Name

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent

Legal name

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent

Website

https://azstlucas.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Inpatient hospitalisation
• Outpatient consultations
• Surgical procedures

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: As a Belgian general hospital, AZ Sint-Lucas generates revenue through standard healthcare billing under the Belgian health insurance system. Patients are billed for hospital services, and health insurance (mutualiteit) reimburses covered portions. The hospital charges for consultations, procedures, hospitalisation, and medical treatments according to regulated Belgian healthcare pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent is a regional general hospital in Ghent, Belgium providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare across multiple specialties. Core services include emergency care, planned hospitalisation (779 beds), day hospital treatment (153 beds), outpatient consultations, surgical procedures, maternity services, and specialised care in cardiology, oncology, gynaecology, geriatrics, and trauma care. The hospital is also a designated regional trauma centre and an EBCOG-accredited gynaecology training site.

Product overview

AZ Sint-Lucas Gent is a regional general hospital in Ghent, Belgium, providing comprehensive healthcare services across multiple medical specialties. The hospital operates with 779 hospitalization beds and 153 day hospital beds, with approximately 230 doctors and 2,250 staff members. The hospital offers patient-facing digital services through its patient portal (mijnsintlucas), enabling online appointment scheduling and digital invoice delivery. Staff access digital applications remotely through Thuisnet (Citrix-based remote access), and the hospital utilizes internal HR software (eBloxHR via MyWorkandMe) for personnel management. The hospital is undergoing a merger with AZ Jan Palfijn to form AZ Ganda, planned for January 1, 2027.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care Services
• Inpatient Hospitalisation Services
• Day Hospital Services
• Outpatient Consultations
• Gynaecology and Obstetrics Services
• Surgical Procedures
• Maternity Services
• mijnsintlucas Patient Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• International recognition as regional trauma centre with European quality label for treating severely injured patients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AZ Jan PalfijncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2027AZ Sint-Lucas and AZ Jan Palfijn are merging to form AZ Ganda, a larger metropolitan hospital planned for January 1, 2027. The merger aims to create a stronger, more integrated regional general hospital offering high-quality, accessible, and affordable care to all residents of Ghent and the wider region. The combined hospital will have over 1,300 recognised beds.
• Qualicor EuropecoreOthersQualicor Europe awarded AZ Sint-Lucas the Qmentum quality label, demonstrating compliance with European healthcare quality and safety standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• UZ Leuven: Belgium's largest academic hospital and a national referral center. Comparable as a multi-specialty general/academic hospital, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than AZ Sint-Lucas.
• Hôpital Erasme (ULB): Brussels-based university hospital offering full multi-specialty general and academic care. Comparable as a large Belgian academic hospital but with broader national referral mandate versus AZ Sint-Lucas's regional focus.
• ZNA (Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen): Largest hospital network in the Antwerp region, operating multiple general hospital sites under a single network. Comparable as a multi-site Belgian general hospital operator with similar regulated-revenue model and Belgian healthcare system exposure.
• CHU Saint-Pierre: Major Brussels public academic hospital offering comprehensive general and specialty care. Comparable as a Belgian tertiary general hospital, though operating in a different regional catchment (Brussels) than AZ Sint-Lucas.

Regional players

• Helix (CHwapi / Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde): Walloon regional general hospital network comparable in scale and multi-specialty scope. Operates under the same Belgian healthcare system and reimbursement model but serves a different (Hainaut) regional catchment.

Direct peers

• Jessa Ziekenhuis: Regional general hospital network in Limburg, Belgium, formed through prior mergers. Comparable as a consolidated Belgian regional hospital platform with similar multi-site operating structure and public reimbursement model.
• Grand Hôpital de Charleroi: Large multi-site general hospital network in Wallonia, Belgium. Comparable in scale and operating model to AZ Sint-Lucas, providing full multi-specialty care under the same Belgian regulated pricing system.
• AZ Delta: Regional general hospital network in West Flanders, Belgium, also formed through multi-site consolidation. Comparable as a Belgian regional general hospital operating under the same INAMI/RIZIV regulated tariff system.
• AZ Jan Palfijn: Ghent-based general hospital and announced merger partner to form AZ Ganda. Operates in the same city and serves the same regional patient population, making it the most directly comparable peer by geography, scope, and care model.
• UZ Gent (University Hospital Ghent): Ghent's academic hospital and primary direct competitor for tertiary care, complex cases, and physician training within the same catchment area. Comparable in scale and full-service breadth, with overlapping specialty coverage across AZ Sint-Lucas's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/azsintlucasgent
• Facebookfacebook.com/AZSintLucasGent

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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