Opća bolnica Varaždin

What Opća bolnica Varaždin does

Opća bolnica Varaždin is a state-owned public secondary-care hospital headquartered in Varaždin, Croatia, classified by the Ministry of Health as a Regional Hospital of Category IIA (Županijska bolnica regionalnog značenja IIA) since February 9, 2011. The institution traces its origins to 1859 and operates a three-site network — the main Varaždin campus at Ivana Meštrovića 1, the Služba za produženo liječenje i palijativnu skrb (Extended Treatment and Palliative Care Service) in Novi Marof, and the Služba za plućne bolesti i TBC (Pulmonary Diseases and TBC Service) in Klenovnik — delivering emergency, inpatient, and outpatient secondary care to Varaždin County and the wider northwestern Croatia region.

Operationally, the hospital spans 35+ clinical and administrative departments covering surgery (with a central operating block and sterilization unit), internal medicine (cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, oncology, nephrology, infectology, hemodialysis), gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, radiology (MR, CT, X-ray, ultrasound), medical biochemistry laboratory, hospital pharmacy, pathology/cytology/forensic medicine, transfusion medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, anesthesiology/intensive care, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, urology, and day-surgery and day-hospital programs. Patient access is mediated through a central scheduling unit reachable online, by email, by phone, and in person, with referrals from primary-care physicians (obiteljski liječnici) processed via the national e-Narudžba (e-Booking) system; a 24/7 OHPB (Objedinjeni hitni bolnički prijem — Unified Emergency Hospital Admission) handles acute presentations. The technology base is conventional clinical equipment plus supporting IT systems, including a recently EU-funded cybersecurity build-out.

The business model is that of a publicly funded healthcare provider. The hospital is contracted with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO) to deliver services covered under mandatory health insurance; insured patients pay a participation fee of 20% of total service cost, capped at HRK 2,000, while patients holding supplementary health insurance from contracted providers (Croatia zdravstveno osiguranje, Triglav, Wiener Vienna Insurance Group, Uniqa, Allianz Zagreb, Merkur, Generali, Agram life) are exempt from participation fees. Capital expenditure is funded through a substantial portfolio of EU grants spanning the European Regional Development Fund (Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014–2020), the Solidarity Fund for earthquake reconstruction (FSEU.2022.MZ.045/.046/.047), and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NPOO). The hospital holds ISO 9001:2015, EN 15224:2016, ISO 7101:2023, and American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) accreditation under International Accreditation Standards for Healthcare Organizations V5.0. Leadership is headed by Ravnatelj Doc.dr.sc. Damir Poljak, with a Zamjenik Ravnatelja, two Assistants to the Director, and a supervisory board (Upravno vijeće) under Chairman Alen Leverić. No private equity, venture capital, or M&A activity is present.

Name

Opća bolnica Varaždin

Legal name

Opća bolnica Varaždin

Website

https://obv.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Opća bolnica Varaždin is a state-owned Category IIA regional public hospital in Varaždin, Croatia, operating three sites (Varaždin, Novi Marof, Klenovnik) that deliver contracted secondary healthcare services — including emergency, surgical, internal medicine, palliative, and pulmonary/TB care — to residents of Varaždin County and northwestern Croatia under HZZO funding and EU capital grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Varazdin, Varazdinska Zupanija

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HZZO Contracted Healthcare Services: As a public healthcare institution contracted with the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO), the hospital provides healthcare services covered under mandatory health insurance. Patients pay participation fees of 20% of total service cost with a defined maximum. Additional supplementary health insurance holders (Croatia, Triglav, Wiener, Uniqa, Allianz, Merkur, Generali, Agram life) are exempt from participation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Opća bolnica Varaždin is a public secondary-level regional hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency healthcare services across more than 35 clinical and administrative departments. Its portfolio spans emergency medicine, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, radiology (MR/CT), laboratory diagnostics, transfusion medicine, pathology, pharmacy, anesthesiology, palliative care, and pulmonary disease/TBC care, delivered through three locations (Varaždin, Novi Marof, Klenovnik). Services are funded primarily through the Croatian Health Insurance Fund (HZZO), with patients paying a 20% participation fee capped at 2000 kuna unless covered by supplementary insurance.

Product overview

Opća bolnica Varaždin is a secondary-level regional hospital (categorized as 'Županijska bolnica regionalnog značenja IIA') providing comprehensive healthcare services across three locations: the main hospital in Varaždin (Ivana Meštrovića 1), Služba za produženo liječenje i palijativnu skrb in Novi Marof, and Služba za plućne bolesti i TBC in Klenovnik. The hospital offers a unified portfolio of inpatient and outpatient services including emergency medicine (OHPB), surgical services (Služba za kirurške bolesti with Centralni operacijski blok), internal medicine (Služba za interne bolesti), gynecology and obstetrics, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, radiology (with MR and CT), laboratory services, pharmacy, transfusion medicine, and specialized care units. The hospital operates a Centralno naručivanje pacijenata (central patient scheduling) system and provides day surgery (Jednodnevna kirurgija) and day hospital services. Secondary facilities include extended treatment and palliative care in Novi Marof and pulmonary/TB care in Klenovnik.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Healthcare Services (Bolnička zdravstvena zaštita)
• Emergency Medicine (Hitna medicina / Objedinjeni hitni bolnički prijem - OHPB)
• Surgical Services (Kirurške usluge / Služba za kirurške bolesti)
• Internal Medicine Services (Internističke usluge / Služba za interne bolesti)
• Gynecology and Obstetrics (Ginekologija i opstetricija)
• Pediatrics (Pedijatrija)
• Psychiatry (Psihijatrija)
• Neurology (Neurologija)
• Radiology (Radiologija)
• Medical Biochemical Laboratory (Medicinsko biokemijski laboratorij)
• Hospital Pharmacy (Bolnička ljekarna)
• Pathology, Cytology and Forensic Medicine (Patologija, citologija i sudska medicina)
• Transfusion Medicine (Transfuzijska medicina)
• Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Fizikalna medicina i rehabilitacija)
• Ophthalmology and Optometry (Oftalmologija i optometrija)
• Otorhinolaryngology (Otorinolaringologija)
• Urology (Urologija)
• Day Surgery (Jednodnevna kirurgija)
• Day Hospital (Dnevna bolnica)
• Central Patient Scheduling (Centralno naručivanje pacijenata)
• Extended Treatment and Palliative Care Service - Novi Marof (Služba za produženo liječenje i palijativnu skrb)
• Pulmonary Diseases and TBC Service - Klenovnik (Služba za plućne bolesti i TBC)

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Opća bolnica Dubrovnik: Regional public general hospital in Dubrovnik-Neretva County operating under HZZO with multi-specialty secondary care, comparable tier and public-hospital governance model.
• Opća bolnica Slavonski Brod: Croatian regional general hospital contracted with HZZO providing comparable secondary multi-specialty services in Brod-Posavina County.
• Opća bolnica Karlovac: Regional public general hospital in Karlovac County with similar HZZO contract structure and secondary-care scope, located in a comparable central Croatian catchment.
• Opća bolnica Šibenik: Regional public general hospital in Šibenik-Knin County under HZZO, providing comparable multi-specialty secondary hospital services at similar regional scale.
• Opća bolnica Bjelovar: Regional general hospital serving Bjelovarsko-bilogorska County under HZZO, with a comparable mix of secondary inpatient specialties and public-hospital operations.
• Opća bolnica Dr. Tomislav Bardek Koprivnica: Neighboring northern-Croatia county hospital (Koprivnica-Križevci) offering similar HZZO-funded secondary hospital services to a comparable-sized rural county population.
• Opća bolnica Zadar: Croatian regional (IIA-level) general hospital serving Zadar County with a comparable portfolio of secondary inpatient, surgical, and outpatient services under HZZO contracting — the most structurally similar peer.

Regional players

• Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka: Croatian tertiary public hospital serving the Adriatic/northwestern region under HZZO; comparable public-hospital governance but at a different geography and tertiary tier.

Broad incumbents

• Klinički bolnički centar Sestre Milosrdnice: Zagreb-based tertiary clinical hospital center; comparable public-hospital and HZZO operating model, but with academic/tertiary scope that competes with OB Varaždin for referrals in specialties like oncology and cardiology.
• Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb: Largest Croatian tertiary university hospital; comparable public-hospital governance and HZZO contracting but operates at national tertiary/academic scale, making it the dominant referral destination for complex cases from OB Varaždin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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