A Medical Centre is a multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and integrated primary care. It is aimed at the entire population.
Its work is based on a holistic approach to health, taking into account not only its physical aspects but also its psychological and social dimensions.
It forms part of a health promotion approach and incorporates preventive care.
The health centre draws on a culture of community participation to foster critical awareness amongst citizens regarding the factors that hinder their health.
She works in partnership with the local network.
At the Couleurs Santé Medical Centre, a range of professions are represented:
- Welcoming
- Doctor
- Physiotherapist
- Nurse
- Psychologist
- Osteopath
- Community Health Project Officer
- Manager
These professions form the core team of a health centre. Sometimes other professionals are also involved, such as psychologists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, and so on.
They are organised with an interdisciplinary perspective and approach within a «structured» team. Rather than multidisciplinarity, which simply places several disciplines side by side, interdisciplinarity aims to share knowledge across different disciplines and foster interaction between them.
An interdisciplinary approach will enable us to respond more effectively to patients’ needs and requests, and to take into account the full context of their experiences.
An electronic medical record is kept up to date for each patient.
Fixed-fee medical centres operate on a alternative financing. Patients no longer pay the healthcare provider directly; it is the mutual insurance which pays monthly one a fixed lump sum paid to the Medical Centre to cover the cost of treatment.
Amounts received by the Medical Centre:
As of 1 February 2026, the non-profit organisation Maison Médicale Couleurs Santé receives a flat-rate payment of €48.67 each month for every patient covered by health insurance.
The package:
General Practice: €20.79
Physiotherapy: €9.54
Nurse: €18.34
To be registered with a medical centre, you must have a DMG.
The flat-rate system is the result of an agreement between the’INAMI, all the mutual insurance companies and some Health Centres. It was established in 1982 and runs on capitation, that is to say, per subscriber. The flat-rate amount is regardless of the number of representatives per profession at the Medical Centre and regardless of the number of contacts between patients and the Medical Centre. This leads to a solidarity significant variation among all patients, whether they are patients or in good health since it is not the number of times they use the services of the Maison Médicale that determines whether they receive money, but rather the number of registered people It’s the total that counts.
The package may cover three departments :
• Care for general practice ;
• Care for physiotherapy ;
• Treatment nurses.
This was following a contract signed between the patient, her mutual insurance and the Health Centre that the health insurance scheme pays a lump sum individual per patient. The contract is also individual rather than by family, and requires membership complete »the flat-rate services offered by the Maison Médicale."
You will continue to make payments and receive reimbursements through your health insurance scheme for consultations with specialist doctors, for laboratory tests, for the purchase of medicines, for dental treatment or in the event of hospitalisation.
To see a doctor at the health centre, You must be registered.
To ensure the quality of care, we currently have a waiting list for new patients.
(For further information, please call reception on: 02 640 59 33)
At your registration appointment, you will sign a contract in duplicate – one copy for you and one for the health centre – and a scanned copy of this document will be sent electronically to your health insurance provider.
This contract binds you to the Couleurs Santé Medical Centre in connection with your supplementary health insurance.
Under this contract, the Medical Centre provides general medical care, physiotherapy and nursing care.
The Medical Centre is committed to
- to look after you, whenever you need it
- to enable you to benefit from preventive healthcare and health promotion initiatives
- to create and keep your comprehensive medical record up to date
You agree to
- to seek treatment only from practitioners at the Maison Médicale during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 1.15 pm and 2.00 pm to 7.00 pm)
(Monday: closed from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm; Thursday: closed from 1.00 pm to 3.30 pm.).
In the event of’medical emergency only (During the midday break, please call: 0473 87 86 63)
- Please let the Health Centre know when you move house or if you wish to terminate your contract
to be in good standing with their health insurance scheme
Your health insurance provider is committed to
to pay a fixed monthly amount to the Medical Centre for general medical care, nursing care and physiotherapy. This amount is set by the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI).
If you seek medical advice without consulting the Health Centre, a GP, a physiotherapist or a nurse outdoor at the Medical Centre, you will be responsible for the costs. Neither your health insurance fund nor the Medical Centre will be able to reimburse you.
If the subscriber seeks treatment from healthcare providers who are not members of the M. M., for treatment covered by the flat-rate package, the costs incurred in this regard – with the exception of the patient’s contribution, which remains the patient’s responsibility – will be covered by the M.M. in four cases:
1. If general medical services were provided outside the M.M.’s geographical area, that is to say, outside the municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region;
2. Where, within the M.M.’s area, services are provided by a colleague who is not a member of the M.M., as part of an organised on-call service, if the M.M. does not provide such an on-call service;
3. In the case of services provided by a nurse or physiotherapist who is not employed by the M.M. but with prior authorisation from the M.M.;
4. If the M.M. had given their prior consent so that services can be provided by another healthcare provider.
In all other cases, the costs will be borne by the subscriber; the subscriber’s health insurance fund is unable to reimburse these benefits.
The patient continues to pay and receive reimbursement through their private health insurance : for consultations with specialist doctors, for laboratory tests, for the purchase of medicines, for dental treatment or in the event of hospitalisation.
In order to maintain a high standard of care, we currently have a waiting list for new registrations.
Please call us on: 02/ 640 59 33 if you would like to be added to this list.
Enrolment requirements:
We are only accepting applications from residents of Ixelles (1050).
We must make an appointment Call 02 640 59 33 to register. Appointments will be scheduled for a specific time. Please let us know if you are unable to attend or will be late; this will allow the receptionist to discuss with you what can be done. During this appointment, you will be welcomed and the receptionist will explain how the health centre works and how the flat-rate scheme operates. They will also draw up the paperwork for your contract.
For your registration appointment, please bring your identity card and 1 health insurance sticker. All your latest contact details must be included on it. Without the sticker, registration will not be possible and the appointment will be cancelled.
As your health insurance scheme pays a monthly flat-rate fee to the Medical Centre on your behalf, you agree to seek treatment only at the Medical Centre for general practice, physiotherapy and nursing care. If you seek treatment elsewhere, neither your health insurance provider nor the Medical Centre will reimburse you this external consultation.
What if I need to see a specialist?
The contract with the Medical Centre covers only general practice, physiotherapy and nursing care.
If you see a specialist, the cost of this consultation will be reimbursed by your private health insurance. What if you are admitted to hospital?
During a hospital stay, the cost of medical, nursing and physiotherapy care provided in hospital during that stay will be reimbursed by the supplementary health insurance scheme. After discharge from hospital, the patient must always contact the Medical Centre for follow-up nursing and physiotherapy care.
When can I have an outpatient appointment?
– If you are outside Brussels (Wallonia or Flanders) You are unwell on that day and need to see a GP or an out-of-hours medical service. In this case, you will pay the relevant healthcare provider for the treatment provided, and the Maison Médicale will reimburse you without the patient contribution, i.e. at the mutual insurance reimbursement rate.
– When the Medical Centre gave their consent in advance so that specific physiotherapy or nursing care can be provided by a service provider outside the Medical Centre.
– When services are provided within the Maison Médicale’s catchment area by a on-call doctor, outside the Medical Centre’s opening hours.
If you have medical expenses to be reimbursed whilst abroad, you should contact your health insurance provider directly; they will handle the reimbursement.
Patients may cancel their registration before the end of each calendar month; you must come to the Health Centre in person to sign the cancellation form.
(Please ring reception on 02 640 59 33 to arrange your visit).
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