Heidehuis Palliatieve Zorg Noord-West-Vlaanderen

What Heidehuis Palliatieve Zorg Noord-West-Vlaanderen does

Heidehuis vzw (doing business as Heidehuis Palliatieve Zorg Noord-West-Vlaanderen) is a non-profit palliative care network organization headquartered in Sint Michiels (Bruges), Belgium, operating since 1987 across the North-West Flanders region. The organization delivers a four-pillar holistic care model addressing physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients with life-threatening illnesses, alongside family caregivers (mantelzorgers). Its core services include home-based palliative care through the Palliatieve Zorg Thuis (PZT) multidisciplinary guidance team, a day center (Dagcentrum Heidehuis), a volunteer recruitment and support program, and the Omwarming bereavement aftercare program. Heidehuis also offers professional training (Vorming) at €80 per participant on topics including Parkinson's care and end-of-life communication, and sells merchandise (Champagne, comfort cards) to support operations.

The organization operates as the designated coordination network for palliative care in its region, partnering with Palliatieve Support Teams in four regional hospitals (AZ Sint-Jan Brugge, AZ Alma, AZ Zeno, St. Lucas), residential woonzorgcentra, Palliatieve Zorg Eenheid De Vlinder, and LEIF for advance care planning. Service delivery is grounded in a community-led go-to-motion: patients and families access services through direct inquiries and healthcare professional referrals, with care provided at home, at the day center, or through coordination with institutional partners.

Heidehuis's business model is primarily funded through Belgian government subsidies supplemented by recurring support from Kom Op Tegen Kanker (a Belgian cancer foundation), one-time donations via bank transfer, training fees, and merchandise sales. With approximately 10 employees and ~550 beneficiaries served annually, the organization explicitly states that current funding is insufficient to further develop operations qualitatively, signaling reliance on public and charitable funding without traditional equity or venture investment.

Name

Heidehuis Palliatieve Zorg Noord-West-Vlaanderen

Legal name

Heidehuis vzw

Website

https://heidehuis.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heidehuis vzw is a non-profit palliative care network in North-West Flanders, Belgium, delivering home-based and day-center palliative care, bereavement support, and professional training to ~500 patients and families annually through multidisciplinary teams partnered with regional hospitals and nursing homes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brugge

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies: Primary funding from government subsidies for palliative care services
2. Kom Op Tegen Kanker Support: Funding support from Kom Op Tegen Kanker cancer organization
3. Donations and Product Sales: Donations via bank transfer, merchandise sales including Champagne and comfort cards
4. Training Fees: Revenue from professional training sessions on palliative care topics

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Heidehuis vzw coordinates and delivers palliative care services across North-West Flanders (Belgium) via home-based multidisciplinary care (Palliatieve Zorg Thuis), a daytime care center (Dagcentrum Heidehuis), bereavement aftercare (Omwarming), volunteer programs, and professional training/coaching for caregivers. It serves patients with life-threatening illnesses, their families, healthcare institutions, and care professionals across the region.

Product overview

Heidehuis vzw is a palliative care network organization providing comprehensive palliative care services in North-West Flanders. The organization operates as a pluralistic network offering home-based palliative care (Palliatieve Zorg Thuis), a day center (Dagcentrum), volunteer programs, and bereavement support (Omwarming). Services are delivered through multidisciplinary teams collaborating with hospitals, residential care centers, and primary care providers. Additionally, the organization offers educational training programs and sells merchandise (champagne, comfort cards) to support its operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omwarming: Aftercare project for bereavement support offering group trajectories, information sessions, drop-in moments, and children's workshops for those dealing with grief and loss.

Products and services

• Palliatieve Zorg Thuis (PZT) — Home-based palliative care Home-based palliative care service for patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families in North-West Flanders, delivered by a multidisciplinary guidance team providing warm and professional support focused on pain relief, symptom control and quality of life.
• Dagcentrum Heidehuis — Day center Daytime care and support service at the Heidehuis facility in Fazantendreef 11, 8200 Sint Michiels for palliative patients, complementing home-based care with daytime activities, social contact and clinical support.
• Omwarming — Aftercare and bereavement support Aftercare project offering group trajectories, information sessions, drop-in moments and children's workshops for individuals and families dealing with grief and bereavement following palliative care.
• Vorming (Education and Training) Paid professional training and coaching for healthcare workers, including basic palliative care training, specialized courses on Parkinson's care and communication around end-of-life decisions, priced at €80 per attendee.
• Network Palliative Care Coordination Coordination of palliative care services across North-West Flanders, linking woonzorgcentra, hospitals, palliative care units, primary care providers, organizations for persons with disabilities and volunteer organizations to strengthen regional palliative care delivery.
• Champagne Castelger fundraising bottles Fundraising champagne product sold by Heidehuis vzw at €25 per bottle and €140 per case to support the organization's operations.
• Troostkaartjes (Comfort cards) Set of comfort cards sold by Heidehuis vzw for €10 per set to support the organization and acknowledge bereavement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 550 people receive support annually

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Palliatieve Support Teams (PST) in regional hospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with multidisciplinary hospital-based palliative support teams including AZ Sint-Jan Brugge, AZ Alma, AZ Zeno, and St. Lucas for patient referrals and coordinated care
• Woonzorgcentra (Nursing homes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with residential care centers for palliative care expertise, staff training, and coordinated care delivery
• Kom Op Tegen KankercoreOthersProvides funding support to Heidehuis vzw operations
• Palliatieve Zorg Eenheid De VlindercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized palliative care unit in Bruges city center for patients in final life phase, complementing Heidehuis home and day services
• LEIF (LevensEinde Informatie Forum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for advance care planning information and LEIFplan services, with multiple LEIF locations in the Bruges area
• TrooperminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline fundraising platform through which Heidehuis receives donations from online purchases made by supporters

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/heidehuis
• Instagraminstagram.com/heidehuis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heidehuis-palliatieve-zorg-noord-west-vlaanderen

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Investors

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Investments

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