UZ Leuven

Universitaire ziekenhuizen Leuven
A view of Campus Gasthuisberg
Map
Geography
LocationLeuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
Coordinates50°52′49″N 4°41′44″E / 50.8804°N 4.6955°E / 50.8804; 4.6955
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching hospital
Religious affiliationRoman Catholicism
Affiliated universityKU Leuven
Services
Beds1,995
History
Construction started~1080 (Sint-Pietersziekenhuis)
1971 (Gasthuisberg)
Opened1080 (as Sint-Pietersziekenhuis)
1426 (academic hospital)
1970 (current structure)
Demolished2020 (Sint-Pietersziekenhuis)
Links
Websiteuzleuven.be
ListsHospitals 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]

  1. ^ a b "Over UZ Leuven" (in Dutch). UZ Leuven. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ "University Hospitals Leuven". Health Care Belgium. Retrieved 22 April 2016.