Name

Hospital Clínico de Valencia

Legal name

HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA

Website

https://neumoclinicovalencia.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Respiratory Medicine Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

General Pulmonology Practice (HLAKANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

COPD & Chronic Bronchitis Management (HLAKANAE), Asthma & Airway Disease Specialty Care (HLAKAAAC), Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM), Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) & Respiratory Diagnostics (HLAKANAC)

Keywords

• Respiratory medicine services
• Pneumology specialists
• Non-invasive ventilation care
• Neuromuscular respiratory care
• COPD management

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Pneumology Service of Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia provides specialized respiratory medicine care including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for asthma, COPD, neuromuscular diseases (especially ALS), sleep disorders, smoking cessation, and chronic respiratory insufficiency. It operates multiple SEPAR-accredited specialized units (Respiratory Care Unit, Smoking Unit, COPD Unit, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Unit, Sleep Unit, Bronchoscopy Unit) and combines clinical care with residency training, university teaching, and clinical research through the Incliva research institute.

Product overview

The Pneumology Service of Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia is a tertiary university hospital department that provides comprehensive respiratory care. It operates as a unified service with multiple specialized units including the Reference Respiratory Care Unit (UCR) for chronic respiratory insufficiency and assisted ventilation, specialized consultations for asthma, COPD, smoking cessation, dyspnea, and sleep disorders, and diagnostic units for bronchoscopy. The service combines clinical care with teaching (MIR residency program, undergraduate university training, nursing, and psychology) and research activities through the Incliva research institute, maintaining SEPAR accreditation for multiple specialized units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Unidad de Cuidados Respiratorios (UCR): Reference unit for Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency and Assisted Ventilation in the Valencian Community

Products and services

• Unidad de Cuidados Respiratorios (UCR) - Respiratory Care Unit Reference unit for Chronic Respiratory Insufficiency and Assisted Ventilation in the Valencian Community. Specializes in respiratory care for neuromuscular diseases (especially ALS), chronic critical illness, and complex non-invasive ventilation. Features 4 monitored beds and 3 individual isolation rooms.
• Integrated Asthma Care Pathway (Ruta Asistencial Integrada del Asma) Collaborative care pathway for asthma patients across Primary Care, Pneumology, Allergology, and Emergency services. Designed to improve continuity of care based on scientific evidence and clinical practice guidelines.
• Smoking Unit (Unidad de Tabaquismo) SEPAR-accredited specialized unit for smoking cessation. Addresses smoking as a chronic disease by delivering expert cessation treatment to patients who want to quit smoking.
• COPD Unit (Unidad de EPOC) SEPAR-accredited Multidisciplinary High Complexity Unit for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, attending approximately 2,000 patients per year with comprehensive COPD management.
• Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Unit (Unidad de DAAT) SEPAR-accredited Basic Unit with Excellence criteria for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, a hereditary genetic disease affecting lungs and liver. Works jointly with the Pediatric Pneumology consultation and the University of Valencia Physiology Department.
• Bronchoscopy Unit (Unidad de Broncoscopias) Performs bronchoscopy procedures including transbronchial cryobiopsy for diagnosis of diffuse interstitial pulmonary diseases.
• Sleep Disorders Unit (Unidad del Sueño) Specialized laboratory for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related respiratory disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
• Respiratory Care for Neuromuscular Diseases (ALS and others) Specialized respiratory care for patients with neuromuscular diseases including ALS, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Steinert muscular dystrophy, and Pompe disease. The UCR attends approximately 65 ALS patients annually and receives consultations from across Spain, the EU, and the USA.
• Complex Home Ventilation Program Home ventilation program enabling patients with respiratory muscle paralysis to live without tracheotomy through portable ventilation devices, complemented by manual and mechanical assisted cough techniques for clearance of respiratory secretions.
• Bronchial Asthma Monographic Consultation Specialized consultation for bronchial asthma diagnosis and management, led by Dr. Heidi Mora within the Pneumology Service.
• Dyspnea Management Consultation Specific consultation for the treatment of dyspnea, the most frequent and disabling symptom causing suffering in advanced respiratory diseases.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROX index score >5.35 at 24 hours predicts success of High-Flow Nasal Cannula therapy in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia patients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature9 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VitalAire (Air Liquide Healthcare)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVitalAire, the home respiratory therapy activity of Air Liquide Healthcare, collaborates with the UCR on ALS patient care and education. Dr. Jaime Signes was interviewed in collaboration with VitalAire regarding the UCR's role as a national and international reference for ALS care. VitalAire also organizes 'Ayudas Paciente VitalAire' awards program with participation from ADELA-CV and recognition by the service.
• Fundación Incliva (Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Pneumology Service is affiliated with Incliva, the Healthcare Research Institute of Hospital Clínico de Valencia. Dr. Jaime Signes serves as coordinator of the Research Group on Respiratory Diseases of Incliva. The service conducts research projects under Incliva's umbrella and collaborates on multiple studies.
• ADELA-CV (Asociación Valenciana de ELA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADELA-CV (Valencian Association of ALS) coordinates training courses for caregivers of neuromuscular patients with the service. The service supports ADELA-CV's projects including the supervised housing project for ALS patients in the Valencian Community. The service and ADELA-CV collaborate on patient education, caregiver training, and awareness campaigns.
• Fundación Francisco Luzón - Unidos Contra la ELAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Generalitat Valenciana signed a cooperation agreement with Fundación Francisco Luzón to improve the life of ALS patients in the Valencian Community. The foundation aims to strengthen relations between associations and patients, improve coordination among physicians and professionals, and advocate with the administration. Dr. Emilio Servera supports the foundation's initiatives. The foundation was awarded at the Tecnología y Salud 2018 awards.
• Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe service is affiliated with SEPAR's network of Respiratory Care Units. Multiple units within the service have received SEPAR accreditation (smoking, COPD, DAAT). The service participates in SEPAR studies (e.g., on non-invasive ventilation in chronic critical illness published in the European Respiratory Journal) and organizes activities under SEPAR's patient program.
• Universidad de Valencia (UV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe DAAT Unit works jointly with the Department of Physiology of the University of Valencia. Dr. Emilio Servera is a tenured university professor of Respiratory Pathology at the Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia. The service participates in university-level teaching (undergraduate) programs.
• Hospital General de AlicanteminorOthersThe SEPAR-accredited Smoking Unit joins other hospitals in the Valencian Community with similar SEPAR accreditation, including Hospital Universitario de Sant Joan d'Alacant and Hospital General de Alicante, in a collaborative network of excellence.
• Hospital Universitario de Sant Joan d'AlacantminorOthersPeer institution in the Valencian Community also SEPAR-accredited for smoking cessation, forming part of the regional network of excellence in pneumology.
• Escuela Valenciana de Estudios de la Salud (EVES)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEVES (Valencian School of Health Studies) collaborates with the service to organize training courses for caregivers of neuromuscular patients and other healthcare professionals. The service coordinates courses through EVES, such as the 'Course on Home Care for Respiratory Problems in Neuromuscular Patients'.
• Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER) - MexicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. José Luis Carrillo Alduenda, pneumologist from INER in Mexico City, visited the UCR for 15 days to learn about the unit's procedures and share knowledge. Dr. Carrillo aims to establish a Respiratory Care Unit in Mexico and has collaborated on a joint research project with Dr. Pilar Bañuls.
• Sociedad Valenciana de Neumología (SVN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe service actively participates in SVN activities including annual congresses, case study competitions for residents, and research grant programs. SVN has awarded research grants to service members.
• European Neuromuscular Centre (ENMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UCR participates in international workshops organized by ENMC on airway clearance techniques in neuromuscular disorders, contributing to the development of international guidelines.
• Hospital General Universitario de Valencia (CHGU), Hospital Universitario Dr. PesetminorOthersPeer hospitals in Valencia that participate in joint activities organized by the SVN alongside Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia.
• GAUDÍ International Network (SEPAR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UCR participates in the GAUDÍ International Network within the SEPAR Sleep Disorders–Mechanical Ventilation Area, working on best practices in home non-invasive mechanical ventilation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (Valencia): Valencia's largest tertiary hospital and a fellow SEPAR-affiliated pulmonology service. Comparable as a public university hospital competing within the same Valencian regional referral network, with a broader specialty portfolio but overlapping respiratory programs.
• Hospital General Universitario de Alicante: Public university hospital in Alicante with SEPAR-accredited Smoking Unit, listed in the same Valencian Community network of excellence as Hospital Clínico. Comparable for respiratory care programs in the same regional referral ecosystem.
• Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset (Valencia): Valencia public university hospital participating in joint SVN activities with Hospital Clínico. Comparable as a regional tertiary pulmonology service within the same Valencian referral network.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid): Large public university hospital in Madrid with SEPAR-affiliated respiratory units. Comparable for tertiary respiratory care, ALS/neuromuscular respiratory support, and teaching programs.
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: University hospital of reference in Catalonia with a large pulmonology department. Comparable as a Spanish public university hospital service with strong research output, SEPAR accreditations, and international referral catchment for complex respiratory cases.
• Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid): Madrid public university hospital and IISGM research institute with active pulmonology and respiratory research programs. Comparable for tertiary care, research through affiliated institutes, and SEPAR-network participation.
• Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona): Major Catalan public university hospital with extensive pulmonology and respiratory critical care programs. Comparable for tertiary respiratory care, neuromuscular disease management, and SEPAR-accredited specialized units.
• Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Madrid): Major Madrid public university hospital with a renowned pulmonology service. Comparable as a large Spanish tertiary center for respiratory medicine, complex ventilation, and research output.
• Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Barcelona): Catalan public university hospital known for respiratory medicine and critical care programs. Comparable for tertiary pulmonology, sleep medicine, and complex ventilation services.
• Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla): Leading Andalusian public university hospital with pulmonology and respiratory critical care programs. Comparable as a Spanish tertiary center with SEPAR-affiliated units and translational research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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