Address
Location and accessibility
Parking
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The designated car park for this department is parking West.
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This car park is entirely underground. Check whether your vehicle meets the conditions to enter the car park.
Visiting hours
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Both parents are welcome throughout the day. One single parent may also stay overnight (rooming-in).
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Visits are possible every day from 14:00 to 20:00. Please request a visitor code from the parents in advance.
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Come with a maximum of 2 visitors at the same time.
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Limit your visit to 2 hours.
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Children who come along on a visit must remain in the room. In an isolation room, children under 12 years old may not visit.
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Please leave the room during the patient’s care or the doctor’s visit.
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Do not visit if you are ill yourself. Children in particular are better off staying at home if there is a risk of infection.
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Thank you for helping to maintain peace and quiet on the ward at all times.
Access with QR code
Visitors can only access the ward using a QR code.
- Coordinate with the parents for when you will visit.
- They will provide you with the visitor code digitally or on paper.
- The visitor code only works during visiting hours.
- Without a code, we cannot let you in.

Contact
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Head nurse: Isabelle Valencia-Villanueva
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Nurses: 016 34 58 09 (available 24 hours a day)
Isolation measures
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When a child is cared for in isolation, the nurse will explain which precautions parents and visitors must take when entering and leaving the room. In most cases this means thoroughly disinfecting or washing hands; sometimes a face mask must also be worn. These instructions are also posted on the room door. This is important to prevent other patients from becoming infected.
Prevent your child from falling — practical tips
As a parent, help keep your child safe with these fall-prevention tips.
Inform the nursing and medical team:
- if your child has an increased risk of falling (e.g. due to age, epilepsy, poor eyesight, temperament),
- or if your child needs assistive devices or is taking medication that affects balance or alertness.
Help ensure a safe environment
- Do not leave toys or other items lying around in the room.
- Put sturdy shoes or slippers on your child.
- Pay extra attention to the IV line (and any pump), the monitor and the probes.
Keep an eye on your child
- Help and support your child if they want to move around the room or go to the toilet.
- Never leave a young child alone on a changing mat or in the bath.
- Try to be with your child when they awaken after an examination or procedure under anaesthesia (general anaesthesia or sedation).
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Give your feedback for even better care
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Every parent of a child admitted to UZ Leuven can complete the Vlaamse Patiëntenpeiling. This can be done via the Octopuz screen at the bed (button ‘Enquêtes’) or via mynexuzhealth (after your stay, you’ll receive an invitation by e-mail and/or in the app). By sharing your experiences in the hospital through this questionnaire, you help improve care and services for all patients in the children’s hospital.