What Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona does

Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona is a nonprofit foundation (Fundació) that operates a general hospital located at Passeig Vall d'Hebron, 107-117 in Barcelona, Spain. The institution is the legal continuation of Hospital Sant Rafael and is associated with the Germanes Hospitalàries del Sagrat Cor de Jesús (Hospital Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), a religious congregation that operates the facility under its own governance. The hospital employs 187 staff and provides specialized healthcare services — including mental health, orthopedics, ophthalmology (cataracts), and other medical specialties — primarily to patients from the Àrea Integral de Salut (AIS) Nord of Barcelona, with referral flows from primary care teams at Vall d'Hebron, Vallcarca, Sant Gervasi, El Carmel, and Horta.

The service portfolio is organized into four core pillars — Especialitats (Specialties), Salut Mental (Mental Health), Serveis centrals (Central Services), and Complementaris (Complementary Services) — supplemented by a Patient Portal, a Transparency Portal, and community health promotion activities such as Nordic walking programs and educational talks at senior centers. The care model emphasizes continuous integral attention and the 'Hospitalitat' (hospitality) value framework. The foundation is GDPR-compliant and processes personal data under standard consent provisions.

Commercially, the hospital operates as a contracted provider within the Catalan public healthcare system (CatSalut/SISCAT), with revenue generated through public healthcare contracts and direct patient services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization has no venture, private equity, or institutional investment ownership; it is governed as an independent nonprofit foundation. Marketing and outreach are conducted through the corporate website, social media channels (YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), events, and community programs. A minor external partnership with Àltima was formed in 2026 for a staff wellbeing workshop under the Fem Salut! initiative, but no other material alliances, M&A, or funding activity is recorded.

Name

Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona

Legal name

GERMANES HOSPITALÀRIES DEL SAGRAT COR DE JESÚS HOSPITAL SANT RAFAEL

Website

https://fundaciohospitalariesbarcelona.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona is a nonprofit foundation operating a general hospital in Barcelona (formerly Hospital Sant Rafael), part of the Germanes Hospitalàries del Sagrat Cor de Jesús network. It provides specialized healthcare — mental health, orthopedics, ophthalmology — to patients in the AIS Nord Barcelona region via public healthcare contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Medical specialty care
• Mental health services
• Diagnostic and central services
• Community health promotion

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Provides specialized medical care and healthcare services to patients from the Barcelona region. Revenue generated through public healthcare system contracts and direct patient services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona operates a general hospital (formerly Hospital Sant Rafael) providing specialized healthcare services to patients primarily from the Àrea Integral de Salut (AIS) Nord of Barcelona city. Core offerings are organized into four service lines: Especialitats (medical specialties such as ophthalmology and orthopedics), Salut Mental (mental health care), Serveis centrals (central diagnostic, imaging, and laboratory services), and Serveis Complementaris (complementary healthcare services), delivered through a continuous integral care model that emphasizes hospitality.

Product overview

Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona operates as a general hospital specializing in specialized care services. The institution provides a comprehensive range of medical services organized into four main categories: Especialitats (Specialties), Salut Mental (Mental Health), Serveis centrals (Central Services), and Complementaris (Complementary Services). The hospital also offers digital access through its Patient Portal and maintains institutional transparency through its Transparency Portal. Services are delivered through an integrated care model focused on continuous comprehensive care for patients and their families in the North Health Area of Barcelona.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Especialitats (Specialties) Medical specialty services providing specialized hospital care across disciplines including ophthalmology and orthopedics, targeted at patients from the AIS Nord Barcelona region requiring specialty care beyond primary care.
• Salut Mental (Mental Health) Mental health services providing psychiatric and psychological care and treatment to patients requiring mental health support, delivered as part of the hospital's continuous integral care model.
• Serveis centrals (Central Services) Central hospital support services including diagnostic testing, imaging, laboratory, and other hospital infrastructure services that support the hospital's medical specialties and mental health programs.
• Serveis Complementaris (Complementary Services) Additional healthcare support services that complement the main medical specialties offered by the hospital as part of the continuous integral care model.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ÀltimaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 July 2026Àltima collaborated with Fundació Hospitalàries Barcelona on a self-knowledge, self-confidence, and cooperation workshop for International Day of TCAI (Technical Auxiliary Healthcare Staff). The activity was organized within the framework of the Fem Salut! project, combining training and participatory experiences on conscious communication, emotional management, different relationship profiles, and teamwork.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Universitari Dexeus (Quirónsalud): Part of the Quirónsalud private hospital group in Barcelona; comparable general/specialty hospital with overlapping specialty services, serving a mix of public and private patients.
• Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona: Major private hospital operator in Spain with a Barcelona location; comparable in offering general and specialty care (orthopedics, ophthalmology, mental health), though with broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: Large public tertiary hospital in Barcelona that serves the same AIS Nord catchment area; directly comparable as a general/specialty hospital competing for the same regional patient population.
• Hospital Mare de Déu de la Mercè (Hermanas Hospitalarias): Hospitalàries-network facility in Catalonia offering similar general hospital and mental health services; relevant for benchmarking operating model and regional competition.
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Public university hospital in Barcelona offering comparable multi-specialty general and specialty services; competes for the same Barcelona-area patient pool and specialty referrals.
• Hospital Benito Menni (Hermanas Hospitalarias): Sister facility within the same Germanes Hospitalàries del Sagrat Cor de Jesús congregation network; directly comparable nonprofit mental-health and general hospital operator with shared governance and mission.
• Centre Hospitalari Pere Mata (Hermanas Hospitalarias): Another Hospitalàries-network facility specializing in mental health and general care; comparable in governance structure, service mix (especially mental health), and operational model.
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: Barcelona-based general and specialty hospital with a similar multi-specialty service profile and public-system contracting; relevant comparable for service mix and patient base.

Regional players

• Hospital del Mar: Barcelona public hospital serving a different AIS area but with a comparable general/specialty service portfolio; relevant comparable for public-system hospital operations in Catalonia.
• Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol: Catalan public teaching hospital serving a different but adjacent catchment in the Barcelona metropolitan area; comparable in service breadth and public-system contracting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fhospitalariesbarcelona
• Facebookfacebook.com/fhospitalariesbarcelona
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fhospitalariesbarcelona
• Instagraminstagram.com/fhospitalariesbarcelona

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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