Sygehus Lillebælt

What Sygehus Lillebælt does

Sygehus Lillebælt is a public regional hospital network in southern Denmark, owned and operated by Region Syddanmark as part of the country's universal, tax-funded healthcare system. It serves residents of the Lillebælt area — principally the Kolding, Vejle, and Middelfart municipalities — through three integrated facilities: Kolding Sygehus and Vejle Sygehus, which run 24/7 emergency departments and acute care, and Middelfart Nærhospital, a local facility hosting Pain Center Middelfart and the Department for Interdisciplinary Trauma Treatment. The network delivers a full secondary care portfolio spanning emergency medicine, anesthesiology and intensive care, oncology, neurology, vascular surgery, orthopedic surgery, organ and plastic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, ENT, urology, nuclear medicine, clinical genetics, microbiology, pathology, and rehabilitation.

The organization runs on activity-based regional government funding under Denmark's public healthcare model, with no direct patient billing for core services. Its distribution model combines 24/7 emergency access, GP-referral-based specialist outpatient services, scheduled ambulatory care across multiple specialties, and centralized diagnostic centers. Underlying technology is a healthcare IT infrastructure supporting patient management, clinical workflows, and appointment booking via two patient-facing mobile applications — MineAftaler-app for appointment management and Mit Sygehus-app for hospital services. It also operates the Center for Fælles Beslutningstagning (Center for Shared Decision Making), which produces branded decision-support tools (BESLUTNINGSHJÆLPER™) and implementation frameworks (SDM:HOSP, SDM:KOMPASS) and serves as a methodological center for shared decision-making in Danish healthcare. Headcount sits in the 1,001–5,000 range, and the network functions as an accredited teaching institution for medical students, junior doctors, specialist registrars, nurses, ambulance assistants, and medical secretaries.

Name

Sygehus Lillebælt

Legal name

Sygehus Lillebælt

Website

https://sygehuslillebaelt.dk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Sygehus Lillebælt is a public regional hospital network in southern Denmark, operating three hospital sites under Region Syddanmark to deliver tax-funded acute, elective, and specialist care — including oncology, trauma, and pain management — to residents of the Lillebælt area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vejle

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Tax-funded public healthcare services provided to residents of Region Syddanmark, Denmark. As a public hospital under the Danish healthcare system, services are primarily funded through regional government allocations based on activity-based funding models.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sygehus Lillebælt is a public regional hospital organization in Denmark operating under Region Syddanmark. It provides inpatient and outpatient hospital services, including acute care and specialized medical care, across multiple hospital and near-hospital locations serving residents in the region.

Product overview

Sygehus Lillebælt is a regional hospital system in Denmark comprising three main hospital locations (Kolding Sygehus, Vejle Sygehus, and Middelfart Nærhospital) along with specialized centers. The organization offers comprehensive healthcare services through various medical departments including emergency care, surgical specialties (orthopedic, vascular, organ, plastic), medical specialties (neurology, oncology, cardiology, pediatrics), and support services. Additionally, it houses the Center for Fælles Beslutningstagning (Center for Shared Decision Making), which develops and provides decision support tools like BESLUTNINGSHJÆLPER™ and implementation models (SDM:HOSP, SDM:KOMPASS) for patient involvement in healthcare decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MineAftaler-app: Patient appointment management mobile application
• Mit Sygehus-app

Products and services

• Kolding Sygehus A hospital site within the Sygehus Lillebælt network providing inpatient and outpatient hospital services to residents of Region Syddanmark.
• Vejle Sygehus A hospital site within the Sygehus Lillebælt network providing inpatient and outpatient hospital services to residents of Region Syddanmark.
• Middelfart Nærhospital A near-hospital location within the Sygehus Lillebælt network delivering selected outpatient and local hospital services to residents of Region Syddanmark.
• Acute and emergency hospital services Acute and emergency hospital care delivered through the Sygehus Lillebælt hospital sites for residents of Region Syddanmark requiring urgent medical attention.
• Specialized medical and surgical hospital services Specialized inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services delivered through the Sygehus Lillebælt hospital network to patients referred for specialty care within Region Syddanmark.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Skåne University Hospital (SUS): Major Swedish public regional hospital network in Region Skåne providing tertiary and secondary care. Comparable as a publicly funded, multi-site Nordic regional hospital network with teaching hospital status.
• Aalborg University Hospital: Regional public hospital under Region Nordjylland serving Northern Jutland. Comparable as a publicly funded multi-specialty hospital network operating under the Danish regional healthcare authority model.
• Herlev Hospital: Large Danish public hospital in the Capital Region (Region Hovedstaden) offering a broad range of specialties. Comparable as a publicly funded, multi-specialty regional hospital serving a defined Danish catchment.
• Regionshospitalet Horsens: Mid-sized Danish regional hospital under Region Midtjylland providing emergency, medical, and surgical services. Comparable in scope and structure to one of Sygehus Lillebælt's hospital locations.

Broad incumbents

• Helsinki University Hospital (HUS): Finland's largest public hospital network providing specialized healthcare across the Helsinki metropolitan area and Uusimaa region. Comparable as a publicly funded, multi-site Nordic regional hospital system with academic and research mandates.
• Aarhus University Hospital: Major Danish public university hospital under Region Midtjylland providing the full spectrum of specialties. Comparable as a publicly funded, multi-site regional hospital network with teaching and research mandates.
• Rigshospitalet: Denmark's largest hospital and flagship tertiary center under Region Hovedstaden. Comparable as a publicly funded Danish teaching hospital, though operating at substantially greater scale and complexity than Sygehus Lillebælt.
• Karolinska University Hospital: Sweden's largest university hospital under Region Stockholm, providing highly specialized and general care. Comparable as a publicly funded Nordic academic hospital system, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Odense University Hospital (OUH): Largest hospital in Region Syddanmark and Sygehus Lillebælt's principal regional counterpart; also a Danish public teaching hospital providing tertiary and quaternary care. Directly comparable as a publicly funded, multi-specialty regional hospital network operating under the same regional authority.
• Sygehus Sønderjylland: Another regional public hospital network within Region Syddanmark, providing emergency, surgical, and medical services to Southern Jutland. Closely comparable in scale, structure, and public funding model, sharing the same regional parent.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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