OMV Petrom supports with 1.5 million euro the renovation of the Polizu Hospital – the largest maternity hospital in Romania

• The project, implemented through the Save the Children Romania NGO, includes the renovation and modernization of the entire intensive care unit and emergency operating theatre
• Over 5,000 patients – newborns and mothers, to benefit annually from modern and safe conditions

OMV Petrom, in partnership with Save the Children Romania, supports with 1.5 million euros the renovation of Polizu Maternity Hospital – the largest unit of its kind in Bucharest and Romania. This initiative will contribute to improving medical conditions for thousands of mothers and newborns across the country, by modernizing the hospital infrastructure and providing updated equipment. 

Polizu Maternity Hospital is Romania’s largest intensive care unit for obstetrics and neonatology, serving high-risk pregnancies and premature newborns from across the country. Polizu is also the destination for complex cases such as various foetal conditions and situations where immediate intervention is needed from the very first seconds of life. The hospital is a national referral centre and has significant needs to update its infrastructure and equipment.

Christina Verchere, CEO of OMV Petrom: “Our commitment to the community is long-standing, with around 190 million euros invested in social projects since 2007. Health is a priority, and the Polizu Maternity project aligns with our sustainability goals and provides essential resources for thousands of vulnerable patients annually. In addition, we have supported the construction of the new paediatric hospital in Bucharest, the modernization of the Ploiești County Hospital, the Health in the Neighbourhood program, which facilitates access to medical care in isolated communities, and Hospice Home for Hope, which provides palliative care to terminally ill children. We continue to invest in projects with real impact for people and for the future of Romania.”

The overall objective of the project is to improve the quality and safety of health care by modernizing the infrastructure of the Intensive Care Unit and the Operating Room.

The renovation and modernization of the Intensive Care Unit and the Operating Room will improve the management of high-risk pregnancies, reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections and increasing the efficiency of interventions by optimizing medical circuits and shortening emergency response times. In addition, these investments will ensure a friendly and comfortable environment for patients, both during treatment and recovery, with more than 5,000 patients benefiting annually from modern and safe conditions.

Gabriela Alexandrescu, Executive President of Save the Children Romania: "OMV Petrom joins the heartfelt companies that support the Polizu Maternity Hospital project, helping us to get even closer to the completion of the renovation works in the Operating Block and ICU. The support received is a true gesture of solidarity for mothers and newborns in need of specialized care.”

For 35 years, Save the Children Romania has been building social programs, public policies and sound practices for the benefit of Romanian children. The expertise and the complexity of projects at national level make the organization an essential social institution, whose role is to mediate between society and public authority for the benefit of the child. In its more than three decades of activity, Save the Children has actively intervened in society, identifying concrete solutions to protect and support vulnerable children, while at the same time advocating for a viable collaboration with the decision-making authorities to ensure the best interests of the child.

Save the Children Romania has partnered with Polizu Maternity Hospital since 2021 to address critical infrastructure and equipment gaps, ensuring that Romania’s national leader in maternal and neonatal care continues to provide equitable access to high-quality medical services.

This initiative is part of OMV Petrom's commitment to the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, targeting goals related to health, infrastructure, and partnerships.

About OMV Petrom  

OMV Petrom is the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, with an annual Group hydrocarbon production of approximately 40 million boe in 2024. The Group has a refining capacity of 4.5 million tons annually and operates an 860 MW high-efficiency gas-fired power plant. The Group is present on the oil products retail market in Romania and neighbouring countries through approximately 780 filling stations under two brands – OMV and Petrom.

OMV Petrom is a company in which, as of end-2024, Romanian shareholders hold over 43% of the shares (of which the Romanian state, through the Ministry of Energy, holds 20.7%, and 22.5% are owned by pension funds in Romania, to which are added almost 500,000 individual investors and other Romanian entities). OMV Aktiengesellschaft, one of the largest listed industrial companies in Austria, holds a 51.2% stake in OMV Petrom, and the remaining 5.6% are held by other foreign investors. Of the total shares of OMV Petrom, 28.1% represents the free float on the Bucharest Stock Exchange .

OMV Petrom is one of the largest contributors to the state budget, with around 44 billion euro in taxes and dividends paid between 2005 and 2024. During the same period, the company invested approximately 20 billion euro.

Since 2007, OMV Petrom has included corporate responsibility principles into its business strategy. Between 2007 and 2024, the company has allocated around 190 million euro to develop communities in Romania, focusing on environmental protection, education, health, and local development.

On July 29th, 2020, OMV Petrom announced its support for the recommendations issued by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) regarding risks and opportunities on climate change. OMV Petrom annually reports on the progress made in implementing these recommendations.