What Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge does

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge (PCGS) is a Belgian non-profit psychiatric hospital operating under the legal form 'vzw' (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk), with origins tracing to a 1989 merger of the Sint-Jozef and Mater Dei medical institutes in Sleidinge and formalized in its current structure by the 2012 merger of P.C. Sint-Jan de Deo and P.C. Sleidinge. The organization delivers intramural (residential), ambulatory (outpatient), and mobile psychiatric care across two campuses in Gent (Fratersplein 9) and Sleidinge-Evergem (Weststraat 135), serving approximately 1,700 admissions annually. PCGS operates more than 20 specialized units covering youth intensive treatment (Yidam, Yugen), adult psychiatry (De Kering, APP, Feniks, De Stroom, De Bron, YaEHAB), crisis intervention (Urgentiepsychiatrie, Crisisbehandeling, MCT), addiction and dual-diagnosis services, senior psychiatric care (Seniorenkliniek), long-term residential psychiatric nursing (PVT Hortus), protected housing (Beschut Wonen IPSO, Woonproject @14), forensic step-down care (Forensisch Zorghuis), and community meeting places (Aanloophuis Poco Loco, Villa Voortman).

The center's service portfolio is built on a 'hospitality' (gastvrijheid) care philosophy — defined as an existential attitude of low-threshold access and human-centered treatment — combined with multiple therapeutic modalities (psychoanalytic, systemic, cognitive-behavioral, recovery-oriented). The technology stack is limited to standard healthcare operations; there are no proprietary AI/ML products, software platforms, or technology offerings disclosed. Core technology is described as 'not applicable' in the source data.

PCGS generates revenue through Belgian-regulated healthcare reimbursements, patient co-payments, and insurance settlements under government-set daily rates (e.g., full hospitalization day-1 co-payments of €7.32-€47.88; PVT Hortus €36.11-€50.63/day; medication flat fees; single-room supplements) plus per-consultation outpatient fees. The go-to-market model is referral-driven via general practitioners, the 24/7 Dienst voor Zorgvragen intake line, regional networks (RADAR for youth, Beschut Wonen IPSO for housing), youth welfare services, courts, and partner institutions including UZ Gent, AZ Sint-Lucas, FPC Gent, and Het PAKT. Patient segments span youth (12-18), working-age adults (18-65), seniors (60+), dual-diagnosis patients, forensic step-down cases, and long-term stabilized chronic psychiatric residents.

Name

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge

Legal name

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge vzw

Website

https://pcgs.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge (PCGS) is a Belgian non-profit psychiatric hospital operating two campuses in Gent and Sleidinge, delivering residential, outpatient, and mobile mental health care across approximately 1,700 annual admissions to youth, adults, seniors, forensic, and dual-diagnosis patients.

Ownership category

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Product category

Psychiatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs (HLAFABAD), Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Mental health treatment
• Residential psychiatric care
• Crisis intervention services
• Forensic mental health care

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Psychiatric Hospital Services: PCGS generates revenue through the Belgian healthcare system, providing psychiatric hospital services including residential, ambulatory, and mobile care. Revenue is derived from government-regulated healthcare reimbursements, patient co-payments, and insurance settlements. The organization serves approximately 1700 patients annually through various treatment programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge is a non-profit psychiatric hospital operating two campuses in Gent and Sleidinge-Evergem (East Flanders, Belgium) that delivers intramural (residential), ambulatory (day treatment and outpatient), and mobile psychiatric care to approximately 1,700 admissions per year. The portfolio spans ~25 specialized departments covering youth psychiatry, adult general and specialty psychiatry, crisis/urgent care, addiction, forensic care, recovery-oriented long-term care, elderly psychiatric care, day treatment, protected housing, and low-threshold community meeting services, all governed by a culture of "gastvrijheid" (hospitality) and delivered in partnership with regional networks across East Flanders.

Product overview

Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge (PCGS) is a psychiatric hospital operating as a single unified healthcare institution with two campuses (Gent and Sleidinge), not a platform-plus-modules software product. The organization provides intramural (residential), ambulatory (outpatient/day treatment), and mobile psychiatric care services through specialized departments. The core portfolio includes youth psychiatric services (Yidam intensive treatment unit, Yugen semi-residential department), adult psychiatric units (De Kering, APP, Feniks, De Stroom, De Bron), crisis intervention services (Urgentiepsychiatrie, Crisisbehandeling, Mobiel Crisis Team, Crisistoxicomanie), specialized units (Dubbele Diagnose, Seniorenkliniek, PVT Hortus), day treatment centers (De Steiger, De Weverij), protected housing (Beschut Wonen IPSO, Woonproject @14, Forensisch Zorghuis), and community outreach (MOBiLteam, Aanloophuis Poco Loco, Villa Voortman). The center handles approximately 1700 admissions annually and is available 24/7 for all psychosocial and psychiatric help requests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PVT Hortus: Psychiatrisch Verzorgingstehuis (Psychiatric Care Home) offering long-term accommodation for adults with stabilized psychiatric conditions.
• Yidam
• Yugen
• ЯƎHAB
• De Bron
• De Stroom
• De Kering
• Feniks
• APP
• Aanloophuis Poco Loco
• Beschut Wonen IPSO
• Villa Voortman

Products and services

• Yugen Open semi-residential department for youth aged 12-18 with emotional, relational, and/or psychological difficulties; offers day, night, or combined admission with therapeutic workshops and family involvement.
• Yidam - Intensive Treatment Unit Intensive treatment unit and relapse bed for girls aged 12-18 under youth court supervision with psychiatric pathology; includes residential admission, relapse bed, and bed-on-prescription in partner facilities.
• De Kering Department for adults with acute psychiatric and psychosocial problems including mood disorders, alcohol/medication dependency, psychosis-related problems, and personality problems; 27 residential places with short-term therapy up to 3 months.
• APP - Department for General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Department for adults (18+) with psychosis-related and other psychiatric problems; offers residential admission and treatment in an open setting with psychiatry, psychotherapy, movement therapy, and creative therapy.
• Feniks Department for adults with anxiety, mood, and personality difficulties; open admission and treatment unit with 20 residential places plus limited day and aftercare.
• De Stroom Intensive open service for young adults (18+) and adults with vulnerability to psychosis and/or autism spectrum disorder; 22 residential places with focus on transition phases and first periods of destabilization.
• De Bron Department for adults (18-65) with personality difficulties and/or anxiety and mood problems requiring intensive support and recovery-oriented treatment; 22 residential places with individual therapy programs.
• ЯёHAB - Department for Recovery-Oriented Care Department for adults (18-65) with complex and long-term psychiatric problems requiring additional support within their recovery trajectory; open residential department with 27 places.
• Seniorenkliniek Clinic for elderly (60+) with psychiatric, psychological, or psychosocial problems; residential open department (25 places) and day treatment with attention to physical and psychological needs of aging.
• Department for Emergency Psychiatry (Afdeling voor Urgentiepsychiatrie) Department for people in psychological distress requiring emergency psychiatric care; 5 places on a secured high-care unit with intensive crisis intervention.
• Department for Crisis Treatment (Afdeling voor Crisisbehandeling) Department for adults and young adults in crisis situations requiring a secured environment and intensive follow-up; 24/7 crisis reception with 19 places.
• Crisistoxicomanie - Crisis Reception for Addiction Crisis reception for (young) adults with addiction problems regarding illegal substances; drug-free closed department with 13 individual rooms for physical withdrawal and recovery.
• MCT - Mobile Crisis Team (Mobiel Crisis Team) Mobile crisis team for adults (18+) in their home situation with acute psychiatric crisis; provides crisis guidance for up to one month, support to client and environment, and coordination of care, delivered in partnership with Het PAKT.
• Department for People with Double Diagnosis (Dubbele Diagnose Problematiek) Department for adults (18-45) with double diagnosis: addiction to illegal substances combined with primary psychotic problems; two sub-units — Context & Orientation (C&O, 10 beds) and Intensive Milieu Therapeutic Treatment (IMB, 15 beds).
• MOBiLteam Gent Oost Mobile support and guidance in living environment team for people (18+) with serious and long-term psychiatric vulnerability requiring guidance in their own living environment; offers FACT, ACT, CMHT, and assertive outreach.
• De Steiger (Day Hospital) Day hospital with 25 places for people with psychiatric and psychological problems; offers verbal therapies, movement therapies, and creative goal-directed therapies including sports, swimming, relaxation, and mindfulness.
• De Weverij (Day Treatment) Part-time day treatment for adults with long-term psychiatric and psychosocial problems; creative space with 5 places offering care, follow-up treatment, and meaningful daily activities.
• Outpatient Clinic for Adults (Polikliniek voor Volwassenen) Outpatient clinic for adults and young adults (from 15 years) with questions about psychological support; offers psychiatric consultation and short-term psychotherapy at both campuses, with personal contribution paid per consultation.
• PVT Hortus (Psychiatric Care Home) Psychiatric Care Home for adults with long-term stabilized psychiatric problems; offers 24/7 care, daily living support, medical-somatic follow-up, and meaningful activities in a home-like environment, with daily rates by patient group (€36.11-€50.63).
• Forensisch Zorghuis (Forensic Care House) Forensic care house offering a safe and structured intermediate step for adults (M/F/X) with an internment status and low security/low risk profile; six places in two houses near Campus Sleidinge, maximum stay one year, with referrals from FPC Gent and Gevangenis Gent.
• Beschut Wonen IPSO (Protected Housing) Protected housing collaboration with PCGS, UZ Gent, VZW Ithaka, VZW Hand in Hand, and CGG Adentro providing living places for adults with psychological vulnerability in Ghent and Evergem; offers support in independent and cluster housing with two housing coaches per residence.
• Woonproject @14 Housing project for men/women (18-45) with stabilized psychiatric problems, possibly combined with addiction, who have difficulties building an independent life; 7 residents in a house near Campus Sleidinge for approximately 1 year.
• Villa Voortman Non-residential meeting center for adults with dual diagnosis problems who have difficulty accessing regular care; low-threshold meeting house working with social psychiatric principles.
• Aanloophuis Poco Loco Low-threshold meeting place for people whose psychological and/or psychiatric problems lead to limitations in daily functioning; no appointment needed, no intake required.
• RADAR (Youth Mental Health Network East Flanders) Mental health network for children and youth in East Flanders; intersectoral collaboration of partners providing mental health services for youth up to 18 years and their context, with attention for young adults up to 25 years.
• Outreach Support Team for Children & Youth in Residential Youth Care Outreach consultation and advice team for children and youth (0-18/25) with psychiatric problems in residential youth care; part of RADAR Network in partnership with GI De Zande, CAR De Schakel, CGG De Drie Stromen, and Jeugdhulp & IROJ OVL.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1700 annual admissions representing diverse psychiatric care needs

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Voices that CountminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the STEMM project (Samen Talent en Ervaring Mondig en Mogelijk Maken) which creates an inclusive learning environment for people to discover and develop their talents regardless of background or limitations.
• Equality Research Collective (Ho Gent)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the STEMM project creating inclusive learning environments. Equality Research Collective contributes research expertise to the 'brave space' initiative.
• VoluitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the STEMM project focused on creating inclusive environments where people feel safe to engage in difficult conversations and take risks.
• Beschut Wonen IPSO ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeschut Wonen IPSO is a collaboration between PCGS, UZ Gent, VZW Ithaka, VZW Hand in Hand, and CGG Adentro. Offers housing places for adults with psychological vulnerability in Ghent and Evergem region.
• RADAR Netwerk GGZ Kinderen & Jongeren Oost-VlaanderencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCGS is a partner in the RADAR network, an intersectoral collaboration for children's and youth mental health in East Flanders. RADAR organizes care provision through various programs targeting children, youth up to 18 years, and young adults up to 25 years.
• GI De ZandecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the Outreach Support Team for Children & Youth in Residential Youth Care. GI De Zande (Beernem-Ruiselede-Wingene) receives outreach consultation and support services.
• CAR De SchakelminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the Outreach Support Team for Children & Youth in Residential Youth Care network.
• CGG De Drie StromenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the Outreach Support Team for Children & Youth in Residential Youth Care network.
• Jeugdhulp & IROJ OVLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner in the Outreach Support Team for Children & Youth in Residential Youth Care network.
• FPC Gent (Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral source for the Forensic Care House PCGS/BW IPSO. Adults with an internment status and low security/low risk profile can be referred from FPC Gent for the structured step-down care.
• Gevangenis GentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral source for the Forensic Care House. Prisoners with internment status can be referred from Gevangenis Gent for the forensic care house as a structured step-down from detention.
• Het PAKTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCGS partners with Het PAKT for mobile crisis team (MCT) services. The PAKT coordinates mobile support and accompaniment in the living environment for adults with serious and long-term psychological vulnerability across the Gent region.
• RADAR NetwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYugen (youth services) operates as a partner within the RADAR network, part of the collaborative Child and Adolescent Psychiatry partnership in Gent, Meetjesland and South East Flanders with initiative-takers vzw Werken Glorieux, AZ Sint-Lucas, and functional binding to UZ Gent.
• AZ Sint-LucascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborative network alongside vzw Werken Glorieux and PCGS, with functional binding to UZ Gent.
• vzw Werken GlorieuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative-taker in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborative network together with AZ Sint-Lucas and PCGS, with functional binding to UZ Gent.
• Functioneel Samenwerkingsverband Minderjarige GerechtscliëntencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYidam intensive treatment unit is a partner in this functional collaboration for minor judicial clients, working closely with all actors from special youth care, mental health, and community institutions.
• Broeders HiëronymietenminorOthersHistorical founding religious congregation. The Brothers of the Hieronymites established psychiatric institutions in Sleidinge, contributing to the origins of PCGS.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• PC Sint-Amandus Beernem: Psychiatric center offering residential and ambulatory psychiatric care in West Flanders; comparable Belgian vzw psychiatric institution with similar multi-departmental structure and mission.
• FPC Gent (Forensisch Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent): Forensic psychiatric center that is both a referral source and a sector peer for PCGS's Forensisch Zorghuis; both serve adults with internment status in the Ghent area with overlapping clinical scope.
• Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Duffel: Belgian psychiatric hospital providing inpatient and ambulatory mental health care in Antwerp province; directly comparable in service mix (intramural, ambulatory, mobile) and as a vzw psychiatric institution in the Belgian market.
• Het PAKT: Ghent-based mental health organization partnering with PCGS to deliver mobile crisis team (MCT) and assertive community treatment; directly comparable on outreach/ mobile psychiatric care delivery for adults with serious psychiatric vulnerability in the same catchment.
• PZ Bethanie: Belgian psychiatric hospital in the Antwerp region providing inpatient mental health services; directly comparable mid-sized Belgian psychiatric care provider with similar regulatory and reimbursement context.
• Sint-Norbertus (Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis): Psychiatric hospital in Duffel/Antwerp region offering residential and ambulatory psychiatric care; comparable non-profit Belgian psychiatric institution with overlapping patient populations.

Broad incumbents

• UPC KU Leuven: University psychiatric center affiliated with KU Leuven providing full-spectrum inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, research, and teaching; comparable to PCGS at greater academic scale within the Belgian psychiatric system.
• UZ Gent: University hospital of Ghent that partners with PCGS via the Beschut Wonen IPSO consortium and the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry collaborative; provides acute psychiatric and somatic care within a broader academic medical center, overlapping with PCGS in inpatient psychiatry.

Regional players

• CGG Adentro: Community mental health center (Centrum Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg) partner in the Beschut Wonen IPSO consortium with PCGS; provides ambulatory mental health services in the Ghent region with a more outpatient-oriented model.
• AZ Sint-Lucas Gent: General hospital in Ghent and core partner in PCGS's Child & Adolescent Psychiatry network alongside vzw Werken Glorieux and UZ Gent; offers psychiatric consultations and general hospital services overlapping PCGS catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100082070089036
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psychiatrisch-centrum-gent-sleidinge-vzw
• Instagraminstagram.com/pcgsvzw

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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