30 Sep '13
Brussels hospital opens new cancer clinic
Summary
The Sint-Jan Hospital in central Brussels unveiled its new cancer clinic last week, which brings together all of the hospital’s expertise in the area in one place. The clinic will group together 12 expert teams covering a wide range of disciplines.
Making the life of the patient easier
The Sint-Jan Hospital in central
Brussels unveiled its new cancer
clinic last week, which brings
together all of the hospital’s
expertise in the area in one place.
The clinic will group together
12 expert teams covering a wide
range of disciplines, designed
to “make the life of the patient
easier,” a hospital spokesperson
said. Each patient will “receive
individual treatment to the
full extent of his or her needs.”
That includes psychological
counselling, diet information,
social assistance and even
wellness and art therapy.
The clinic also takes a holistic approach to families, with spaces provided for family members, if needed. In addition, technical equipment will be installed in the clinic so that patients won’t need to be transported to other parts of the hospital for scans or tests.
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The health-care system is federally organised in Belgium. Competing health insurance providers and a proportional contribution-based system ensure that healthcare is accessible to virtually all citizens and costs remain relatively low.
Law - From the age of 25, Belgian citizens and residents – both employees and those self-employed – are legally obliged to have health insurance.
Insurance providers - The mutualiteiten or mutual insurance associations are typically Christian, liberal, socialist or independent.
Services - Refunds are given for services such as doctor’s consultations, prescribed medication and hospital care costs.
1 945
national health-care system is born
13
percent of salary employees contribute to social security
50
to 75% of healthcare costs reimbursed by mutuality
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