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KCE reports 57 Musculoskeletal & Neurological Rehabilitation 73
5.1.4.5 Conclusion
• In Wallonia, the three provinces with the lowest number of inhabitants
(Namur, Luxembourg, Brabant wallon) are characterized by a low ratio
concerning “number of S3 beds/100 0000 inhabitants”
o The ratio “number of S3 beds/100 000 inhabitants is 4.4 in
Namur, 0 in Luxembourg and 7.4 in Brabant wallon
(national average 12.4)
o The ratio “total number S2 + S3 beds/100 000 inhabitants”
is only low in Namur.
Combining this information with the results of the previous paragraph (number of 9.50
and 7.71 conventions) we conclude that
o The low number of 9.50 and 7.71 conventions in
Luxembourg does not correlate with the infrastructure of
S2 beds (musculoskeletal rehabilitation).
o The low number of 9.50 and 7.71 conventions and the low
ratio of S3 beds/100 000 inhabitants confirms the
concentration of neurological rehabilitation in the other
provinces Liège and Hainaut. Especially in Luxembourg and
Namur, that cover a much larger area than Brabant wallon,
it might be a long distance to travel to obtain appropriate
neurological rehabilitation.
• In Flanders all provinces (except Oost-Vlaanderen) are characterized
with one ratio above and one ratio below the national average (S2 or
S3 beds/10 000 inhabitants).
o Oost-Vlaanderen is characterized by a ratio of 10.1 S2
beds/100 000 inhabitants and 3.6 S3 beds / 100.000
inhabitants. Both indicators are below the national average.
Based on the information of the previous paragraph (six
9.50 conventions and one 7.71 convention), we did not
expect this result. A partial explanation is the fact that only
20 beds of the rehabilitation centre of the University
hospital of Ghent are included in the overview as S2 beds.
Combining this information with the results of the previous paragraph (number of 9.50
and 7.71 conventions) we conclude that
o “West-Vlaanderen, that was characterised by a high number
of 9.50/7.71 conventions, has an S2 ratio of 27.8 which is
above the national average of 19 and a S3 ratio below the
national average of 12.4.
o Oost-Vlaanderen has a low ratio total number S2 + S3
beds/100 000 inhabitants but an average number of 9.50 and
7.71 conventions.
• In the Brussels region, the ratio number of S2 beds/100 000 inhabitants
is 27.3 and the ratio number of S3 beds / 100 000 inhabitants is 16.
Both ratios are above the national average. Combining this information
with the results of the previous paragraph (number of 9.50
conventions/7.71 conventions) we conclude that both musculoskeletal
and neurological rehabilitation beds are abundantly represented in the
Brussels region.
The geographical distribution of 9.50 and 7.71 conventions and S2-S3 beds is relatively
homogeneous in Belgium. Only the provinces of Luxembourg and Namur tend to show
a relatively low supply of neurological rehabilitation services, whereas there is a
relatively high supply of rehabilitation services in the Brussels region and West-
Vlaanderen.