What Solothurner Spitaler does

Solothurner Spitäler AG (soH) is the cantonally-owned hospital group responsible for delivering extended basic inpatient care across all catchment areas of Canton Solothurn, Switzerland. The group comprises four operating hospitals — Bürgerspital Solothurn, Kantonsspital Olten, Spital Dornach, and Psychiatrische Dienste — together with a network of ambulatory facilities in Grenchen, Balsthal, Däniken, and Olten. It serves the resident population plus Basel-Landschaft basic-insurance patients at Spital Dornach, treating 32,700 inpatients and 242,933 outpatients annually with a workforce of 4,488 staff from 78 nations. The service portfolio spans emergency medicine, general and specialized surgery (including the da Vinci Xi robotic-assisted system at Kantonsspital Olten), obstetrics and gynecology through Frauenklinik soH, oncology, internal medicine, orthopedics, and a comprehensive psychiatric service line covering adults, children, and adolescents.

The operating model is anchored in the Swiss regulated healthcare system: inpatient services are reimbursed via SwissDRG, with supplementary-insurance tiers (halbprivate and private Abteilung) providing premium amenities for privately insured patients. Patient acquisition is referral-led through primary-care and specialist physicians, coordinated via a dedicated Relationship Management office in the Medical Directorate, with 24/7 emergency walk-in access at three of the four hospitals and a centralized Rettungsdienst soH rescue service. Digital touchpoints include the Meine soH patient portal — offering E-Check-in, radiology image access, appointment management, and video consultations — supplemented by the 'SO gesund' podcast and multi-channel social media presence for community engagement.

Specialty differentiation rests on capital-intensive technology deployment (da Vinci Xi), integrated oncology via Radio-Onkologie Solothurn, orthopedic collaboration with Crossklinik AG Dornach, and protocolized care pathways such as Recovery Plus for enhanced post-operative recovery. Recognition includes A2-status accreditation for urology training from SIWF and Selbsthilfe Schweiz self-help-friendly labels for the breast and colorectal cancer centers. Ownership remains with the Canton of Solothurn; no external parent, private equity, or venture capital involvement is identified, and soH operates as a public-law institution rather than a listed or investable entity.

Name

Solothurner Spitaler

Legal name

Solothurner Spitäler AG

Website

https://solothurnerspitaeler.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cantonally-owned hospital group operating four hospitals and ambulatory services across Canton Solothurn, Switzerland, serving 32,700 inpatients and 242,933 outpatients annually under the SwissDRG reimbursement system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Solothurn

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical services to patients. In the Swiss healthcare system, hospitals are reimbursed through a diagnosis-related group (DRG) system for inpatient care, with additional billing for outpatient services. Patients pay through statutory health insurance (Grundversicherung) with supplementary insurance (Zusatzversicherung) options for enhanced amenities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Solothurner Spitäler is a cantonal hospital group operating four hospitals (Bürgerspital Solothurn, Kantonsspital Olten, Spital Dornach, and Psychiatrische Dienste) together with a network of ambulatory care centers in Canton Solothurn, Switzerland. It delivers acute inpatient care, emergency services, surgery (including robotic-assisted da Vinci Xi surgery), maternity, oncology, psychiatric care, rehabilitation, and outpatient treatments, supported by a digital patient portal (Meine soH) and a canton-wide rescue service. The organization is mandated by the canton to provide extended basic care to all inpatient populations in its catchment area and is the largest employer and training provider in the canton.

Product overview

Solothurner Spitäler AG (soH) operates as a unified hospital network consisting of four hospitals (Bürgerspital Solothurn, Kantonsspital Olten, Spital Dornach, and Psychiatrische Dienste) plus four outpatient service locations. The network provides comprehensive healthcare including emergency care, surgeries, births, oncology, psychiatric services, and outpatient treatments. Digital services include the Meine soH patient portal with E-Check-in and radiology image access, the da Vinci Xi robotic surgery system, the SO gesund podcast, and the Recovery Plus post-operative care program. The organization employs 4,488 staff and serves 32,700 inpatients and over 242,933 outpatients annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bürgerspital Solothurn: Main hospital in Solothurn providing comprehensive medical services including emergency care, surgery, and maternity.
• Kantonsspital Olten
• Spital Dornach
• Psychiatrische Dienste
• Ambulante Dienste

Products and services

• Bürgerspital Solothurn Main acute care hospital in Solothurn offering emergency care, planned surgeries, births, oncology, hematology, gastroenterology, and a women's clinic (Frauenklinik) for residents of the city and surrounding region.
• Kantonsspital Olten Regional hospital in Olten providing emergency care, surgeries, births, robotic-assisted surgery using the da Vinci Xi system, a metabolic center, and a broad range of specialty medical services for the eastern part of Canton Solothurn.
• Spital Dornach Community hospital providing emergency and planned medical care including internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics, and radiology for residents of Dornach, surrounding areas, and Basel-Landschaft patients without supplementary insurance.
• Psychiatrische Dienste Comprehensive psychiatric care for adults, children, adolescents, and geriatric patients across multiple locations, including treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction disorders, psychoses, crisis intervention, and child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient clinics.
• Ambulante Dienste Network of ambulatory care facilities including Ärztezentrum Grenchen, Gesundheitszentrum Sunnepark, Radio-Onkologie Solothurn, Gruppenpraxis Herrenmatt, and Ärztehaus Balsthal providing outpatient medical services across Canton Solothurn.
• Da Vinci Xi Surgical System Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgical service used at Kantonsspital Olten in general surgery, gynecology, and urology, allowing smaller incisions, faster healing, and shorter recovery times for patients.
• Meine soH Patient Portal Online patient portal offering E-Check-in for hospital stays, access to radiology images such as X-ray, ultrasound, and MRI, appointment management, video consultations, and access to discharge reports and medical documents.
• Rettungsdienst soH (Rescue Service) 24/7 emergency medical rescue service with vehicles stationed in Solothurn, Olten, and Oensingen, providing round-the-clock pre-hospital emergency patient care throughout the canton.
• Recovery Plus Program Structured post-operative recovery program for surgical patients designed to accelerate healing, reduce complications after surgery, and enable a faster return home, complementing standard surgical care across the network.
• Frauenklinik soH (Women's Clinic) Women's clinic at Bürgerspital Solothurn and Kantonsspital Olten offering comprehensive gynecological care, birth preparation, delivery services, and women's health screenings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32,700 inpatients treated annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Bakteriologisches Institut Olten AGsupportingTechnology or IntegrationLaboratory services partnership providing bacteriological analysis and testing services for patient diagnostics. The institute operates as a specialized diagnostic service supporting the hospital network's clinical operations.
• Crossklinik AG DornachsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrthopedic specialty clinic partnership for joint and orthopedic care at Spital Dornach. Hip and knee specialists collaborate with the hospital for musculoskeletal treatment.
• Radio-Onkologie SolothurncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadiation oncology services operated as part of the ambulatory care network, providing cancer radiation therapy services as part of the integrated oncology offering.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Insel Gruppe (Bern): Public hospital group in Canton Bern combining academic/university hospital services with regional site operations, overlapping with soH on multi-site cantonal care delivery.
• Kantonsspital Aarau (KSA): Cantonal hospital in a neighboring Swiss canton offering a comparable mix of acute, surgical, and ambulatory services funded under the same SwissDRG framework.
• Spital Thurgau AG: Publicly owned cantonal hospital group operating multiple sites in Canton Thurgau with a similar AG structure, inpatient/outpatient mix, and public mandate.
• Hôpital du Valais (HVS): Publicly operated cantonal hospital network across multiple sites in Canton Valais, structurally analogous to soH in mandate, scale, and reimbursement environment.
• Kantonsspital St. Gallen (KSSG): Cantonal hospital providing acute and specialty care in eastern Switzerland; comparable in scope, funding model, and role as a regional referral center.
• Kantonsspital Luzern (LUKS): Swiss cantonal hospital group operating multiple acute-care sites plus ambulatory services across Canton Lucerne, with comparable size, mandate, and SwissDRG-based reimbursement model.
• Spitalzentrum Biel (SZB): Cantonal/regional hospital group in bilingual Canton Bern providing acute, surgical, and ambulatory services under the same Swiss framework.

Broad incumbents

• Universitätsspital Basel (USB): Academic/teaching hospital adjacent to Canton Solothurn and a primary destination for high-acuity referrals that could otherwise stay within soH's catchment.
• Hirslanden / Swiss Medical Network: Largest private hospital operator in Switzerland; competes for privately and semi-privately insured patients in the same regional catchment, especially for elective surgical cases.
• CHUV / Lausanne University Hospital: Large Swiss public teaching hospital with a multi-site public hospital network model; useful benchmark for scale, SwissDRG exposure, and cantonal ownership economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SOspitaeler
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SolothurnerSpitaler
• Facebookfacebook.com/solothurnerspitaeler
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solothurner-spitaeler-ag---soh/?originalSubdomain=ch
• Instagraminstagram.com/solothurnerspitaeler/?hl=de

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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