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AI in healthcare, with privacy first
Healthcare organisations work with special-category personal data, and that is exactly where generic AI from the United States runs into trouble. HostYourAI runs open models on GPUs in European datacenters via vLLM, so patient data never leaves the EU and processing falls fully under European law. You stay in control of which model runs, where it runs and who can reach it.
Why healthcare organisations host their AI in the EU
Data stays inside Europe
All inference happens on European GPUs. There is no US cloud provider in the chain, so you are not exposed to foreign access legislation such as the US CLOUD Act. For special-category data that is the difference between a compliance risk and a workable solution.
Open weights you can audit
You run open models such as Llama, Mistral and Qwen. No black box: behaviour is reproducible and auditable, which helps with internal review and demonstrating diligence to a data protection officer.
A Data Processing Agreement and no training on your data
A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available and the subprocessor list is public. Your prompts and documents are not used to train models. What you put in stays yours.
What you use AI for in healthcare
Think of summarising medical documentation and handovers, drafting clear patient information, supporting administrative text and reporting, and making internal protocols and guidelines searchable with RAG. In every case AI supports the clinician: the model delivers a draft, a human reviews and decides. Do not use it as medical advice or for autonomous diagnosis.
Healthcare requirements and how HostYourAI meets them
| Requirement in healthcare | How HostYourAI meets it |
|---|---|
| Processing special-category personal data under the GDPR | Processing entirely inside the EU, with a Data Processing Agreement |
| No data export outside the EU | European GPUs, no US cloud in the chain |
| Accountability and transparency | Open models, public subprocessor list, per-request logging |
| No reuse of patient data | No training on your input or output |
| Isolation for sensitive workloads | Dedicated GPU instances alongside the shared Router |
| Control over cost and usage | Pay-as-you-go per token or per hour, visible per request |
Certification such as ISO 27001 or a national healthcare standard sits within your own organisation and processes. We provide the building blocks that support such a track: EU processing, a DPA, isolation and transparency.
How to start
Link a knowledge base with your own protocols and guidelines; the Router automatically injects the relevant context, so answers are grounded in your sources instead of general model knowledge. Start small on the shared Router and scale to a dedicated instance once you go to production.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://hostyourai.com/api/v1",
api_key="hyai-...",
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama-3.3-70b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this guideline."}],
extra_body={"knowledge_base_id": 42},
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
Want to know more about linking knowledge? Read the guide Build RAG on EU GPUs.
Questions about AI in healthcare
Does patient data really stay inside the EU?
Yes. Models run on GPUs in European datacenters and your prompts and outputs never leave the EU. There is no US cloud provider in between.
Do I get a Data Processing Agreement?
Yes, a DPA is available and the subprocessor list is public, so you know exactly who plays which role in the chain.
Is our data used to train models?
No. There is no training on your input or output. Open weights also mean the model does not quietly learn from your traffic.
Does this support standards like ISO 27001?
We provide the technical building blocks that belong to it: EU processing, a DPA, isolation via dedicated instances and transparency. The certification itself runs through your own organisation and processes.
Can I use AI for diagnosis?
No. Use AI as support for clinicians, for example for summaries and drafts. A human reviews and decides; it is not medical advice.
Can I run my own or fine-tuned model?
Yes. Alongside the catalogue models you can deploy your own or a fine-tuned model from Hugging Face on a dedicated instance.