What HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH does

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, formally 'Dachverband HOSPIZ Österreich, Dachverband der Palliativ- und Hospizeinrichtungen', is a non-profit umbrella association (gemeinnütziger Verein) founded in 1993 and headquartered in Vienna that coordinates over 400 hospice and palliative care facilities across all nine Austrian federal states. It does not directly operate care facilities; instead, it serves as the national standards-setting, training, advocacy, and coordination body for adult, pediatric, adolescent, and young-adult hospice and palliative care, serving seriously ill and dying individuals, their families, healthcare and social-care professionals, and policymakers. Its membership spans regional associations in Tirol, Salzburg, Oberösterreich, Kärnten, Steiermark, Wien, Vorarlberg, and Niederösterreich.

The organization's core deliverables are educational programs and standardized instruments rather than technology products. Flagship offerings include the HPC Mobil curriculum and three-day workshops (using the Storyline Method) that integrate hospice culture and palliative care into mobile home care; the HPCPH curriculum for residential care homes; the registered trademark VSD Vorsorgedialog® (an advance care planning instrument with a mobile variant); the interprofessional Masterstudiengang Palliative Care delivered with Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität (PMU) and St. Virgil Salzburg since 2006 (361 graduates to date); Befähigungskurse für Ehrenamtliche for volunteer qualification; Multiplikator:innenschulung Palliative Geriatrie; and educational video films on palliative emergency medication. The organization also runs advocacy events such as the annual Austrian Children's Hospice and Palliative Day and produces annual Tätigkeitsbericht activity reports.

The business model is a non-profit funding stack rather than a commercial revenue model: member organization fees, government subsidies (notably from the Bundesministerium für Soziales and project grants from Fonds Gesundes Österreich), corporate sponsorships (Wiener Städtische, ERSTE Bank, Österreichische Lotterien), and donations. Distribution of services is achieved through the nationwide member facility network rather than direct sales. Leadership comprises President Barbara Schwarz, Managing Director Sonja Thalinger MSc, and Head of Education and Diversity Rainer Simader. The core team is small (11 employees), reflecting a lean coordinating body that leverages the broader 400+ facility ecosystem for actual service delivery.

Name

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH

Legal name

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, Dachverband der Palliativ- und Hospizeinrichtungen

Website

https://hospiz.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH is a Vienna-based non-profit umbrella association coordinating over 400 hospice and palliative care facilities across all nine Austrian federal states, providing education, training curricula, advocacy, and standards for seriously ill and dying individuals, families, and healthcare professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care Coordination

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospice & Palliative Care Care Coordination / Navigation (HLADAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK), Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), End-of-Life Planning & Hospice/Palliative Care Coordination (HLADALAL)

Keywords

• Hospice and palliative care
• End-of-life care coordination
• Palliative care education
• Advance care planning
• Non-profit health advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and public subsidies: HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH is a non-profit association (gemeinnütziger Verein) funded through membership fees from its member organizations, government subsidies (Sozialministerium), and project-based grants from foundations and public health funds.
2. Donations and charitable contributions: The organization receives donations from corporate partners (Wiener Städtische, ERSTE Bank, Österreichische Lotterien) and the general public to support its programs and public awareness activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH is the national umbrella association (Dachverband) coordinating over 400 hospice and palliative care facilities across Austria. The organization develops and disseminates curricula and standards, delivers educational programs including the Masterstudiengang Palliative Care, Befähigungskurse für Ehrenamtliche, and HPC Mobil workshops, advocates for hospice and palliative care policy, and provides advance care planning tools such as the VSD Vorsorgedialog®. It serves as a coordination and knowledge hub rather than a direct service provider.

Product overview

HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH is a non-profit umbrella organization (Dachverband) coordinating over 400 hospice and palliative care facilities in Austria for adults, children, youth, and young adults. Rather than operating facilities directly, the organization provides educational programs, training, and coordination services. Core offerings include the HPC Mobil project (integrating hospice culture into mobile home care), educational workshops using the Storyline Method, the interprofessional Masterstudiengang Palliative Care (since 2006), VSD Vorsorgedialog advance care planning tools, multiplier trainings for palliative geriatrics, and volunteer qualification courses. The organization also produces educational films on palliative emergency medication and coordinates awareness events such as the annual Austrian Children's Hospice and Palliative Day.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HPC Mobil: Hospizkultur und Palliative Care in der mobilen Pflege und Betreuung zu Hause – a pilot project (2015–2018) and ongoing network for integrating hospice culture and palliative care into home-based nursing and care services.

Products and services

• HPC Mobil – Hospizkultur und Palliative Care in der mobilen Pflege und Betreuung zu Hause A pilot project (2015–2018) and ongoing network that integrated hospice culture and palliative care into home-based nursing and care services. Developed workshops, organizational development methodologies, and networking approaches for mobile care providers across Austria.
• HPC Mobil Workshops Three-day interactive workshops for mobile care staff on hospice culture and palliative care. Uses the Storyline Method with creative exercises, group work, and case examples to teach communication skills, total pain management, and end-of-life care.
• Masterstudiengang Palliative Care Interprofessional Master program in Palliative Care delivered since 2006 in cooperation with Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU), Dachverband HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, and St. Virgil Salzburg. 361 graduates have earned the academic title MSc Palliative Care.
• VSD Vorsorgedialog Mobil Advance care planning instrument adapted from the nursing home version (VSD Vorsorgedialog) for use in mobile care and home care settings. Developed by an expert group commissioned by the advisory board for hospice culture and palliative care in basic care.
• Palliative Notfallmedikation (Films) Video films explaining palliative emergency medication in an accessible, practical, and understandable way for healthcare professionals in the field.
• Befähigungskurse für Ehrenamtliche Training courses for volunteers, providing basic qualifications for hospice volunteering.
• Interprofessionelle Basislehrgänge Interprofessional basic courses for professionals in hospice and palliative care.
• Multiplikator:innenschulung Palliative Geriatrie Multiplier training for palliative geriatrics. Intensive training week that teaches comprehensive knowledge from expert input and practical experience for healthcare professionals.
• QUEER & TRAUER – Begleitete Trauergruppe A grief support group for queer people (LGBTIQA+) launched in September 2026. Pilot project providing a safe space for queer individuals who have experienced loss through death of family or chosen family members.
• Mutmacher Film Film 'Mutmacher für ein Sterben zu Hause' (Motivator for Dying at Home) created as part of the HPC Mobil project. Available in long version (3:47) and short version with subtitles (1:57). Directed by Florian Platter.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,800 mobile care employees trained in hospice culture and palliative care through HPC Mobil workshops (2015–2018)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bayerischer Hospiz- und Palliativverband (BHPV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2026HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH and the Bavarian Hospice and Palliative Care Association signed a cooperation agreement on June 21, 2026, to intensify professional exchange and collaboration in hospice and palliative care across both countries. The agreement followed a two-day visit by the Bavarian delegation to Vienna.
• Bündnis für GemeinnützigkeitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Since 2025, HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH has been a member of the Alliance for Public Benefit (Bündnis für Gemeinnützigkeit), which has 145 member organizations. HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH also holds a board seat in the alliance.
• Arbeiter Samariter Bund WiencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015One of four Vienna-based mobile care organizations that partnered with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in the HPC Mobil pilot project (2015-2018) to integrate hospice culture and palliative care into home nursing services.
• Caritas der Erzdiözese WiencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015One of four Vienna-based mobile care organizations that partnered with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in the HPC Mobil pilot project (2015-2018). Caritas organized networking events with the Fonds Soziales Wien as part of the project.
• CS Caritas SocialiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015One of four Vienna-based mobile care organizations that partnered with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in the HPC Mobil pilot project (2015-2018), contributing to organizational development and palliative care training for mobile care staff.
• Volkshilfe WiencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015One of four Vienna-based mobile care organizations that partnered with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in the HPC Mobil pilot project (2015-2018), working to enable people to receive palliative care and die at home.
• Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität (PMU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Since 2006, HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH has partnered with PMU and St. Virgil Salzburg to deliver the interprofessional Masterstudiengang Palliative Care (MSc). The program has produced 361 graduates and continues to serve healthcare professionals across Austria, Germany, and South Tyrol.
• St. Virgil SalzburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006St. Virgil Salzburg co-hosts the interprofessional Masterstudiengang Palliative Care together with PMU and HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH since 2006, contributing to the academic advancement of palliative care in the German-speaking world.
• Wiener Städtische VersicherungminorOthersWiener Städtische is a corporate sponsor of HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, supporting the organization's public awareness and educational activities as part of the cooperative partner network.
• ERSTE Bank und Steiermärkische SparkasseminorOthersERSTE Bank is a corporate sponsor of HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH and hosts the organization's Generalversammlung at the ERSTE Foundation premises. The bank also provides banking services to the organization.
• Österreichische LotterienminorOthersÖsterreichische Lotterien is a corporate sponsor of HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, contributing to the funding of the organization's public mission.
• Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz (Sozialministerium)coreOthersThe Austrian Ministry for Social Affairs provides public funding for HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH's website and general operations, supporting the national coordination of hospice and palliative care.
• Fonds Gesundes Österreich (FGÖ)coreOthersThe Fonds Gesundes Österreich funded the HPC Mobil pilot project (2015-2018) and continues to support related health promotion initiatives, playing a key role in financing palliative care integration into home care.
• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH is actively involved in the EAPC, with its CEO co-leading the EAPC Task Force for Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care in Europe. The organization participates in EAPC congresses and contributes to international policy development.
• Institut für Pflegewissenschaft der Universität WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute for Nursing Science at the University of Vienna co-organized the 2026 event 'Communities, Hospiz- und Palliativversorgung für benachteiligte Menschen' with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, focusing on palliative care access for vulnerable populations.
• FRIDOLINA Kinderpflegedomizil, Kinderbetreuung Daheim Plus, Kinderhospiz Netz, Lichtblickhof, MOKI Wien, MOMO Kinderpalliativzentrum, Roter Anker, St. Anna Kinderspital und Kinderkrebshilfe Wien-NÖ-Bgld, Kinderburg mobilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine Viennese pediatric palliative care organizations, coordinated by HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, jointly organized the Austrian Children's Hospice and Palliative Day 2026 in Vienna's MuseumsQuartier, representing a first-time collaboration.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Palliativmedizin (DGP): Germany's national scientific medical association for palliative medicine. Functions as a coordinating, standards-setting, and advocacy body similar to HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH, but with a stronger medical-society orientation and broader cross-sector membership.
• Hospice UK: National charity and membership body for hospice and palliative care providers in the United Kingdom. Closest international analog to HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in terms of representing hospice facilities, driving policy, and providing education at a national level.
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO): U.S. national membership organization for hospice and palliative care providers. Closest large-scale international peer in coordinating advocacy, standards, and education across a national hospice ecosystem.
• Palliative Care Australia (PCA): Australia's national peak body for palliative care, performing the same umbrella role HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH performs in Austria — advocacy, education, standards, and awareness campaigns at a national level.

Others

• Caritas Österreich: Large Austrian social services nonprofit that operates member hospice and palliative care facilities (e.g., Caritas der Erzdiözese Wien). Comparable in being a federally active nonprofit in social care, but different in operating direct service delivery rather than coordinating an industry umbrella.
• Volkshilfe Österreich: Austrian social services non-profit that, through Volkshilfe Wien, partnered with HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH in the HPC Mobil project. Comparable as a member-organization delivering hospice-relevant home care services, and a stakeholder within the umbrella's network.

Emerging players

• Pallium Canada: Canadian non-profit focused on building palliative care capacity through education and resources. Comparable as a national capacity-building organization in palliative care, but smaller in scope and without a 400-facility member network.
• Stiftung Hospiz (Germany): German foundation supporting hospice and palliative care initiatives. Shares the mission of advancing hospice care and funding related projects, but operates as a grant-making foundation rather than a national coordinating body.

Broad incumbents

• European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): Continental umbrella for palliative care associations across Europe. HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH sits on EAPC task forces; EAPC is the broader incumbent operating one level above national umbrellas like Hospiz Österreich.

Regional players

• Bayerischer Hospiz- und Palliativverband (BHPV): State-level umbrella association for hospice and palliative care in Bavaria, Germany. Direct counterpart to HOSPIZ ÖSTERREICH that recently signed a bilateral cooperation agreement; comparable in mandate (coordination, training, advocacy) but operating in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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