No, state Hospital, my other knee is pretty knackered so i know i took a bit longer but the shortest stay i know off here is 4 weeks.
A friend had a hip op recently he was out in 8 days, and back referreeing football matches in a month.
Each person is asessed seperately, and the home physio i had chosen in advance had been to my apartment and told the doctor what he thought i would need to be able to do.
The convalescent hospital was really nice, in the country, nice rooms with TV,WIFI, ensuite etc. you could either eat in the dining room on your floor or if you had friends visiting eat in the restaurant/cafe with them, they paid for theirs but yours was free. The cafe closed at 10pm and a few of us would go down in the evenings, have a beer or a glass of wine and play dominos. You could have a glass of beer or wine with your meals depending on you health issues. The food is different in belgian hospitals, everyone has the same food, no menu as such, but the quality is really good, steak on saturday, cooked as you like it.
I have been in 5 different hospitals here so it is a National system.
less cost but better quality, and no waste, if you have allergies or religious needs they are catered for of course.The lunchtime main meal in the cafe was the same as the patients.
The small town the convalescent hospital is in had all the pavements lowered ramps to cafes and shops and the little supermarket near the hospital had extra wide aisles so patients could shop, the hospital also dealt with stroke and brain injury. So occupational therapy was important, and as i am sure it was a large employer for the area there was alot of help around.
This is also a State hospital.