LKH Murtal

What LKH Murtal does

LKH Murtal (Landeskrankenhaus Murtal) is a regional public hospital operated by Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H. (KAGes), the state-owned healthcare company of the State of Styria, Austria. It serves the two-district catchment of Murau and Murtal through three sites — Judenburg, Knittelfeld, and Stolzalpe — providing general and specialized inpatient and outpatient care across surgery, internal medicine, gynecology/obstetrics, orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, and acute geriatrics. The facility handles approximately 16,300 inpatient admissions and 65,600 outpatient visits per year, supported by emergency services and a patient portal for digital access. It is also a designated teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) for the Medical Universities of Graz and Vienna.

The hospital's underlying technology stack consists of standard regional-hospital infrastructure: diagnostic imaging, surgical facilities, intensive care units, and multi-specialty departments, with no proprietary platform, API, or AI capability disclosed. As a state entity under KAGes, it inherits centralized management, IT coordination, and procurement from a network of 11 provincial hospitals across 20 locations and 4 state care centers. Service delivery is integrated with primary- and secondary-care referral partners, including GP and specialist referrers across the two districts.

LKH Murtal's revenue model is reimbursement-driven through Austria's statutory public health insurance system (ÖGK and other carriers), under which insured residents receive inpatient and outpatient care without direct payment. With 1,400+ staff, it is one of the largest employers in the Murtal region, but it is not an independent commercial enterprise — operating budgets, capital allocation, and strategic direction flow from KAGes and ultimately from the Land Steiermark. Patient pricing is fixed by public reimbursement schedules, with optional special-class/private upgrades representing the only direct-pay component.

Name

LKH Murtal

Legal name

Landeskrankenhaus Murtal

Website

https://lkh-murtal.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LKH Murtal is a regional public hospital operated by state-owned KAGes, serving the Murau and Murtal districts of Styria, Austria, across three sites (Judenburg, Knittelfeld, Stolzalpe) with 1,400+ staff, 16,300 inpatient admissions and 65,600 outpatient visits annually, and teaching hospital status with the Medical Universities of Graz and Vienna.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Regional healthcare
• Inpatient and outpatient care
• Emergency medical services
• Teaching hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Judenburg

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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: As a public hospital operated by KAGes (Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H.), LKH Murtal generates revenue through the Austrian public healthcare system. Services are reimbursed through health insurance providers, with funding from the Austrian state and social security systems. The hospital provides inpatient admissions (approximately 16,300 annually) and outpatient services (approximately 65,600 annually).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

LKH Murtal operates as a regional state hospital network with three locations (Judenburg, Knittelfeld, Stolzalpe) providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical care across multiple specialties for the population of the Murau and Murtal districts in Styria, Austria. The hospital handles approximately 16,300 inpatient admissions and 65,600 outpatient visits annually, supported by 24/7 emergency services and functioning as a teaching hospital for the Medical Universities of Graz and Vienna. Services are reimbursed through the Austrian public health insurance system.

Product overview

LKH Murtal operates as a regional hospital network consisting of three locations (Judenburg, Knittelfeld, Stolzalpe) under the KAGes (Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H.) umbrella. The facility offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services across multiple specialties, supported by a patient portal and medical portal for digital access. It functions as a teaching hospital affiliated with medical universities in Graz and Vienna.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LKH Murtal Hospital Services (Inpatient and Outpatient Care) Comprehensive multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient hospital services delivered across three locations (Judenburg, Knittelfeld, Stolzalpe) in Styria, Austria, covering surgery, internal medicine, gynecology/obstetrics, orthopedics, neurology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, acute geriatrics, diagnostic imaging, and maternity services. Handles approximately 16,300 inpatient admissions and 65,600 outpatient visits annually for residents of the Murau and Murtal districts.
• Emergency Medical Services (Notfall) 24/7 emergency medical care provided at LKH Murtal locations for acute health situations and emergencies in the Murau and Murtal districts.
• Teaching Hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) Programs Academic medical training program where LKH Murtal serves as a teaching hospital for the Medical Universities of Graz and Vienna, providing practical clinical training for medical students and facilitating research collaboration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 16,300 inpatient admissions and 65,600 outpatient visits annually

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Medical University of GrazcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLKH Murtal functions as a teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) for the Medical University of Graz, providing practical training opportunities for medical students and facilitating research collaboration.
• Medical University of ViennacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLKH Murtal functions as a teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) for the Medical University of Vienna, providing practical training opportunities for medical students and facilitating research collaboration.
• Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft (KAGes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLKH Murtal is operated by KAGes, the largest healthcare provider in Styria, Austria. KAGes manages 11 provincial hospitals across 20 locations and 4 state care centers, providing centralized management, resources, and coordination for all facilities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tirol Kliniken: State-owned hospital network in Tyrol operating multiple regional hospitals and a university center. Highly comparable on governance, public ownership, teaching affiliation, and multi-site regional care delivery.
• LKH Feldbach-Fürstenfeld: Sister KAGes hospital in southeastern Styria that explicitly partnered with LKH Murtal as a COVID Versorgungslinie 2 facility. Operates under the same state-owned network, similar multi-site regional hospital model, and serves a comparable rural Styrian catchment.
• Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz: Austrian state-owned multi-site university hospital network in Upper Austria. Closely comparable public multi-site teaching hospital model with similar regional catchment structure.
• Universitätsklinikum Graz: Styria's university hospital and the flagship KAGes facility, academically linked to LKH Murtal through the Medical University of Graz teaching affiliation. Provides the tertiary referral tier that complements LKH Murtal's regional acute-care role.
• Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg — Universitätsklinikum Salzburg: Austrian regional state teaching hospital network with comparable multi-site structure, academic affiliations, and public-ownership model. Strong comparability on scale and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (AKH Wien): Austria's largest public teaching hospital and the second academic affiliate of LKH Murtal via the Medical University of Vienna. Comparable on teaching-hospital status and multi-specialty breadth, but operates at much larger scale as a national tertiary center.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): One of Europe's largest hospital operators with broad multi-specialty acute-care offerings. Comparable on inpatient scale and service mix; relevant as a private-sector benchmark for hospital unit economics that LKH Murtal must match within its public-sector cost envelope.

Regional players

• Ordensklinikum Linz: Non-profit multi-site hospital in Upper Austria operated by religious orders. Comparable on multi-specialty acute care and teaching status, but differs on ownership structure and operates in a separate Austrian region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/kages09
• Facebookfacebook.com/kagesstmk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lkh-murtal

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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