2. QUALITY
BSPC LABEL
The Global Care Clinic ensures uncompromising quality and is also fully certified and inspected to the highest possible standards as set forth by the quality mark of the “Belgian Society for Private Clinics“. This association aims to promote a high quality exercise of health care and medicine in private clinics with focus on a quality full treatment of the patient. The BSPC label contains the most essential criteria (with regard to quality and infrastructure) to which a private clinic must meet in order to ensure patient safety.
HEX-group Audit: The BSPC label is awarded by the internationally known auditing company HEX-group. The Global Care Clinic was the first clinic in the region to obtain this quality mark and is still the only clinic in Limburg with this certificate. The Global Care Clinic undergoes a full audit by HEX every 2 years. The last time was in July 2018 when we also succesfully achieved this certificate for the fourth time in a row.
ISAPS LABEL
The ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) is the world-wide recognised professional organisation for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The Global Care Clinic is one of the few Belgian accredited facilities. Dr Nelissen is also listed as ISAPS-Surgeon and he is a qualified ASF Resources Inspector, which means that he is designated as an inspector for ambulatory surgical facilities for patient safety and has taken a course to grant him this designation. However, the above mentioned BSPC/KIWA accreditation is to be considered as the Belgian standard for accreditation, compared to the more American ISAPS accreditation.
HIGHLY QUALIFIED STAFF
Experienced and Registered Plastic Surgeon: Dr. Nelissen is a registered Plastic Surgeon in Belgium and in The Netherlands and is registered as ISAPS-surgeon. In Belgium, many doctors describe themselves as Cosmetic or Aesthetic Surgeon. Many of these GP’s are not even trained as Surgeons, and certainly not as Plastic Surgeons. The title of ‘Plastic Surgeon’ is a legally protected title, which you can recognize by: the RIZIV/INAMI number ending with the numbers- 210 and the affiliation with the Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery. To qualify as Plastic Surgeon a GP must be trained during a minimum of 6 years on top of their medical degree. Plastic Surgeons not only have a more comprehensive view of the human body, but they have a broader and far more extensive range of surgical techniques. Click here to find out more about the education, experience and memberships of Dr. Nelissen.
Experienced Anaesthesia: Operations are performed either under local anaesthetic using a light sedation or under general anaesthesia by our experienced anaesthesiologist Dr. Kalinov, depending on the preference of the patient and in consultation with the doctors.
Quality of our staff: The staff of the Global Care Clinic are all qualified individuals, carefully selected on the basis of the required professional titles and experience. The quality of the doctors, employees and staff is structurally tested and developed.
Language skills: We offer you competent doctors and friendly and professional staff with the necessary language skills. Languages spoken in the Global Care Clinic: Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian.
3. SERVICE
Patient is not a number:
The motto of the Global Care Clinic is “Beauty through service“, which means that rendering excellent services to the patient is the most important. The clinic is equipped with high-tech equipment and no effort or cost were spared to provide the best accommodation for the patients, without resulting in an impersonal “hospital feeling”. The absolute priority is quality and a personal approach in a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. Patients quickly feel at ease by the personal approach within this professional entourage. Dr. Nelissen takes the time to listen to your expectations and gives honest advice, without any pressure for any treatment whatsoever. A clear treatment proposal and an all-in price quotation are submitted after a personal consultation in order to avoid later surprises. Dr. Nelissen guides his patients personally during the intake, surgery and aftercare. During the post op care he remains available for any questions.
Short waiting times:
The waiting time for a first consultation is generally around 2 weeks. Most treatments can be performed in 2-6 weeks following the consultation. Next Day Surgery: As a special service, we offer long distance patients the convenient option for surgical treatment the day after the consultation (Next Day Surgery). Click here to read further information about Next Day Surgery.
Easy accessible:
The Global Care Clinic Zolder-Hasselt is located next to the Race Circuit of Zolder (Belgian Province of Limburg), in the countries border triangle “Belgium-Germany-Netherlands”, easily accessible by the proximity of the highways E314 (Leuven-Heerlen-Aachen) and E313 (Antwerp-Liège/Luttich), airports of Maastricht, Eindhoven and Brussels. Upon arrival by car you don’t need to search for parking. There is always plenty of free parking on the domain itself. A second branch is located in Knokke (Belgian Coast nearby the Dutch border) where patients are welcome, after appointment, for consultations, specific antiaging treatments and MiraDry treatments. You can find further information here: Contact.
Privacy and discretion: Discretion for postoperative patients or VIP clients is ensured by a separate exit at the back of the building (no passing through the major waiting room). The location of the clinic in a wooded, residential area is an additional guarantee for privacy and discretion.
Patients testimonials: Convince yourself and click here to read what others have written about the Global Care Clinic.
4. FAIR PRICES
Referring to the foregoing, our patients are often pleasantly surprised about thefair price/quality ratio (see Prices), especially when compared to our neighbouring countries (Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom). This is explained by the absence of unnecessary intermediaries (commercial consultants) and the limitation of marketing and advertising budgets. Due to the wide amount of treatments, we can also negotiate better prices with our suppliers. Our patients mainly find to us through “mouth to mouth” advertising including internet testimonials. As a result of this, also foreign (German, Dutch, UK,…) patients easily find their way to our clinic. All our prices are all-in prices (clearly mentioning the applicable VAT) in order to avoid later surprises.