Fundacja Hospicyjna

What Fundacja Hospicyjna does

Fundacja Hospicyjna is a non-profit hospice and palliative care foundation headquartered in Gdańsk, Poland. Founded in 1983 originally as Hospicjum Pallottinum, it is recognized as the first home hospice in Poland and the oldest hospice in Northern Poland. The foundation operates a 28-bed inpatient hospice alongside home-based hospice programs for adults and children, a palliative care clinic, a perinatal hospice, bereavement support services, and respite care. It serves approximately 1,200 patients annually, of whom roughly 40 are pediatric, with a workforce of approximately 200 staff and volunteers under the leadership of President Dr. Agnieszka Paczkowska. Its primary geographic market is the Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland.

The foundation's service model combines inpatient and home-based end-of-life care across multiple patient segments, including adults, children, and perinatal cases, supported by NFZ (the Polish National Health Fund) reimbursement and public donations. Demand is driven by demographic ageing, palliative care needs in northern Poland, and a regional shortage of specialized hospice capacity. The organization is currently executing a major reconstruction and modernization project scheduled for 2025-2027, with a fundraising target of PLN 24 million of which approximately PLN 14 million (59%) had been raised at the time of disclosure.

The business and funding model is that of a charitable foundation: clinical revenue is generated through NFZ contracts for reimbursed hospice and palliative services, while capital projects, community outreach, and unfunded clinical programs are financed through individual donations, corporate giving, and fundraising campaigns. There is no product platform, proprietary technology, or commercial SaaS component; the offering is fundamentally a regulated healthcare service delivered by clinical professionals and supported by a volunteer ecosystem.

Name

Fundacja Hospicyjna

Legal name

Fundacja Hospicyjna

Website

https://hospicjum.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundacja Hospicyjna is a non-profit hospice and palliative care foundation in Gdańsk, Poland, founded in 1983 as the first home hospice in Poland. It operates a 28-bed inpatient facility and home-based programs serving approximately 1,200 adult and pediatric patients annually in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), In-Home Hospice Physician / Nurse Practitioner Visits (HSABAFAM), In-Home Hospice Nursing Visits (RN/LPN) (HSABAFAL), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Respite Hospice Care (Short-Term Relief) (HSABAFAD), Hospice/End-of-Life Respite (Caregiver Relief) (HLADAKAI)

Keywords

• Palliative care services
• Hospice care
• Home healthcare
• Bereavement support
• Community hospice

Headquarters

HQ city

Gdansk

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Funding (NFZ): Hospice care services are provided free of charge to patients, funded primarily through Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia (NFZ), Poland's public health insurance system.
2. Public Donations and Fundraising: Charitable donations from individuals and organizations, including online donations, bank transfers, and BLIK mobile payments, as well as public fundraising campaigns for hospice renovation and operations.
3. Capital Campaign for Renovation: Special fundraising campaign for the hospice building renovation project, targeting PLN 24 million, with current collection of PLN 14,050,094.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundacja Hospicyjna provides a comprehensive continuum of free hospice and palliative care services for adults and children in the Gdańsk region, including 24/7 inpatient care at a 28-bed Dom Hospicyjny, home hospice visits for adults and children, outpatient palliative care clinic services, perinatal hospice for families facing lethal fetal diagnoses, and psychological/bereavement support. The organization also operates a Respite Care Center and is currently rebuilding its main hospice facility with a planned Q1 2027 opening.

Product overview

Fundacja Hospicyjna operates a unified palliative and hospice care service portfolio centered around the Dom Hospicyjny im. ks. E. Dutkiewicza SAC in Gdańsk. The organization provides a comprehensive continuum of care including: (1) Dom Hospicyjny - a 28-30 bed stationary hospice facility; (2) Domowe Hospicjum dla Dorosłych - home hospice for adults with regular medical and nursing visits; (3) Domowe Hospicjum dla Dzieci - pediatric home hospice with 24/7 availability; (4) Poradnia Opieki Paliatywnej - outpatient palliative care clinic; (5) Hospicyjna Opieka Perinatalna - perinatal hospice for families with terminally ill unborn babies; and (6) psychological support/bereavement services. Currently, a major reconstruction project (2025-2027) is underway to build a new hospice facility, with temporary care provided at ul. Kopernika 17C.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dom Hospicyjny im. ks. E. Dutkiewicza SAC (Inpatient Hospice) 24/7 inpatient hospice care facility providing room and board for up to 28-30 terminally ill patients in single, double, and triple rooms with private bathrooms and cable TV, currently located at ul. Kopernika 17C in Gdańsk during the renovation of the main building.
• Domowe Hospicjum dla Dorosłych (Home Hospice for Adults) Home-based palliative care for adults where doctors visit at least twice monthly and nurses visit at least twice weekly, supported by physiotherapists, psychologists, priests, and volunteers as needed.
• Domowe Hospicjum dla Dzieci (Home Hospice for Children) Pediatric home hospice providing palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions, offering 24/7 availability, symptom control, and psychological and spiritual support, funded by NFZ and public collections.
• Poradnia Opieki Paliatywnej (Palliative Care Clinic) Outpatient palliative care clinic serving oncology patients, those undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and those awaiting hospice admission, providing pain management and symptom relief across physical, psychological, and spiritual dimensions.
• Hospicyjna Opieka Perinatalna (Perinatal Hospice Care) Specialized prenatal and perinatal palliative care program supporting parents and families of unborn or newborn babies diagnosed with lethal fetal conditions, providing comfort care and preparing parents for caring for seriously ill children or facing end-of-life.
• Opieka psychologiczna / Wsparcie w żałobie (Psychological and Bereavement Support) Psychological support and bereavement care services for patients and families, available at the patient's home, in the hospice, or at the Foundation's headquarters, helping families process grief and accept difficult emotions.
• Centrum Opieki Wytchnieniowej (Respite Care Center) Respite care center temporarily housed at ul. Kopernika 17C during the reconstruction of the main hospice building, providing short-term relief care for families caring for chronically or terminally ill loved ones.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Warszawskie Hospicjum dla Dzieci: Warsaw-based Polish hospice providing home-based palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions — a direct peer to Fundacja Hospicyjna's pediatric home hospice service, sharing the same population (terminally ill children and families), the same 24/7 home-based delivery model, and the same NFZ + donations funding mix.
• Hospicjum Palium (Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu): One of Poland's leading hospices, affiliated with Poznań University of Medical Sciences, offering home and inpatient palliative care. Directly comparable to Fundacja Hospicyjna in operating model, comprehensive service scope, and academic/clinical integration.
• Krakowskie Hospicjum im. św. Łazarza: Long-established Kraków-based hospice offering adult home hospice, inpatient, and bereavement services with a comparable multi-channel service structure and similar Catholic-charity heritage and mission-driven operations.
• Hospicjum im. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki w Bydgoszczy: Polish regional hospice providing home and inpatient palliative care in Bydgoszcz — comparable as a Catholic-founded, multi-channel hospice with similar patient mix (predominantly terminal oncology) and similar NFZ + donations funding structure.
• Fundacja Warszawskie Hospicjum Onkologiczne: Polish non-profit hospice in Warsaw focused specifically on oncology palliative care — directly comparable in patient population (terminal oncology), service model (home hospice + outpatient + inpatient), and non-profit funding structure.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Polska (Hospice Programs): Major Catholic charity operating hospice and palliative care programs across multiple Polish locations. Comparable mission-driven, faith-anchored hospice delivery model; broader geographic footprint but less specialized than Fundacja Hospicyjna.
• St. Christopher's Hospice: London-based pioneer of the modern hospice movement, offering inpatient, home hospice, and bereavement services with a research and teaching mission. Comparable as an established hospice with a strong training/reference role, though operating at much larger scale and in a different country.
• VITAS Healthcare: Largest US hospice provider offering home hospice, inpatient, and palliative services nationally. Comparable service portfolio but for-profit at national scale; relevant as a benchmark for hospice operational scale and capacity even though business model differs.
• Sue Ryder: UK charity operating hospices and palliative care services including home and inpatient care. Comparable non-profit hospice delivery model and diversified fundraising (donations, retail, legacies), though operating across a national network rather than a single region.

Others

• Hospice UK: National membership body for UK hospices, providing advocacy, training, and sector intelligence. Adjacent — not a direct operator — but relevant as an industry-association peer for a hospice foundation with national reference ambitions and knowledge-export potential.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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