KRAGES

What KRAGES does

KRAGES, legally Burgenländische Krankenanstalten-Gesellschaft m.b.H. and rebranded in 2023 to Gesundheit Burgenland, is the state-owned hospital operator of Burgenland, Austria's easternmost federal state, and a subsidiary of Landesholding Burgenland. The company runs a four-hospital network: Klinik Oberwart, a Schwerpunktspital providing specialty care including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, urology, orthopedics, trauma care, neurology, and pediatrics, and three Standardspitäler at Oberpullendorf, Güssing, and Kittsee delivering general medicine, surgery, gynecology/obstetrics, ophthalmology, fertility services, and urology. A fifth site, Klinik Gols, is in development.

The product surface is inpatient and outpatient clinical care rather than technology; supporting digital services include a web-based patient greeting card tool and an ombudsman contact channel, alongside a public-health radio partnership (Radio Burgenland Sprechstunde, bi-weekly on ORF Burgenland). Underlying technology is conventional hospital infrastructure — the source data exposes no proprietary AI, no APIs or SDKs, no patents, and no integrations, with the only tagged digital initiative being the greeting card service.

The business model is publicly reimbursed healthcare under Austria's statutory health insurance framework (GKK); patients do not transact at list prices, and revenue mechanics are driven by case-based reimbursement and state budget allocation overseen by Landesholding Burgenland. Customer segments are Burgenland residents (primary segment), referring physicians (Zuweiser*innen), and patients needing tertiary procedures referred from surrounding regions. No revenue is disclosed; with 1,001-5,000 employees across four operating sites plus one in build, revenue is best estimated in the $250M-$500M band with low confidence. No funding rounds, M&A, or capital markets activity are present.

Name

KRAGES

Legal name

Burgenländische Krankenanstalten-Gesellschaft m.b.H.

Website

https://krages.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

KRAGES (now Gesundheit Burgenland) is a state-owned Austrian hospital operator running four regional hospitals in Burgenland, delivering specialty and standard inpatient and outpatient care to the state's residents under statutory health insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Hospitals (622)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA), Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Inpatient care
• Cardiac surgery
• Emergency medicine
• Public healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Eisenstadt

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

KRAGES (now operating under the brand Gesundheit Burgenland) runs a regional hospital network in the Austrian state of Burgenland, comprising one specialty hospital (Schwerpunktspital) in Oberwart and three standard hospitals (Standardspitäler) in Oberpullendorf, Güssing, and Kittsee. The network delivers acute inpatient care, surgical specialties including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedics, trauma, urology, gynecology, fertility treatment, and breast health services, plus a 24/7 health advice hotline (1450).

Product overview

KRAGES (now branded as Gesundheit Burgenland) operates a network of four hospitals across Burgenland, Austria's easternmost state. The portfolio consists of one focus hospital (Klinik Oberwart - Schwerpunktspital) providing specialized services including heart surgery, and three standard hospitals (Klinik Kittsee, Klinik Oberpullendorf, Klinik Güssing) offering general medical services. Additional offerings include digital patient services such as greeting cards, an ombudsman service, a fertility institute, and a breast health center. A new clinic in Gols is planned. The organization also provides public health education through the Radio Burgenland Sprechstunde program. This is a healthcare service provider structure, not a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klinik Oberwart Specialty hospital (Schwerpunktspital) serving as the primary medical center for Burgenland, offering heart surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, urology, ophthalmology, ENT, orthopedics, trauma surgery, radiology, pathology, internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, oncology, gynecology, and pediatrics.
• Klinik Oberpullendorf Standard hospital (Standardspital) offering internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, pediatrics, anesthesiology, radiology, pathology, laboratory diagnostics, and a fertility institute.
• Klinik Güssing Standard hospital (Standardspital) providing internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, orthopedics, trauma surgery, ophthalmology, radiology, and laboratory diagnostics; also hosts the Brustgesundheitszentrum.
• Klinik Kittsee Standard hospital (Standardspital) offering urology, surgery, anesthesiology, radiology, laboratory diagnostics, and prosthetics operations (ankle, knee, and hip replacements).
• Herzchirurgie (Cardiac Surgery Department) Cardiac surgery service launched at Klinik Oberwart in 2024, with planned volume of more than 350 cardiac operations per year, serving patients in Burgenland requiring heart surgery.
• Institut für Kinderwunsch (Fertility Institute) Specialized fertility treatment center located in Oberpullendorf offering reproductive health services.
• Brustgesundheitszentrum (Breast Health Center) Specialized breast health center with locations in Güssing offering comprehensive breast health diagnostics and treatment.
• Digitaler Grußkartenservice (Digital Greeting Card Service) Digital service allowing visitors to send greeting cards to patients for congratulations or consolation, enabling emotional support delivery in a convenient and secure manner.
• Ombudsstelle (Ombudsman Service) Neutral ombudsman service led by Günter Kovacs, providing a contact point for patients, relatives, and staff at all Burgenland clinics to address concerns and complaints.
• 1450 Health Advice Hotline 24/7 round-the-clock health consultation service for Burgenland residents to determine whether to visit a doctor or hospital, separate from the emergency rescue line (144).

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ORF BurgenlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBi-weekly cooperation for the Radio Burgenland Sprechstunde health advice show. Physicians and experts from Gesundheit Burgenland appear on-air to discuss health topics with radio moderators. Show airs every second Thursday from 15:00-16:00 on Radio Burgenland.
• Landesholding BurgenlandcoreOthersState holding company that owns and oversees Gesundheit Burgenland (KRAGES) as a subsidiary. Provides corporate governance and strategic direction for the healthcare network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Large private German hospital chain operating acute-care facilities across multiple states. Comparable in operating multi-site inpatient services, but unlike KRAGES is privately owned, larger in scale, and not tied to a single regional monopoly.
• Helios Kliniken: One of Europe's largest private hospital groups operating numerous acute-care hospitals mainly in Germany and Spain. Comparable to KRAGES as a multi-site hospital operator but broader in scale and private rather than state-owned.

Direct peers

• Tirol Kliniken: State-owned hospital holding for Tyrol operating multiple regional hospitals including a university hospital. Closely comparable to KRAGES as an Austrian state hospital network with a mix of specialty and standard facilities under public ownership.
• Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK): Operator of Salzburg's state hospital network including the university hospital and multiple regional facilities. Comparable to KRAGES in being an Austrian state-owned hospital network providing mixed general and specialty inpatient services.
• Niederösterreichische Landeskliniken-Holding: Holding company for Lower Austria's state hospitals, operating a large multi-site network under public ownership. Directly comparable to KRAGES in governance structure (state holding above regional hospitals) and service mix.
• Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes): Austrian state-owned hospital operator in Styria running the LKH network of regional and specialty hospitals. Most directly comparable to KRAGES in operating model: state-owned, multi-hospital network, mixed standard and focus hospitals, broad specialty coverage, statutory reimbursement.
• Kärntner Krankenanstalten-Betriebsgesellschaft (KABEG): State-owned operator of Carinthia's hospital network across multiple sites. Directly comparable to KRAGES as an Austrian provincial hospital company with regional monopoly characteristics and broad specialty coverage.

Others

• VAMED: Austrian-headquartered provider of hospital planning, construction, and operational services worldwide. Adjacent peer to KRAGES: VAMED often partners with or services public hospital networks like KRAGES, especially on new builds such as the planned Klinik Gols.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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