Hospital de Dona Estefânia

What Hospital de Dona Estefânia does

Hospital de Dona Estefânia is a public pediatric hospital located in Arroios, Lisbon, Portugal, founded in 1873 as the country's first pediatric hospital and now operating as part of the Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central (CHULC) public hospital consortium under Portuguese Ministry of Health oversight. The hospital delivers specialized pediatric clinical care across four main areas — Pediatria Médica, Cirurgia Pediátrica, Pedopsiquiatria, and Especialidades Transversais — including Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Intensive Care (UCIP), Pediatric Surgery, Neuropediatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Emergency Care, serving children from newborns through 18 years of age within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area via the public National Health Service (SNS) referral network. Staffing is reported at 165 employees.

Beyond clinical services, the hospital maintains a distinctive scientific knowledge repository: the Anuário do Hospital Dona Estefânia: Repositório Médico Científico, an annual publication produced continuously since 1993 by the Núcleo de Estudos Pediátricos. At Volume 32 in 2024, the Anuário constitutes the largest bibliographic database of any healthcare institution in Portugal, archiving abstracts of publications and clinical communications from hospital staff. The hospital also convenes the XXXII Reunião do Anuário, an annual scientific meeting recognizing outstanding research works, and runs postgraduate Satellite Courses certified by the Ordem dos Médicos. AstraZeneca is listed as a supporter (Apoio) of these scientific dissemination activities.

The hospital does not operate a commercial revenue model; operations are funded through the Portuguese public healthcare system via CHULC. The only disclosed pricing applies to its postgraduate Satellite Courses (€10 for ULS S. José internal students attending in-person, €20 for external students attending in-person, and €10 for online participation), which function as cost-recovery medical education rather than revenue generation. Leadership of the Anuário is anchored by Editor-in-Chief Prof. Luís Pereira da Silva and a broader editorial board, with Dr. Ana Cristina Ferreira coordinating the 2024 Reunião and Dr. João Estrada coordinating the Satellite Courses.

Name

Hospital de Dona Estefânia

Legal name

Hospital Dona Estefânia

Website

https://anuariohde.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hospital de Dona Estefânia is Portugal's oldest pediatric hospital (founded 1873), part of CHULC in Lisbon, delivering specialized pediatric clinical care across neonatology, surgery, and psychiatry, and publishing a 32-volume annual scientific repository since 1993.

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Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Neonatal intensive care
• Pediatric surgery
• Medical scientific publishing
• Postgraduate medical courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Public pediatric hospital providing specialized healthcare for children from newborns to 18 years across multiple specialties, including emergency, outpatient, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, pediatric surgery, cardiology, nutrition, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and transversal specialties. The hospital also publishes an annual scientific yearbook (Anuário), hosts an annual scientific meeting, and offers satellite postgraduate courses.

Product overview

The Anuário do Hospital Dona Estefânia: Repositório Médico Científico is a single annual publication product — a scientific medical repository that archives abstracts of publications and communications from the hospital's clinical staff. Published continuously since 1993 (Volume 32 in 2024), it represents the largest bibliographic database of any healthcare institution in Portugal, with over two decades of scientific activity. The publication is produced by the Núcleo de Estudos Pediátricos do Hospital Dona Estefânia.

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Brands

• Anuário do Hospital Dona Estefânia: Annual scientific repository and yearbook documenting medical publications and communications from hospital staff since 1993

Products and services

• Pediatric Healthcare Services Specialized pediatric healthcare for children from newborns to 18 years, covering emergency, outpatient, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, pediatric surgery, cardiology, nutrition, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and transversal specialties. Funded by Portugal's national health system.
• Anuário do Hospital de Dona Estefânia Annual scientific yearbook and bibliographic repository constituting the largest database of pediatric publications in Portugal, available to medical professionals and researchers.
• Cursos Satélite (Satellite Courses) Postgraduate medical training courses for physicians and pediatric specialists, with tiered pricing (internal vs. external students) and channel-based pricing (in-person vs. online).

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AstraZenecaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical company listed as supporter (Apoio) of the Anuário publication and annual meeting activities

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): Major US pediatric specialty hospital and research institution; comparable on specialty pediatric depth (cardiology, neurology, oncology), academic/research orientation, and pharmaceutical research partnerships.
• Boston Children's Hospital: US pediatric specialty hospital and research powerhouse; comparable as a dedicated children's hospital with multiple specialty centers (cardiology, neurology, oncology) and a strong track record of industry-sponsored research.
• Alder Hey Children's Hospital: Major UK public pediatric hospital with a broad pediatric specialty portfolio and academic research arm; comparable to HDE on public funding model, pediatric specialty breadth, and research/teaching activity.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children: Internationally renowned UK pediatric specialty hospital; comparable as a publicly funded children's teaching hospital with strong research output, postgraduate education programs, and industry-sponsored clinical research.

Direct peers

• Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra (Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra): Portuguese public pediatric hospital that is the most direct national peer; comparable as a publicly funded pediatric specialty hospital serving a defined Portuguese region within the NHS, with similar academic/research orientation.
• Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona: One of Europe's leading pediatric specialty hospitals; highly comparable as a dedicated children's hospital with extensive research output, postgraduate training programs, and pharmaceutical research partnerships.
• Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús (Madrid): Public Spanish children's hospital with a long heritage comparable to HDE's 150-year history; matches on pediatric specialty focus, public funding, and academic/teaching mission within Spain's NHS.

Regional players

• Hospital La Timone Enfants (APHM Marseille): French public pediatric teaching hospital; comparable as a publicly funded children's specialty hospital within a national health system, with academic teaching and research functions, though serving a different regional market.
• Hospital de Santa Maria (CHULN): Lisbon-based public teaching hospital with pediatric services; comparable as a Portuguese public teaching hospital under the NHS, though it is a general hospital rather than a dedicated pediatric facility.
• Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João: Portuguese public university hospital with significant pediatric services; comparable on Portuguese NHS funding model, academic teaching orientation, and multi-specialty structure, though not exclusively pediatric.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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