Queen Astrid Military Hospital

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The Queen Astrid Military Hospital ( MHKA ; French Hôpital militaire Reine Astrid ; Dutch Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid ) is the hospital of the Belgian armed forces founded in 1974 . It is located on Rue Bruyn / Bruynstraat in the Queen Astrid district in Neder-Over-Heembeek ( Brussels-Capital Region ) in the north-west near the motorway ring .

The Queen Astrid Military Hospital is a large and spacious hospital specially designed for military disasters and emergencies. Very wide corridors offer space for many wounded and carry . The examination and treatment rooms are also large. In everyday life, the facility is a normal hospital .

history

In 1991, the MHKA was the first Belgian hospital with a multi-position hyperbaric chamber for hyperbaric oxygenation . An antidote center has been located in the MHKA since November 1996 . On June 17, 2009 a new burn center was opened. With an area of ​​around 10,000 m², it is one of the largest and most modern burn wound centers in Europe.

During the terrorist attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016 , the large entrance hall served as a first aid point for the seriously injured who were recovered at Brussels-Zaventem Airport , first treated in the military hospital and transferred from there to the surrounding hospitals or treated on site in the burn injury center.

Core functions

The MHKA has three core functions:

  • The support of Belgian military operations with specialized personnel and medical equipment.
  • The medical assessment of the fitness of Defense Forces personnel.
  • Offering assistance to the civilian population.

The Belgian Radiology Museum is also housed in the MHKA.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Derde lustrum Belgisch Museum voor Radiologie. ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on radiologen.nl, accessed on February 25, 2016 (Dutch). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.radiologen.nl
  2. ↑ Het Antigifcentrum: historiek in 't kort ( Memento from August 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Nieuw brandwondencentrum voor het militair ziekenhuis. on pieterdecrem.be, accessed February 25, 2016 (Dutch).

Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ 25 ″  N , 4 ° 23 ′ 30 ″  E