AZ Jan Palfijn Ghent

What AZ Jan Palfijn Ghent does

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent is a regional, non-profit public hospital (Algemeen Ziekenhuis) located in Ghent, Belgium, operating under the autonomous legal form A.V. (Autonome Verpleeginstelling). Founded in 1912, the hospital provides general and specialty healthcare services—including emergency care, surgery, maternity, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, and diagnostic imaging—to the population of the Ghent region in East Flanders, Belgium. It employs between 501 and 1,000 staff and operates from a single main campus at Watersportlaan 5, with a secondary address used for deliveries and ceremonial vehicles at Henri Dunantlaan 5.

The hospital runs a portfolio of clinical services alongside a digital infrastructure targeted at two core user groups: patients and referring physicians. Patient-facing technology centers on the "Mijn Jan Palfijn" online portal, which supports appointment scheduling, family profile management, and two-factor authentication via Google Authenticator. For referring general practitioners and specialists, the hospital participates in several Belgian healthcare interoperability platforms: CoZo (a regional collaborative care platform for exchanging dossiers, lab results, medical images, and SUMEHRs), MediRing and MediBridge (regional and national electronic mailbox systems), HealthConnect/Hector, and an internal eForm electronic referral system jointly implemented across all four Ghent hospitals in collaboration with the Ghent GP Association (Huisartsenvereniging Gent) and patient association Plazzo vzw. The website is hosted on Microsoft Azure and instrumented with Google Analytics and Google DoubleClick for advertising.

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent is funded primarily through Belgium's national health insurance system (RIZIV/INAMI) under standard public hospital reimbursement mechanics, with out-of-pocket payments for certain services and materials. Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The hospital has entered into specialized care partnerships with UZ Gent (geriatrics), AZ Sint-Lucas Gent (Mobile Emergency Service/MUG and Breast Clinic, with a noted future fusion intent), and AZ Maria Middelares (cardiology and nuclear medicine). It also maintains Qualicor-Europe hospital accreditation and, in 2026, received EASO recognition as a Collaborating Centre for Obesity Management for children and adolescents. Revenue is not disclosed publicly.

Name

AZ Jan Palfijn Ghent

Legal name

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent

Website

https://janpalfijn.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent is a public regional general hospital in Ghent, Belgium, delivering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and specialty healthcare services to the local population, supported by digital referral and patient-portal tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Inpatient outpatient care
• Emergency medical services
• Patient portal platform
• Medical specialist care

Headquarters

HQ city

Ghent

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent is a nonprofit general hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, maternity, pediatric, geriatric, oncology, cardiology, neurology, orthopedic, diagnostic, and rehabilitation services to the Ghent community. It supplements clinical care with the Mijn Jan Palfijn patient portal, the eForm electronic referral system, and integration with regional (CoZo, MediRing) and national (MediBridge, HealthConnect) secure health data exchange platforms.

Product overview

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent is a general hospital offering a unified portfolio of healthcare services augmented by digital tools for patients and referring physicians. The patient-facing Mijn Jan Palfijn portal provides online appointment scheduling. For referring healthcare providers, the hospital offers interoperability platforms—CoZo (regional collaborative healthcare platform), MediRing (regional e-mail), MediBridge and HealthConnect (national e-mail), and the eForm electronic referral system—all enabling secure exchange of patient health data. These digital services are integrated into the hospital's care pathways and complement its clinical departments across specialties including geriatrics, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mijn Jan Palfijn (Patient Portal)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UZ GentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement with UZ Gent specifically for geriatrics services, providing specialized elderly care through the partnership.
• AZ Sint-Lucas GentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for MUG (Mobile Emergency Service) and Borstkliniek (Breast Clinic) services. Future fusion partner as mentioned in webinar information.
• AZ Maria MiddelarescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for cardiology and nucleaire geneeskunde (nuclear medicine) services.
• CoZo (Collaboratief Zorgplatform)coreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative healthcare platform connecting regional hospitals and GP organizations for secure electronic exchange of patient health data including dossiers, letters, lab results, medical images, and SUMEHRs.
• All Four Gentse ZiekenhuizencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with all four Ghent hospitals, Huisartsenvereniging Gent (Ghent GP Association), and patiëntenvereniging Plazzo vzw to implement unified eForm electronic referral system.
• Huisartsenvereniging GentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGP association in Ghent collaborating on eForm electronic referral development and healthcare digitization.
• Patiëntenvereniging Plazzo vzwminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient association involved in eForm development for electronic referrals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• AZ Nikolaas: Regional general hospital in Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders; offers a similar general medical-surgical service profile and is a natural peer for benchmarking operations and digital infrastructure investments.
• AZ Glorieux Ronse: Smaller Catholic-affiliated regional hospital in East Flanders close to the French border; comparable as a regional general hospital competing for patients in the southern part of AZ Jan Palfijn's broader referral area.
• AZ Sint-Elisabeth Zottegem: Regional general hospital located between Ghent and Aalst in East Flanders; offers directly comparable community hospital services and competes for patients along the E40 corridor.

Direct peers

• Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Aalst: Regional hospital in Aalst, East Flanders, with broad specialty coverage comparable to AZ Jan Palfijn; serves as a peer for general hospital benchmarking in the same province and payor environment.
• AZ Maria Middelares: Ghent-based general hospital with comparable bed scale and broad specialty coverage; collaborates with AZ Jan Palfijn on cardiology and nuclear medicine while competing for outpatient and elective volumes.
• AZ Oudenaarde: Regional general hospital in East Flanders serving a catchment area south of Ghent; directly comparable in scale, service mix, and reliance on the Belgian RIZIV reimbursement system.
• Jessa Ziekenhuis: Large regional hospital network in Limburg province operating four campuses; comparable multi-site general hospital with similar size band and Belgian RIZIV reimbursement model, useful for operational benchmarking.
• AZ Sint-Lucas Gent: Another general regional hospital in Ghent with overlapping service lines; identified as the announced future fusion partner of AZ Jan Palfijn, currently sharing infrastructure for emergency and breast clinic services.
• ASZ Aalst (Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis): Multi-site regional hospital network in East Flemish city of Aalst; comparable regional general hospital serving a similar-sized catchment with similar payor mix and service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• UZ Gent: Ghent university hospital and academic medical center; serves the same catchment area as AZ Jan Palfijn but with full tertiary care, research, and teaching capabilities, making it the principal competitor for complex and specialty cases in the region.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/azjanpalfijn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsIvkTuRnixVMBOxJMHeKUw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/janpalfijngent
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/janpalfijngent
• Instagraminstagram.com/janpalfijngent

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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