ORTEC has acquired TOBA HR Solutions, a provider of workforce management software for healthcare organizations in Belgium and Luxembourg. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquisition adds approximately 250 healthcare organizations to ORTEC’s customer base, representing about 225,000 frontline professionals operating across more than 1,450 locations.
ORTEC said the deal strengthens its position in the Belgian and Luxembourg healthcare workforce management market while advancing its goal of becoming a leading European provider of workforce technology for complex and highly regulated healthcare environments.
Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, TOBA HR Solutions develops software that helps hospitals and other healthcare providers manage workforce planning, employee scheduling, time and attendance, employee self-service, and broader human capital management processes.
The company also operates regional offices in Zaventem and Ittre.
TOBA’s software is designed to address the workforce challenges faced by healthcare organizations, where staffing decisions must account for employee availability, qualifications, labor regulations, patient demand, working-hour requirements, and operational continuity.
By joining ORTEC, TOBA will gain access to a larger technology platform, additional product development resources, artificial intelligence capabilities, and a broader international organization.
Existing TOBA customers will continue receiving support for their current products during the integration process. ORTEC said those organizations will also benefit from access to its AI-powered workforce management capabilities and broader portfolio of planning technologies.
The combined organization intends to develop more advanced tools for workforce planning and scheduling, employee engagement, self-service, and data-driven decision-making.
ORTEC believes the acquisition will help healthcare providers create schedules that more effectively balance patient care requirements with employee preferences, regulatory requirements, and staffing constraints.
Healthcare organizations across Europe continue to face workforce shortages, rising labor costs, employee burnout, and increasing pressure to maintain care quality. These issues are particularly challenging for hospitals and care providers that operate continuously and require employees with specialized skills.
Workforce management systems can help healthcare organizations forecast staffing needs, assign employees based on qualifications and availability, track attendance, manage shift changes, and identify potential staffing gaps before they affect operations.
The technology can also give employees greater visibility into their schedules and allow them to submit availability, request time off, exchange shifts, and access workforce information through self-service tools.
ORTEC said combining TOBA’s regional healthcare expertise with its technology and optimization capabilities creates a stronger foundation for serving hospitals and other care organizations in Belgium and Luxembourg.
TOBA has developed an established presence in the region by building software around the operational and regulatory needs of local healthcare providers.
ORTEC brings more than 40 years of experience developing software for workforce management and supply chain planning. Its products use mathematical optimization, analytics, and artificial intelligence to help organizations make more efficient use of employees, equipment, and other resources.
The company serves customers across industries where workforce and operational planning can involve significant complexity.
In healthcare, ORTEC’s software is intended to support staffing decisions that improve operational efficiency while also considering employee experience and the delivery of patient care.
The acquisition expands ORTEC’s ability to offer localized healthcare workforce management products backed by a larger European technology and support organization.
It also increases the amount of workforce and operational data available across the combined customer base. ORTEC expects its data and analytics capabilities to help healthcare organizations identify scheduling patterns, staffing inefficiencies, overtime risks, and opportunities to improve employee deployment.
TOBA CEO Tine Van Brandt said the company has invested in its workforce, technology, and customer relationships during recent years. Joining ORTEC is expected to provide the scale and expertise needed to accelerate product innovation.
ORTEC plans to continue supporting TOBA’s existing software while exploring opportunities to connect the company’s capabilities with ORTEC’s broader workforce management platform.
The integration is intended to preserve TOBA’s regional expertise and customer relationships while giving customers access to additional technologies and development resources.
ORTEC is backed by Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm.
The acquisition reflects ORTEC’s continued expansion in workforce management software and its focus on markets where staffing, regulatory compliance, and resource allocation require specialized technology.
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“At ORTEC, we believe work should flow—even in the most complex environments—and TOBA shares that mindset. Together, we’re strengthening our ability to provide healthcare organizations with smarter, more intuitive solutions to plan, manage and optimize their workforce, improving care delivery and employee experience.”
Georgios Sarigiannidis, CEO of ORTEC
“Joining ORTEC represents an exciting new chapter for us. Over the past years, we’ve transformed the company, investing in our people, our technology and our customers. Becoming part of ORTEC gives us the scale, expertise and reach to accelerate innovation, and support our customers even better in the years ahead.”
Tine Van Brandt, CEO of TOBA HR Solutions
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