Choosing your room

Financial aspects of your room choice

Supplementary room charges and doctor's fees

Every patient pays a co-payment for hospital stay costs. This is a fixed personal contribution per day of hospitalisation, legally set regardless of the type of room you stay in. In addition, for a single room, you pay a room supplement and a supplementary doctor’s fee.

Health and hospital insurance for admissions

Most of the cost of your hospitalisation will be paid by your health insurance provider. If necessary, ask your health insurance provider in advance which costs they will refund.

Mention your room choice during the consultation

The doctor will take note of your room preference during your consultation.

You will be assigned a bed in a shared room by default.
If you would prefer a single room, please let your doctor know.
The number of single rooms is limited. If there are no single rooms available, you will be given a shared room until a single room becomes available.

Parents are usually allowed to stay day and night in their child’s room (rooming-in).

It goes without saying that the type of room you will be staying in will not affect the quality of care you will receive. However, your choice of room will have an impact on your hospital invoice.

Changing your room choice

Would you like to change your preference for a single or shared room? Feel free to ask the admissions department whether another type of room is available.

Confirming your room choice

Upon your admission to the hospital, you will sign the admission declaration. Through this declaration, you confirm your room choice and the applicable rates.

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.

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Last edit: 13 may 2025