St. Olavs hospital

What St. Olavs hospital does

St. Olavs hospital HF is the university hospital (Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim) for Central Norway, owned by the Norwegian government through Helse Midt-Norge RHF. It provides specialized healthcare services — emergency medicine, surgery, oncology, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, and more — to the population of Trøndelag county, operating from a main Øya campus in Trondheim supported by satellite facilities at Brøset, Lian, Tiller DPS, Østmarka/Nidaros DPS, Trondsletten, Orkdal, and Røros, plus a regional logistics hub at Heimdal. The hospital integrates clinical care with research and education through a formal collaboration with NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology).

The hospital's digital portfolio is built around regional health IT infrastructure rather than proprietary software products. Core systems include Helseplattformen, a shared electronic health record platform connecting specialist and primary healthcare services in Central Norway; HelsaMi, the patient portal (web and mobile app) for appointments, health information, and provider communication; eDialog, a secure messaging service authenticated via the national ID-porten system; Mazemap indoor navigation covering all buildings on the Øya campus; and EQS Public, which hosts 40+ standardized patient pathways (standardiserte pasientforløp) developed by medical specialists. Supporting systems include Læringsportalen (e-learning), Min Arbeidsplan (staff scheduling), and Styreportal (governance). The hospital also produces the Diagnose podcast in collaboration with NTNU, distributed via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

As a public health enterprise (helseforetak), St. Olavs is funded through annual government allocations from Helse Midt-Norge RHF rather than commercial revenue. Patient co-payments (egenandel) apply for certain services with exemption cards (frikort) available; no pricing is publicly disclosed. The institution does not offer APIs, has no public-facing developer products, and operates with a regional monopoly on tertiary care defined by Norwegian healthcare regulation. Headcount is in the 5,001-10,000 range, placing it among Norway's largest hospitals.

Name

St. Olavs hospital

Legal name

St. Olavs hospital HF

Website

https://stolav.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

St. Olavs hospital is a government-owned university hospital in Trondheim, Norway, providing specialized healthcare across multiple disciplines to the population of Trøndelag, in partnership with NTNU for research and education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

St. Olavs hospital is a public university hospital in Trondheim that delivers specialized healthcare services across emergency medicine, surgery, oncology, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, obstetrics, pediatrics, and rehabilitation. It operates multiple specialized centers and satellite clinics across Trøndelag, and supplements clinical services with digital patient tools including the HelsaMi patient portal, eDialog secure messaging, and the Mazemap indoor navigation system.

Product overview

St. Olavs hospital is a university hospital in Trondheim, Norway, operated in collaboration with NTNU. The hospital offers healthcare services through multiple centers and departments across Trøndelag. Its digital product portfolio consists of patient-facing services and internal clinical systems rather than a unified software platform. Key products include the HelsaMi patient portal (web and mobile app), the eDialog secure messaging service, Mazemap indoor navigation for the Øya campus, and EQS Public containing standardized patient pathways. The hospital also produces the Diagnose podcast in partnership with NTNU. These products are integrated with national health infrastructure including Helseplattformen, Helsenorge.no, and ID-porten for authentication. Clinical operations are supported by internal systems for quality management, staff scheduling, and e-learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HelsaMi: Patient portal used by Helse Midt-Norge and St. Olavs hospital, part of Helseplattformen
• Diagnose

Products and services

• Specialized inpatient and outpatient hospital care
• District psychiatric centers (DPS) and psychiatric clinics
• Local hospital clinics at Orkdal and Røros
• Habilitation services (Trondsletten)
• HelsaMi patient portal Patient portal (web application and mobile app) developed by Helse Midt-Norge and St. Olavs hospital as part of the Helseplattformen ecosystem. Enables patients to access health information, manage appointments, and communicate with healthcare providers.
• eDialog secure messaging service Secure messaging system allowing patients and citizens to send encrypted post to St. Olavs hospital with sensitive health information, authenticated via ID-porten with delivery into the hospital's case and archive system.
• Mazemap indoor navigation Indoor mapping and navigation service covering all buildings on the Øya campus, providing floor-by-floor wayfinding between 27+ centers, departments, and rooms for patients, visitors, and staff.
• EQS Public patient pathways Public-facing component of the hospital's internal quality management system containing standardized patient pathways, treatment procedures, and clinical protocols produced by medical professionals.
• Standardized patient pathways (Standardiserte pasientforløp) Library of standardized clinical care pathways covering 40+ specialties including oncology, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, surgery, and rehabilitation, developed by medical specialists for consistent evidence-based treatment.
• Diagnose podcast Podcast series produced by St. Olavs hospital in collaboration with NTNU, featuring healthcare professionals, patients, and researchers sharing healthcare stories and medical knowledge. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NTNU (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NTNU for medical research, education, and clinical studies. The university hospital works closely with NTNU researchers on clinical trials and medical research projects, including studies on conditions such as lipedema in collaboration with St. Olavs researchers.
• FNSP (Felles nettløsning for spesialisthelsetjenesten)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational collaborative project developing shared web platform for specialist health services. St. Olavs was the pilot hospital for the FNSP platform launch in 2016. The platform coordinates web solutions across all Norwegian specialist health services.
• Helse Midt-Norge RHFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent regional health authority overseeing St. Olavs hospital and other healthcare institutions in Central Norway. Responsible for organizing and funding specialized healthcare services in the region.
• HelseplattformencoreTechnology or IntegrationShared electronic health record and patient portal system used by both specialist and primary healthcare services in Central Norway. HelsaMi is the patient portal component of Helseplattformen.
• Norsk Helsenett (NHN)coreTechnology or IntegrationNorwegian Health Network responsible for developing and operating the FNSP publishing solution (based on Optimizely CMS) and other national health IT infrastructure.
• Helsedirektoratet (Norwegian Directorate of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational health authority providing guidelines and standards including the patient safety program 'I trygge hender 24/7' which focuses on surgical safety checklists and reducing surgical complications.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oslo University Hospital (Oslo universitetssykehus HF): Norway's largest university hospital and the equivalent regional academic medical center for the South-Eastern Norway region, operating under the same Helseforetak model and providing the same broad spectrum of specialized inpatient and outpatient services as St. Olavs.
• Haukeland University Hospital (Helse Bergen HF): University hospital serving Western Norway (Bergen) under the same Helseforetak model as St. Olavs, with comparable scope of specialized services and NTNU-equivalent academic partnership (with University of Bergen).
• University Hospital of North Norway (UNN HF): Regional university hospital for Northern Norway (Tromsø), operating under the same Helseforetak governance and delivering comparable specialized inpatient, trauma, and academic medicine services to a dispersed regional population.
• Akershus University Hospital (Ahus HF): Large university hospital near Oslo providing a comparable mix of acute, specialized, and teaching hospital services under the same Helseforetak structure as St. Olavs.
• Stavanger University Hospital (SUS HF): University hospital for the Stavanger region with teaching hospital status and similar scope of specialized medical, surgical, and emergency services as St. Olavs, operating under the Helseforetak model.
• Karolinska University Hospital: Sweden's leading university hospital in Stockholm with similar academic medical center status, comparable scope of highly specialized care, and parallel public-funded Nordic welfare-state operating model.
• Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen University Hospital): Denmark's largest university hospital operating under a parallel Nordic public healthcare model, providing a comparable mix of specialized inpatient services, research integration, and regional referral role to St. Olavs.

Regional players

• Sørlandet Sykehus HF: Regional health trust serving Southern Norway (Agder) with a comparable mix of hospital and psychiatric services under the same national Helseforetak model, though without full university hospital status.
• Vestre Viken HF: Regional health trust covering Buskerud, Asker, and Bærum with multiple hospital sites delivering comparable acute and specialized care under the same Helseforetak framework as St. Olavs.

Others

• Helse Midt-Norge RHF: St. Olavs' parent regional health authority that funds and oversees all specialized healthcare delivery in Central Norway — directly comparable as the institutional counterparty governing St. Olavs' operations and capital allocation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLKSHeuZCyNq_yGzxX9fnWw
• Facebookfacebook.com/stolavshospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-olavs-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/stolavshospital
• Xx.com/StOlavsHospital

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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