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Admission

What should you bring? What type of room can you choose from? Whom should you inform about your admission? What can you expect during your hospital stay? How is the payment carried out?
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Points of attention

Preventing infections

By taking a few simple measures, you can avoid becoming infected or infecting others.

Visits

Visitors are welcome on weekdays from 16:00 to 20:00 and on weekends from 14:00 to 20:00. Patients may designate a ‘partner in care’ who may also attend during the day outside visiting hours. There are adapted visiting arrangements for paediatrics, neonatology, maternity, intensive care, emergency and palliative patients.

Preparing your admission

Choosing your room

Your choice of room has a significant impact on your hospital invoice. Depending on the room you choose, room and doctor’s fee supplements may be charged.

What to bring upon your admission

Always bring your eID and contact details of your next of kin and your GP. Read what else you should bring for a smooth admission, what to bring for your child and what to do in case of an occupational accident.

Whom to inform of your admission

Remember to inform your health insurance provider, hospitalisation insurance provider and your GP as soon as your admission is planned and arranged.

Your stay on the ward

Read more about meals and facilities on the ward.

Rooming-in with a patient

If your child is admitted to a paediatric nursing unit, the rooming-in of either parent is always possible. In some situations, rooming-in with an adult patient is also possible. UZ Leuven also offers some lodging options in and close to the hospital. See all the possibilities here.

Going home after your admission

Your treating doctor will determine when you are ready for discharge from hospital. Before your discharge, discuss with your healthcare providers how to best prepare for the discharge date.

Payment following your admission

During your stay at the hospital, you do not need to pay for your hospitalisation. After your discharge, the invoice is first sent to your health insurance fund and, if applicable, to your hospitalisation insurance. You will then receive an invoice for the co-payment.

How does a (day) admission proceed?

Dagziekenhuis 2

Day hospital for orthopaedics, urology, gynaecology and obstetrics, traumatology, ear, nose and throat disease, head and neck surgery, vascular surgery, (paediatric) dentistry, ophthalmology, dermatology, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, neurosurgery, abdominal surgery and oncological surgery.

Dagziekenhuis 3

This day hospital accomodates procedures of opthalmology, vascular surgery, dermatology, orthopaedic surgery and surgical oncology.

Dagziekenhuis 4

At this day hospital, procedures are performed in cardiovascular diseases, orthopaedics, urology, gynaecology and obstetrics, traumatology, ear, nose and throat disease, head and neck surgery, and vascular surgery.

In a hospitalisation ward

Do you have to undergo an operation, where you are first admitted to a hospitalisation ward and return to your hospitalisation ward after your operation. How will your journey unfold? How can you best prepare?

Want to know more about the ward?

The info on this page applies to each hospitalisation ward. More information on the specific rules, facilities and contact details for each ward can be found on that ward's page.

See the overview of the hospital wards

International patients

As an international patient, you must first register online to have a consultation, treatment or admission scheduled at UZ Leuven. You can register on this page. See further which other procedures are necessary.

As an international patient, what do you need to arrange before your admission?

Dropping people off and picking them up

Patients or visitors who have trouble getting around can be brought or picked up at kiss-and-ride zones.

  • There is a kiss-and-ride zone:
    • at the East entrance (Toegang Oost) - on the ring road, follow the arrows towards P Oost
      This K+R zone will remain accessible even during the roadworks. To drive away, follow the signposts at the works.
    • in Parking West (next to the West entrance: Toegang West) - on the ring road, follow the arrows towards P West
      The ticket you received when you entered will also be used when you leave. You do not need to stop by the pay machine.
  • At these K+R zones, you can briefly leave the car to accompany or pick up a patient to or from the hospital access area.
    Want to accompany a patient to the consultation or the unit itself? Then park your car in car Parking Oost or Parking West.
  • There are wheelchairs in the car parks and at the entrances.
  • For day hospital surgery, choose the K+R area at Toegang Oost.
  • There is a separate K+R zone for emergency services. 

Registration

Get registered at the registration desk in the reception hall. No need to sign in at the reception desk.

Admission declaration

Are you being admitted to the hospital for a day or longer? Then you will need to sign an admission declaration on the day of your admission. The admission declaration provides an overview of your personal contributions to the costs.

Want to know more?

Care

Whom will you meet during your stay? When are blood samples taken? How do we conduct scientific research using residual material and tissues? What about organ donation?

Privacy and your patient record

Who uses your patient record? What GDPR rights do you have? How do you determine who has access to your record? Do you yourself have access to it? What about privacy and the processing of your personal and medical data? How are camera images used and stored?

Patient rights

Your rights as a patient are established by the Patients’ Rights Act of 2002, amended in 2024.

Quality and safety

Learn how we make our care as safe as possible and how you can help us.

House rules

Can you smoke in hospital? What about alcohol? Are pets allowed? Are you allowed to film or take photos in the hospital? Read our house rules.

Facilities

Read about the facilities on every campus and in your room.
Last edit: 15 may 2025