Vienna General Hospita

What Vienna General Hospita does

AKH Wien is Austria's largest university hospital (Universitätsklinikum), founded in 1784 and operating as a public-sector entity owned by the City of Vienna and managed through the Wiener Gesundheitsverbund. Jointly operated with the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien), the hospital serves as the country's primary teaching and research medical center, providing direct patient care to the general public across 29 university clinics and 35 clinical departments. With 1,691 beds, 9,038 staff (including 1,632 physicians and 2,620 nursing professionals), and 56 operating theaters, AKH Wien treats approximately 80,000 inpatients and 1.2 million outpatients annually, performing 48,636 operations and 314 organ transplants (kidney, lung, liver, heart) in 2025. A €1.4 billion modernization program (Rahmenbauvertrag, 60% City of Vienna / 40% Austrian Federal Government) is funding construction across 15 areas through 2030, including the recently completed Center for Translational Medicine and Eric Kandel Institute for Precision Medicine.

The hospital's revenue model is a hybrid of public funding and regulated patient fees. Operational funding flows primarily from City of Vienna and Federal Government budgets, while patient fees are regulated under Austrian healthcare law: standard nursing fees of €1,984 per day for Austrian residents and €2,486 per day for foreign nationals, plus special class accommodation fees of €264/day with additional single-room and accompaniment charges. The hospital additionally operates one of Europe's largest institutional pharmacies, producing approximately 70,000 cancer therapies and 40,000 infusion therapies annually — including patient-specific neonatal preparations — and providing supply services to the co-located St. Anna Children's Hospital. Support infrastructure includes the 'Bernardo' robotic pharmacy automation system (handling ~3,000 medication packages daily) and the 'Green Kitchen 4.0' facility producing ~9,000 meals daily.

The hospital's competitive position rests on its regulatory mandate as Austria's primary university hospital, its partnership with MedUni Wien for research and talent pipeline, and its absolute scale as the country's largest transplant center and one of Europe's largest academic medical centers. Strategic positioning centers on translational medicine (Center for Translational Medicine, Eric Kandel Institute for Precision Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna) and modernization of clinical infrastructure. The hospital is governed as a public entity under the Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, with no external private equity or venture capital ownership.

Name

Vienna General Hospita

Legal name

Stadt Wien - Wiener Gesundheitsverbund - Universitätsklinikum AKH Wien

Website

https://akhwien.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1784

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

AKH Wien is Austria's largest public university hospital, jointly operated with MedUni Wien, treating 80,000 inpatients and 1.2 million outpatients annually across 29 university clinics and 1,691 beds. It serves as the country's primary transplant center and is undergoing a €1.4 billion modernization through 2030.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Hospital / Tertiary Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transplant Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAE), Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• University hospital services
• Tertiary patient care
• Organ transplantation services
• Clinical research medicine
• Medical education training

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Funding: AKH Wien is a public university hospital funded primarily through public healthcare financing from the City of Vienna and Austrian federal government. Revenue comes from the Rahmenbauvertrag investment plan (1.4 billion EUR until 2030), operational budgets, and patient fees.
2. Patient Care Fees: Nursing fees (€1,984 per patient per nursing day for Austrian residents, €2,486 for foreign nationals), special class fees (€264 per day), and various ancillary charges for accommodation and meals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AKH Wien is Austria's largest university hospital (Universitätsklinikum), jointly operated with the Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien). It delivers comprehensive tertiary patient care across 29 university clinics and 35 clinical departments, including emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical (56 operating theaters), and transplantation services (heart, liver, lung, kidney). It also conducts clinical research and serves as the primary teaching hospital for MedUni Wien, treating approximately 80,000 inpatients and 1.2 million outpatient clinic visits per year.

Product overview

AKH Wien (Universitätsklinikum) is Austria's largest university hospital, operated jointly with MedUni Wien, offering comprehensive healthcare services across 29 university clinics and 35 clinical departments. The hospital provides inpatient care through 74 standard care wards, 16 intensive care units, and 15 intermediate care stations, plus 56 operating theaters. Outpatient services include 53 general and 356 specialist clinics. The hospital features specialized centers including the Parent-Child Center (Eltern-Kind-Zentrum), Heart-Thorax Center, and a pharmacy serving approximately 10,000 medication packages daily. Major research infrastructure includes the Center for Translational Medicine and Eric Kandel Institute for Precision Medicine. The hospital performed 314 organ transplants in 2025 and treats approximately 80,000 inpatients annually with 1.2 million outpatient visits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wiener Gesundheitsverbund: The municipal health association under which AKH Wien operates as a subsidiary entity.
• Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna

Products and services

• Emergency and Trauma Services 24/7 acute and emergency care delivered through the emergency department and trauma center, including disaster and mass-casualty training exercises. Serves residents and foreign nationals requiring urgent medical attention.
• Inpatient Hospital Services Inpatient treatment across 74 normal care stations, 16 intensive care units, and 15 intermediate care stations, supported by 1,691 total beds (1,386 normal, 137 ICU, 130 intermediate, 38 maternity).
• Outpatient Clinics (Ambulanzen) Outpatient consultations and treatments delivered through 53 general Ambulanzen and 356 specialized Spezialambulanzen across all major medical disciplines, generating ~1.2 million outpatient clinic visits annually.
• Surgical Services Surgical procedures performed in 56 operating theaters and 11 procedure rooms with 8 recovery rooms; 48,636 operations were performed in 2025.
• Organ Transplantation Center Largest transplant program in Austria, performing heart, liver, lung, and kidney transplantation (41 heart, 45 liver, 99 lung, 129 kidney transplants in 2025; 314 transplants total). Includes pre- and post-transplant care at the Herz-Thorax-Zentrum.
• Institutional Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Production One of Europe's largest hospital pharmacies; supplies ~10,000 medication packages daily to stations and ambulances, including in-house production of ~70,000 cancer therapies and ~40,000 infusion therapies annually using robotic system 'Bernardo'.
• Eltern-Kind-Zentrum (Parent-Child Center) Integrated pediatric care combining obstetrics, neonatology, pediatrics, and all surgical interventions for children, including a Children's Surgery Center with 4 state-of-the-art operating rooms.
• Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna Joint cancer center of MedUni Wien and AKH Wien delivering oncology treatment, radiotherapy, immunotherapy combinations, and translational cancer research for patients with solid tumors and hematologic disease.
• Herz-Thorax-Zentrum (Heart-Thorax Center) Modern facility on Level 7 of the main building (~1,600 m²) providing pre- and post-operative care for cardiac and pulmonary transplant and thoracic surgery patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 80,000 inpatients treated annually with 512,271 nursing days and 5.8 days average stay
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• St. Anna Children's Hospital (St. Anna Kinderspital)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2023Children's hospital located within AKH Wien campus receiving pharmacy supply services. Partnership enables integrated pediatric care within the university hospital setting.
• Moser Architects + Ingenos (ARGE)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 December 2020Won EU-wide competition for general planning of Center for Translational Medicine (€130 million project). Responsible for architectural design and planning of the approximately 14,000 m² research center.
• VAMED (VAMED-KMB)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 September 2020Construction partner for hospital modernization projects. Completed Children's and Adolescent Psychiatry building in 2020 (€31.3 million). Responsible for various construction and renovation projects under the Rahmenbauvertrag.
• Medizinische Universität Wien (MedUni Wien)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-standing strategic partnership where AKH Wien serves as the primary teaching hospital for MedUni Wien. Joint research initiatives include Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Center for Translational Medicine, and Eric Kandel Institute for Precision Medicine. The partnership integrates patient care with medical education and research.
• Wiener Gesundheitsverbund (Vienna Health Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Parent organization overseeing AKH Wien as a subsidiary unit. Manages overall healthcare services coordination and administrative functions for Vienna's public healthcare facilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg: German university hospital with internationally recognized oncology and transplant programs. Comparable as a publicly funded academic medical center with strong research-care integration and large-scale patient volumes.
• Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ): Swiss university hospital affiliated with the University of Zurich, offering the full range of quaternary care including organ transplants and oncology. Comparable in academic-teaching model, public-affiliated ownership, and breadth of specialty services.
• Klinikum der Universität München (LMU Klinikum): Major German university hospital with similar full-service academic profile, ~2,000 beds, organ transplant programs, and joint operation with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität. Comparable in scale, public ownership character, and academic medical mission.
• Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset: Sweden's largest university hospital, affiliated with Karolinska Institutet; operates two campuses with ~1,300 beds and is publicly owned. Comparable in northern European academic medical model, public funding, and research-intensive operations.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Europe's largest university hospital with a comparable footprint (~3,000+ beds, 18,000+ staff) and a joint research-and-care model with Humboldt University and Freie Universität Berlin. Charité is the closest German-language academic medical center comparison in terms of scale, public ownership, and integrated translational medicine.

Regional players

• tirol kliniken (Universitätsklinikum Innsbruck): Austrian university hospital in Tyrol, affiliated with Medical University of Innsbruck. Comparable public university hospital model with full quaternary care including transplant services, but serving western Austria.
• LKH-Universitätsklinikum Graz: Austrian university hospital in Graz, the most direct domestic peer. Operates as a public university hospital with Med Uni Graz partnership, offering comparable services but at smaller scale than AKH Wien.
• Kepler Universitätsklinikum (Linz): Austrian university hospital in Upper Austria, operated with Johannes Kepler University. Regional peer in the same public university hospital category, primarily serving a different geographic catchment from Vienna.

Broad incumbents

• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: Large UK NHS teaching hospital with academic partnership (King's College London). Comparable as a major publicly funded teaching hospital with comprehensive specialty services and translational research infrastructure.

Others

• Medizinische Universität Wien (MedUni Wien): Strategic partner institution rather than a competitor. MedUni Wien operates the university clinics within AKH Wien, making it the most intertwined academic and operational peer — but it is not a comparable hospital operator on a standalone basis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/wiengesundheit
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@universitaetsklinikumakhwien
• Facebookfacebook.com/Wiener-Gesundheitsverbund-2160607887362323
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allgemeines-krankenhaus-der-stadt-wien
• Instagraminstagram.com/akhwien.at
• TikToktiktok.com/@wien.gesundheit

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