogy; psychiatry of children; special paediatric physiotherapy unit
Accident and Emergency	Intensive Care unit; Anaesthesiology department
Gynaecology & Obstetrics	Prenatal ultrasound.; medically-assisted procreation
Technical departments	Dialysis; x-ray dept (including CT, MRI and PET-CT); haematology, biochemistry and isotopes laboratories
Paramedical services	Physiotherapy, speech therapy, sport medicine

Other services

Accommodation for relatives can be arranged, religious needs can be catered for, a hairdresser is available, a phone, TV and a fridge is provided in all rooms.

Hospital profile and facilities

428 beds, including a Coronary Care Unit and an Intensive Care Unit
120,000 out-patients and 22,800 in-patients a year
Human resources
- 180 doctors (many of whom also work for the University Teaching Hospitals and have experience in NHS Hospitals)
- 1200 nurses, physiotherapists, social workers and other non-medical employees

Main departments
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Cardio-thoracic surgery(e.g. heart by-pass, heart valve replacement)
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Abdominal surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Urology
New departments
- Oncology (cancer treatment) day unit
- IVF and infertility clinic
- Intensive neonatal care unit
- Sports medicine
- Back care unit
- Cardiac surgery
- Nuclear medicine
- Surgical day unit

Contact details

Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur

185, Avenue Albert 1^er

B-5000 Namur

Belgium

Tel: +32 8172 6111

Tel for further information: +32 8172 6342 (Dr J.M. Van de Velde)

Fax: +32 8172 6819

Email: j.m.vandevelde@chrnamur.be

Web: www.chrn.be

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