Medical Addresses for (Tourists in) De Haan

If someone's life is in danger, always call 112 immediately.

Do you need medical care during your holiday in De Haan?

As a tourist in Belgium, you can simply visit a GP, pharmacy or dentist near your holiday address.

Seeing a GP: you don't need to be registered anywhere, so just pick a GP close to where you are staying. Many GPs have set hours when you can walk in without an appointment, while others only work by appointment, so call ahead or check their website. If you are too ill to go, the doctor can also come to your holiday address.
Evenings and weekends: outside surgery hours, call 1733 for a doctor on call. If you are not sure whether you need to go to A&E at the hospital, they can advise you as well.
Pharmacy on duty: if the pharmacy is closed, check apotheek.be for the pharmacy on duty or call the premium-rate number 0903 99 000.
Toothache at the weekend: on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays between 9am and 6pm, find a dentist on duty via tandarts.be or the premium-rate number 0903 39 969; on weekdays, call a dentist nearby.
On holiday with your dog: if your pet needs help, you will find a vet nearby below.
Bring on holiday: your ID card or passport, your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and a list of the medication you take.

Hospital

Including: emergency department, pediatrician, gynecologist, ophthalmologist, etc.

Az Damiaan vzw

Gouwelozestraat 100, Oostende
tel. +32 595 551 11
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AZ Zeno

Dr. F. Verhaeghestraat 1, Blankenberge
tel. +32 505 340 00
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Pharmacy

Centrale Apotheek Dupont

Stationsstraat 6, De Haan
tel. +32 592 330 82
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Dentist

Tandarts Braeckman

Wenduinesteenweg 47, De Haan
tel. +32 592 337 84

Veterinarian

Dierenartspraktijk Breemersch

Grotestraat 144, De Haan
tel. +32 592 360 30
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Emergency number

If someone’s life is in danger, always call 112!

Common medical questions during a holiday in De Haan

Can you borrow or rent a beach wheelchair in De Haan?

Yes, in De Haan you can borrow a beach wheelchair for free in summer.

Zon, Zee… Zorgeloos: free beach wheelchairs and help from assistants, July and August, daily from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm; tel. +32 59 23 39 00.
Where: Leopoldplein.
Vosseslag: also in Vosseslag, tel. +32 59 23 67 30.
Outside July and August: from Ascension Day to 30 June and from 1 to 15 September at the same spot, tel. +32 470 90 32 53; from 16 September to Ascension Day at the Wielingenbad swimming pool, Graaf Jansdijk 18, Wenduine, tel. +32 50 41 46 43.
Use: you need someone to push, except with electric chairs.
More information: overview of accessible beach facilities on the coast (Inter, in Dutch).

We would like to rent a wheelchair for one week. Could you tell us where we could rent one in the De Haan area.

Are you looking for care tools for a few days, weeks or months? Rode Kruis has an extensive range of rentals: crutches, wheelchairs, ect. Here you have the contact information:

Rode Kruis Oostende
Torhoutsesteenweg 56
8400 Oostende
https://www.rodekruis.be/afdeling/oostende/wat-doen-we/uitleendienst/

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