What Passauer Wolf does

Passauer Wolf (legal entity Reha-Zentren Passauer Wolf GmbH) is a private German multi-site rehabilitation and acute medical care provider headquartered in Rotthalmünster, Bavaria, operating four integrated facilities in Bad Griesbach, Bad Gögging, Ingolstadt, and Nittenau. The organization's core services span the full care continuum: acute neurological early rehabilitation, neurological complex treatment including Parkinson's, orthopedic rehabilitation, geriatrics, internal medicine/cardiology, and urology/oncology, plus structured prevention and aftercare programs (IRENA, RV Fit). A network of multidisciplinary therapists and physicians supports this service breadth, delivered through hospital-standard wards, specialized Fachklinik acute units, Hotelklinik accommodations, spa-adjacent Lodge & Therme facilities, and outpatient City-Reha clinics.

The technology backbone combines on-site clinical care with the Passauer Wolf aktiv app, a white-label digital therapy companion built on the Caspar Health platform (Goreha GmbH) and integrated with Thryve Health SDK for wearable and Apple Health/Google Fit data import, plus SendBird for clinical communication. Proprietary components include the Individuelle Tele-Therapie (ITT) program for remote therapy continuation, fully digital IRENA aftercare, and a research-stage VR-supported training program for physiotherapy. Three managing directors (Florian Leebmann, Sibylle Merk, Stefan Scharl) oversee approximately 1,700 employees, with the organization structured around wholly-owned operating subsidiaries including PASSAUER WOLF Bad Griesbach GmbH & Co. KG.

Revenue is generated predominantly through German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) and Deutsche Rentenversicherung contracts covering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, with secondary revenue from comfort-class accommodation upgrades (Wahlleistung Komfort), prevention programs, hospitality/spa services, and vocational training through the Berufsfachschule für Physiotherapie and Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on physician referrals (Zuweiser), a centralized reservation system, hospital partnerships (e.g., Klinikum Ingolstadt), and direct patient admissions across the four physical sites.

Name

Passauer Wolf

Legal name

Reha-Zentren Passauer Wolf GmbH

Website

https://passauerwolf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Passauer Wolf is a private Bavarian medical rehabilitation and acute care operator running four integrated facilities delivering neurology, orthopedics, geriatrics, cardiology, and oncology rehab plus prevention and tele-therapy aftercare to statutory and pension-insured patient populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult Day Rehabilitation & Therapy Programs (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parkinson’s & Movement-Disorder Personal Care Support (HSABABAJ), Medical Wellness & Longevity (Health Screening, Biohacking, Anti-aging Programs) (THAJAHAI), Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation (Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehab) (HSADAIAK)

Keywords

• Medical rehabilitation services
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Orthopedic rehabilitation
• Geriatric rehabilitation
• Preventive healthcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotthalmünster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Rehabilitation Services: Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services across neurology, orthopedics, geriatrics, cardiology, and urology/oncology. Revenue generated through contracts with health insurance providers, pension insurance, and self-pay patients. Services include acute care (neurological early rehabilitation, Parkinson complex treatment) and rehabilitation programs.
2. Prevention Programs: Prevention services including RV Fit program (covered by Deutsche Rentenversicherung), wellness treatments, and health lifestyle programs. Offered at hotel clinic facilities with therapeutic and recreational components.
3. Digital Health Services: Tele-therapy and digital aftercare services through Passauer Wolf aktiv app. Free for patients; health insurance/pension insurance covers costs as part of rehabilitation continuum.
4. Accommodation and Hospitality: Hotel clinic facilities (Maria Theresia in Bad Griesbach, Hotelklinik in Bad Gögging), Lodge & Therme, Summerhof, and comfort services for patients and accompanying persons. Includes spa, wellness, and cosmetic services.
5. Vocational Training Services: Educational services including Berufsfachschule für Physiotherapie (vocational school for physiotherapy) and Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe (education center for health professions).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Passauer Wolf operates four integrated rehabilitation and acute-care centers in Bavaria that deliver inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation across neurology (stroke, Parkinson's, neurological early rehabilitation, post/long-Covid), orthopedics, geriatrics, internal medicine/cardiology, and urology/oncology, supplemented by acute neurological services (early rehabilitation, Parkinson complex treatment) and the Deutsche Rentenversicherung-covered RV Fit prevention program. Care is enabled by the Passauer Wolf aktiv digital therapy app (white-labeled from Caspar Health) which extends therapy through tele-therapy (ITT), fully digital IRENA aftercare, and VR-supported training, while Hotelklinik and Lodge & Therme facilities add hospitality, comfort upgrades (Wahlleistung Komfort), and wellness/cosmetic services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hotelklinik Maria Theresia: Hotel clinic accommodation facility at Bad Griesbach location
• Lodge & Therme
• Summerhof
• City-Reha
• Senioren-Zentrum
• Passauer Wolf aktiv
• Berufsfachschule für Physiotherapie
• Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe

Products and services

• Neurological Rehabilitation (Akut- und Reha-Leistungen) Inpatient and outpatient neurological rehabilitation and acute neurological services for stroke, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, post/long-Covid, and other neurological conditions, delivered across the Bad Griesbach, Bad Gögging, Ingolstadt, and Nittenau centers.
• Orthopedic Rehabilitation Inpatient (Bad Griesbach, Bad Gögging, Nittenau) and outpatient (City-Reha Ingolstadt) orthopedic rehabilitation for hip, knee, and shoulder joint replacement, spinal disc and vertebral conditions, fractures, accidents, and sports injuries.
• Geriatric Rehabilitation Comprehensive geriatric rehabilitation focused on mobility, gait safety, fall prevention, cognitive support, and maintaining activities of daily living for elderly patients, delivered across three Passauer Wolf centers.
• Cardiology and Internal Medicine Rehabilitation Rehabilitation services for cardiovascular disease and internal medicine conditions, including cardiac recovery, cardiovascular risk reduction, and chronic disease management, provided at Bad Griesbach.
• Urology and Oncology Rehabilitation Rehabilitation care for urological conditions and oncology recovery, including urological function restoration, cancer recovery support, and quality-of-life improvement, at the Nittenau Reha-Zentrum.
• Passauer Wolf aktiv App (Digital Therapy Companion) White-labeled iOS and Android app (powered by Caspar Health / Goreha GmbH) offering video-based exercise units, medical lectures, relaxation exercises, individualized training plans, and therapist communication for patients during and after rehabilitation.
• Individuelle Tele-Therapie (ITT) Remote, location-individual tele-therapy program for patients with musculoskeletal injuries or occupational diseases, delivered via smartphone, tablet, or computer with individualized training plans and therapist monitoring.
• Volldigitale IRENA (Intensive Rehabilitation Aftercare)

Quantifiable outcome

• Above-average results in QS-Reha quality assurance procedure for geriatric rehabilitation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Goreha GmbH (Caspar Health)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoreha GmbH provides the Caspar Health digital therapy platform as a white-label solution for the Passauer Wolf aktiv app. This enables tele-therapy services, exercise program delivery, therapist communication, and remote patient monitoring as part of rehabilitation aftercare programs.
• Deutsche RentenversicherungcoreOthersPartnership with German Pension Insurance for coverage of RV Fit prevention program and rehabilitation services. Patients receive coverage for prevention courses and rehabilitation through this insurance partnership.
• Klinikum IngolstadtminorOthersAdjacent hospital partnership in Ingolstadt where Passauer Wolf City-Reha is located, facilitating referrals and coordinated patient care between acute hospital and rehabilitation services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Medical Park: One of Germany's leading private rehabilitation clinic groups with multiple inpatient and outpatient locations across Germany, offering neurology, orthopedics, cardiology, and oncology rehabilitation. Closely comparable in service mix, patient segments, and insurance-funded model, with broader national geographic reach.
• Median Kliniken: Germany's largest private rehabilitation operator with dozens of facilities nationwide, providing neurology, orthopedics, psychosomatic, and geriatric rehabilitation under statutory and private insurance. Directly comparable business model and patient segments, with significantly larger scale and national footprint.
• Schön Klinik: Private German hospital group with strong rehabilitation and neurological specialization, including complex neurological early rehabilitation. Comparable in clinical scope (neurology, orthopedics, geriatrics), quality positioning, and insurance-funded revenue model.
• Kliniken Schmieder: Germany's leading specialty provider of neurological rehabilitation with multiple sites, focused on stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson treatment. Highly comparable in neurological specialization — Passauer Wolf's strongest clinical differentiator — though narrower in scope than Passauer Wolf's multi-specialty model.
• MediClin: German hospital and rehabilitation operator listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, running clinics across Germany covering neurology, orthopedics, cardiology, and geriatric rehabilitation. Comparable multi-site rehabilitation model with public-company transparency on tariff and reimbursement dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating acute and rehabilitation facilities across the country. Overlaps with Passauer Wolf in inpatient rehabilitation and hospital-referral partnerships but operates at much greater scale and scope, with broader acute-care focus.
• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator (part of Fresenius), with extensive acute-care and post-acute rehabilitation capacity. Indirectly comparable through hospital-to-rehab referral dynamics and insurance-funded operating model, but Passauer Wolf is far more specialized in rehabilitation.

Regional players

• RehaClinic: Swiss rehabilitation clinic group operating inpatient and outpatient rehab across musculoskeletal, neurological, and geriatric specialties. Comparable in service mix and quality positioning but serves the Swiss market under a different reimbursement system (Swiss DRG/kantonal frameworks vs German GKV/DRV).

Emerging players

• Caspar Health: Digital rehabilitation platform (Goreha GmbH) that powers Passauer Wolf's white-label app and offers tele-therapy to other German and European rehab providers. Currently a technology partner but also a potential disruptor of traditional inpatient rehab models as digital reimbursement scales.
• m.Doc: German digital health platform providing patient-facing apps, tele-health, and care pathway solutions for hospitals and rehabilitation clinics. Comparable as a digital health infrastructure layer in the German rehabilitation ecosystem, serving some of the same payer and provider relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PassauerWolf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/passauer-wolf-reha-zentren
• Instagraminstagram.com/passauerwolf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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