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Need urgent medical care during week nights, weekends, public holidays and long weekends?
- Dial 1733 (standard local rate).
Do you have an international telecom provider? Please call +32 2 524 98 89 instead of 1733. - An operator will ask you some questions to assess the severity and urgency of your situation.
- For deaf and hearing impaired persons and for persons with a speech impediment:
You can now also contact the emergency centre by means of the app 112 BE and the SMS service. More info? - Make sure to bring the following when you are directed to the out-of-hours medical center:
- eID/Kids-ID
- Electronic means of payment
- Patients coming for a consultation may be accompanied by up to 1 companion.
- A mask is no longer compulsory. However, we do ask you to put on a mouth mask if you have symptoms of a cold.
- More practical info?
- Home visit?
- Were you assigned a home visit by 1733, but you want to cancel the home visit?
Call 1733 again, if not you will receive an invoice.
- Were you assigned a home visit by 1733, but you want to cancel the home visit?
Opening hours out-of-hours medical center
Weekends and public holidays 24h/24h
Weeknights from 6 PM till 8 AM
Dial 1733
An operator will ask you questions that will indicate where you can be helped best
Weekdays
Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu - Fri
from 8 AM
Consult your personal GP
Find a GP near you
Please use 1733 only if you are sick yourself or you are calling for someone else who is sick.
- Choose your language: press 4 for English
- Enter your postal code followed by a hashtag (#)
- The operator will ask you questions to determine where you can best be helped.
Need to talk now?
Visit www.chsbelgium.org, an English speaking helpline in Belgium.
What can you contact us for?
All medical problems that require urgent care and therefore cannot wait until the ofiice hours of your personal GP.
Some examples
- child with high fever
- sudden illness
- allergic reactions
- cuts, stitches
- suspicion of fraction or dislocation
- . . .
Why can't you come to us?
- for medical questions that can wait until the next business day
- sport certificates, prescriptions for physiotherapy or dietary requirements
- renewal of prescriptions for routine medication
- extending a certificate for work incapacity
- vaccinations
There are no narcotics present
For residents of
- Boortmeerbeek, Haacht, Herent, Holsbeek, Kortenberg, Leuven, Lubbeek, Rotselaar, Bertem, Bierbeek, Oud-Heverlee and Huldenberg.
- For other areas? wachtposten.be