Elias Emergency University Hospital

What Elias Emergency University Hospital does

Elias Emergency University Hospital (Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Elias) is a public university emergency hospital located in Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania. Founded in 1936 by the Menachem H. Elias Family Foundation and inaugurated in 1938 as the most modern hospital in Europe at the time, the institution has operated continuously under successive state administrations—Ministry of Health (1948), Ministry of National Defence (1990), and Romanian Academy (2002, current). It provides comprehensive medical care across more than 20 clinical departments, including anesthesiology and intensive care, cardiology, oncology, neonatology, neurology, neurosurgery, surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics-gynecology, and emergency medicine, with a 24/7 emergency department (Unitatea de Primiri Urgențe / UPU) and an outpatient ambulatorium covering 34+ specialties. A satellite medical-rehabilitation facility operates at the 1 Mai Olănești resort. The hospital is a designated reference center for emergency care in Bucharest and serves as a clinical teaching site for medical students and residents.

The hospital is equipped with advanced medical technology including ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), hemodiafiltration and plasmapheresis systems, PiCCO and EV1000 invasive hemodynamic monitoring, videolaryngoscopy, TIVA-TCI target-controlled infusion anesthesia, CT imaging, and a radiotherapy laboratory currently under renovation. Intensive care capacity comprises 30 ICU/intermediate care beds (Category I-a), and the cardiology department operates 57 beds including 11 USTACC and 20 interventional cardiology beds. The hospital functions as a university teaching and research institution under the Romanian Academy.

Operating revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement contracts with Romania's national health insurance authority (CNAS) for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services, supplemented by patient copayments (coplata), fees from uninsured patients, and published tariffs for companion accommodation and ancillary services. A growing share of capital expenditure is funded through European Union programs including PNRR (Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan) and POIM (Large Infrastructure Operational Programme), covering infrastructure modernization, equipment, digitalization, neonatology, stroke care, and rehabilitation projects. The hospital is also developing voluntary private health insurance partnerships through a collaboration protocol with UNSAR (Uniunea Națională a Societăților de Asigurare și Reasigurare din România).

Name

Elias Emergency University Hospital

Legal name

Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Elias

Website

https://spitalul-elias.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Elias Emergency University Hospital is a public university emergency hospital in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1936 and administered by the Romanian Academy. It delivers 24/7 emergency, inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation care across 20+ clinical departments to the general population of Bucharest and Romania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Cardiology Diagnostic & Procedure Centers (Non-hospital-based) (HLAFABAK), Critical Care / ICU Pulmonology (Intensivist Services) (HLAKANAH)

Keywords

• Emergency hospital services
• University hospital care
• Outpatient specialty clinics
• Medical rehabilitation services
• Diagnostic laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest (București)

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Health Insurance Reimbursements (CNAS): The hospital is contracted with Casa Națională de Asigurări de Sănătate (CNAS) to provide medically necessary services covered under Romania's national health insurance scheme. Revenue is generated through reimbursement for inpatient care, outpatient consultations, procedures, and treatments provided to insured patients.
2. EU Funded Projects (PNRR, POIM): The hospital participates in multiple European-funded projects including PNRR (Planul Național de Redresare și Reziliență) and POIM (Programul Operațional Infrastructură Mare) for infrastructure modernization, equipment procurement, digitalization, and facility upgrades.
3. Patient Copayments and Fee-for-Service: Patients contribute copayments (coplata) for certain services. The hospital also publishes tariff schedules for accommodation of companions and various medical services, generating supplemental revenue from direct patient payments.
4. Private Health Insurance Collaboration: The hospital is developing partnerships with voluntary private health insurance companies through a collaboration protocol with UNSAR (Uniunea Națională a Societăților de Asigurare și Reasigurare din România) to expand payment options for patients with private insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Elias is a public university emergency hospital in Bucharest providing emergency, inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, and rehabilitative medical services across 20+ clinical departments and 34+ outpatient specialties. The hospital operates diagnostic laboratories, medical imaging, radiotherapy, and a satellite rehabilitation center in Olănești, while conducting medical research and teaching as a university institution under the Romanian Academy.

Product overview

Elias Emergency University Hospital is a university teaching hospital in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1936 by the Menachem H. Elias Foundation. The hospital operates as a comprehensive healthcare system offering inpatient services (200+ beds), outpatient clinics (34+ specialties), 24/7 emergency care (UPU), diagnostic laboratories (medical analyses, imaging, radiology, pathology), radiotherapy, and rehabilitation services at its Olănești facility. The hospital functions as a clinical and research institution under the Romanian Academy, providing specialized medical care across 20+ clinical departments including intensive care (ATI), cardiology, surgery, oncology, and obstetrics. Recent European-funded projects include AI-powered precision medicine research (SMART Center), digitalization initiatives, and infrastructure modernization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department Services (Unitate Primiri Urgențe - UPU) 24/7 emergency medical services providing immediate care for acute and critical patients, staffed by emergency medicine specialists. No appointment required for emergency presentations.
• Inpatient Hospitalization Services Comprehensive inpatient medical care including emergency, surgical, and specialized treatments with 200+ beds across multiple clinical departments. Includes continuous hospitalization and day hospitalization.
• Outpatient Clinic Services (Ambulatoriu) Outpatient consultations across 34+ medical specialties including cardiology, surgery, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and more. Appointments made by phone or online booking.
• Medical Imaging Services High-performance medical imaging services including CT scans and other advanced diagnostic investigations available to both inpatients and outpatients.
• Medical Laboratory Services Diagnostic laboratory services including medical analyses, imaging and medical radiology, functional explorations, and pathological anatomy.
• Radiotherapy Services Cancer treatment using radiation therapy delivered through the hospital's radiotherapy laboratory.
• Medical Rehabilitation Services (Olănești 1 Mai Recovery Center) Medical rehabilitation and recovery services at the Olănești-1 Mai satellite facility, providing physical medicine and rehabilitation treatments.
• Intensive Care Services (Anestezie și Terapie Intensivă - ATI) Category I-a intensive care with 18 ICU beds and 12 intermediate care beds. Services include mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic support, cardiac monitoring, hemodiafiltration, plasmapheresis, and ECMO.

Quantifiable outcome

• Active EU-funded infrastructure and equipment modernization projects covering oncology, neonatology, stroke care, digitalization, rehabilitation, and infection control
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UNSAR – Uniunea Națională a Societăților de Asigurare și Reasigurare din RomâniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpitalul Elias has entered into a collaboration protocol with UNSAR to launch a pilot project extending voluntary private health insurance coverage for payment of services provided by the public hospital. The hospital is inviting insurance companies with health insurance portfolios to individual consultation meetings to operationalize the collaboration, with the goal of benefiting patients through expanded payment options. This represents a public-private partnership initiative in Romania's healthcare sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Floreasca: Bucharest public emergency hospital with comparable emergency, surgical and intensive-care scope; one of the largest tertiary emergency centers in Romania and a direct competitor for high-acuity cases.
• Institutul Clinic Fundeni: Public specialty/tertiary hospital in Bucharest covering internal medicine, oncology, transplant and surgery — directly comparable as a state-owned university-affiliated tertiary referral center competing with Elias for complex cases.
• Spitalul Clinic de Urgență Bagdasar-Arseni: Bucharest public emergency hospital with strong neurosurgery, neurology and trauma services; directly competes with Elias for emergency and specialty referrals in southern Bucharest.
• Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Sfântul Pantelimon: Public university emergency hospital in Bucharest providing emergency, surgical and multi-specialty inpatient services; directly overlaps with Elias in patient catchment and service mix.
• Spitalul Universitar de Urgență București (SUUB): Major public university emergency hospital in Bucharest operating across a similar broad range of specialties with 24/7 emergency, inpatient and outpatient services — directly comparable in mission and patient population to Elias.
• Spitalul Clinic Colentina: Large public clinical hospital in Bucharest offering multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient care under similar public reimbursement structures; comparable in scale and academic affiliation.
• Spitalul Universitar de Urgență Militar Central: Bucharest military central emergency university hospital with similar emergency, surgical and specialty departments; comparable public-university emergency model and patient base.

Broad incumbents

• Sanador: Private hospital and clinic operator in Bucharest with multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient services; broad private incumbent competing with Elias in elective surgery, imaging and ambulatory care.
• MedLife: Largest private healthcare network in Romania offering multi-specialty hospital, outpatient and lab services; competes with Elias for paying patients, specialists and elective procedures under a private reimbursement model.
• Regina Maria: Major Romanian private healthcare network with hospitals, polyclinics and laboratories; broader private incumbent competing with Elias for private-pay and employer-sponsored patients in Bucharest.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spitalul-elias

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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