Emergency medical services in Belgium (Dutch: dringende geneeskundige hulpverlening, French: aide médicale urgente, German: dringende medizinische Hilfe)[a] are commonly available throughout the country. In Belgium, the provision of prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) is assured by a network of various public and private (both non-profit and for-profit) organizations. The EMS system as a whole is overseen by Belgium's federal government, primarily by the FPS Health and the federal minister of Health. An EMS intervention typically starts by placing a call to one of the country's emergency call centres (PSAPs) through the 112 telephone number. The emergency call centre then sends the most appropriate EMS resources to the patient. After on-scene care, the patient will typically be transported to the emergency department (ED) of a hospital for further treatment. The responsibility of the Belgian EMS system ends with the receiving hospital taking charge of the patient.[1][2]
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