Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
| Saint Luc University Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private ASBL |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Université catholique de Louvain |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 964 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.saintluc.be/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Belgium |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Belgium |
The Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (UCL-St-Luc) is a non-profit-making (ASBL) hospital associated with Université catholique de Louvain, and situated in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium. The hospital opened on 23 August 1976.
History
In 1968 the Catholic University of Louvain acquired some land in the east of Brussels which did not have a large hospital at that time. When the university split into two the French-speaking part moved to Ottignies except for the medical faculty and health sciences sector, which moved to the Brussels site.
Research
Being a teaching and university hospital UCL St.-Luc continues to do ground breaking medical research. For example, the first baby born after ovarian transplant[1] and the first photograph of human ovulation.[2]
Famous people born at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
- Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura and Prince Joachim, born in 1986, 1988 and 1991 respectively.
- Princess Louise of Belgium, twins Prince Nicolas of Belgium and Prince Aymeric of Belgium, born in 2004 and 2005, respectively.