Sankt Barbara Hospiz

What Sankt Barbara Hospiz does

Sankt Barbara Hospiz GmbH is a private hospice and palliative care organization headquartered in Linz, Upper Austria, founded in 2015/2016. It operates a regional network of stationary (inpatient) hospices and day hospices (Tageshospiz) serving terminally ill patients and their families, with current operational locations in Linz, Ried im Innkreis, and Vöcklabruck (opened April 2025), and two additional locations under construction in Steyr (opening late 2026) and Thalheim bei Wels (groundbreaking March 2026). The organization is led by managing directors DGKP Eva Steiner, MBA and Mag. Rudolf Wagner, with a stated headcount of 8 employees supplemented by multiprofessional clinical teams and trained volunteers.

The core offering consists of two service lines: a Stationäres Hospiz providing inpatient end-of-life care, and a Tageshospiz offering supervised daytime care with patients returning home in the evening. Service delivery is conducted through direct physical facilities, with patient access via healthcare provider referrals, hospital discharge planning, and family inquiries. The organization maintains a digital presence across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and a comprehensive website, primarily used for top-of-funnel awareness and stakeholder engagement.

The business model is that of a publicly funded and donation-supported healthcare provider rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue is generated through public healthcare system contracts and charitable donations, with no direct patient payment disclosed. The company is privately held as a GmbH with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital involvement, and is governed by Austrian healthcare regulation. Partnerships include minor in-kind donations (e.g., Floristik Helmhart), community programs (HoPaLaLa Choir), and a data protection arrangement with x-tention Informationstechnologie GmbH.

Name

Sankt Barbara Hospiz

Legal name

St. Barbara Hospiz GmbH

Website

https://barbara-hospiz.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sankt Barbara Hospiz GmbH is a private hospice and palliative care operator in Upper Austria, providing stationary and day hospice services to terminally ill patients across multiple locations in Linz, Ried, and Vöcklabruck, funded through public healthcare contracts and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

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PRIMARYHLADAHAB

Inpatient Hospice (General Inpatient Care)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

SECONDARYHLADAHAE

Hospice Care in Assisted Living / Residential Care Facilities

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Hospice & Palliative Care (Home/Facility-Based)

Keywords

• Hospice care
• Palliative care
• Inpatient hospice
• Day hospice
• End-of-life care

Headquarters

HQ city

Linz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hospice Care Services: Provides stationary and day hospice care services for terminally ill patients. Funded through public healthcare system and donations rather than direct patient payment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sankt Barbara Hospiz GmbH operates a network of stationary (inpatient) and day hospices across Upper Austria providing palliative and end-of-life care to seriously ill people. Care is delivered by multiprofessional teams supported by trained volunteers, with sites currently in Linz, Ried im Innkreis, and Vöcklabruck and additional locations under construction in Steyr and Thalheim bei Wels.

Product overview

Sankt Barbara Hospiz operates as a hospice and palliative care organization offering both stationary (inpatient) hospice services and day hospice services. The organization operates multiple locations across Upper Austria (Linz, Ried, Vöcklabruck) with additional locations under development (Steyr, Thalheim bei Wels). The core offerings consist of the Stationäres Hospiz for inpatient care and the Tageshospiz for day visitors, both focused on providing dignified care, attention, and quality of life for seriously ill people and their relatives.

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Products and services

• Stationäres Hospiz (Stationary Hospice) Inpatient hospice service providing dignified care, attention, and quality of life for seriously ill people until the end of life, delivered by multiprofessional teams supported by trained volunteers at locations in Linz, Ried im Innkreis, and Vöcklabruck.
• Tageshospiz (Day Hospice) Day hospice service providing professionally supervised care for guests during the day, allowing them to return home in the evening while receiving medical, emotional, and social support; available at the Linz and Vöcklabruck locations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Floristik HelmhartminorOthersFloristik Helmhart made generous flower donations for the Ried location, allowing the hospice to brighten their flower boxes with colorful displays.
• HoPaLala ChoirminorOthersA choir consisting of staff from the Palliative Station BHS Ried and Sankt Barbara Hospiz that performs concerts for patients, residents, relatives, and employees.
• SeemedminorOthersSeemed designed and facilitated a two-day workshop for hospice staff to start the new year with team building and idea generation activities.
• x-tention Informationstechnologie GmbHminorOthersx-tention Informationstechnologie GmbH serves as the data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragte) for the organization, located in Wels.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Österreich: Austrian Protestant social services organization offering hospice and palliative care across multiple regions. Comparable in service offering to Sankt Barbara Hospiz but operates at much larger scale and broader service portfolio across Austria.
• Amedisys Inc. Large US-based home health and hospice provider operating hundreds of hospice locations across the United States. Comparable as a multi-location hospice operator, though operating in a vastly different scale, regulatory, and reimbursement environment.
• Compassus: US-based hospice, palliative, and home health provider with multi-state operations. Comparable as a multi-site hospice operator at scale, though operating under different US Medicare hospice reimbursement structures than Sankt Barbara Hospiz's Austrian public funding model.
• Caritas Österreich (Hospice Services): Austria's largest charitable organization, which operates hospice and palliative care services across multiple Austrian states including Upper Austria. Comparable to Sankt Barbara Hospiz in service offering and target population, but operates a much broader social services portfolio beyond hospice.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (Austria): Austrian branch of the international Johanniter humanitarian organization, providing hospice and palliative care services alongside broader healthcare operations. Comparable as a multi-service healthcare provider with hospice offerings in Austria.

Others

• Hospice UK: UK national charity representing hospice and palliative care providers. Comparable as a sector coordination body and standards-setter to Hospiz Österreich's role in Austria, though not a direct service competitor.

Direct peers

• Hospiz Österreich: Austrian national hospice and palliative care umbrella organization coordinating hospice services and standards across Austria. Directly comparable to Sankt Barbara Hospiz in mission, services, and Austrian operating environment, providing advocacy and quality frameworks for member hospices.
• St. Christopher's Hospice: Historic UK-based hospice that pioneered the modern hospice movement, providing inpatient and day hospice services. Comparable in stationary + day hospice service model and end-of-life care mission, though operating in a different regulatory and funding environment.
• Malteser Hospizdienst (Austria): Malteser Austria operates hospice and palliative services in Austria including Upper Austria. Comparable as a competing hospice provider with volunteer-driven care delivery model and Catholic-affiliated mission similar to Sankt Barbara Hospiz.
• Mobile Hospizteams Austria: Network of mobile (in-home) palliative care teams coordinated through Hospiz Österreich, providing palliative support to terminally ill patients in their homes across Austrian states. Comparable as a regional palliative care provider serving the same end-of-life patient population as Sankt Barbara Hospiz, with overlapping referral networks in Upper Austria.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@St.BarbaraHospiz
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-barbara-hospiz
• Instagraminstagram.com/sankt_barbarahospiz

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Profiles5 records

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