Parc de Salut Mar

What Parc de Salut Mar does

Parc de Salut Mar is a public healthcare institution headquartered at Passeig Marítim 25-29 in Barcelona, Spain, owned and operated by the Generalitat de Catalunya as part of the Catalan public health system (Servei Català de la Salut / CatSalut). It operates as an integrated health park comprising the Hospital del Mar acute care hospital, four specialized centers (Centre Esperança, Centre Fòrum, CUAP Peracamps for urgent care, and Centre Dr. Emili Mira for mental health), the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) for biomedical research, and educational facilities including the Bonanova Institute and Campus Universitari Mar affiliated with UAB and UPF. The institution serves the general public of Catalonia, providing emergency care, hospitalization, outpatient consultations, surgical services, maternity care, mental health services, and rehabilitation, with patient access via primary care referrals within the public healthcare network.

The business model is government-funded public healthcare, with services reimbursed through CatSalut and the Generalitat de Catalunya's healthcare budget rather than direct patient billing. The institution does not operate as a commercial entity and has no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or private equity involvement. Distribution occurs through the network of physical facilities across the Barcelona metropolitan area, supported by a multilingual website (Catalan, Spanish, English) and active social media presence (Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram).

The research and teaching dimension differentiates Parc de Salut Mar from a pure healthcare provider. IMIM conducts biomedical research including oncology (PARP2 targeting in pancreatic cancer, published in Science Advances), proteomics (ORFeus European project), and childhood trauma epidemiology (meta-analysis of 250 studies). The institution participates in European Reference Networks (ERN), EUnetCCC, and HPH Catalunya, and maintains university affiliations with UAB and UPF for medical and biomedical education. Collectively, the integrated care-research-teaching structure constitutes a public-sector integrated health park with no commercial revenue model.

Name

Parc de Salut Mar

Legal name

Parc de Salut Mar

Website

https://psmar.cat

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Parc de Salut Mar is a public healthcare institution in Barcelona, Spain, owned by the Generalitat de Catalunya. It operates an integrated health park comprising an acute care hospital, four specialized centers, a biomedical research institute, and educational facilities serving the Catalan public via CatSalut.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Parc de Salut Mar is a public healthcare system funded through the Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) and government healthcare budgets. Services are provided to citizens under the public healthcare system framework, with no direct patient billing for covered services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Parc de Salut Mar is a publicly funded healthcare park that operates an acute care hospital (Hospital del Mar) and multiple specialized centers providing emergency, outpatient, mental health, and urgent care services to citizens of Barcelona. It also operates the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) conducting biomedical research and partners with universities (UAB, UPF) to provide medical and vocational healthcare education through Campus Universitari Mar and Bonanova Institute.

Product overview

Parc de Salut Mar is a healthcare park and hospital system comprising multiple medical facilities and teaching institutions in Barcelona. The core offering includes Hospital del Mar (acute care hospital), four specialized care centers (Centre Esperança, Centre Fòrum, CUAP Peracamps, and Centre Dr. Emili Mira for mental health), and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) for biomedical research. The system also includes educational institutions (Bonanova Institute and Campus Universitari Mar) for training healthcare professionals. Services span acute care, outpatient care, emergency services, mental health, and research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital del Mar The main acute care hospital facility within Parc de Salut Mar, providing comprehensive medical and surgical services including emergency services, inpatient care, surgeries, and specialized medical treatments to citizens of Barcelona and Catalonia.
• Centre Esperança

Quantifiable outcome

• 250 published studies analyzed in childhood trauma research demonstrating research output capacity

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital del Mar Research Institute is participating in the ORFeus European project led by Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in the Netherlands. The project aims to advance knowledge of the dark proteome and will train fifteen PhD students in this research field.
• IIBB-CSIC (Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas - CSIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnership with IIBB-CSIC on pancreatic cancer research. A joint study published in Science Advances identified PARP2 protein inhibition as a therapeutic target for treating pancreatic cancer.
• UAB-UPF Faculty of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity medical education partnership with combined UAB-UPF Faculty of Medicine located at Campus Universitari Mar for medical student training and education.
• UAB Faculty of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation with Autonomous University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine for medical education and research collaboration.
• UPF Faculty of Human Biology StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Pompeu Fabra University Faculty of Human Biology Studies for integrated medical education.
• European Reference Networks (ERN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in European Reference Networks (ERN), the EU-wide network of reference centers, hospitals, and healthcare providers working on rare diseases.
• EUnetCCC (European Union Network for CancercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in EUnetCCC (European Network for Cancer), contributing to European cancer research and care coordination efforts.
• HPH Catalunya (Health Promoting Hospitals)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in HPH Catalunya network of hospitals and health centers promoting health, as part of the WHO International Health Promoting Hospitals network.
• Generalitat de CatalunyaflagshipOthersParc de Salut Mar is a public healthcare institution under the Generalitat de Catalunya, receiving funding through the Catalan Health Service (CatSalut) and operating as part of the public healthcare infrastructure.
• Ajuntament de Barcelona (Barcelona City Council)coreOthersMunicipal government support and collaboration with Barcelona City Council for public healthcare services in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hospital Universitario La Paz: Large public university hospital in Madrid under Spain's Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Comparable in scale and public university hospital model, but operating in a different Spanish autonomous community and serving a distinct population.
• Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón: Madrid public university hospital with extensive research and teaching portfolio (IiSGM). Comparable as a large Spanish public teaching hospital integrating hospital care, research institute, and university education, but in a different region.

Direct peers

• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Public university hospital affiliated with the University of Barcelona. Directly comparable as a Catalan public tertiary hospital with strong research output, biomedical research institute (IDIBAPS), and integrated teaching role competing for the same catchment.
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: Public university hospital in Barcelona with its own research institute (IIB Sant Pau) and UAB affiliation. Closely comparable in scope, public funding model, and integrated care-research-teaching structure within the same Catalan system.
• Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol: Catalan public university hospital in Badalona serving the broader Barcelona metropolitan area. Directly comparable as a public tertiary care provider with research and teaching under CatSalut, overlapping in catchment and service mix.
• Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: Major public university hospital in Barcelona, also part of the Catalan public health system (CatSalut). Directly comparable as a multi-specialty tertiary teaching hospital with research institute and university affiliation serving the same metropolitan population.

Broad incumbents

• Erasmus MC: Dutch public university medical center combining hospital care with research and teaching. Comparable in integrated academic medical center model, and aligned in pan-European research orientation relevant to ERN participation.
• Karolinska University Hospital: Swedish public university hospital affiliated with Karolinska Institutet. Comparable as a publicly-funded academic medical center combining tertiary care, biomedical research, and medical education at a major metropolitan scale.
• King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: Major UK NHS public teaching hospital serving London. Comparable as a publicly-funded integrated academic medical center with research partnerships and a broad multi-specialty service portfolio serving a major urban population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hospitaldelmar
• YouTubeyoutube.com/HospitaldelMarIMAS
• Facebookfacebook.com/100063849991473
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parc-de-salut-mar
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitaldelmar/?hl=es

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Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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