12,000 sign petition against MUG service removal in Geraardsbergen; minister targeted

A petition against the removal of the MUG (mobile medical emergency) service at AZORG hospital in Geraardsbergen has gathered 12,000 signatures, including 1,100 from Wallonia. The initiators plan to deliver the petition to Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke, signaling cross-regional concern over emergency care access. The hospital group's decision remains under public and political pressure.