LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz

What LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz does

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz is a public university hospital located in Graz, the capital of Styria, Austria. Founded in 1912 and operated by KAGes (Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H.), a public limited company wholly owned by the State of Styria, it functions as the regional tertiary referral center for southeastern Austria. The facility comprises 18 university clinics, approximately 1,500 beds, and roughly 600,000 m² of built infrastructure, with around 7,100 staff making it one of the largest employers in the region.

The hospital operates a comprehensive service portfolio across emergency and trauma medicine (anchored by the ZAM — Zentrum für Akutmedizin — Center for Acute Medicine and a supra-regional shockroom "Code Red" protocol), 17 operating rooms, intensive care, pediatric and obstetric services including anonymous birth and a baby hatch, day clinics in ophthalmology/dermatology/ENT/internal medicine/surgery, and an interdisciplinary surgical day clinic with 23 beds. Specialized capabilities include the Manchester Triage System (MTS) training center — Austria's reference and first certified training site — and the country's largest public Cytology Institute, processing over 200,000 samples annually from 140+ referring gynecologists across three states. The hospital also runs the Clinical Ethics Committee (est. 2006), clinical social work, pastoral care (Catholic and Protestant), psychological support, and a Virtual Outpatient Clinic for Dermatology with 48-hour online consultation turnaround.

Revenue is generated through Austria's social security and statutory health insurance system (Österreichische Gesundheitskasse), with Sonderklasse (private supplementary) accommodations as a secondary stream. The hospital is closely affiliated with the Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz), integrating clinical care with undergraduate and specialist medical training and academic research; notable outputs include multi-year pediatric E-Scooter injury research informing public helmet-safety policy. As a public entity, revenue is not disclosed and the organization is not listed on any exchange; funding flows through state-level budgeting and KAGes group allocations.

Name

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz

Legal name

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz

Website

https://uniklinikumgraz.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz is a state-owned university hospital in Graz, Austria, operating 18 specialty clinics, ~1,500 beds, and ~7,100 staff under KAGes. It serves as the supra-regional tertiary referral and trauma center for Styria and adjacent regions, affiliated with the Medical University of Graz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a public university hospital operated by KAGes (Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H.), the hospital provides healthcare services funded through Austria's social security system, statutory health insurance, and public funding for university medical education and research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz is a public university hospital in Graz, Austria, providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical care across 18 university clinics and roughly 1,500 beds. It operates the ZAM (Center for Acute Medicine) as a 24/7 supra-regional trauma and emergency center, delivers specialized tertiary care (surgery, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, and more), and runs Austria's largest public cytology institute. The hospital is closely integrated with the Medical University of Graz for medical education, specialist training, and translational research.

Product overview

LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz is a university hospital and one of the largest employers in Styria, Austria, providing comprehensive medical services through 18 university clinics with approximately 1,500 beds and 7,100 employees. The hospital operates as a unified medical center offering acute care (ZAM emergency center), specialized surgical departments (surgery, otorhinolaryngology, dermatology, internal medicine), pediatric services, and support services including clinical ethics, pastoral care, social work, and psychological support. The hospital also provides educational services through its Manchester Triage System training center and community health offerings like the Orienteering-Park. Patient-facing digital services include a dermatology virtual clinic, podcast programming, and automated transport recognition systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Hospital Medical Services Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient tertiary medical care across 18 university clinics covering all major medical specialties, serving patients in Styria and surrounding regions of Austria.
• ZAM - Center for Acute Medicine

Quantifiable outcome

• 892 children and adolescents treated for E-Scooter injuries between 2017-2025, with only 17% wearing helmets, informing helmet safety campaigns
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Charly Temmel (Ice Cream Company)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2026Annual community engagement partnership where Charly Temmel distributes free ice cream to young patients at the Children's Center, bringing summer joy to pediatric patients and staff.
• Medical University of Graz (Med Uni Graz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose affiliation between LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz and the Medical University of Graz enables integrated medical education, research collaboration, and translation of scientific findings into clinical practice. Medical students receive practical training at the hospital while researchers contribute to advancing medical knowledge.
• KAGes (Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKAGes operates as the parent organization of LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz and other regional hospitals in Styria, providing centralized management, funding, and strategic direction for the public healthcare network.
• Cytology Institute (Internal Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProcesses cytology samples from gynecologists across Styria, Carinthia, and Burgenland. Evaluates two-thirds of all gynecological smears from Styria and one-third from Carinthia, with over 200,000 samples and 140+ referring gynecologists annually.
• Verein 'Große schützen Kleine' (Children's Accident Prevention Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe hospital's Head of Pediatric Surgery serves as President of this leading Austrian children's accident prevention institution, translating research findings into public health education and prevention programs.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Universitätsspital Zürich (USZ): Switzerland's largest university hospital and a leading DACH academic medical center — comparable in delivering university-level tertiary care and research, though with greater funding flexibility from Swiss mixed public-private reimbursement versus Austria's fully public model.
• LMU Klinikum München: Munich's university hospital affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität — directly comparable in delivering full-spectrum tertiary care and academic research, but at significantly larger scale (≈2,000 beds) than LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz.
• Charité Berlin: Germany's largest university hospital and a benchmark for European academic medical centers — comparable in mission across tertiary care, research, and education, though it operates at materially larger scale and with a broader funding mix than LKH Graz.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg: A major German academic medical center with a strong research profile — comparable in tertiary care, research output, and academic integration, though operating at larger scale and under a different ownership structure (private university vs. Austrian state-owned).

Others

• Medizinische Universität Wien: The Medical University of Vienna is the academic partner of AKH Wien in an arrangement structurally analogous to LKH Graz's affiliation with the Medical University of Graz — directly comparable as the academic half of the public university hospital model.

Direct peers

• Kepler Universitätsklinikum Linz: Upper Austria's university hospital and the Johannes Kepler University affiliate — directly comparable as a public university hospital with similar scale, multi-specialty breadth, and regional referral role within the KAGes-equivalent public hospital network.
• Tirol Kliniken / LKH Innsbruck: The Tyrolean university hospital is the regional equivalent of Graz's facility, operating a comparable public university hospital model with similar specialty breadth, supra-regional trauma/emergency services, and integration with the Medical University of Innsbruck.
• AKH Wien (Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien): Austria's largest university hospital and the primary direct peer to LKH-Univ. Klinikum Graz. Shares the same public university hospital model, multi-specialty tertiary care mission, and integrated partnership with the Medical University of Vienna, making it the closest structural analogue.
• Universitätsklinikum Salzburg (SALK): Salzburg's public university hospital offering comparable tertiary care, emergency services, and academic integration with Paracelsus Medical University — directly comparable to Graz as a regional Austrian university hospital serving a defined catchment.

Regional players

• Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: Carinthia's largest hospital and the regional referral center for the state — comparable in public-mandate role and specialty breadth, though without formal university status, it overlaps with Graz's catchment for tertiary referrals and cytology samples.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LKHUniklinikumGraz
• Facebookfacebook.com/lkh.uniklinikumgraz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/uniklinikumgraz
• Instagraminstagram.com/lkh.uniklinikumgraz
• TikToktiktok.com/@lkh.uniklinikumgraz

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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