AZ Sint-Lucas is a modern and easily accessible hospital in the centre of Ghent. The hospital operates on two sites – Sint-Lucas and Volkskliniek – distant by no more than a hundred yards from each other.

AZ Sint-Lucas counts 833 hospital beds and 64 day care beds. 30,000 patients are admitted every year for at least one night. The number of day care patients is slightly higher than 20,000 per year.

Focus on all dimensions of each patient's needs is the corner stone of AZ Sint-Lucas approach. Beyond medical care, the hospital endeavours to offer a total care approach that takes into account all human, psychological and spiritual dimensions. Quality assurance and an open communication with the patient contributes to this objective.

AZ Sint-Lucas thanks its quality to the people who work there. Next to an extended staff of 200 surgeons and consultants, the hospital employs some 2,000 personnel. The hospital is one of the biggest employeers in the area.

The hospital offer a full range of specialities and subspecialties. The medical imaging department has the most recent and most performing technologie. We have selected AZ Sint-Lucas primarily for the reputation of its neuro-surgical team, headed by Dr. De Waele, and the ENT team, headed by Dr. De Vos.