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Need urgent medical care during weekends, bridge holidays and public holidays?
- 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
- a mask is compulsory for everyone aged 12 and over
- what else might come in handy?
Weekday
Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu - Fri
from 8 AM till 7 PM
Consult your personal GP
Find a doctor
Weeknight
Mon - Tue - Wed - Thu
from 7 PM till 8 AM
Dial 1733
An operator will connect you to the doctor on call
Weekend
Fri - Sat - Sun
from Fri 7 PM till Mon 8 AM
Dial 1733
An operator will ask you questions that will indicate where you can be helped best
Public holidays
Night before 7 PM till
morning after 8 AM
Dial 1733
An operator will ask you questions that will indicate where you can be helped best
Please read this before calling
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. More info...
INFO CORONA
- Need a test, an activation code or your test result? You can find all info on info-coronavirus.be
- Do you have mild symptoms? Stay home and complete the online questionnaire. If it turns out that you are best tested, you will receive a test code which you can use this to make an appointment.
- For all questions about COVID vaccination, go to integratie-inburgering.be
- For questions about coronavirus measures in Belgium, go to info-coronavirus.be or call 0800-14.689.
Directed to the out-of-hours medical center?
What to bring?
- Your Electronic Identity Card (eID) - Kids-ID (or national registry number if your child does not have a Kids-ID). If we can check your insurability on the basis of your eID / kids-ID, all you have to pay is your personal share.
- Your anamnesis and a list of the drugs you are now taking.
- Attestations and insurance documents in case of an accident.
- A mask is compulsory for everyone aged 12 and over.
- Only electronic payment (no cash): For your safety and ours, since 22/11/2019, you can only pay electronically. The official rates will be applied.
All our consultations are payable immediately. If this is not possible or if the guard doctor visits you at home, you will receive a payment invitation from us. Read the general terms and conditions applicable (in Dutch)
Also have these documents ready when the doctor comes for a home visit!
Patients registered in a community healthcare centre:
- need to inform the doctor on call or the reception to which community health centre they belong.
- then they pay only their personal share at the reception.
- The rest of the fee is invoiced to their local healthcare centre.
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What can you contact us for?
All medical problems that require urgent care during the weekend or on official bank holidays, for which you would normally contact your personal GP.
Some examples
- allergic reactions;
- cuts (we can do stitches);
- suspicion of fraction or dislocation;
- . . .
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Why can't you come to us?
- for medical questions that can wait until the next business day;
- sport certificates;
- renewal of prescriptions for routine medication;
- extending a certificate for work incapacity;
- renewal of prescriptions for physiotherapy or diet prescriptions;
- there are no narcotics present
For residents of
- Boortmeerbeek, Haacht, Herent, Holsbeek, Kortenberg, Leuven, Lubbeek and Rotselaar.
- Bertem, Bierbeek, Oud-Heverlee, Huldenberg: 1733 will connect you to the doctor on call.
- Other region? wachtposten.be
