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Annual report 2020

2020 key figures

The past year, our usual activities have at times had to make way for urgent COVID-19 care. Check our annual figures to see how the coronacrisis impacted the hospital's operations in 2020.
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Coronavirus

14.8 million

pairs of gloves

In 2020 we used 14,791,440 pairs of gloves, which is an increase of 62% in comparison to 2019.
3.5 million

face masks

We used more than 3.5 million face masks in 2020 - that's 2.5 times more than in 2019. Of these 3,359,520 were surgical masks and 109,986 FFP2-masks.
237,463

corona tests

The department of lab medicine performed no less than 237,463 PCR tests on throat and nose swabs to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Admissions, surgical procedures and consultations

51,645

Admissions

113,637

Day admissions

2,417

Deliveries

48,193

Surgical procedures
In 2020, UZ Leuven performed 48,193 surgical procedures. That is 9,153 less than in 2019, a decrease of almost 16%. Per operational working day in 2020, there were on average 191 surgical procedures, 116 of which in the surgical outpatient clinic.

256 transplantations

In 2020 UZ Leuven performed in total 258 trans­­plantations.

Out of 111 kidney transplants, 14 were living donor transplants. Out of the 65 lung transplants, 64 were double lung transplants and 1 single lung transplant.

In 2020 there were also 61 liver transplants, 14 heart transplants, 5 pancreas transplants and 2 small intestine transplants. 1 organ transplants were the most common. 10 patients underwent a combined transplant of 2 organs and for 3 patients it was even a combined transplant of 3 organs.  

660,031

Consultations

In 2020, 660,031 consultations took place, approximately 10% less than in 2019. Every operational weekday, there were on average 2,619 consultations, spread over the various UZ Leuven campuses.
56,930

Emergencies

In 2020 there was a total number of 56.930 entries to the emergency room, a decrease of 12,7% in comparison to 2019. 35% of all emergencies were effectively admitted or were already admitted to the hospital.
246,394

Patient transfers

In 2020 there were 246,394 internal patient transfers, e.g. transporting admitted patients to and from their function tests. 95.6% of the patients were collected within 10 minutes.

Oncology – Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI)

33,139

Patients

52,222

Consultations

52,809

Day admissions

Medical-technical interventions and examinations

36,227

Radiotherapy

In 2020, 2,754 patients were treated with one or other form of radiotherapy, most of them with external radiotherapy. From the total 36,227 sessions, 322 were proton therapy sessions
16,659

Nuclear medicine

The total number of nuclear examinations (excluding tracers and therapies) amounted to 16,659. In 44% of the cases, it involved a PET-scan.
31,870

Dialysis

The number of kidney dialyses increased from 30,907 in 2019 to 31,870 in 2020.
366,265

Radiology

The total number of radiology examinations in 2020 was 366,265, a decrease of about 11% in comparison to 2019. On average, UZ Leuven performed 1,000 radiology examinations a day.
113,961

Functional tests

In 2020, there was a total number of 113,961 functional tests for cardiology, respiratory diseases, endoscopy and neurophysiology. This is a decrease of 15% in comparison to 2019.
16 million

Lab tests

In 2020, UZ Leuven performed 16,233,404 lab tests. This means on average 1,848 tests an hour. In the molecular lab, which performs the tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the number of tests increased with 368% in 2020.

1,157 clinical trials

In clinical trials – scientific research in humans – both researchers and patients look for improved diagnostic aids, new insights and innovative treatments.

In 2020 UZ Leuven/KU Leuven initiated 1,157 clinical trials, 122 of which in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 470 trials are UZ Leuven only trials, while 561 trials also involve other participating centres. 

The majority (65%) are trials initiated and supervised by UZ Leuven-/KU Leuven researchers. 25% was headed by a commercial firm. 

In 809 trials research focussed on medical data or human material (blood, tissue). 287 trials dealt with medication, 60 with a medical aid and one trial studied the combination of medication and a medical aid.

 

Employees

9,947

Employees
At the end of 2020 there were 9,947 employees at UZ Leuven, or 8,460 full-time equivalents.

Age distribution

74%

Women

Men and women

The percentages female and male employees remained the same as in 2019, 74% women and 26% men.
26%

Men

Residence

80%

Flemish-Brabant

8%

Antwerp

7%

Limburg

5%

Other provinces

Commuter traffic

In 2020, 66.4% of the UZ Leuven employees came to work by car. The percentage of employees that come to work on their bike increased from 19% in 2019 to 21.5% in 2020.

In 2020, 9.4% of the employees came to work by public transport, compared to 11% in 2019. In total 33.6% of our employees regularly used either the bike or public transport.

UZ Leuven promotes sustainable means of transport by offering its employees a bicycle allowance and free public transport.

 

Functions

1,828

Physicians

3,084

Nurses and midwives

2,141

Paramedics

2,894

Supporting staff

Z.org KU Leuven

All the above figures did not include the annual figures of Z.org KU Leuven. We will give you a short overview of the key figures of Z.org KU Leuven in order to stress the strong relationship between UZ Leuven and Z.org KU Leuven.

1,002

Z.org KU Leuven employees
62

Physicians

150

Psychologists

511

Nurses and care assistants

108

Paramedics

171

Supporting staff

Activities

  Total Kortenberg Gasthuisberg
Admissions full hospitalisation 2,451 1,317 1,134
Nursing days hospitalisation 106,892 84,128 22,764
Nursing days day admissions 20,279 10,444 9,835
Beds occupied  348 259 89
Consultations doctors 33,867 17,171 16,696
Consultations non-medical staff 7,906 4,404 3,502
Consultations at the ER 2,532  0 2,532
Post-treatment 9,971 9,755 108
Consultations conventions 7,336 2,695 4,641
Last edit: 8 April 2021