What Uherskohradišťské nemocnice does

Uherskohradišťská nemocnice a.s. (UHN) is a multi-specialty regional hospital headquartered in Uherské Hradiště, Zlín Region, Czech Republic, founded in 1924. It operates as the primary acute care provider for the Uherské Hradiště subregion, running 40+ clinical and support departments spanning anesthesiology, surgery, orthopedics, traumatology, urology, ophthalmology, ENT, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics-gynecology, neurology, oncology, pulmonology, nephrology, rehabilitation, infectious diseases, dermatology, nuclear medicine, pathology, and clinical psychology. The hospital operates a modern central surgical building opened in October 2014 with 120 standard beds and 28 acute ICU/ARO/NIP beds, plus 138 follow-up and nursing care beds (nearly always fully occupied), a certified Stroke Center (Iktové centrum) established in May 2012 and EU-funded for modernization, and a health transport fleet of 24 ambulances. It holds SAK (Spojená akreditační komise) accreditation and uses a Hospital Information System deployed across all wards and outpatient clinics.

The hospital's revenue model rests primarily on reimbursement from Czech public health insurance companies (Česká průmyslová zdravotní pojišťovna, Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna, etc.) under regulated contract rates for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, surgical, and rehabilitative services. Ancillary revenue comes from a hospital pharmacy (extended weekday hours to 20:00 since January 2026), an on-site optical shop (Oční optika), a medical supplies retail and rental store, hospital catering (bufet), and paid premium/cosmetic services such as laser varicose vein surgery (16,000 CZK per limb), chemical peeling, and premium accommodations. A 90 CZK regulatory fee is charged for emergency department visits. Distribution is direct to patients via inpatient admissions, outpatient clinics (with online booking), a 24/7 emergency department and integrated rescue system, and a satellite sampling site in Uherský Brod. The hospital also engages the community through its PULSOVÁNÍ podcast, social media channels, the bimonthly Špitálská drbna magazine, preventive screening campaigns (Melanoma Day, Lung Day, preventive Fridays), and the Rok seniora (Year of the Senior) initiative, alongside partnerships with FC Slovácko, KORUNKA Luhačovice, Agentura pro neslyšící, Kapka naděje, and other regional organizations.

Name

Uherskohradišťské nemocnice

Legal name

Uherskohradišťská nemocnice a.s.

Website

https://www.nemuh.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1834

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Uherskohradišťská nemocnice a.s. is a multi-specialty regional hospital in Uherské Hradiště, Zlín Region, Czech Republic, operating 40+ clinical departments, 286+ beds, a certified stroke center, robotic rehabilitation, and emergency services for the regional population under Czech public health insurance contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Services / Acute Care Hospital

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Subacute Care Facilities (HLAFAFAE)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Rehabilitation therapy
• Inpatient surgical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Uherske Hradiste

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Veřejné zdravotní pojištění (Public Health Insurance): The hospital's primary revenue source is reimbursement from public health insurance companies (Česká průmyslová zdravotní pojišťovna, Všeobecná zdravotní pojišťovna, etc.) under contracted rates for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, and rehabilitative services. Rates are governed by public health insurance law.
2. Nemocniční lékárna (Hospital Pharmacy): Hospital pharmacy operates extended hours (until 20:00 on weekdays as of January 2026), serving both inpatients and the general public. Generates revenue through dispensing prescription and OTC medications.
3. Oční optika (Optical Shop): On-site optical shop offering glasses, multifocal lenses, and eye care products directly to consumers with periodic promotional discounts.
4. Prodejna a půjčovna zdravotnických potřeb (Medical Supplies Retail and Rental): Retail and rental of medical supplies, mobility aids, and healthcare equipment to patients and the general public.
5. Stravovací provoz (Catering Services): Hospital canteen (bufet) operates from 5:45 to 18:00 on weekdays, serving patients, staff, and employees of nearby companies. Offers meals including daily menus, soups, desserts, sandwiches, pancakes, potato pancakes, and meat dishes from the hospital kitchen. Also provides off-site catering for hospital events.
6. Placené a nadstandardní služby (Paid Premium Services): Hospital generates revenue from fee-based services not covered by public insurance, including premium accommodation upgrades, specialized examinations at patient request, cosmetic procedures (e.g., chemical peeling), and optional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Uherskohradišťská nemocnice a.s. is a multi-specialty acute and long-term care regional hospital operating 40+ clinical and support departments, providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic, surgical, and rehabilitative services to the population of Uherské Hradiště and the wider Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Beyond core clinical services, the hospital runs supporting operations including a 24/7 emergency department and rescue service, a hospital pharmacy, an on-site optical shop, medical supplies retail and rental, a 24-ambulance health transport fleet, catering, and community preventive health programs.

Product overview

Uherskohradišťská nemocnice (UHN) is a regional hospital in the Zlínský kraj (Zlín Region) of the Czech Republic, providing comprehensive healthcare services across multiple medical specialties. The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare system offering inpatient and outpatient care through numerous specialized departments including surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, rehabilitation, oncology, and emergency services. Supporting services include a hospital pharmacy, eye optics, blood donation center, health transport services, and online appointment booking. The hospital serves as the primary healthcare facility for the Uherské Hradiště area and surrounding communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PULSuh+: Podcast a médium Uherskohradišťské nemocnice
• Špitálská drbna

Products and services

• Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Clinical Services (40+ Departments)

Quantifiable outcome

• Stroke center modernization reduces mortality and permanent disability from cerebrovascular diseases and shortens hospital stays
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature16 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kapka naděje (Drop of Hope Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2015The Kapka naděje foundation donated a modern incubator and infusion pumps to the hospital's pediatric department, improving neonatal care equipment.
• Český červený kříž Zlín (Czech Red Cross Zlín)minorOthers · 27 November 2014Zlín branch of the Czech Red Cross coordinated the donation of 20 hospital beds, 20 bedside tables, and 20 overbed tables from the hospital to Ukraine (Subcarpathian Ruthenia) as humanitarian aid, organized through the Sdružení podnikatelů Zlínského kraje for logistics.
• Informační centrum pro mládež v Uherském HradištiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2014Youth information center organized the 'Zbav se autíčka' (Give Away Your Toy Car) collection campaign as part of European Car-Free Day, collecting 50+ toy cars for hospitalized children at the pediatric department.
• KORUNKA LuhačovicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2014Civic association (občanské sdružení) KORUNKA Luhačovice partners with the hospital's Hematology-Transfusion Department on blood donation drives and bone marrow donor registration campaigns. They have donated a LED TV to the transfusion station and organize regular joint donation events, including the 'Daruj krev s KORUNKOU LUHAČOVICE a FC Slovácko' campaign. KORUNKA also produces 'Špitální panenky Korunky' (hospital dolls) that are sold in the hospital pharmacy, with proceeds donated to the pediatric department.
• FC SlováckocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2014Football club FC Slovácko partners with the hospital's Hematology-Transfusion Department for blood donation drives and bone marrow donor registry enrollment campaigns. Players and club management actively donate blood and encourage fan participation at the hospital's transfusion station.
• Zlínský kraj (Zlin Region)coreOthers · 1 January 2014The Zlín Region is the owner of the hospital's parking area and co-financier of hospital projects. The region provided parking facilities for 130 vehicles under a trial operating agreement and co-finances EU-funded healthcare projects (15% co-financing of the stroke center modernization project).
• Ministerstvo zdravotnictví ČR (Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic)coreOthers · 1 January 2014The Ministry of Health supports the hospital's stroke center modernization project through the Integrated Operational Programme (Integrovaný operační program), providing financial framework and regulatory oversight for public health service modernization.
• Sdružení podnikatelů Zlínského krajeminorOthers · 1 January 2014Business association that covers transportation costs for medical equipment donations (hospital beds) sent to Ukraine through the Zlín branch of the Czech Red Cross.
• Agentura pro neslyšící (Agency for the Deaf)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Agency for the Deaf provides the hospital with tablets and online sign language interpretation services via Skype, as part of the 'Bezbariérové nemocnice pro neslyšící' (Barrier-Free Hospital for the Deaf) project. 12 interpreters provide 24/7 remote translation service, enabling deaf patients to communicate with hospital staff.
• Nadace Šance (Chance Foundation)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The bone marrow donor foundation active in the Zlín Region supports the hospital's bone marrow donor recruitment campaigns by providing educational outreach and facilitating registry enrollment drives.
• Kiwanis klub SlováckominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Service club donated 200 Kiwanis rag dolls to the pediatric department. These therapeutic dolls are used both for play and as part of the treatment process for young patients.
• Hamé (food company)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Food company Hamé provides annual Christmas gifts to pediatric patients at the children's department, supporting young patients during the holiday season.
• Slovácké divadlo (Slovácko Theater)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The local theater provides entertainment for hospitalized patients, including Christmas carol singing for long-term care patients, performances for children, and theatrical readings for senior patients as part of the Senior Year project.
• Zdravotní klaun (Health Clown)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Health clown organization provides regular entertainment visits to pediatric patients and, as part of the Senior Year project, also visits elderly patients on the follow-up care department, bringing humor and social interaction to long-term patients.
• Oblastní charita Uherské HradištěminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Regional charity provides social support services and community engagement for elderly patients, including visits from seniors from the Day Care Center who create greeting cards for hospitalized elderly patients.
• REC GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Conference center in Staré Město hosts the hospital's annual professional conferences for healthcare workers, providing venue and facilities for 200-260+ attendees. The venue has expanded capacity for these educational events.
• MESIT holding a.s. (Senior Year sponsor)minorOthers · 1 January 2014MESIT holding a.s. is listed as a sponsor of the 2014 Senior Year (Rok seniora) project, contributing to funding for electric adjustable beds and facility improvements for elderly patients.
• Slovácké strojírny (Sponsor)minorOthers · 1 January 2014Slovácké strojírny is listed as a sponsor of the 2014 Senior Year project, contributing to funding for electric adjustable beds and facility improvements for elderly patients.
• Local municipalities of the Uherské Hradiště regioncoreOthers · 1 January 2014Multiple municipalities and towns in the region (Uherské Hradiště, Kunovice, Březolupy, Dolní Němčí, Nivnice, Košíky, Vlčnov, Šumice, Kunovice, Sušice, Komňa, Staré Město) donated funds for electric adjustable beds for elderly patients as part of the Senior Year project. Individual donations ranged from 25,000 to 50,000 CZK per municipality. One polohovací bed costs 25,000-50,000 CZK.
• Centrum služeb postiženým ZlínminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The service center for people with disabilities in Zlín manufactures the 'Špitální panenky Korunky' (hospital dolls) through its protected workshops, sold at the hospital to raise funds for pediatric department equipment. The center also supplied materials for pillow-making activities at the health-social center at minimal cost.
• Jiří Pavlica / Hradišťan (cultural patron)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Jiří Pavlica, artistic director of the cimbálová muzika Hradišťan, provided patronage and performed a benefit concert to support the Senior Year project, raising nearly 37,000 CZK for improving facilities for hospitalized seniors.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Krajská nemocnice T. Bati, a.s. Krajská nemocnice T. Bati in Zlín is the largest hospital in the Zlín Region and serves as the regional tertiary/quaternary referral center. It is the most direct peer as it shares the same regional catchment, public health insurance funding model, and broad multi-specialty acute care offering, but operates at a larger scale and academic level.
• Vsetínská nemocnice a.s. Vsetínská nemocnice is another regional general hospital within the same Zlín Region, offering comparable multi-specialty inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services funded through public health insurance. It is highly comparable as a smaller sibling regional hospital serving a different subregion within the same regional health authority structure.
• Nemocnice Pardubice (Pardubická nemocnice): Pardubická nemocnice is a regional general hospital of comparable scale operating in the Pardubice Region under similar public insurance and regional governance structures. It serves as a useful benchmark for understanding the operating economics, modernization cycles, and service mix of mid-size Czech regional hospitals.
• Klatovská nemocnice a.s. Klatovská nemocnice is a joint-stock company regional hospital in the Plzeň Region offering comparable multi-specialty acute and long-term care services. It mirrors Uherskohradišťská nemocnice's corporate structure (a.s.) and operational scope, making it a close functional peer.
• Městská nemocnice Ostrava: Městská nemocnice Ostrava is a city-owned regional hospital of comparable scale in the Moravian-Silesian Region. It offers similar breadth of multi-specialty services funded through public insurance and serves as a useful comparison for urban/suburban regional hospital economics and workforce dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Nemocnice AGEL (AGEL Group Czech Republic): AGEL is the largest private hospital network in the Czech Republic operating multiple regional hospitals across the country. While not located in Uherské Hradiště, it represents an alternative operating model (private multi-site network) for comparable Czech regional hospitals and could be a competitive or partnership counterparty for service consolidation or referral flows.
• Penta Hospitals CZ: Penta Hospitals is another major private operator of Czech regional hospitals. It provides an alternative operating benchmark for Czech regional acute care delivery, and as a capital-backed network it represents the closest private-equity-style peer operating model to Uherskohradišťská nemocnice's regional acute care offering.
• Fakultní nemocnice Brno: Fakultní nemocnice Brno is the largest academic hospital in South Moravia and represents the tertiary/quaternary referral destination for complex cases from the Uherské Hradiště region (the hospital even runs transport routes to Brno). It competes for specialist talent and complex case referrals, anchoring the upper end of the regional healthcare pyramid.
• Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc: Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc is an academic medical center in the neighboring Olomouc Region, providing tertiary care and serving as another complex-case referral destination for residents of the Zlín Region. Comparable in scale and multi-specialty depth but operating as an academic/teaching institution.

Regional players

• Nemocnice Kyjov (Nemocnice Kyjov, příspěvková organizace): Nemocnice Kyjov is a regional hospital in the Hodonín district of South Moravia, serving a comparable rural/suburban catchment near the Uherské Hradiště region. It offers similar multi-specialty acute care under the same public health insurance framework and faces comparable demographic and workforce challenges in the Moravian region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks10 records

Key highlights14 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

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