CatSalut

What CatSalut does

CatSalut (Servei Catal\u00e0 de la Salut) is the public health service administrator of Catalonia, a wholly owned administrative entity of the Generalitat de Catalunya under the Departament de Salut. It commissions and manages the SISCAT (Sistema Sanitari Integral d'Utilitzaci\u00f3 P\u00fablica de Catalunya), an integrated public healthcare network spanning primary care centers (CAPs/EAPs), acute hospitals, mental health, socio-health services, and contracted pharmacies, organized across 10 regional health authorities covering all of Catalonia. The organization is responsible for issuing the Targeta Sanit\u00e0ria Individual (TSI) health card in standard, Braille, digital, and Cuida'm variants, which grants universal public healthcare coverage to all Catalan residents holding a TSI, and for managing access for EU/EEA citizens and special coverage groups under specific royal decrees.

The underlying technology is a public health information systems and digital health services platform. Core components include La Meva Salut, a citizen-facing portal and mobile app for accessing health records, scheduling appointments, and managing prescriptions; Rec@t, an electronic prescription system connecting prescribers and pharmacies; VINCat, a unified surveillance system for nosocomial infections in Catalan hospitals; Blue Button-style data sharing; and Patient Summary, an EU cross-border health data exchange service. Supporting infrastructure includes the CMBD (Conjunt M\u00ednim B\u00e0sic de Dades) minimum basic dataset, central population and pharmacy billing registries, waiting-list statistics, and OCATT for organ donation coordination. CatSalut also operates the 24/7 061/Salut Respon telephonic and online healthcare advice line, and runs programs including PERT for technology renewal and the Pla d'enfortiment i transformaci\u00f3 de l'atenci\u00f3 prim\u00e0ria i comunit\u00e0ria strategic plan.

The business model is publicly funded, not commercial. CatSalut is financed through the Generalitat de Catalunya's general budget, which is itself funded by taxation, and allocates resources to contracted public and private providers across the SISCAT network. Citizens receive services at no direct point-of-care cost, with coverage tiers (general, PMO, EMBL, S1) and certain co-payments applicable. As a government administrative entity, CatSalut has no shareholders, no commercial revenue, and does not issue shares; it is a budget-allocating and commissioning body with approximately 217 staff, headquartered in Barcelona.

Name

CatSalut

Legal name

Servei Català de la Salut

Website

https://catsalut.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CatSalut (Servei Catal\u00e0 de la Salut) is the public health service administrator of Catalonia, commissioned by the Generalitat de Catalunya to manage the SISCAT integrated public healthcare network. It delivers universal healthcare coverage to Catalan residents through a 10-region provider network and digital services including La Meva Salut, Rec@t electronic prescribing, and VINCat infection surveillance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Administration

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

National PPO Networks (HLAEANAA)

Keywords

• Public healthcare administration
• Universal health coverage
• Digital health portal
• Electronic prescription system
• Primary care network

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services Funding: CatSalut is a public health service funded through the Generalitat de Catalunya's general budget, financed by taxation. The organization allocates resources to healthcare providers including hospitals, primary care centers, and contracted service providers across the SISCAT network.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CatSalut administers Catalonia's universal public healthcare system through the SISCAT integrated provider network, issuing the TSI individual health card for citizen access and operating digital health services including the La Meva Salut personal health portal, Rec@t electronic prescription system, VINCat infection surveillance, and the 061/Salut Respon 24/7 helpline. It commissions and funds healthcare delivery across primary care, specialized hospital care, mental health, socio-health, and pharmacy services for all Catalan residents.

Product overview

CatSalut (Servei Català de la Salut) operates as Catalonia's public health service administrator, managing a comprehensive ecosystem of healthcare services and digital health tools. The core offerings include the TSI (Targeta sanitària individual) health card system providing universal access to public healthcare, and La Meva Salut personal health portal for citizens to access their records. Supporting digital infrastructure includes the Recepta electrònica (Rec@t) electronic prescription system, VINCat infection surveillance, the 061/Salut Respon helpline, and cross-border health data sharing via Blue button and Patient Summary initiatives. The TSI family includes variants for special care (Cuida'm), digital access, and Braille accessibility. The organization also runs strategic programs like PERT for technology renewal and plans for primary care transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Meva Salut (Personal Health Portal) Personal health portal and mobile app providing Catalan citizens secure access to their health records, including clinical history, medications, appointments, and test results, with mobile access on the go.
• Targeta Sanitària Individual (TSI) Individual health card providing access to public healthcare services in Catalonia, available in standard, Braille, digital, and Cuida'm (special care) variants.
• 061 / Salut Respon 24/7 health helpline and urgent care coordination service providing medical advice, triage, and dispatch of healthcare resources for citizens.
• Recepta Electrònica (Rec@t) Electronic prescription system enabling healthcare professionals to prescribe medications digitally and patients to pick up prescriptions at pharmacies without paper scripts across Catalonia.
• VINCat Infection Surveillance System Unified surveillance system for nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections in Catalan hospitals, providing monitoring, reporting, and prevention coordination across the SISCAT hospital network.
• TSI Cuida'm Special health card variant providing enhanced healthcare coverage for individuals requiring specific or intensive care services within the Catalan public system.
• TSI Digital Digital version of the individual health card providing electronic access to public healthcare services via mobile devices.
• Dades de Salut per Compartir (Blue Button) Health data sharing service allowing citizens to download and share their health records with other healthcare providers, following the Blue Button standard.
• Resum del Pacient (Patient Summary) Cross-border health data exchange service enabling citizens to share essential health information with healthcare providers in other EU countries for continuity of care.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS): Madrid's regional public health service administrator, the closest direct peer to CatSalut. Both are autonomous community-level public health authorities in Spain responsible for commissioning and managing universal healthcare through a similar regional hospital and primary care network model.
• Servicio Andaluz de Salud (SAS): Andalusia's regional public health service, comparable to CatSalut as another Spanish autonomous community health administrator. SAS operates a similar universal coverage model across a much larger but more dispersed population, providing direct regional peer benchmarking for system scale and service delivery.
• Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública (Valencian Community): Valencian Community's regional health authority, comparable to CatSalut as a Spanish autonomous community administering universal public healthcare. Both share the structural model of regional health service under Spain's devolved health system.
• Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears: Balearic Islands' regional health service, another Spanish autonomous community health administrator. Directly comparable to CatSalut in organizational structure, universal coverage mandate, and public hospital network operation.
• Osakidetza: Basque Country's public health service, structurally analogous to CatSalut as a regional health authority under Spain's devolved healthcare system. Both operate integrated provider networks with strong digital health initiatives and universal coverage mandates within their respective autonomous communities.

Broad incumbents

• NHS England: England's National Health Service, comparable to CatSalut as a publicly-funded universal healthcare system administrator. Operates at national rather than regional scale, but shares the core mandate of universal coverage, public funding, and integrated service delivery across primary, hospital, and specialty care.
• Santé publique France: France's national public health agency, broadly comparable to CatSalut as a public health authority responsible for population health surveillance, health promotion, and disease prevention at a larger (national) scale.
• Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS): Spain's national health system that coordinates the autonomous community health services including CatSalut. Provides the umbrella framework under which CatSalut operates, sharing the universal coverage model and inter-regional coordination mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/salutcat
• YouTubeyoutube.com/salutgeneralitat
• Facebookfacebook.com/salutcat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catsalut
• Instagraminstagram.com/salut_cat

Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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