During World War II, in 1941, the hospital was extended with another hall that could fit 30 patients, as well as a delivery room.
After these works, however, renovations and more specialised medical departments were needed in the hospital.
On 19 December 1973, Jos De Saeger [Wikidata] (Belgian Minister of Public Health, Family and Environment) agreed on the hospital's proposal of its extension with another 84 beds.
However, problems with the bad condition of the building due to mineshaft cave-ins underneath the hospital obstructed these works.
On 20 May 1975, Rik Vandekerckhove [Wikidata] agreed on new terms to replace the old building with a new one with 224 beds.
[6] The hospital network covers a population of 530.000 people in the province of Limburg.