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72 Musculoskeletal & Neurological Rehabilitation KCE reports 57
The following information is included in the table:
Remarks:
• Number of S2 and S3 beds in every province and the Brussels region –
taking into account the repartition of these beds over several
institutions. For example: In West-Vlaanderen there are 317 S2 beds
and 115 S3 beds. The 317 S2 beds are spread over 8 institutions. The
115 S3 beds are spread over 4 institutions
• Population (number of inhabitants) of every province and the Brussels
region
• Ratio Number of beds / 100.000 inhabitants. For example: in West-
Vlaanderen there are 27.8 S2 beds / 100.000 inhabitants and 10.1 S3
beds / 100 000 inhabitants.
• The number of S2 and S3 beds does not always represent general
rehabilitation capacity because some centres are focusing on one
specific pathology. For example the 134 S3 beds in Vlaams-Brabant are
mainly for multiple sclerosis patients and do not represent general
neurological rehabilitation.
• The differentiation between “musculoskeletal” and “neurological” is
not always very clear. Many neurological patients also present
musculoskeletal problems. For example stroke patients can also be
admitted in musculoskeletal beds.
• Rehabilitation activities for inpatients are not only linked to S2 and S3
beds. Many musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation activities
take place in G (geriatric) beds, K (neuropsychiatry beds for children)
beds, S5 (bed for chronic diseases), C (surgical beds), D (internal
medicine beds), ….
Nevertheless, the following conclusions can be drawn:
• The number of institutions with S2 beds is higher than the number of
institutions with S3 beds. As a consequence geographical coverage is
higher for musculoskeletal rehabilitation than for neurological
rehabilitation (average distance to a S2 centre is smaller than the
average distance to a S3 centre for the patients). This remark is
applicable on all the provinces and the Brussels region. This seems
logical though as most of the neurological disorders can also be
treated in musculoskeletal beds.
• At the national level there are 19 S2 beds / 100 000 inhabitants and
12.4 S3 beds / 100 000 inhabitants meaning that musculoskeletal
rehabilitation is more important in terms of infrastructure (beds) than
neurological rehabilitation.
o The ratio “number of S2 beds / 100 000 inhabitants” varies
from 10,1 in Oost-Vlaanderen to 31.7 in Luxembourg.
o The ratio “number of S3 beds / 100.000 inhabitants” varies
from 0 in Luxembourg to 26.5 in Vlaams-Brabant
• In Wallonia, the two provinces with the highest number of inhabitants
(Liège and Hainaut) are characterized by a medium ratio of “number of
S2 beds/100 000 inhabitants” and a high ratio “number of S3 beds/100
000 inhabitants”.
o The ratio “number of S2 beds/100 000 inhabitants is 18.7 in
Hainaut and 17.5 in Liège (national average 19.2)
o The ratio “number of S3 beds / 100 000 inhabitants is 13.4
in Hainaut and 20.9 in Liège (national average 12.4)
Based on this information, it seems that neurological rehabilitation in the Walloon
region is concentrated in the provinces Liège and Hainaut..