About us

“INNOVATING TODAY TO LEAD THE HEALTHCARE OF TOMORROW”

Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos is a leading clinical institution located in a district of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, that centralizes leaders of medical care and innovation, major biotechnological, clinical and research institutions.

Our specialists are experienced in providing state-of-the art elective and urgent services to both children and adults.

Alongside clinical care, Santaros klinikos seeks to ensure the best possible education of future healthcare leaders as well as advanced research and innovation opportunities through integration with the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University.

Our vision

An economically strong and leading medical centre in the Baltic region, providing multi-profile high-level healthcare services and a biomedical research and training centre, developing and implementing innovative biomedical and information technologies.

Our mission

To provide advanced and integrated healthcare to patients and to create and implement biomedical innovations.

WHAT MAKES US SPECIAL?

A comprehensive outlook

Santaros klinikos consists of 7 clinical groups (Surgery, Therapy, Diagnostics, Heart & Vascular, Mother & Child, Outpatient and Clinical Services) including 35 specialised medical centres as well as an emergency department, an outpatient clinic and affiliated divisions for pathology, cancer and odontology. This setting allows provision of truly multidisciplinary patient care in both routine and the most complex cases.

A large-scale operation

High patient and data flow serviced by more than 8000 employees allows our specialists to have extensive experience in the management of most medical conditions. The scale of Santaros klinikos required creation of efficient care pathways that now make adaptation to the patients’ individual needs possible. Moreover, it paves the way for innovative solutions based on big-data analysis.

A regional health IT leader

A reliable internal electronic health system having wide interconnectivity with the Lithuanian E-Health infrastructure ensures up-to-date knowledge of the patients’ history, prior diagnostic test results and treatment. A large collection of digital documents and imaging information, alongside established biobanking services, make Santaros klinikos a medical data hub that may be used for both medical and research purposes.

Complex care has become routine

Extensive experience in state-of-the-art medical treatment and surgical procedures make Santaros klinikos a reliable healthcare provider in complex cases and a trusted partner for development of novel treatment options. Minimally invasive and robotic surgery, interventional radiology procedures are now routine at Santaros klinikos. Our specialists perform heart, liver, kidney, pancreas-kidney, pancreatic cell, cornea, autologous and allogenic stem cell transplantations as well as CAR T-cell therapy. Our centres participate in 12 European Reference Networks (ERN’S) for Rare diseases as Full-Members and in 6 as Affiliated members – this helps to ensure the best possible care for individuals with rare diseases.

Close to academia

Together with the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University, the staff of Santaros klinikos spends considerable effort to prepare a new generation of medical specialists – it has become the go-to institution for practical training of medical students, residents and various other healthcare providers of the future. Close cooperation with Vilnius University ensures that clinical research and innovation be an integral part of the institutional strategy.

Recent developments

Santaros klinikos is an ever-evolving university hospital. Recently, affiliated divisions for odontology, oral, facial, and maxillofacial surgery (“Žalgirio klinikos“) and the National Cancer Centre supplemented the structure of the institution. Moreover, major infrastructural projects, including a novel Emergency Department and an Advanced Therapy Center, are underway. These developments are expected to ensure continuous improvements in both patient care and the quality of R&I at Santaros klinikos.

SANTAROS KLINIKOS AT A GLANCE

 A BRIEF HISTORY

HOSPITAL DIRECTORS OVER THE YEARS:

2024–present General Director Prof. Tomas Jovaiša 

2019–2024 General Director Prof. Feliksas Jankevičius

2013–2018 General Director Prof. Kęstutis Strupas

2003–2013 General Director Prof. Aleksandras Laucevičius

1997–2002 General Director Antanas Vinkus

1988–1996 General Director Juozas-Petras Radikas

1980–1987 Chief Physician Vytautas Žygas