Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk

What Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk does

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk (EVKK) is a non-profit general acute-care hospital located in the Kalk district of Cologne, Germany, operated by the Catholic charitable foundation Josefs-Gesellschaft Köln. Founded in 1904, the 501-1,000-employee facility delivers multidisciplinary medical, nursing, surgical, and emergency services to residents of the Kalk district and the broader right-bank Cologne region through 12 clinical departments and 9 specialized centers. Operationally, EVKK records approximately 15,000 inpatient treatments, 6,300 surgical operations, and 800 births annually, supported by 450+ nursing staff across 10 nursing stations, a 20-person therapy team, and a hospital pharmacy serving roughly 1,200 beds across the Josefs-Gesellschaft network.

The hospital's core technical capabilities are organized around DKG-certified cancer centers (Lung Center, Colorectal Center, Gynecological Cancer Center), a Chest Pain Unit, and the only Cardiac Arrest Center in Cologne besides Uniklinik Köln. Proprietary clinical technologies include endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) with Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) bronchoscopy, a cardiac catheterization laboratory operating since 1995, a digital radiology network performing more than 50,000 examinations per year, and a Galileo vibration platform for geriatric continence therapy. EVKK is an academic teaching hospital of the University of Cologne and partners with MVZ Leverkusen for laboratory medicine, CardioCliniC Köln (a Uniklinik Köln subsidiary) for cardiac and thoracic surgery, and Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim for thoracic surgery.

Revenue is generated primarily through Germany's Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) reimbursement system for inpatient care, billed to statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurers, supplemented by outpatient clinic fees, physiotherapy services on prescription, and managed pharmacy services. Patient acquisition is referral- and proximity-driven via the 24/7 emergency department, regional rescue services (112/116117), and physician referral networks rather than consumer-facing digital channels. Marketing is institutional in nature, relying on continuing medical education events, peer-reviewed research publications, and the hospital website. EVKK is part of a regional competency bundling initiative with Eduardus-Krankenhaus Deutz effective July 2026 and launched a new Diabetology clinic in January 2026 under Chefärztin Dr. Manuela Behling.

Name

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk

Legal name

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Köln-Kalk

Website

https://evkk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk is a non-profit acute-care hospital in Cologne, Germany, operated by Josefs-Gesellschaft Köln. It serves the Kalk district with 12 clinical departments, 9 certified specialty centers, and approximately 15,000 inpatient treatments annually under Germany's DRG reimbursement system.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Service Reimbursement (DRG System): EVKK operates under the German Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) reimbursement system for inpatient treatments, paid by the statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV). Revenue is generated through per-case payments based on diagnosis groups.
2. Outpatient and Ambulatory Services: Ambulatory treatments and consultations billed separately, including outpatient clinics, physiotherapy services, and diagnostic services.
3. Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Services: The hospital pharmacy provides medications, infusion solutions, care products, and specialized oncological preparations (chemotherapies) for approximately 1,200 beds, including EVKK and Evangelisches Krankenhaus Weyertal.
4. Physiotherapy Ambulance: Outpatient physiotherapy services provided on prescription (private, all statutory health insurers, BG or self-payer basis), generating revenue through standard physiotherapy billing codes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EVKK is a general acute-care hospital in Cologne-Kalk providing multidisciplinary medical services through 11 clinical departments and 8 certified specialized centers, including emergency medicine, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology, obstetrics, geriatrics, and trauma care. The hospital delivers approximately 15,000 inpatient treatments, 6,300 surgical operations, and 800 births annually, supported by an in-house radiology and nuclear medicine practice, a hospital pharmacy, physiotherapy, and academic teaching hospital affiliations with the University of Cologne.

Product overview

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk (EVKK) is a general hospital in Cologne, Germany, operated by the Josefs-Gesellschaft Köln. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of medical services organized into clinical departments and specialized centers. The clinical departments include General/Visceral/Vascular Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pneumology, Diabetology, Gastroenterology, Obstetrics, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, and Trauma Surgery. The hospital also operates multiple certified specialized centers including the Chest Pain Unit (CPU), Cardiac Arrest Center (CAC), Lung Center, Intestinal Cancer Center (Darmzentrum), Gynecological Cancer Center, Continence & Pelvic Floor Center, Myoma Center, and Center for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (CED Köln). Supporting services include radiology, laboratory (via MVZ Leverkusen), hospital pharmacy, palliative care, physiotherapy, psychological care, social services, and spiritual care. The hospital also maintains an educational nursing school and volunteer services. EVKK is an academic teaching hospital of the University of Cologne.

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Brands

• CardioCliniC Köln: Modern, independent specialty clinic for heart and thoracic surgery operating within the EVKK premises, wholly-owned subsidiary of Uniklinik Köln
• Lungenzentrum Köln am EVKK
• Darmzentrum Köln am EVKK
• Kontinenz- und Beckenbodenzentrum Köln am EVKK
• Gynäkologisches Krebszentrum am EVKK
• Chest Pain Unit (CPU)
• Cardiac Arrest Center (CAC)
• Zentrum für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED Köln)

Products and services

• Chest Pain Unit (CPU) Specialized center providing 24/7 rapid diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of patients with acute chest pain using an interdisciplinary cardiology and emergency team.
• Cardiac Arrest Center (CAC) Certified center for treating cardiac arrest patients with optimized internal procedures across emergency medicine, cardiology, anesthesiology, geriatrics, and radiology; only certified CAC in Cologne besides University Hospital Cologne.
• Lungenzentrum Köln (Lung Center Cologne) DKG-certified lung center providing comprehensive diagnostics and treatment for diseases of the airways and lung tissue, including endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), ROSE cytology, and surgical cooperation with thoracic surgery at Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim.
• Darmzentrum Köln (Colorectal Cancer Center) DKG-certified colorectal cancer center recognized as a leading specialist center in Germany, with interdisciplinary gastroenterology and surgery teams delivering individualized treatment.
• Gynäkologisches Krebszentrum (Gynecological Cancer Center) DKG-certified specialized center providing modern diagnostics and individual therapy plans for gynecological cancer, with minimally invasive tumor surgery in cooperation with the Onkologisches Therapie Centrum (OTC).
• Kontinenz- & Beckenbodenzentrum (Continence & Pelvic Floor Center) Center established in 2012 for the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence and pelvic floor disorders, coordinated by gynecologists and general surgeons, and certified as a German Continence Society consulting center.
• Myom-Zentrum (Myoma Center) Specialized center for diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids (myomas), including medical therapy, Sonata® radiofrequency ablation, and surgical options.
• Zentrum für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED Köln) Center for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) providing full interdisciplinary treatment including drug therapy and surgery.
• Herzkatheterlabor (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory) Specialized laboratory performing minimally invasive cardiac catheter examinations and treatments since 1995 in cooperation with cardiology, cardiac surgery, and CardioCliniC Köln.
• Radiologie Köln-Kalk (Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Practice) Joint radiology and nuclear medicine practice with 7 specialist physicians performing over 50,000 examinations per year (X-ray, mammography, scintigraphy, CT, MRI), with digital image data and reports electronically transmitted within EVKK.
• Krankenhausapotheke (Hospital Pharmacy) Hospital pharmacy providing reliable medication supply since 1980, serving approximately 1,200 beds across EVKK and Evangelisches Krankenhaus Weyertal with medications, infusion solutions, care products, and specialized oncological preparations.
• Palliativmedizin (Palliative Care) Palliative care for patients with advanced incurable diseases and their relatives, addressing quality of life, symptom relief, and support for psychosocial and spiritual concerns.
• Physiotherapie (Physiotherapy) Outpatient physiotherapy services available on prescription for all statutory and private health insurers plus self-pay, covering rehabilitation during hospital stay and continuation across multiple specialties.
• Notfallmedizin (Emergency Medicine Department) 24/7 emergency department accepting patients via emergency dispatch numbers with direct connection to the Chest Pain Unit and Cardiac Arrest Center.
• Klinik für Diabetologie (Diabetology Clinic) New clinic established in 2026 led by Chief Physician Dr. Manuela Behling, providing modern, guideline-based, and holistic diabetes care through an interdisciplinary team.
• Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Pneumologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin Department under Prof. Dr. Konrad Streetz providing comprehensive care for diseases of the digestive tract, respiratory system, and metabolic disorders.
• Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin Cardiology and internal intensive care medicine department led by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Frank Eberhardt, providing comprehensive cardiac care including cardiac catheterization.
• Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie Department led by Prof. Dr. Igors Iesalnieks offering the full spectrum of modern general, visceral, and vascular surgery including minimally invasive techniques.
• Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe Gynecology and obstetrics department led by Dr. Dirk M. Forner since 2015, providing comprehensive women's health and delivering approximately 800 births per year.
• Klinik für Geriatrie (Geriatrics) Acute geriatrics and early rehabilitation department focused on maintaining and restoring daily living competencies for elderly patients with multiple conditions.
• Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Alterstraumatologie Trauma surgery, orthopedics, and geriatric traumatology department led by Prof. Dr. Henning Kunter, focused on accident injuries and age-related trauma.
• Klinik für Anästhesie, Operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie Anesthesiology, operative intensive care medicine, and pain therapy department led by Dr. Kilian Kalmbach.
• Evangelische Krankenpflegeschule Köln (Nursing School) Nursing school jointly operated with Evangelisches Klinikum Köln Weyertal, offering 75 state-recognized nursing training places.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000 inpatient treatments per year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eduardus-Krankenhaus DeutzcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Effective 01.07.2026, EVKK and Eduardus-Krankenhaus Deutz are bundling competencies for the right-bank (rechtsrheinisches) Cologne region. Trauma surgery and emergency care are concentrated at EVKK, while Eduardus-Krankenhaus expands its endoprothetics, spinal surgery, sports orthopedics, and geriatrics. This restructuring is designed to strengthen specialized medical services in the region.
• Uniklinik Köln (University Hospital Cologne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardioCliniC Köln operates within EVKK as a 100% subsidiary of Uniklinik Köln, providing the full spectrum of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (excluding heart and lung transplantation). This partnership enables CardioCliniC to draw on EVKK's facilities while maintaining academic-level surgical standards.
• MVZ Leverkusen (Medical Care Center Leverkusen)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe MVZ Leverkusen is EVKK's laboratory partner, employing 1,000 staff nationwide and processing over 8,000 patient samples daily with more than 2,000 analytical methods. Founded in 1960, MVZ covers laboratory medicine, microbiology, hospital hygiene, and transfusion medicine. EVKK relies on MVZ for 24/7 scientific, personnel, and technical resources.
• Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim (Thoraxchirurgie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lungenzentrum Köln am EVKK collaborates with the thoracic surgery department of Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim, and jointly operates the Lungenkrebszentrum Köln - Merheim und Kalk, a DKG-certified lung cancer center. This partnership enables comprehensive lung cancer treatment including surgery.
• Onkologisches Therapie Centrum (OTC) am EVKKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe OTC provides hematology, oncology, outpatient tumor therapy, and radiotherapy services in cooperation with EVKK. It is integrated into EVKK's treatment pathways for lung cancer and gastrointestinal cancers, providing multidisciplinary tumor boards and clinical studies.
• Institut für Humangenetik des Universitätsklinikums BonnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Darmzentrum Köln offers genetic counseling in cooperation with the Institute of Human Genetics at University Hospital Bonn, supporting colorectal cancer family risk assessment and genetic testing.
• CIO Köln (Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie Köln)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lungenzentrum Köln actively participates in numerous clinical studies of CIO Köln (Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie), the oncology center of Uniklinik Köln, enabling access to cutting-edge clinical trials for EVKK patients.
• Deutsche ILCO e.V.minorOthersSelf-help association for ostomy patients and people with colorectal cancer and their relatives, partnered with the Darmzentrum Köln am EVKK for patient support and rehabilitation.
• Deutsche Morbus Crohn / Colitis ulcerosa Vereinigung (DCCV e.V.)minorOthersIBD patient advocacy organization partnered with the Zentrum für chronisch entzündliche Darmerkrankungen (CED Köln) at EVKK.
• Evangelisches Klinikum Köln WeyertalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly operates the Evangelische Krankenpflegeschule Köln (nursing school) with 75 training places, and the hospital pharmacy serves both EVKK and Evangelisches Krankenhaus Weyertal, covering approximately 1,200 beds.
• Magen Darm Zentrum Wiener Platz (MDZ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulatory interdisciplinary center for gastroenterology, hepatology, and surgical coloproctology partnered with the Darmzentrum Köln am EVKK.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Heilig Geist-Krankenhaus Köln: Long-established Cologne non-profit hospital with a similar multi-specialty acute-care profile; comparable in size and Catholic-foundation ownership structure to EVKK.
• St. Franziskus-Hospital Köln: Catholic hospital in Cologne-Ehrenfeld operated by the Cellitinnen convent — comparable in scale, mission (Catholic non-profit), and acute-care service mix to EVKK; competes in the same Cologne-wide patient catchment.
• Marienkrankenhaus Köln: Catholic acute-care hospital in central Cologne; comparable in size, faith-based ownership, and multi-specialty service profile, serving overlapping patient populations in the same city.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital group (Fresenius subsidiary) operating dozens of general and specialty hospitals. Comparable acute-care service lines, but a for-profit incumbent with national scale EVKK cannot match.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital operator with broad multi-site acute-care portfolio. Comparable service lines (cardiology, oncology, surgery) at national scale; relevant for benchmarking capital, digital, and operational practices.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital group operating ~50 facilities with broad acute-care offerings. Comparable general-hospital service mix; relevant competitor and benchmark for non-profit-to-private hospital economics.
• Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf: NRW university hospital with a comparable academic teaching hospital role and broad multi-specialty service portfolio; useful peer for academic-affiliation benchmarks and tertiary case-mix comparisons.

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Köln (Uniklinik Köln): The university hospital of Cologne and EVKK's most direct peer — same city, overlapping tertiary services (cardiology, oncology, cardiac surgery), and partner via the CardioCliniC Köln subsidiary operating on EVKK's premises. Competes for the same specialist talent and complex referrals.
• Kliniken Köln (Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH): Municipal hospital group running Krankenhaus Merheim and Holweide in Cologne, including the partner Lungenklinik Merheim for the joint DKG lung cancer center. Directly comparable multi-site general hospital operator in the same catchment.
• Eduardus-Krankenhaus Deutz: Right-bank Cologne Catholic hospital that is bundling competencies with EVKK effective July 2026 (trauma/emergency at EVKK; endoprosthetics/spine/sports orthopedics/geriatrics at Eduardus). Closest peer in size, mission, and catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelisches-krankenhaus-kalk-ggmbh

Compliance9 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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