UZ Leuven

Geschiedenis

Universitaire ziekenhuizen Leuven, often shortened to UZ Leuven, is an academic hospital in Leuven, Belgium, associated with the university KU Leuven. It consists of five campuses as of 2016; Gasthuisberg, Lubbeek, Pellenberg, Sint-Pieter and Sint-Rafaël.The hospital has 1,995 beds and over 8,800 employees.CampusesCampus GasthuisbergLiterally translated 'guest house hill', its name has become synonymous with UZ Leuven. It is the biggest and most well known of all the campuses. It houses many facilities of the university among which research laboratories, auditoria of the faculty of medicine and faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, a manual procedures training center, a library and a student restaurant. Aside from the KU Leuven, the KHLeuven also has teaching facilities on the gasthuisberg campus where nursing and computer sciences are taught.Still expanding, this campus is known for being almost permanently under construction since the start of its construction in the early 1970s.Campus LubbeekLocated in Lubbeek, about 11 km from the city center, it is the furthest from the city of all campuses.Campus PellenbergCampus Pellenberg is located in the district of Pellenberg, about 8 km from the city center of Leuven. It is located in a more rural area and is most known for being a recovery clinic.Campus Sint-PieterSint-Pieter is the oldest campus dating back to the year 1080. It is located in the city center.Campus Sint-RafaëlSint-Rafaël is located next to campus Sint-Pieter within the inner city of Leuven. There are some older auditoria and laboratories which are still in use. The human dissections of the faculty of medicine take place here.