Emergencies

Emergencies

European emergency number: tel. 112. This general number is used in all countries of the European Union to contact the emergency services: police, fire brigade or medical assistance. The number operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Medical help » Doctors, pharmacists, dentists and nursing officers on duty: tel. 1733 » S.O.S. Emergency Service: tel. 100 » Hospitals: A.Z. St.-Jan: tel. +32 50 45 21 11 A.Z. St.-Lucas: tel. +32 50 36 91 11 St.-Franciscus Xaveriuskliniek: tel. +32 50 47 04 70 » Poisons Advice Centre: tel. +32 70 245 245 Police » General telephone number: +32 50 44 88 44 » Emergency police assistance: tel. 101 » Working hours Mon–Fri 8am–5pm and Sat 9am–6pm you can contact the central police services at Kartuizerinnenstraat 4 » After working hours you can access the police station on 3, Lodewijk Coiseaukaai from Mon–Thu 7am–9pm and continually from 7 pm on Friday to 9 pm on Sunday. For urgent matters, the police station has a 24-hour telephone service.