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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė

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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė
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Viešoji įstaiga Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė
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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public healthcare institution (viešoji įstaiga) headquartered in Panevėžys, Lithuania, established in 1962. It operates a multi-facility regional hospital network consisting of the main inpatient hospital plus three branch facilities: the Konsultacijų poliklinika (Consultation Polyclinic), the Infekcinių ligų klinika (Infectious Diseases Clinic), and the Likėnų reabilitacijos ligoninė (Likėnai Rehabilitation Hospital). Clinical operations are organized into four departments: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Diagnostics and Treatment, and Infectious Diseases.

The institution delivers a broad spectrum of secondary and tertiary medical services — emergency care, specialized consultations, surgical procedures, diagnostics, rehabilitation, and infectious disease treatment — to the general population of the Panevėžys region and adjacent municipalities. Its technology footprint is limited to integration with esveikata.lt, Lithuania's national electronic health services platform, which supports patient registration and cross-institution record interoperability.

The business model is non-commercial: as a state-recognized public institution, the hospital is funded principally through the Lithuanian national health insurance fund (Valstybinė ligonių kasa, VLK) via compulsory health insurance reimbursements, with supplementary allocations from municipal and state budgets. There are no disclosed equity funding rounds, commercial investors, or M&A activity. Operational positioning in 2026 includes hosting the first regional rare diseases meeting and ongoing clinical-academic investment, including doctoral dissertation work by affiliated physicians.

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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public regional hospital in Panevėžys, Lithuania, delivering multi-specialty inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and infectious disease care to the regional population, funded through the national health insurance fund.

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HeadquartersPanevėžys, Lithuania
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Panevėžys
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Lithuania
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
hospital services, public healthcare, inpatient care, outpatient services, emergency medicine
Industry3 codes
1Critical Access & Rural Hospitals
CodeHLAFAAAGPrimaryYes
2Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers
CodeHLAFADACPrimaryNo
3Urgent Care & On-Demand Virtual Visits
CodeHLALAAABPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • General Medical and Surgical Hospitals622110
  • Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals622310
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec8062
  • Services-Hospitals8060
Product category
Hospital Services
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Distribution channels2 records

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D
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Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public hospital institution providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services across a broad range of specialties including surgery, cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, obstetrics, and rehabilitation. The hospital operates multiple branches and departments, serving as a major healthcare provider in the Panevėžys region of Lithuania.

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Product overview1 text field

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė operates as a public healthcare institution providing a unified portfolio of medical services through its main hospital facility and three subsidiary branches: Konsultacijų poliklinika (outpatient consultations), Likėnų reabilitacijos ligoninė (rehabilitation services), and Infekcinių ligų klinika (infectious diseases). The institution offers comprehensive healthcare including hospital care, specialized medical practices, rehabilitation medicine, and diagnostic services under a single organizational umbrella.

Product and service8 records
1Inpatient Hospital Care
CategoryInpatient Care
Description

Inpatient care across multiple medical specialties including surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, and other departments for patients requiring hospital admission.

2Outpatient and Consultative Services
CategoryOutpatient Care
Description

Outpatient consultations, diagnostic services, and follow-up care provided through specialized clinics and day-care units for patients not requiring overnight admission.

3Emergency Medical Services
CategoryEmergency Medicine
Description

24/7 emergency department providing acute care, trauma treatment, and urgent medical interventions for walk-in and ambulance-delivered patients.

4Surgical Services
CategorySurgical Services
Description

Surgical procedures across general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and other surgical specialties for admitted and day-surgery patients.

5Maternity and Obstetric Care
CategoryMaternal Health
Description

Prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care for expectant mothers, including neonatal services for newborns.

6Pediatric Services
CategoryPediatric Care
Description

Medical care for infants, children, and adolescents across general pediatrics and pediatric specialties.

7Diagnostic and Laboratory Services
CategoryDiagnostic Services
Description

Radiology, imaging, clinical laboratory, and functional diagnostics supporting inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care.

8Rehabilitation Services
CategoryRehabilitation Services
Description

Physical therapy, medical rehabilitation, and recovery programs for patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.

Partnership6 partners
1esveikata.lt
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

The hospital participates in the national electronic health services ecosystem, allowing patients to register for consultations online through the esveikata.lt portal integrated with the national healthcare information system.

panevezioligonine.lt
2Panevėžio Teritorinė Ligonių Kasa
Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Territorial Health Insurance Fund that manages health insurance contributions and contracts healthcare services, including those provided by this hospital.

panevezioligonine.lt
3Lietuvos Respublikos Sveikatos Apsaugos Ministerija
Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Ministry that oversees national health policy, licensing of healthcare institutions, and overall healthcare system regulation in Lithuania.

panevezioligonine.lt
4epaslaugos.lt
Strategic tierSupportingTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

Electronic gateway for Lithuanian e-government services including healthcare-related administrative services.

panevezioligonine.lt
5Valstybinė Ligonių Kasa (VLK)
Strategic tierCoreTypeTechnology or Integration
Description

National health insurance information system managed by VLK (National Health Insurance Fund) for electronic health records and insurance verification.

panevezioligonine.lt
6koronastop.lrv.lt
Strategic tierMinorTypeGTM or Marketing Partner
Description

Hospital participates in national COVID-19 response and vaccination information campaign coordinated by the Ministry of Health.

panevezioligonine.lt
Recent move3 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Peers10 records
1Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Largest university hospital in Lithuania and a major tertiary/quaternary care provider. Comparable as a public multi-specialty hospital operating under Lithuania's national health insurance system, but serves a national rather than regional catchment and commands academic/research scale that the Panevėžys hospital cannot match.

2Kauno klinikos (Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major academic hospital in Kaunas with the broadest specialty mix in Lithuania. Direct system-level peer as a public multi-specialty institution under the same national insurance and Ministry of Health oversight; competes with the subject hospital for complex referrals from Panevėžys patients.

3Klaipėda University Hospital
TypeRegional player
Description

Multi-specialty public hospital serving Lithuania's western region (Klaipėda). Highly comparable operating model, funding structure, and service scope to the subject hospital, but in a different geographic catchment with a port-city demographic profile.

4Respublikinė Šiaulių ligoninė (Šiauliai Republican Hospital)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Public Republican-level regional hospital in northern Lithuania with a similar multi-clinic structure (obstetrics, surgery, diagnostics, etc.) and parallel funding via the Territorial Health Insurance Fund. The most directly comparable peer given shared institutional designation, scope, and regional general-hospital role.

5VšĮ Tauragės ligoninė
TypeRegional player
Description

Smaller public regional hospital serving Tauragė county in western Lithuania. Comparable as a Viešoji įstaiga delivering multi-specialty regional care under the same national insurance system, but with a narrower service scope and smaller catchment than the subject hospital.

6VšĮ Marijampolės ligoninė
TypeRegional player
Description

Public regional hospital in Marijampolė, southern Lithuania. Comparable operating model and funding structure to the subject hospital; smaller scale but same institutional category and service profile.

7Republic of Estonia - North Estonia Medical Centre
TypeRegional player
Description

Largest public hospital in Estonia serving the northern region including Tallinn. Comparable as a publicly funded multi-specialty regional hospital in a neighboring Baltic state with similar EU regulatory and reimbursement context, but operates in a different national system.

8Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital (Riga, Latvia)
TypeRegional player
Description

Major public multi-specialty hospital in Latvia and a regional referral center for the Baltic states. Comparable as a publicly funded tertiary institution serving a regional catchment under EU/national health insurance, though larger and more academic in orientation.

9VšĮ Vilniaus miesto klinikinė ligoninė (Vilnius City Clinical Hospital)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Public municipal clinical hospital in Vilnius providing emergency, inpatient, and outpatient multi-specialty services under the same Lithuanian national insurance regime. Closely comparable in scope and operating model, but serves the capital catchment.

10Affidea Lietuva
TypeEmerging player
Description

Private diagnostic and outpatient provider in Lithuania operating under national insurance contracts. Comparable on the outpatient/diagnostics axis of the subject hospital's polyclinic, but with a private-sector capital model and focused rather than full-service scope.

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat3 records

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Key risks6 records

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Key highlights6 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Subsidiaries3 records

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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė

Hospital Servicespanevezioligonine.lt

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public regional hospital in Panevėžys, Lithuania, delivering multi-specialty inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and infectious disease care to the regional population, funded through the national health insurance fund.

What VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė does

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public healthcare institution (viešoji įstaiga) headquartered in Panevėžys, Lithuania, established in 1962. It operates a multi-facility regional hospital network consisting of the main inpatient hospital plus three branch facilities: the Konsultacijų poliklinika (Consultation Polyclinic), the Infekcinių ligų klinika (Infectious Diseases Clinic), and the Likėnų reabilitacijos ligoninė (Likėnai Rehabilitation Hospital). Clinical operations are organized into four departments: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Diagnostics and Treatment, and Infectious Diseases.

The institution delivers a broad spectrum of secondary and tertiary medical services — emergency care, specialized consultations, surgical procedures, diagnostics, rehabilitation, and infectious disease treatment — to the general population of the Panevėžys region and adjacent municipalities. Its technology footprint is limited to integration with esveikata.lt, Lithuania's national electronic health services platform, which supports patient registration and cross-institution record interoperability.

The business model is non-commercial: as a state-recognized public institution, the hospital is funded principally through the Lithuanian national health insurance fund (Valstybinė ligonių kasa, VLK) via compulsory health insurance reimbursements, with supplementary allocations from municipal and state budgets. There are no disclosed equity funding rounds, commercial investors, or M&A activity. Operational positioning in 2026 includes hosting the first regional rare diseases meeting and ongoing clinical-academic investment, including doctoral dissertation work by affiliated physicians.

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė firmographics

Firmographics
Name
VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė
Legal name
Viešoji įstaiga Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė
Website
https://panevezioligonine.lt
Company type
Private
Operating status
Operating
Short description
VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public regional hospital in Panevėžys, Lithuania, delivering multi-specialty inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and infectious disease care to the regional population, funded through the national health insurance fund.
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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė industry classification

Industry
Product category
Hospital Services
NAICS
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)
SIC
Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)
akta.pro primary industry
Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)
akta.pro secondary industries
Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC), Urgent Care & On-Demand Virtual Visits (HLALAAAB)

Keywords

  • Hospital services
  • Public healthcare
  • Inpatient care
  • Outpatient services
  • Emergency medicine

Where VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Panevėžys
HQ country
Lithuania
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė product offering

Product offering

Core offering

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public hospital institution providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services across a broad range of specialties including surgery, cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, obstetrics, and rehabilitation. The hospital operates multiple branches and departments, serving as a major healthcare provider in the Panevėžys region of Lithuania.

Product overview

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė operates as a public healthcare institution providing a unified portfolio of medical services through its main hospital facility and three subsidiary branches: Konsultacijų poliklinika (outpatient consultations), Likėnų reabilitacijos ligoninė (rehabilitation services), and Infekcinių ligų klinika (infectious diseases). The institution offers comprehensive healthcare including hospital care, specialized medical practices, rehabilitation medicine, and diagnostic services under a single organizational umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Inpatient Hospital Care Inpatient care across multiple medical specialties including surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, and other departments for patients requiring hospital admission.
  • Outpatient and Consultative Services Outpatient consultations, diagnostic services, and follow-up care provided through specialized clinics and day-care units for patients not requiring overnight admission.
  • Emergency Medical Services 24/7 emergency department providing acute care, trauma treatment, and urgent medical interventions for walk-in and ambulance-delivered patients.
  • Surgical Services Surgical procedures across general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and other surgical specialties for admitted and day-surgery patients.
  • Maternity and Obstetric Care Prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care for expectant mothers, including neonatal services for newborns.
  • Pediatric Services Medical care for infants, children, and adolescents across general pediatrics and pediatric specialties.
  • Diagnostic and Laboratory Services Radiology, imaging, clinical laboratory, and functional diagnostics supporting inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care.
  • Rehabilitation Services Physical therapy, medical rehabilitation, and recovery programs for patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.

Companies that use VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
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App detail

Feature1 record

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

  • esveikata.ltcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe hospital participates in the national electronic health services ecosystem, allowing patients to register for consultations online through the esveikata.lt portal integrated with the national healthcare information system.
  • Panevėžio Teritorinė Ligonių KasacoreOthersTerritorial Health Insurance Fund that manages health insurance contributions and contracts healthcare services, including those provided by this hospital.
  • Lietuvos Respublikos Sveikatos Apsaugos MinisterijacoreOthersMinistry that oversees national health policy, licensing of healthcare institutions, and overall healthcare system regulation in Lithuania.
  • epaslaugos.ltsupportingTechnology or IntegrationElectronic gateway for Lithuanian e-government services including healthcare-related administrative services.
  • Valstybinė Ligonių Kasa (VLK)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational health insurance information system managed by VLK (National Health Insurance Fund) for electronic health records and insurance verification.
  • koronastop.lrv.ltminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHospital participates in national COVID-19 response and vaccination information campaign coordinated by the Ministry of Health.

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos: Largest university hospital in Lithuania and a major tertiary/quaternary care provider. Comparable as a public multi-specialty hospital operating under Lithuania's national health insurance system, but serves a national rather than regional catchment and commands academic/research scale that the Panevėžys hospital cannot match.
  • Kauno klinikos (Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences): Major academic hospital in Kaunas with the broadest specialty mix in Lithuania. Direct system-level peer as a public multi-specialty institution under the same national insurance and Ministry of Health oversight; competes with the subject hospital for complex referrals from Panevėžys patients.

Regional players

  • Klaipėda University Hospital: Multi-specialty public hospital serving Lithuania's western region (Klaipėda). Highly comparable operating model, funding structure, and service scope to the subject hospital, but in a different geographic catchment with a port-city demographic profile.
  • VšĮ Tauragės ligoninė: Smaller public regional hospital serving Tauragė county in western Lithuania. Comparable as a Viešoji įstaiga delivering multi-specialty regional care under the same national insurance system, but with a narrower service scope and smaller catchment than the subject hospital.
  • VšĮ Marijampolės ligoninė: Public regional hospital in Marijampolė, southern Lithuania. Comparable operating model and funding structure to the subject hospital; smaller scale but same institutional category and service profile.
  • Republic of Estonia - North Estonia Medical Centre: Largest public hospital in Estonia serving the northern region including Tallinn. Comparable as a publicly funded multi-specialty regional hospital in a neighboring Baltic state with similar EU regulatory and reimbursement context, but operates in a different national system.
  • Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital (Riga, Latvia): Major public multi-specialty hospital in Latvia and a regional referral center for the Baltic states. Comparable as a publicly funded tertiary institution serving a regional catchment under EU/national health insurance, though larger and more academic in orientation.

Direct peers

  • Respublikinė Šiaulių ligoninė (Šiauliai Republican Hospital): Public Republican-level regional hospital in northern Lithuania with a similar multi-clinic structure (obstetrics, surgery, diagnostics, etc.) and parallel funding via the Territorial Health Insurance Fund. The most directly comparable peer given shared institutional designation, scope, and regional general-hospital role.
  • VšĮ Vilniaus miesto klinikinė ligoninė (Vilnius City Clinical Hospital): Public municipal clinical hospital in Vilnius providing emergency, inpatient, and outpatient multi-specialty services under the same Lithuanian national insurance regime. Closely comparable in scope and operating model, but serves the capital catchment.

Emerging players

  • Affidea Lietuva: Private diagnostic and outpatient provider in Lithuania operating under national insurance contracts. Comparable on the outpatient/diagnostics axis of the subject hospital's polyclinic, but with a private-sector capital model and focused rather than full-service scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance1 record

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries3 records

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė

What does VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė do?

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a public hospital institution providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services across a broad range of specialties including surgery, cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics, obstetrics, and rehabilitation. The hospital operates multiple branches and departments, serving as a major healthcare provider in the Panevėžys region of Lithuania.

Is VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė a public or private company?

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.

When was VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė founded?

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė was founded in -1.

Where is VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė based?

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė is headquartered in Panevėžys, Lithuania, in the Europe region.

Who are VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos and Kauno klinikos (Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences). Regional players are Klaipėda University Hospital, VšĮ Tauragės ligoninė, VšĮ Marijampolės ligoninė, Republic of Estonia - North Estonia Medical Centre and Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital (Riga, Latvia). Direct peers are Respublikinė Šiaulių ligoninė (Šiauliai Republican Hospital) and VšĮ Vilniaus miesto klinikinė ligoninė (Vilnius City Clinical Hospital). Affidea Lietuva is listed as an emerging player.

Does VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė have an API?

No public API is recorded for VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė.

What industry is VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė in?

VšĮ Respublikinė Panevėžio ligoninė's product category is Hospital Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLAFAAAG, Critical Access & Rural Hospitals, with a secondary code of HLAFADAC, Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers. Its NAICS code is 622110 and its SIC code is 8062.

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