Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund

What Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund does

Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund GmbH (EVV) is a private Berlin-based Catholic healthcare holding company founded in 2014 through the merger of two Catholic charitable foundations: Katholische Wohltätigkeitsanstalt zur heiligen Elisabeth Reinbek (KWA) and Kirchliche Stiftung St. Bernward Hildesheim (since 2018 renamed Vinzenz Bernward Stiftung). The Verbund operates as one of the largest Catholic hospital, nursing, and training providers in Germany, with approximately 10,000 employees and 3,000+ beds across seven federal states (Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Niedersachsen, Hessen, Hamburg, Sachsen). Its facilities include major hospitals such as St. Bernward Krankenhaus Hildesheim (~164,000 patients/year), St. Joseph-Stift Dresden, Krankenhaus St. Marienstift Magdeburg, Sankt Elisabeth Krankenhaus Eutin, and Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle (Saale), as well as outpatient medical care centers (MVZs), nursing homes, short-term care facilities, and ambulatory surgery centers.

The company's core operations span inpatient and outpatient hospital care, nursing and elderly care, palliative care, and medical training. Services are delivered through a mix of standard hospital medical technology (diagnostic imaging, laboratory diagnostics, specialized equipment for cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, and palliative care) and selectively differentiated methods such as the first extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV-ICD) implantation at St. Bernward Krankenhaus and the Palligrafie palliative biography service at Sankt Elisabeth Krankenhaus Eutin. The academic teaching hospital partnerships with Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, TU Dresden, and Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, combined with the Elisabeth Vinzenz Institut (founded 2019) for executive leadership development, support a steady pipeline of medical professionals and reinforce the organization's Christian values-based identity.

Revenue is generated through the German public healthcare system primarily via DRG-based inpatient reimbursements and EBM-based outpatient reimbursements from statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurers, supplemented by long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung) for nursing services, integrated care program contracts (integra), donations for select services such as Palligrafie, and shared-services revenue from its wholly-owned subsidiary EVV Solutions GmbH. The company is governed by three Managing Directors (Tobias Dreisigacker, Peter Pfeiffer, Christian Thiemann) and an eight-member Supervisory Board chaired by Dr. Hans-Jürgen Marcus, with no private equity, venture capital, or public listing involvement.

Name

Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund

Legal name

Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund GmbH

Website

https://elisabeth-vinzenz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund is a private Catholic healthcare holding company operating hospitals, nursing facilities, and training institutions across seven German federal states with approximately 10,000 employees and 3,000+ beds, serving patients reimbursed primarily through the German GKV/PKV statutory and private health insurance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuous Home Care (Crisis Hospice) (HSABAFAB), Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Hospital healthcare services
• Inpatient medical care
• Nursing care facilities
• Geriatric medicine
• Palliative care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services Revenue: Revenue from inpatient and outpatient medical treatment covered by statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV). Payments based on DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) system for inpatient care and EBM (Uniform Value Scale) for outpatient services.
2. Nursing Care Services: Revenue from nursing care services covered by long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung) for residential and outpatient nursing care.
3. Donations and Charitable Funding: Palligrafie service at Sankt Elisabeth Krankenhaus Eutin is financed through donations specifically collected for the palliative station.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Elisabeth Vinzenz Verbund operates as a Catholic holding company for hospitals, nursing facilities, and training institutions across Germany. The network delivers inpatient and outpatient medical care across specialties including cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, and palliative care, supplemented by residential nursing care, dementia care, and medical education programs. Services are reimbursed through the German statutory and private health insurance systems and comprise a holding structure with approximately 10,000 employees, 3,000+ beds, and facilities in seven federal states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Medical Care Comprehensive medical care across all major specialties including cardiology, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, and palliative care, delivered through hospitals across seven German federal states. Reimbursed through German statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance via DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) system for inpatient care and EBM (Uniform Value Scale) for outpatient services.
• Residential and Outpatient Nursing Care Residential nursing care, dementia care, short-term respite care, and outpatient nursing services for elderly and frail patients. Reimbursed through long-term care insurance (Pflegeversicherung).
• Outpatient Medical Care Centers (MVZ) Medical care centers (Medizinische Versorgungszentren) providing outpatient specialist services, including Vinzentinum with 14 specialist practices at five locations.
• Ambulatory Surgery Center (AOZ) Ambulantes Operationszentrum (Ambulatory Surgery Center) providing outpatient surgical procedures at Krankenhaus St. Marienstift Magdeburg.
• Geriatric Day Clinic Partial inpatient treatment (teilstationäre Behandlung) with 20 places at Sankt Elisabeth Krankenhaus Eutin geriatrics day clinic, providing specialized geriatric day care services.
• Elisabeth Vinzenz Institut - Executive Further Education Personality development and spiritual further education for executives at EVV facilities, based at the Hildesheim location. Training programs delivered to healthcare leaders across the network.
• Palligrafie - Palliative Biography Service Unique palliative biography service where trained palligraphers create personalized bound books documenting the life stories of terminally ill patients. The approximately 10-12 hour process creates a bound book documenting the patient's life story for family members. Based on dignity-centered therapy principles developed by Dr. Harvey M. Chochinov and further developed by Sabrina Görlitz. Financed through donations specifically collected for the palliative station.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91.2/100 points in F.A.Z.-Institut 'Deutschlands beste Krankenhäuser' ranking - best hospital in Saxony in size category 150-300 beds
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus LübeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSankt Elisabeth Krankenhaus Eutin serves as Academic Teaching Hospital (Akademische Lehreinrichtung / Akademische Lehrklinik) of Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, providing medical education and research collaboration.
• Schön Klinik NeustadtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified Alterstraumatologisches Zentrum (geriatric trauma center) cooperation with Schön Klinik Neustadt for comprehensive care of elderly trauma patients.
• SAPV (Spezialisierte Ambulante Palliativversorgung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with specialized outpatient palliative care services for comprehensive community-based palliative support.
• Kompetenzzentrum Demenz Schleswig-HolsteinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with dementia competence center in Schleswig-Holstein for specialized care and knowledge exchange.
• German Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) and KrankenkassencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIntegrated Care program 'integra - Neue Wege zur Gesundheit' cooperates with health insurance funds for bundled care services including short-stay operations with comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic networks.
• Niedergelassene Ärzte (General Practitioners and Specialists)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation with established physicians and practices for integrated care pathways, outpatient referrals, and coordinated treatment plans.
• Universitätsmedizin GöttingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Bernward Krankenhaus serves as Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus (academic teaching hospital) of Universitätsmedizin Göttingen for medical education.
• Technische Universität DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Joseph-Stift Dresden is an Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus (academic teaching hospital) of Technische Universität Dresden for medical education.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Alexianer GmbH: Alexianer is a Catholic healthcare and social services provider operating hospitals, psychiatric and elder care facilities across Germany. Directly comparable to EVV in faith-based identity, multi-state footprint, and integrated hospital + nursing + social services model.
• Malteser Deutschland: Malteser is a Catholic aid organization running hospitals, emergency medical services, nursing care and palliative services in Germany. Directly comparable to EVV in faith-based mission, palliative/hospice care focus, and integrated care delivery model.
• Schoen Klinik: Schoen Klinik is a private German hospital group specializing in orthopedics, psychosomatics and neurology with strong medical quality positioning. EVV cooperates with Schoen Klinik Neustadt on a Certified Alterstraumatologisches Zentrum, indicating direct overlap in geriatric trauma and orthopedics services.
• Marienhaus GmbH: Marienhaus is one of the largest Catholic hospital and care providers in Germany, operating across multiple federal states with a comparable faith-based, foundation-backed structure. Directly comparable to EVV in mission, service mix (hospitals, nursing, elderly care) and Catholic values-driven positioning.
• BG Kliniken: BG Kliniken is a network of German hospitals specialized in trauma, orthopedic and emergency care, owned by the German Social Accident Insurance. Comparable in multi-site hospital delivery and specialty clinical depth (orthopedics, trauma), though differing in ownership and payer mix.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Helios is Germany's largest private hospital operator with ~90+ facilities nationwide, owned by listed healthcare group Fresenius. Comparable in scale and multi-state German hospital footprint, but operates as a for-profit listed company rather than a Catholic foundation entity.
• Diakonie Deutschland: Diakonie is the Protestant counterpart to Caritas, running hospitals, nursing homes and social services nationwide. Highly comparable to EVV in faith-based integrated healthcare and elder care delivery, though Protestant rather than Catholic.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Asklepios is one of Germany's largest private hospital groups, operating ~170 facilities across multiple federal states. Comparable in geographic spread and inpatient service portfolio, but structured as a publicly traded company with different ownership and capital access.
• Caritas Deutschland: Caritas is the umbrella Catholic welfare and healthcare organization in Germany, operating numerous hospitals, nursing homes and social services through regional associations. EVV operates explicitly within the Caritas framework, making Caritas the broader institutional context and partial competitor.
• Sana Kliniken AG: Sana Kliniken is a major private German hospital group owned by private health insurers (PKV). Operates a comparable multi-site, multi-state hospital and care network with similar DRG/EBM reimbursement exposure to EVV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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