Universitaire ziekenhuizen Leuven | |
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Geography | |
Location | Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium |
Coordinates | 50°52′49″N 4°41′44″E / 50.8804°N 4.6955°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching hospital |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholicism |
Affiliated university | KU Leuven |
Services | |
Beds | 1,995 |
History | |
Construction started | ~1080 (Sint-Pietersziekenhuis) 1971 (Gasthuisberg) |
Opened | 1080 (as Sint-Pietersziekenhuis) 1426 (academic hospital) 1970 (current structure) |
Demolished | 2020 (Sint-Pietersziekenhuis) |
Links | |
Website | uzleuven |
Lists | Hospitals in Belgium |
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven or University Hospitals Leuven, often shortened to UZ Leuven, is an academic hospital in Leuven, Belgium, associated with the university KU Leuven. It consists of three campuses as of 2022; Gasthuisberg, Pellenberg and Sint-Rafaël.[1][2]
The hospital has 1,995 beds and over 9,000 employees.[1]