Erasmus Hospital
| Erasmus Hospital Hôpital Érasme (in French) Erasmus Ziekenhuis (in Dutch) | |
|---|---|
Main entrance of Erasmus Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Route de Lennik / Lennikse Baan 808, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1,048 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.erasme.ulb.ac.be |
| Lists | Hospitals in Belgium |
Erasmus Hospital (French: Hôpital Érasme; Dutch: Erasmus Ziekenhuis) is a teaching hospital in the municipality of Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium. It is a research hospital associated with the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and was opened in 1977. It has 1,048 beds and 4,000 employees, treating between 25,000 and 30,000 inpatients and between 350,000 and 400,000 outpatients each year.
The hospital is named after the Dutch humanist writer and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdam who, in the 16th century, stayed in the canons' house in central Anderlecht (now part of Brussels, then a separate village on the outskirts), near the Church of St. Peter and St. Guidon. It can be accessed from Erasme/Erasmus metro station on line 5 of the Brussels Metro.