Hospital Lozenets

What Hospital Lozenets does

Hospital Lozenets (УМБАЛ „Лозенец" ЕАД — University Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment "Lozenets" EAD) is a state-owned, multi-specialty university hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 1948 and 100% owned by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health since its 2019 conversion into a single-member joint-stock company. The 183-bed facility operates across approximately 16 hectares within Sofia's South Park and runs 24+ clinical departments including cardiology, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, nephrology, rheumatology, urology, and anesthesiology/intensive care, supported by five specialized laboratories (clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunology, medical genetics with NGS, and transfusion hematology). Its flagship clinical programs include invasive cardiology with dual Philips Azurion Clarity angiography systems (TAVI, stent implantation), a full cardiac surgery spectrum including heart transplantation, and organ transplantation programs covering living-donor liver, kidney, and lung (the latter performed in partnership with NHM Hannover, Germany). It also operates Bulgaria's only automated robotic transport system for internal logistics.

The hospital serves as the teaching-clinical base for the Medical Faculty of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski and runs a wholly-owned outpatient subsidiary, Medical Center Lozenets EOOD (established June 2021), which delivers specialized consultations across 28+ specialties through direct booking, phone scheduling, and the SuperDoc.bg platform. Its revenue model is multi-stream but NHIF-dominated: National Health Insurance Fund contracts across more than 250 clinical pathways, voluntary health insurance funds, direct payments from Bulgarian and foreign patients, medical education fees, equipment/space rental, donations, organ transplantation funding under the Law on Transplantation, and national health program funding. Pricing follows an approved price list with NHIF clinical-pathway rates, user fees for hospital stays, and private-pay tiers for non-covered services. The hospital serves general Bulgarian citizens, designated government officials and diplomatic corps under Council of Ministers decisions, foreign delegations, and medical students/residents.

Name

Hospital Lozenets

Legal name

Университетска многопрофилна болница за активно лечение „Лозенец" ЕАД

Website

https://lozenetz-hospital.bg

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hospital Lozenets is a state-owned Bulgarian university hospital in Sofia providing 183 beds, 225 doctors, 28+ specialties, organ transplantation, and invasive cardiology, serving NHIF-funded patients, government officials, and the diplomatic corps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transplant Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAE)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Cardiology surgery
• Organ transplantation
• Obstetrics gynecology
• University medical center

Headquarters

HQ city

Sofia

HQ country

Bulgaria

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Payments: Revenue from National Health Insurance Fund for healthcare services package accepted by National Framework Agreement and contracts with NHIF. Primary revenue stream for hospital services.
2. Voluntary Health Insurance Funds: Revenue from voluntary health insurance companies for medical care under signed contracts.
3. Direct Patient Payments: Direct payments from local and foreign private individuals or companies for medical services, including services not covered by NHIF.
4. Medical Education and Training: Revenue from training of students, residents and doctoral candidates under contracts with higher medical schools (Medical Faculty of Sofia University).
5. Equipment and Space Rental: Revenue from renting equipment, premises and areas in accordance with applicable regulations.
6. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Donations, bequests and assistance for hospital operations including ongoing chapel construction project.
7. Organ and Tissue Transplantation: Special funding for transplantation of organs, tissues and cells under the Law on Transplantation of Organs, Tissues and Cells.
8. National Health Programs: Revenue from national health programs financed under the Health Act.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hospital Lozenets (УМБАЛ "Лозенец") is a Bulgarian university hospital and medical center founded in 1948, located in Sofia. It provides inpatient and outpatient healthcare across specialties including cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, organ transplantation, orthopedics and traumatology, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology, general and abdominal surgery, urology, and anesthesiology/intensive care.

Product overview

University Hospital Lozenetz (УМБАЛ Лозенец) is a leading multi-specialty university hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, operating as a unified hospital-plus-Medical Center structure. The hospital provides specialized inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services with flagship programs in cardiology, cardiac surgery, invasive cardiology, and organ transplantation (liver, kidney, lung), while the Medical Center offers outpatient care across 28+ specialties including laboratory diagnostics. The facility is complemented by specialized centers (Women's Cardiology, Metabolic, Pancreas, Colon Cancer Prevention), a Psychological Help Center, and an innovative Automated Transport System. The hospital serves as the teaching base for Sofia University Medical Faculty and conducts scientific research alongside clinical care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Спортен комплекс Лозенец: Sports and recreation complex operating as СОК „Лозенец" providing sports and health programs and activities.
• Център за психологична помощ

Products and services

• Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery

Quantifiable outcome

• Living donor liver transplant performed for first time in Bulgaria (26.11.2004)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medical Faculty of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2003University hospital serving as teaching-clinical base for the newly established Medical Faculty of Sofia University. Provides training for students, residents and doctoral candidates. Hospital is primary base for medical education under Article 80a, paragraph 2 and Article 90 of the Health Establishments Act.
• NHM Hannover (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with lung transplant program. First successful lung transplantation in Bulgaria was performed at Lozenets Hospital together with team from NNHM Hannover, Germany.
• Bulgarian Patriarchate (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for construction of St. Cyril and Methodius chapel on hospital grounds. The chapel serves as spiritual home of faith, hope and gratitude for patients, relatives, doctors, staff and visitors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• UMHATSM "N.I. Pirogov" — Sofia: Bulgaria's flagship emergency and multiprofile university hospital in Sofia; comparable as a state-owned multiprofile tertiary hospital with similar public-pay patient mix and 24/7 emergency profile.
• University Hospital "Sv. Georgi" — Plovdiv: Bulgaria's largest state university hospital by bed count; comparable as a multiprofile teaching hospital with broad specialty coverage including invasive cardiology and surgery.
• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment "Tsaritsa Yoanna — ISUL": Another state-owned multiprofile university hospital in Sofia providing tertiary care across multiple specialties including cardiology and surgery. Directly comparable as a Bulgarian state university hospital of similar scale and profile.
• University Hospital "St. Marina" — Varna: Bulgarian state-owned multiprofile university hospital on the Black Sea coast offering a comparable mix of tertiary specialties, transplant services, and teaching-hospital functions — a direct national peer.

Broad incumbents

• Acibadem City Clinic: Largest private hospital group in Bulgaria, part of Turkey's IHH Healthcare; competes with Lozenets in cardiology, surgery, and outpatient care in Sofia with privately capitalized modern infrastructure.
• National Cardiology Hospital (НКБ): Bulgaria's dedicated national cardiac hospital; overlaps with Lozenets on invasive cardiology, TAVI, and cardiac surgery services and serves as a national referral center for cardiovascular disease.
• Medical University of Vienna (AKH Wien): One of Europe's largest university hospitals; serves as a benchmark for the university-hospital model Lozenets operates within — multiprofile tertiary care, organ transplantation, and academic teaching integrated under one roof.
• Heidelberg University Hospital: German university hospital and major transplant center; comparable as a multiprofile academic hospital with advanced transplant, cardiac surgery, and oncology programs that Lozenets aspires to align with via its NHHM Hannover partnership.
• Tokuda Hospital Sofia: Japanese-affiliated private hospital in Sofia; competes in multi-specialty tertiary care, particularly cardiology, orthopedics, and surgery, with strong private-pay positioning.

Regional players

• Motol University Hospital (Prague): Largest university hospital in the Czech Republic with comparable multiprofile teaching-hospital model, advanced cardiac and transplant programs, and Central-European public-pay reimbursement dynamics — useful regional benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hospital-lozenets

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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