Banco de Sangre

What Banco de Sangre does

Banco de Sangre operates as the blood bank division within Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, a public university hospital located in Seville, Spain, owned and managed by the Andalusian Health Service (Servicio Andaluz de Salud, SAS) under Spain's national health system. The parent institution provides comprehensive tertiary healthcare — emergency services, scheduled and ambulatory surgery across 20 operating theaters, outpatient consultations, diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, mental health, maternal and obstetric care, pediatrics, rehabilitation, and preventive medicine — to the general population of its assigned health area, with the Ophthalmology Unit holding a national CSUR reference designation for retinoblastoma care. Services are delivered at no direct cost to patients and funded entirely through general taxation via SAS, with patient access routed through primary care referrals and emergency departments. The hospital operates a distributed footprint including the main campus at Avda Dr Fedriani, the San Lázaro satellite, the Policlínico outpatient clinic, and a network of community mental health centers spread across Seville and surrounding municipalities (Carmona, Constantina, San José de la Rinconada).

The underlying technology stack comprises medical diagnostic and treatment systems: radiopharmaceuticals for nuclear medicine, linear accelerators and cobalt units for radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging equipment, and Dräger/GE anesthesia machines with advanced hemodynamic, respiratory, and neurological monitoring. Operational infrastructure includes 19-post awakening rooms, a 6-bed post-anesthesia care unit, comprehensive radiation protection and dosimetry protocols, and structured surgical block scheduling across morning, afternoon, and emergency shifts. The institution also functions as a teaching hospital, training 321 MIR residents and additional nursing trainees, and operates under a unified administration that since 2014 also governs Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío under Director Gerente Manuel Romero.

The business model is a publicly funded managed services structure: the hospital bills no patients directly and receives budget allocations from SAS, which in turn is financed through general taxation and social security contributions. The "customer" is functionally the regional government acting as single payer, with end users (patients) accessing services through a referral pathway rather than a commercial purchase decision. The go-to-market is therefore institutional rather than commercial — relying on the Andalusian Health Service website, primary care referral infrastructure, and community presence rather than any sales or marketing channel. As a public entity, there are no shareholders, no venture capital, no funding rounds, and no commercial pricing model.

Name

Banco de Sangre

Legal name

Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena

Website

https://hospital-macarena.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Banco de Sangre is the blood bank division of Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, a public university hospital in Seville, Spain, owned by the Andalusian Health Service (SAS). It delivers comprehensive tertiary healthcare — including surgery, diagnostics, radiotherapy, mental health, and rare disease (CSUR retinoblastoma) care — to the general public free at point of use, funded through Spain's national health system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Medical specialties
• Surgical care
• Diagnostic imaging
• Mental health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Seville

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Public hospital funded by the Andalusian Health Service (Servicio Andaluz de Salud - SAS) as part of Spain's national health system. Services are provided at no direct cost to patients, funded through general taxation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Banco de Sangre operates as part of Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, a public university hospital in Seville, Spain, providing comprehensive medical, surgical, diagnostic, and mental health services to the general population through Spain's national health system. The hospital offers specialized care across multiple departments including oncology, ophthalmology (with CSUR reference designation for retinoblastoma), urology, pediatrics, gynecology, dermatology, orthopedics, anesthesiology, and radiotherapy/nuclear medicine, supported by 20 operating theaters and 5,400+ staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Inpatient and Surgical Services Comprehensive inpatient care and scheduled/emergency surgical procedures across 20 operating theaters including ambulatory surgery and post-anesthesia care, available to citizens in the hospital's health area.
• Outpatient Specialty Consultations Specialty consultations delivered at the Policlínico and outpatient facilities covering rheumatology, urology, mental health, ophthalmology, pediatric surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, gynecology/obstetrics, dermatology, otolaryngology, orthopedic surgery/traumatology, and general surgery.
• 24-Hour Emergency Department Continuous emergency medical services including 2 dedicated emergency operating theaters for urgent care needs across the hospital's health area.
• Ophthalmology and Retinoblastoma Reference Care

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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga: Málaga-based public university hospital under SAS delivering tertiary, surgical, and specialty care at comparable scale, competing for similar Andalusian regional referrals and teaching talent.
• Hospital Universitario La Paz: Madrid-based public university hospital with broad tertiary care, multiple CSUR reference designations, and a large teaching footprint — directly comparable in role and aspirational positioning.
• Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío: Seville-based public university hospital under the same SAS umbrella and jointly led by Director Gerente Manuel Romero. Direct comparable across specialty coverage, size, teaching function, and patient population, making it the closest operational mirror for Virgen Macarena.
• Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla: Santander-based public university hospital offering full tertiary, teaching, and research services — directly comparable as a Spanish public academic hospital.
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Catalan public university hospital with strong research and tertiary care profile, comparable to Virgen Macarena in academic and specialty dimensions.
• Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves: Granada-based public university hospital under SAS offering comprehensive specialty and tertiary care with research and teaching missions — a direct functional analog within the same regional system.
• Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca: Murcia-region public university hospital providing tertiary care, transplant programs, and specialty coverage analogous to Virgen Macarena, sharing the same Spanish public teaching-hospital model.
• Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía: Cordoba-based public university hospital within SAS, providing full tertiary care, transplant services, and teaching. Comparable in scale, scope, and Andalusian public-system integration.
• Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron: Barcelona-based public university hospital — one of Spain's largest academic centers — delivering comparable tertiary, research, and specialty services at national reference level.
• Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre: Major Madrid public university hospital with comprehensive surgical, medical, and research programs of comparable scale and complexity, serving as a national reference peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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