Hospital Trueta

What Hospital Trueta does

Hospital Trueta is a public university tertiary hospital founded in 1956 and managed by the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), operating within Catalonia's integrated public healthcare system (SISCAT). The institution functions as the reference tertiary center for the Girona Health Region, with statutory responsibility for delivering specialized, complex care to a population of approximately 900,000 people, while serving as the basic hospital for seven primary care areas covering more than 156,000 inhabitants. Its service portfolio spans 33 medical and surgical specialties delivered from a 452-bed main campus (including conventional, semi-critical, and critical care), 11 operating theaters, 132 outpatient consultation rooms, and 37 specialized cabinets. Operationally, the hospital handles roughly 20,000 admissions per year (average stay 6.2 days), more than 300,000 outpatient consultations, nearly 20,000 day-hospital treatments, over 13,000 major surgeries (with case complexity described as increasing year over year), and more than 80,000 emergency visits annually. The institution's three strategic pillars are clinical care, biomedical research (via its foundational role in IDIBGI, which coordinates 23 research groups across five scientific areas with over 400 researchers), and teaching (continuous since 1961, including undergraduate and postgraduate medical and nursing programs plus a Clinical Simulation Center).

The hospital operates 36 primary care centers and 96 local consulting rooms across the Girona Health Region, supported by ancillary services such as the CUAP Güell 24-hour primary care emergency center, the ASSIR sexual and reproductive health program, the Unitat Trànsito for transgender care, PADES home-based palliative support, and the UDMAFIC multiprofessional teaching unit. There is no commercial revenue model: services are free at point of use, funded through CatSalut (the Catalan Health Service) and general taxation. Strategic partners include Institut Català de la Salut (parent/managing entity), Generalitat de Catalunya (funder/owner), Institut d'Assistència Sanitària (strategic alliance for coordinated care), IDIBGI (research), IDIAP Jordi Gol (primary care research), the Universitat de Girona (teaching), CEIm Girona (clinical research ethics), and an Innovation Unit participating in regional innovation networks (XISCG, ITEMAS, CataloniaBIO).

Name

Hospital Trueta

Legal name

Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta

Website

https://hospitaltrueta.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hospital Trueta is a publicly funded, ICS-managed tertiary university hospital in Girona, Spain, serving as the SISCAT reference center for specialized and complex care to roughly 900,000 residents across 33 specialties, 452 beds, and 36 primary care sites.

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-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Tertiary medical care
• Specialized surgical services
• Emergency medical care
• Clinical research training

Headquarters

HQ city

Girona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Hospital Trueta is a public healthcare center managed by Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) and part of SISCAT. Services are funded through the public Catalan health system (CatSalut) and are free at point of use for citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hospital Trueta is a public university hospital that delivers specialized tertiary healthcare services to approximately 900,000 people in the Girona Health Region. Its core services include 24/7 emergency care, inpatient hospitalization across 452 beds, more than 300,000 outpatient consultations annually, over 13,000 major surgery operations per year, and comprehensive coverage across 33 medical and surgical specialties. The institution also integrates biomedical research through IDIBGI and teaching programs in nursing and medicine.

Product overview

Hospital Trueta is a public university hospital managed by the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS Girona), operating as part of the Sistema Sanitari Integral d'Utilització Pública (SISCAT). The hospital's portfolio includes core hospital services (emergency care, inpatient hospitalization with 452 beds, outpatient consultations, and surgical services across 33 specialties), specialized units (Centre de Simulació Clínica for training, ASSIR for sexual and reproductive health, Unitat Tránsito for transgender care, PADES for home-based palliative care), and educational programs through UDMAFIC. The institution also maintains an Innovation Unit and connects with IDIBGI for biomedical research. The hospital serves approximately 900,000 people in the Girona Health Region through its main facility and a network of primary care centers.

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Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IDIBGI (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital Trueta is a founding member of IDIBGI, a public foundation conducting translational biomedical research. IDIBGI organizes 23 research groups across 5 scientific areas (Cardiovascular/Respiratory, Metabolism/Inflammation, Neurosciences, Oncohematology, Mental Health) with over 400 researchers. IDIBGI is a CERCA center since 2005.
• IDIAP Jordi Gol (Fundación Instituto Universitario para la investigación a la Atención Primaria de Salud Jordi Gol)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation promotes and develops clinical, epidemiological, and health services research in primary care. Hospital Trueta collaborates with IDIAP through its Girona Support Unit (USR) located at Maluquer Salvador, Girona.
• IAS (Institut d'Assistència Sanitària)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliance between ICS Girona and IAS for coordinated healthcare delivery. IAS manages certain primary care centers (marked with triangle in EAP listings) and the partnership includes shared innovation unit.
• CEIm Girona (Comité Ético de Investigación con Medicamentos)coreTechnology or IntegrationCEIm Girona is the ethics committee for clinical research with medications in the territory. It evolved from the original CEIC of Hospital Trueta (first accredited in 1993), formed in 2015, and accredited as CEIm in 2020.
• Universitat de Girona (University of Girona)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe university provides the most students for practical training at Hospital Trueta. Trueta subscribes cooperation agreements with universities for educational practices for medical and nursing students.
• Generalitat de CatalunyacoreOthersPublic administration that owns and funds the healthcare infrastructure through CatSalut. IDIBGI is integrated with the Generalitat through its CERCA research center program.
• Institut Català de la Salut (ICS)coreOthersICS is the managing entity of Hospital Trueta. As a public entity, ICS oversees healthcare delivery in Catalonia including primary care and hospital services in the Girona region.
• Xarxa d'Innovació en Salut de les Comarques Gironines (XISCG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGirona Health Innovation Network that Hospital Trueta's Innovation Unit participates in for collaboration with regional innovation ecosystem.
• ITEMASminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish healthcare technology platform that Hospital Trueta's Innovation Unit participates in.
• CataloniaBIO & Health TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan biotech and health tech industry association that Hospital Trueta's Innovation Unit participates in for collaboration with the healthcare industry.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Public university hospital affiliated with the Universitat de Barcelona offering tertiary care with strong biomedical research (IDIBAPS) and teaching. Direct comparable on public-tertiary hospital model, academic integration, and innovation profile.
• Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron: Catalan public university hospital within SISCAT/ICS providing tertiary care, research, and teaching. Highly comparable as a regional reference hospital with similar public-funding model, academic mission, and specialty breadth, though larger in scale and located in Barcelona.
• Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge: ICS-managed public university hospital in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat with IDIBELL research institute. Comparable on ICS governance, SISCAT funding, tertiary reference designation, and integrated research/teaching/clinical operations.
• Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (Can Ruti): ICS-managed public university hospital serving the Barcelonès Nord/Maresme region with IGTP research institute. Closely matches Trueta on management entity (ICS), SISCAT funding, tertiary reference role, and research-teaching-clinical triad.

Regional players

• Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova (Lleida): ICS-managed public university hospital serving the Lleida health region as the regional reference center. Mirrors Trueta's structure as a non-Barcelona regional reference hospital with IRBLleida research partnership.
• Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII (Tarragona): ICS-managed public university hospital serving southern Catalonia (Camp de Tarragona). Similar role as a non-Barcelona regional tertiary reference center within SISCAT with affiliated IISPV research institute.
• Consorci Hospitalari de Vic: Public hospital consortium in central Catalonia providing hospital and primary care services. Comparable on integrated regional healthcare delivery model and public funding structure, though smaller scale and without the same university-teaching depth.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: Historic public university hospital in Barcelona affiliated with Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and IIB Sant Pau research institute. Direct comparable on academic tertiary mission and innovation profile within Catalonia.
• Hospital del Mar (Barcelona): Public university hospital in Barcelona affiliated with IMIM research institute and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Comparable on tertiary care, teaching, and research integration, though managed by a consortium rather than ICS.
• Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari (Sabadell): Public university hospital in Vallès Occidental with I3PT research foundation. Comparable as a Catalan public tertiary hospital integrating clinical care, research, and university teaching outside Barcelona.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/htrueta
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hospitaltrueta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-trueta
• Instagraminstagram.com/hospitaltrueta

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Profiles1 record

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