Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci z siedzibą w Rzeszowie

What Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci z siedzibą w Rzeszowie does

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci z siedzibą w Rzeszowie is a Polish charitable foundation (fundacja), founded in 2006 and headquartered at ul. Lwowska 132 in Rzeszów, that delivers specialised paediatric palliative care across the Subcarpathian (Podkarpackie) Voivodeship. The Foundation operates four interconnected hospice service lines — Hospicjum Domowe (home hospice with mobile medical visits and 24/7 on-call nursing), Hospicjum Stacjonarne (a 24-hour inpatient hospice at the Dom Hospicyjny), Hospicjum Perinatalne (prenatal-to-28-day-postpartum support for families receiving life-limiting diagnoses), and Grupa Wsparcia dla Rodzin w Żałobie (a bereavement support group) — supplemented by the Tęczowy Domek residential therapeutic-care facility for children with disabilities (currently 26 residents) and specialist outpatient clinics (dental, paediatric surgical, and the Skowronek Rehabilitation Centre). Its clinical model is an interdisciplinary team of physicians, palliative care nurses, a physiotherapist, a psychologist, and a chaplain providing continuous medical, psychological, and spiritual support. The Foundation built Poland's first inpatient children's hospice, a first-mover position that has served as a national reference point.

All services are provided free of charge to families. The Foundation's revenue model blends three streams: partial reimbursement from Poland's National Health Fund (NFZ) for hospice services, the Polish 1.5% personal income tax assignment mechanism (KRS 0000265120), and charitable fundraising (individual donations, bank transfers, in-kind gifts, corporate CSR partnerships, charity events, and the Pola Nadziei school-and-parish campaign which raised 493,967.80 PLN in its 2025-2026 edition across 194 educational institutions and 31 parishes). It also secures project-based public co-funding from PFRON (State Fund for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons), the Regionalny Ośrodek Polityki Społecznej, and the Municipality of Rzeszów. Customer segments are narrow and clearly delineated: terminally ill children and their families in the Podkarpackie region, families receiving severe prenatal diagnoses, bereaved families, and court-referred children with disabilities.

Name

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci z siedzibą w Rzeszowie

Legal name

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci z siedzibą w Rzeszowie

Website

https://hospicjum-podkarpackie.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci, founded 2006 in Rzeszów, Poland, is a charitable foundation providing paediatric palliative care across the Podkarpackie region. It operates home, inpatient, and perinatal hospices plus bereavement support, a residential facility, and specialist clinics, all free of charge to families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLADAHAI

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care

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

SECONDARYHSABAFAE

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care

SECONDARYBPAGACAK

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYHLADAHAL

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent)

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

Keywords

• Pediatric palliative care
• Hospice services
• Home hospice care
• Perinatal hospice
• Bereavement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Rzeszów

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. National Health Fund (NFZ) Contracts: Partial costs of hospice services are contracted under Poland's National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia, NFZ). This represents a portion of operational costs covered by public healthcare reimbursement.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The majority of costs are covered by the Foundation from its own funds and donations. Revenue streams include online donations, bank transfers, 1.5% tax assignment, in-kind donations, charity event proceeds, corporate CSR partnerships, and volunteer-generated support.
3. 1.5% Personal Income Tax Assignment: Polish taxpayers can assign 1.5% of their income tax to the Foundation (KRS 0000265120), providing a recurring voluntary funding stream.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci provides comprehensive pediatric palliative and hospice care services to children with oncological, neurological, metabolic, and other incurable or progressive diseases in the Podkarpackie region of Poland. Its service portfolio includes a home hospice (Hospicjum Domowe), an inpatient hospice (Hospicjum Stacjonarne), a perinatal hospice for families receiving life-limiting prenatal diagnoses, and a bereavement support group for grieving families. The Foundation also operates the Tęczowy Domek residential care facility for children with disabilities and specialist outpatient clinics including dental, surgical, and the Skowronek Rehabilitation Center.

Product overview

Fundacja Podkarpackie Hospicjum dla Dzieci is a charitable foundation offering a comprehensive hospice and palliative care service portfolio for terminally ill children and their families in the Podkarpackie region. The organization operates four interconnected core services: Hospicjum Domowe (Home Hospice) providing in-home care, Hospicjum Stacjonarne (Inpatient Hospice) offering 24-hour residential care at Lwowska 132 in Rzeszów, Hospicjum Perinatalne (Perinatal Hospice) supporting families from prenatal diagnosis, and Grupa Wsparcia dla Rodzin w Żałobie (Bereavement Support Group) for grieving families. The Foundation also operates the Regionalna Placówka Opiekuńczo-Terapeutyczna "Tęczowy Domek" residential facility for children with disabilities, along with specialist outpatient clinics including dental, surgical, and the Skowronek Rehabilitation Center. Services are funded through NFZ contracts, donations, and 1.5% tax contributions, with all hospice care provided free of charge to families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospicjum Domowe (Home Hospice) Home-based palliative care for children with incurable or progressive diseases. Medical staff regularly visit the child's home to provide comprehensive medical, psychological, and spiritual support to the patient and family. A 24/7 on-call nurse line is available.
• Hospicjum Stacjonarne (Inpatient Hospice) 24-hour inpatient hospice care at Dom Hospicyjny, ul. Lwowska 132 in Rzeszów. Provides professional medical care for terminally ill children who cannot remain in their family homes. First inpatient children's hospice in Poland.
• Hospicjum Perinatalne (Perinatal Hospice) Psychological and medical support for parents who learn during pregnancy about life-threatening or terminal diagnoses in their unborn child. Continuity of care from prenatal diagnosis through delivery and 28 days postpartum.
• Grupa Wsparcia dla Rodzin w Żałobie (Bereavement Support Group) Psychological and spiritual support group for parents and siblings grieving the loss of a child under hospice care. Offered as in-person meetings at the hospice or via online connection.
• Tęczowy Domek (Rainbow House Regional Therapeutic Care Facility) Family-type residential facility (Regionalna Placówka Opiekuńczo-Terapeutyczna) for children with disabilities referred by Family Court. Currently houses 26 residents in long-term care.
• Poradnie Specjalistyczne (Specialist Outpatient Clinics) Specialist outpatient clinics at ul. Lwowska 132 (Building B), Rzeszów, including a pediatric dental clinic, pediatric surgical clinic, and the Skowronek Rehabilitation Center for Children and Youth.
• Ośrodek Rehabilitacji Dzieci i Młodzieży Skowronek (Skowronek Rehabilitation Center) Rehabilitation center providing therapy services for children and youth with disabilities, located at ul. Lwowska 132 in Rzeszów.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 children helped since inception; dozens of children currently under care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SARP Rzeszów (Stowarzyszenie Architektów Polskich)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Rzeszów branch of the Polish Association of Architects, organiser of the ARCHIROWERY 2026 charity cycling event. Cyclists rode approximately 50 km from the Rzeszów Market Square to raise funds for hospice patients.
• Podkarpacka Okręgowa Izba Architektów RPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland, co-organiser of the ARCHIROWERY 2026 charity cycling event for hospice patients.
• Auchan Krasne (Centrum Handlowe)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Shopping centre that served as parking for the 2026 Dzień Dziecka picnic and location of a micro-donation campaign (Fundacja Donateo) collecting small donations during everyday shopping.
• Asseco Resovia RzeszówcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Professional volleyball club that hosted a charity collection during a match at Hala Podpromie in Rzeszów. Foundation volunteers collected donations at the match, raising 3,329.83 PLN for the Pola Nadziei campaign.
• Serwuj w Dobro (Stowarzyszenie)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Organisation that helped coordinate volunteer collections during Asseco Resovia volleyball matches and store-based collections across Rzeszów and surrounding areas for the Pola Nadziei campaign.
• BELL Aparaty Słuchowe (BELL Hearing Aids)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Event partner for the Pola Nadziei VI (2025-2026) campaign, providing support for the charity event and fundraising activities.
• KS DevelopRes Rzeszów (Women's Volleyball Club)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Women's volleyball club partnered with the Foundation for Pola Nadziei fundraising collections during matches at Hala Podpromie in April 2025.
• Konrad Fijołek, Prezydent Miasta RzeszowacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Mayor of Rzeszów granted honorary patronage over the Pola Nadziei campaign and charitable picnics, lending institutional credibility and municipal support to fundraising initiatives.
• Polska Press / nowiny24.plcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Media organisation that organised the 'Zaprzęg Świętego Mikołaja' (Santa's Harness) charity campaign on behalf of the Foundation, raising 28,150 PLN for medical equipment purchases.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fundacja Gajusz: Łódź-based Polish children's hospice foundation providing pediatric palliative and perinatal hospice care. Operates a comparable home hospice plus inpatient model within the same Polish nonprofit framework.
• Fundacja Hospicyjna (Hospicjum Św. Wawrzyńca): Polish hospice foundation providing home and inpatient hospice care; operates under the same NFZ + donation + 1.5% tax funding model in the Polish charity ecosystem.
• Fundacja Warszawskie Hospicjum dla Dzieci: Polish children's hospice foundation operating in Warsaw with a comparable interdisciplinary pediatric palliative care model. Closest direct peer in terms of mission, service portfolio, and Polish charitable-foundation structure.
• Hospicjum im. ks. Eugeniusza Dutkiewicza SAC: Gdańsk-based Polish hospice (run by Pallottine Fathers) that, while adult-focused, operates within the same Polish hospice-foundation ecosystem with comparable NFZ reimbursement + donation funding model.

Others

• Fundacja Polsat: Large Polish charitable foundation supporting pediatric healthcare initiatives across Poland. Comparable only in funding mechanism (Polish nonprofit + 1.5% tax) and Polish pediatric health ecosystem—not a direct hospice peer.
• Stowarzyszenie Lekarze Nadziei: Polish NGO providing medical care and equipment support to seriously ill children in Poland. Operates in the adjacent pediatric serious-illness support space within the same Polish charitable ecosystem.
• International Children's Palliative Care Network (ICPCN): Global network supporting the development of children's palliative care services. Relevant as an ecosystem/standards organization rather than direct service provider, useful for benchmarking and partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS): Established UK children's hospice charity operating home, inpatient, and bereavement support services. A more mature analog that demonstrates the scale and national footprint achievable with the same model.
• Together for Short Lives: UK charity supporting children with life-limiting conditions and the services that care for them. Comparable mission scope (pediatric palliative care ecosystem) though operating more as an umbrella/advocacy organization than direct provider.

Emerging players

• Rachel House (by Yayasan Rumah Rachel): Indonesian pediatric hospice organization providing home-based palliative care for children with terminal/life-limiting illnesses. Comparable emerging-market pediatric hospice model with similar interdisciplinary care approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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