Social services
Our social services consists of a team of social workers, each linked to one or more hospital departments. This allows us to have a specific impact on the psychosocial care of the patient and their environment. We work in a multidisciplinary way, which means we work together with different departments as well as with various services and organisations outside the hospital.
Both admitted patients and outpatients can contact us for support. Guidance from our social services is free of charge and takes place in complete confidence, with respect for your privacy.
Both admitted patients and outpatients can contact us for support. Guidance from our social services is free of charge and takes place in complete confidence, with respect for your privacy.
Plan your appointment
What can we help you with?
During your treatment in our hospital, factors other than physical problems may play a role. Therefore, you and your relatives can contact the social services staff for the following:
- Help with administration in relation to your illness
- Preparation for your discharge from hospital
- Organisation of home care
- Questions about your hospital admission
- Information about social services and benefits
- Psychosocial guidance and support
- Practical and material questions (e.g. loan equipment, …)
- Involvement of or referral to other services such as CAW, CAD, OCMW, RVA, …
- Applications for rehabilitation or a recovery stay
- Searching for (temporary) care or accommodation in a residential care centre
- Arranging patient transport
How can you contact us?
Our social services are not located in one specific location in the hospital, but each hospital ward has a social worker linked to it. If you have questions or would like a conversation, you can always contact us. If you make an appointment in advance, we can set aside more time to help you. Contact us directly or you can request our intervention through the doctor or nursing staff of your ward.
The following social workers are associated with our hospital:
- Emma Blomme – 011 69 91 54 – emma.blomme@stzh.be
- All departments
- All departments
- Johanna Budo – 011 69 91 42 – johanna.budo@stzh.be
- Geriatrics (Z3)
- Geriatrics (Z3)
- Sofie Collin – 011 69 91 50 – sofie.collin@stzh.be
- Geriatrics (I2) and orthogeriatric assessment
- Geriatrics (I2) and orthogeriatric assessment
- Kelly Francis – 011 69 96 87 – kelly.francis@stzh.be
- Neurology, cardiology and stroke unit (G30)
- Neurology, cardiology and stroke unit (G30)
- Nena Graulus – 011 69 91 44 – nena.graulus@stzh.be
- Oncology and pneumology (G2), oncology day hospital, Palliative Support Team
- Oncology and pneumology (G2), oncology day hospital, Palliative Support Team
- An Joachims – 011 69 91 47 – an.joachims@stzh.be
- Intensive care (F3), rehabilitation (Z2), cardiac rehabilitation
- Intensive care (F3), rehabilitation (Z2), cardiac rehabilitation
- Kelly Leyssens – 011 69 91 48 – kelly.leyssens@stzh.be
- Maternity (H1), paediatrics (D2), internal medicine and surgery (F2), dialysis centre
- Maternity (H1), paediatrics (D2), internal medicine and surgery (F2), dialysis centre
- Michelle Machiels – 011 69 91 49 – michelle.machiels@stzh.be
- Orthopaedics (F1), specialised surgery (I1), orthogeriatric assessment
- Orthopaedics (F1), specialised surgery (I1), orthogeriatric assessment
- Sanne Ory – 011 69 91 41 – sanne.ory@stzh.be
- Geriatrics (D30)
- Geriatrics (D30)
- Marijke Vanderspikken – 011 69 91 39 – marijke.vanderspikken@stzh.be
- Oncology and pneumology (G2), oncology day hospital, Palliative Support Team