Note that in Dutch a hospital is called ziekenhuis, kliniek or hospitaal, whilst in French a hospital is called hôpital, centre hospitalier or clinique.
Some common abbreviations in this list are: Due to its bilingual nature, hospitals in the Brussels-Capital Region can be either monolingual Dutch, monolingual French or bilingual depending on their nature.
University hospitals belong to one of the two linguistic communities and are therefore monolingual Dutch or French by law.
Private hospitals not managed by a public authority are legally not bound to either language, but most cater to both.
[1] Additionally, hospitals where younger members of the Belgian royal family were born are indicated with an asterisk (*).