Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria de Lleida

What Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria de Lleida does

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria de Lleida is a public university hospital located in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, operating as part of the ICSGSS Lleida Pirineu network under the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) and Gestió de Serveis Sanitaris (GSS). It is owned and funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya through the Servei Català de la Salut, providing universal hospital care under the Spanish public healthcare system. The hospital provides emergency care, surgical interventions, outpatient consultations, maternity services, mental health and addictions services, day hospital, and diagnostic services to residents of the Lleida province and Alt Pirineu i Aran region, with referral flow from the integrated primary care network. The broader ICSGSS network delivers approximately 120,937 emergency visits, 43,046 surgical interventions, and 228,169 outpatient visits annually across combined facilities, staffed by roughly 6,097 health professionals.

The hospital's digital portfolio includes two AI-powered virtual assistants: Oskar (powered by Mediktor) for emergency symptom self-triage, and Radia for radiation oncology patient support. It holds academic and research partnerships with Universitat de Lleida for medical education and IRBLleida for biomedical research, alongside operational integrations with Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge (IDI), Banc de Sang i Teixits, and Emergències mèdiques (SEM). Revenue is fundamentally tax-and-contribution-funded rather than commercial, with services free at point of use or subject to standardized income-based co-payments. The customer base is effectively the regional Catalan government as the sole payer, and the hospital serves as a regional monopoly provider within the publicly mandated healthcare franchise.

Name

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria de Lleida

Legal name

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria

Website

https://gss.cat

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria de Lleida is a public university hospital in Catalonia, Spain, providing emergency, surgical, and outpatient care to the Lleida region under the ICSGSS network and Generalitat de Catalunya, with AI-powered virtual assistants for triage and oncology support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• University hospital
• Emergency medical care
• Surgical interventions
• Outpatient consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Lleida

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Funded through the Catalan Health Service (Servei Català de la Salut) and Ministry of Health as part of the universal public healthcare system. Services are provided free at point of use or through co-payment system based on income and social security contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria is a public university hospital within the ICSGSS Lleida Pirineu network, providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency healthcare services including surgical interventions, maternity services, mental health and addictions care, day hospital, and specialized medical treatments. The hospital also offers AI-powered patient engagement tools including the Oskar virtual assistant for emergency self-triage and Radia for radiation oncology patient support.

Product overview

Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria is a university hospital within the Gestió de Serveis Sanitaris (GSS) network in Lleida, offering a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency healthcare services. The hospital's digital portfolio includes AI-powered virtual assistants: Oskar (Mediktor) for emergency self-triage of medical symptoms, and Radia for radiation oncology patient support. The hospital also convenes the Premi Papageno, a suicide prevention award.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oskar: Virtual assistant for medical emergencies ( urgències mèdiques) using AI for symptom evaluation.
• Radia

Products and services

• Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria
• Oskar Virtual Assistant (Urgències mèdiques)
• Radia Virtual Assistant (Oncologia Radioteràpica)

Quantifiable outcome

• 120,937 hospital emergencies attended annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRBLleida)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute partnership for medical research and innovation. The hospital contributes to research programs and benefits from collaborative research initiatives with the biomedical research institute.
• Universitat de LleidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership enabling medical education, residency programs, and academic medicine. Medical students and residents receive training at the university hospital as part of their medical education.
• Institut de Diagnòstic per la Imatge (IDI)coreTechnology or IntegrationDiagnostic imaging services partnership providing access to advanced imaging technologies including radiology, MRI, CT scans and other diagnostic imaging services.
• Banc de Sang i TeixitscoreTechnology or IntegrationBlood and tissue bank partnership ensuring supply of blood products, tissues and cellular materials for medical treatments and surgeries.
• Emergències mèdiques (SEM)coreTechnology or IntegrationMedical emergency services partnership for emergency transportation and pre-hospital care coordination with hospital emergency departments.
• IDIAP Jordi GolmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary care research institute partnership for clinical research, epidemiological studies, and health services research in primary care settings.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreOthersGovernment ownership and oversight through the Catalan Health Department. Provides funding, regulatory framework, and strategic direction for public healthcare services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Mediktor: AI-based symptom assessment vendor whose Mediktor engine powers the hospital's Oskar virtual assistant. Relevant as the underlying technology partner whose product directly enables Santa Maria's digital triage capability and whose roadmap influences the hospital's front-door innovation trajectory.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: One of Spain's largest university hospital complexes in Barcelona, operated by the Institut Català de la Salut. Comparable as a Catalan public university teaching hospital with research institutes, residency programs, and comprehensive specialty services, though on a much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Hospital del Mar: Public university hospital in Barcelona affiliated with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the IMIM research institute. Comparable as a teaching hospital with an integrated research portfolio and similar public-service orientation, though serving an urban rather than mixed urban-rural catchment.
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Public-university hospital affiliated with the Universitat de Barcelona and a leading Catalan tertiary referral center. Comparable as a university teaching hospital integrating research (IDIBAPS), residency training, and a full specialty portfolio, and a logical destination for complex referrals from the Lleida region.
• Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol: Public university hospital in Badalona within the ICS network, affiliated with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Comparable as a Catalan ICS teaching hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, emergency, and specialty services with an associated research institute (IGTP).
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: Historic public university hospital in Barcelona affiliated with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Comparable as a teaching hospital with an integrated research institute (IIB Sant Pau) and a similar combined acute care, emergency, and specialty portfolio serving a regional catchment.
• Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge: Major public university hospital in Barcelona operated by the Institut Català de la Salut. Comparable as a high-volume Catalan academic hospital with surgical, emergency, outpatient, and research functions, competing for the same Catalan public funding pool and specialist talent.

Direct peers

• Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida: The sister university hospital in the same city of Lleida, also part of the ICSGSS Lleida Pirineu network. It shares governance, funding flows, and patient catchment with Santa Maria, making it the most directly comparable peer and a key collaborator/competitor within the same integrated system.
• Hospital Comarcal del Pallars: A comarcal (county-level) public hospital within the same ICSGSS Lleida Pirineu network in the Alt Pirineu i Aran region. Comparable as a sibling ICS hospital sharing governance, EHR, and referral flows, and serving as a feeder for higher-acuity cases referred to Santa Maria.
• Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona: Public university hospital serving southern Catalonia under the ICS. Highly comparable as a regional university hospital of similar scale, providing emergency, surgical, and specialty services to a defined Catalan province with similar public funding and ICS governance structures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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