Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef

What Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef does

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef is a non-profit psychiatric hospital (vzw) headquartered in Bilzen, Limburg, Belgium, operating since 1897 (founded by the Sisters of St.-Joseph of Clermont-Ferrand). It delivers mental health care across three age-defined segments — children and youth (ages 4-18), adults (18-65), and elderly (65+) — through specialized care units (zorgeenheden) including Cura, Emergo, Terra, Aliamente, Nexus, Nobis, Orbis for adults; Argo, Solutio, Unica, Gaudium for elderly care; and K-Delta for children and youth, plus a 45-place Psychiatrisch Verzorgingstehuis (PVT) in Tongeren. Pre-merger capacity approximated 248 inpatient beds (122 adult, 81 elderly, 25 child/youth) plus day/night treatment places, supported by nearly 600 employees across sites in Bilzen, Tongeren, Borgloon, and Maaseik. Clinical capabilities include electroconvulsietherapie (ECT), a prikpolikliniek (injection clinic) for long-acting antipsychotics, outpatient consultations, and mobile psychiatric teams operating under the Noolim 107-network for ambulatory home-based care.

The hospital's revenue model is built on the regulated Belgian RIZIV/INAMI reimbursement system for psychiatric care, with patients paying a personal contribution (remgeld) determined by mutualiteits registration and length of stay; the organization does not charge fee supplements for single rooms. GTM motion is referral-led via general practitioners, specialists, the Noolim network, and emergency admissions, with no disclosed direct-to-consumer marketing beyond institutional awareness campaigns. Additional revenue-adjacent infrastructure includes the Fonds Medisch Centrum Sint-Jozef (established 2016 with the King Baudouin Foundation) and Qualicor Europe quality accreditation (2018 initial, 2023 renewal through June 2028). On February 10, 2025, Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef merged with Asster (Sint-Truiden) to form Zorggroep Myna, an autonomous vzw operating in close cooperation with Organisatie Broeders van Liefde, combining approximately 900 hospital beds/places, 135 PVT places, and over 1,600 employees under the Organisatie Broeders van Liefde umbrella.

Name

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef

Legal name

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef vzw

Website

https://mc-st-jozef.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef is a Belgian non-profit psychiatric hospital in Bilzen providing inpatient, outpatient, and residential mental health care across children, adults, and elderly segments. As of February 2025, it has merged with Asster to form Zorggroep Myna.

Ownership category

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NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH), Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Mental health care
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Residential psychiatric care
• Mobile psychiatric teams

Headquarters

HQ city

Bilzen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef generates revenue through the Belgian healthcare system, primarily through RIZIV reimbursements for psychiatric hospital care, day treatment, outpatient consultations, and PVT (Psychiatric Nursing Home) services. The hospital operates within the regulated Belgian healthcare financing framework where services are reimbursed through health insurance (mutualiteiten).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef is a psychiatric hospital providing inpatient, day/night, and outpatient mental health care to children (4–18), adults (18–65), and elderly (65+) patients in Limburg, Belgium. Core services include specialized care units by age and disorder, ECT (electroconvulsie therapy), a Prikpolikliniek for long-acting injectable antipsychotics, mobile Noolim home-based teams, and a PVT (Psychiatrisch Verzorgingstehuis) residential psychiatric nursing home in Tongeren with 45 places. The hospital operates as a vzw (non-profit) financed through RIZIV reimbursements within the Belgian regulated healthcare system.

Product overview

Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef is a psychiatric hospital and psychiatric nursing home (PVT) operated by Zorggroep Myna. Its care is organized around three age-based target groups — children and youth, adults, and elderly — delivered through specialized care units (zorgeenheden). The adult care units include Cura, Emergo, Terra, Aliamente, Nexus, Nobis, and Orbis; elderly care includes Argo, Solutio, Unica, and Gaudium; and child and youth care includes K-Delta. The organization also offers specialized programs such as ECT (electroconvulsie­therapie), a prikpolikliniek (injection clinic) for long-acting antipsychotics, and mobile Noolim teams for home-based support. Residential care is provided through PVT Tongeren-Borgloon. Supporting services include a medical ethics committee, a self-help-friendly hospital program, and the Fonds Medisch Centrum Sint-Jozef supported by the King Baudouin Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of patients would recommend Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef to friends or family
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AsstercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2025Asster and Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef merged to form Zorggroep Myna. The merger creates an autonomous non-profit organization with its own board in close cooperation with the Brothers of Charity (Organisatie Broeders van Liefde). The combined entity will have approximately 900 hospital beds and places, 135 PVT places, and over 1,600 employees.
• NoolimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNoolim is the mobile psychiatric teams network in Limburg that provides ambulatory mental health care to patients in their home environment, helping to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations. Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef actively participates in this network.
• ZOPP Limburg (ZelfhulpOndersteuning en PatiëntenParticipatie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZOPP is the regional antenna of Trefpunt Zelfhulp (TZ) together with the Flemish Patients Platform (VPP). It supports and guides self-help groups and patient associations in Limburg province. Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef signed the declaration of intent in January 2017 to become a 'Zelfhulpvriendelijk ziekenhuis' (self-help friendly hospital).
• Qualicor EuropecoreOthersQualicor Europe (formerly NIAZ - Nederlands Instituut Accreditatie in de Zorg) provides hospital-wide quality accreditation for Medisch Centrum St.-Jozef. The hospital achieved its first accreditation in 2018 and second accreditation in 2023, valid until June 2028.
• SimilesminorOthersSimiles is the association for people who care for someone with a mental vulnerability. They offer understanding, information, advice and support for family members of mentally vulnerable persons, with support groups across different regions in Flanders.
• Vlaams PatiëntenplatformminorOthersFlemish patient platform that works together with patient associations and various government bodies to give patients a stronger voice in healthcare policy and quality improvement.
• GGZ LimburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ Limburg is the mental health network in Limburg province, collaborating with various mental health institutions to provide coordinated care services.
• Various Self-help GroupsminorOthersPartnership with multiple self-help groups including AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), Al-Anon, Alzheimer Liga Vlaanderen, ANBN (eating disorders), PASS (autism), Uilenspiegel (mental vulnerability), SOS Nuchterheid (addiction), Ups & Downs (bipolar/depression), and Autisme Leeft. These groups provide peer support services to patients and families.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sint-Norbertus (Brothers of Charity, Duffel): Belgian psychiatric hospital operated by the Brothers of Charity network, offering inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care across age groups. Highly comparable in religious-affiliated operating model, RIZIV reimbursement framework, and Belgian psychiatric hospital positioning.
• Asster (Sint-Truiden): Belgian psychiatric hospital in Sint-Truiden that merged with MC St.-Jozef on Feb 10, 2025 to form Zorggroep Myna. Pre-merger, it was the most directly comparable peer in Limburg with similar inpatient psychiatric, PVT, and ambulatory services—now effectively the same organization.
• Sint-Alexius (Elsene): Belgian psychiatric hospital in the Brussels region (Elsene/Ixelles) providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care under the same RIZIV convention system. Comparable as a freestanding psychiatric hospital serving all age groups with similar Belgian regulatory and accreditation framework.
• Vincent Van Gogh Instituut: Belgian psychiatric hospital network operating across multiple sites in Limburg and surrounding provinces, providing inpatient, day treatment and outpatient psychiatric care. Directly comparable in scope, regional focus, and Belgian public reimbursement model.
• Emmaüs Groep: Belgian non-profit mental health organization providing residential psychiatric care, supported housing, and ambulatory services, primarily in Flanders. Comparable as a non-profit psychiatric provider with mixed residential and community-based service offerings.
• Psyche (Belgian psychiatric network): Belgian psychiatric care provider with multiple sites offering outpatient and day-treatment mental health services across Flanders. Directly comparable as a Flemish psychiatric services provider operating within the same RIZIV reimbursement and 107-network ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• UPC KU Leuven: University Psychiatric Centre at KU Leuven, a major Belgian academic psychiatric hospital offering broader specialty services including child, adult, and old-age psychiatry. Comparable in clinical capability but larger and more research-oriented, anchored in a Flemish university hospital system.
• Organisatie Broeders van Liefde: Large Flemish religious organization operating multiple psychiatric hospitals, care facilities, and services across Belgium and internationally. Comparable as a parent/sponsor organization for many Belgian psychiatric institutions including affiliates of MC St.-Jozef's broader network.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier Neuro Psychiatrique (CHNP): Belgian neuro-psychiatric hospital providing inpatient psychiatric and neurological care, headquartered outside Belgium (Luxembourg) but serving a cross-border Belgian patient population. Comparable in specialty psychiatric hospital model, though operating under different national regulatory framework.

Others

• Zorgnet-Icuro: Flemish umbrella network representing healthcare providers including psychiatric hospitals. Not a direct competitor but a key sectoral counterpart representing the policy, funding, and quality agenda affecting MC St.-Jozef and similar institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/medischcentrumstjozef

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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