Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus

What Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus does

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus is a non-profit psychiatric hospital and care organization headquartered in Beernem, Belgium, founded in 1928 and operated under the vzw Evara umbrella (formerly Broeders van Liefde). The organization operates three integrated service lines: a Psychiatric Hospital (PZ) with 323 full-hospitalization beds, 2 night-hospitalization beds, 44 day-hospitalization places and a polyclinic; two Psychiatric Care Homes (PVT Aanwijs in Beernem and PVT De Ent in Torhout) providing 120 residential places; and mobile teams (MCT, MBT, MACT) covering the GGZ network Noord-West-Vlaanderen with mobile capacity for an estimated 1,000–1,400 clients. Specialized programs span crisis care, addiction (De Oever), psychosis (De Bron, De Stroom), dual diagnoses (pIZa, Pariz), gerontopsychiatry (Oase), forensic psychiatry (FIDES), psycho-organic care (Wegwijs), and intellectual disability with psychiatric vulnerability (De Palissant). The center also runs the Covias mobile network organization, VDAB/GTB activation trajectories for workforce reintegration, and the Open Dialogue approach via a joint training program with PZ Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Brugge.

The underlying technology stack is modest and interoperability-focused rather than proprietary IP: Routine Outcome Monitoring (feedbackgerichte zorg / ROM) is delivered via QuestManager software, and the center participates in CoZo (Collaboratief Zorgplatform), a regional collaborative-care platform that enables consent-based digital exchange of medical data between clients, providers and institutions. The revenue model is reimbursement-driven under the Belgian public healthcare system: funding flows through RIZIV (national health insurance), patient personal-share contributions (remgeld), medication forfaits, and medical/paramedical honoraria, with all physicians "geconventioneerd" (adhering to official tariffs without supplements). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with hybrid referral infrastructure — 24/7 admission coordination via Reigerlo E for hospital admissions, email-routed PVT admissions, and phone-based crisis bed admissions — supported by referrer relationships with huisartsen (GPs), CGG, mobile teams, OCMW and CAW across the North-West Flanders region. With approximately 800 employees, the center was the first psychiatric hospital in Belgium to achieve Qualicor Europe's Qmentum Global Gold accreditation (April 2023) and earned Qualicor partial accreditation plus the Gold quality label for both PVT sites in 2025–2026.

The long-tenured institutional positioning, integrated care continuum (acute, residential, ambulatory, mobile), and pioneering Open Dialogue practice give PC Sint-Amandus a distinctive regional role, though the business model is fundamentally constrained by the single-payer Belgian reimbursement framework and capped bed entitlements (443 total recognized places). Customer base is structurally diversified across patient segments but concentrated around one geographic referral area and one reimbursement system, with growth levers limited to programmatic expansion (e.g., activation trajectories, training) and infrastructure reinvestment under the 2022 campus masterplan rather than market-share capture.

Name

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus

Legal name

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus

Website

https://amandus.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus is a Belgian non-profit psychiatric hospital in Beernem operating 323 inpatient beds, 120 residential PVT places and mobile teams that serve adults with psychiatric, addiction, forensic and dual-diagnosis needs across North-West Flanders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Mental health treatment
• Psychiatric residential care
• Crisis intervention services
• Addiction treatment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Beernem

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis - Hospitalization: Full hospitalization (323 beds), night hospitalization (2 beds), day hospitalization (44 places), and polyclinic services. Revenue generated through government healthcare funding (riziv), patient contributions (remgeld), and insurance coverage.
2. Psychiatrisch Verzorgingstehuis (PVT): Residential psychiatric nursing home care with 120 beds across two locations (PVT Aanwijs Beernem 60 beds, PVT De Ent Torhout 60 beds). Funded through government recognition and patient contributions.
3. Polyclinic Consultations: Outpatient psychiatric consultations at the polyclinic. Currently only accepts existing patients in treatment at the center.
4. Mobile Teams: Mobile crisis teams (MCT), mobile treatment teams (MBT), and mobile assertive community treatment teams (MACT) serving the GGZ network Noord-West-Vlaanderen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus operates a psychiatric hospital with 323 full-hospitalization beds, 2 night-hospitalization beds, 44 day-hospitalization places, and polyclinic services, complemented by two Psychiatric Care Homes (PVT Aanwijs in Beernem and PVT De Ent in Torhout) providing 120 long-term residential beds. The center also runs mobile crisis, treatment, and assertive community treatment teams across the North-West Flanders region through the Covias network, serving patients with acute psychiatric crises, addiction, psychosis, dual diagnoses, gerontopsychiatric conditions, forensic psychiatric needs, and intellectual disability combined with psychiatric vulnerability.

Product overview

Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Amandus operates as an integrated mental healthcare organization with three main components: a Psychiatric Hospital (PZ) offering 323 beds for full hospitalization plus day/night hospitalization and outpatient services; two Psychiatric Care Homes (PVT Aanwijs in Beernem and PVT De Ent in Torhout) with 120 beds combined; and Mobile Teams (crisis, treatment, and assertive community treatment) active in the North-West Flanders region. The hospital provides specialized care programs including crisis care (De CAAI, Crisisinterventie), addiction care (De Oever), psychosis care (De Bron, De Stroom), intensive care for dual diagnoses (Pariz, pIZa), psycho-organic care (Wegwijs 1/2/3), gerontopsychiatric care (Oase 1/2), forensic psychiatric care (FIDES), psycho-mental care (De Palissant), and a Day Center. The organization also provides therapeutic services including art therapy (Den Ateljee), Open Dialogue training, activation trajectories for rehabilitation, and operates Covias, a network organization for mobile treatment and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis (Psychiatric Hospital) Psychiatric hospital offering full hospitalization (323 beds), night hospitalization (2 beds), day hospitalization (44 places), plus polyclinic outpatient services for adults with acute psychiatric crises and specialized treatment needs.
• PVT Aanwijs (Psychiatric Care Home Beernem) Long-term residential psychiatric nursing home on the PC Sint-Amandus campus in Beernem, housing 60 adults in smaller groups, studios, or solitary dwellings with 24-hour interdisciplinary recovery-oriented support.
• PVT De Ent (Psychiatric Care Home Torhout) Long-term residential psychiatric care home in urban Torhout, housing 60 residents across 30 studios linked to 4 group homes, 8 apartments, and 11 solitary houses with 24-hour interdisciplinary support.
• Polyclinic Consultations Outpatient psychiatric consultations at the Beernem campus polyclinic for adults currently in treatment at the center (medisch secretariaat, 050 81 97 18).
• Mobile Crisis Teams (MCT) Mobile crisis teams supporting adults experiencing psychiatric crises at home, aiming to prevent full hospitalization, deployed throughout the GGZ network Noord-West-Vlaanderen (NOWE).
• Mobile Treatment Teams (MBT) Mobile treatment teams providing psychiatric support to people residing at home who still need ongoing care, operating as part of the Covias network.
• Mobile Assertive Community Treatment Teams (MACT) Mobile teams that engage treatment-resistant individuals with psychiatric issues who refuse all forms of care, building trust over time to enable treatment.
• Covias Network Service

Named customers3 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• vzw EvaracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization. Evara is active in Belgium in various sectors including care institutions, welfare, education, social economy, and elderly care. Within this organization, there are numerous collaborations between facilities both sectorally and inter-sectorally. In January 2026, Broeders van Liefde became Evara.
• Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Onze-Lieve-Vrouw, BruggemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for psychiatric care coordination in the region. Jointly organizing Open Dialogue Foundation training from November 2025 to June 2026.
• Centrum Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg PrismamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in mental health care network for Blankenberge/Oostende/Torhout/Beernem region.
• Centrum Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg Noord-West-Vlaanderen (CGG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in GGZ network for Bruges/Oostende region.
• COVIAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork organization focused on mobile treatment, support, and activation within the GGZ network NOWE. Mobile capacity of 1,000-1,400 clients depending on support intensity.
• netwerk NOWE (GGZ-netwerk Noord-West-Vlaanderen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ network for North-West Flanders where PC Sint-Amandus is an active member.
• KOM-ziekenhuisnetwerkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with general hospitals in the KOM hospital network for Coast/Bruges Hinterland/Meetjesland region.
• Museum Dr. GuislainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with museum focused on art and psychiatry. Includes mutual advisory exchange and hosting of biennial art exhibitions at PC Sint-Amandus.
• Herstelacademie Noord-West-VlaanderenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with recovery academy for mental health recovery support.
• VDAB/GTBmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPC Sint-Amandus is penhouder (holder) of activation trajectories for people with psychiatric vulnerability. Works closely with VDAB/GTB network of engaged work and care partners.
• Present Caritas VrijwilligerswerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteers sign agreements with Present Caritas Vrijwilligerswerk and are trained and supported by this organization. Present provides legal protective framework for insurance and offers meeting and training opportunities.
• Fracarita BelgiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational cooperation NGO of Belgian Brothers of Love. Part of solidarity actions. Financial support to psychiatric hospital L'Hôpital Neuropsychiatrique Caraes Ndera in Rwanda (sponsored ergotherapy activities).
• Beschut wonen 4VeldmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheltered housing initiative in North-West Flanders region.
• SIMILESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting family and relatives of people with psychiatric vulnerability.
• In4careminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization stimulating and realizing innovations in care and welfare.
• SYNAPS - West-Vlaams intersectoraal netwerk NAHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest Flemish intersectoral network for care and support of people with non-congenital brain injury (NAH).
• Netwerk zorg aan geïnterneerdenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for care to interned persons.
• Intersectoraal Netwerk Dubbel DiagnoseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntersectoral network of West Flemish GGZ actors and VAPH sector actors building support for persons with intellectual disability and psychiatric problems.
• REAKIROminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for persons with euthanasia request due to unbearable psychiatric suffering (antenne West Flanders in startup phase).
• DIA-MO - Mobiel Ondersteuningsteam DubbeldiagnoseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile support team for dual diagnosis (intellectual disability and psychiatric vulnerability).
• Gemeente BeernemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal municipality partnership including collaboration on events like theater productions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord: Dutch regional mental health provider delivering inpatient, outpatient, crisis, and forensic care in North Holland North. Comparable to the regional role PC Sint-Amandus plays in North-West Flanders.

Broad incumbents

• Parnassia Groep: Largest Dutch mental health and addiction care provider, operating inpatient clinics, residential facilities, and mobile teams across the Netherlands. Broad incumbent in the same Benelux mental health space with comparable continuum-of-care model.

Direct peers

• Psychiatrisch Centrum Sint-Camillus: Flemish psychiatric center in Sint-Denijs-Westrem (Ghent area) offering inpatient, day hospitalization, and PVT residential care. Directly comparable on service mix, scale, and regulatory environment.
• Centre Hospitalier Jean Titeca: Brussels-based psychiatric hospital providing inpatient, day treatment, and specialized programs including forensic and addiction care. Comparable as a Belgian psychiatric hospital with government-recognized bed capacity.
• PZ Sint-Norbertus Duffel: Psychiatric hospital in Duffel (Antichant region) operating inpatient psychiatric beds, residential PVT-equivalent care, and mobile teams. Direct peer with similar bed capacity scale and Flemish government funding model.
• Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Brugge: Partner and fellow regional psychiatric hospital in Brugge; collaborates with PC Sint-Amandus on Open Dialogue Foundation training and shares the North-West Flanders catchment. Directly comparable as a Flemish inpatient psychiatric hospital with polyclinic and specialized programs.
• UPC KU Leuven: University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven — a major Flemish academic psychiatric hospital providing inpatient, partial hospitalization, and specialized programs (addiction, child/adolescent, eating disorders). Comparable as a large-scale Flemish inpatient psychiatric provider.
• PZ Karus: Belgian psychiatric hospital network (Melle/outer Ghent) offering inpatient, residential and mobile mental health services. Direct peer in Flemish psychiatric care with comparable mix of crisis, addiction, and recovery-oriented programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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