The Imelda hospital is a key national centre for heart and vascular diseases and is also Belgium’s only integrated heart and vascular care centre. Patients are admitted to one of three different units, all staffed by cardiologists and surgeons, depending on their particular heart/vascular problem. Such an integrated system means that patients receive the best possible multidisciplinary treatment for a wide range of conditions. One of the units is reserved for short-term admissions (a few hours to two days). Each and every patient will be treated by a highly skilled surgeon and will be treated as an honoured guest throughout their stay with us.