Vinzenz von Paul Hospital

What Vinzenz von Paul Hospital does

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital gGmbH is a non-profit, faith-based psychiatric-neurological competence center headquartered in Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1898/1899 by the Order of Barmherzige Schwestern (Merciful Sisters) from Untermarchtal and operating today under the sponsorship of that religious congregation. It serves a defined catchment area of more than 600,000 inhabitants across four districts in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg region, delivering integrated psychiatric, psychosomatic, addiction, geriatric, and neurological care across inpatient, day-clinic, outpatient, and home-treatment (stationsäquivalente Behandlung) modalities, complemented by long-term care homes (Luisenheim, Spital am Nägelesgraben), assisted-living arrangements, and vocational rehabilitation workshops (Vinzenz-Werkstätten).

The hospital is organized into five specialized centers — General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Addiction Disorders, Geriatric Medicine, and Neurology — supported by a regional network of Psychiatric Institutional Ambulances (PIA) in Albstadt, Balingen, Hechingen, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, and Villingen, day clinics in Spaichingen, Villingen-Schwenningen, and Balingen, and a day facility (Licht-Blick) for mentally ill individuals. The facility also runs the Rupert-Mayer-Schule vocational nursing school and the Hospital-Akademie for continuing education, training approximately 100 apprentices annually across multiple healthcare and IT disciplines.

The organization is legally structured as a charitable gGmbH and operates three core operating subsidiaries (Spital Rottweil gGmbH, Tageskliniken für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie gGmbH, and Gemeindepsychiatrischer Verbund gGmbH). With approximately 1,500 employees, it is one of the largest regional healthcare employers. Revenue is generated almost entirely through regulated reimbursement under the German statutory health insurance system — DRG (KHEntgG) for neurology, PEPP for psychiatry, and SGB XI/XI rates for care services — rather than through market-priced commercial contracts, making it functionally a publicly-licensed regional healthcare monopoly rather than a market-driven enterprise.

Name

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital

Legal name

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital gGmbH

Website

https://vvph.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital gGmbH is a non-profit, faith-based psychiatric-neurological competence center in Rottweil, Germany, operating five specialized clinical centers and a regional network of inpatient, day-clinic, outpatient, nursing-home, and vocational rehabilitation services for approximately 600,000 residents of the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric and Neurological Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Neurological care
• Mental health treatment
• Geriatric psychiatry
• Addiction treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rottweil

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services (GKV): Reimbursement through the German statutory health insurance system (GKV) under the hospital remuneration system (DRG for neurology, PEPP for psychiatry), providing inpatient, outpatient, and day-clinic psychiatric and neurological treatments.
2. Care Services (SGB XI): Nursing care services covered by long-term care insurance, including care homes such as Luisenheim and Spital am Nägelesgraben.
3. Integration Assistance (SGB IX): Rehabilitation and integration services including vocational training and employment assistance at Vinzenz-Werkstätten, funded through social integration assistance.
4. Hospital Academy and Continuing Education: Professional development and training programs for healthcare workers, including nursing specialization courses and vocational training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital delivers inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient psychiatric and neurological treatment services across five specialized clinical centers (general psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, addiction disorders, geriatric medicine, and neurology), complemented by psychiatric institutional ambulances (PIA), psychiatric nursing homes, supported living arrangements, day clinics, a vocational rehabilitation workshop (Vinzenz-Werkstätten), the Licht-Blick day facility, and a hospital academy for continuing professional education. Care is reimbursed primarily through the German statutory health insurance system (GKV) under PEPP and DRG tariffs, with long-term care and integration assistance covered under SGB XI and SGB IX.

Product overview

Vinzenz von Paul Hospital is a psychiatric-neurological competence center operating as a single integrated healthcare institution rather than a platform with modular products. The hospital offers a comprehensive spectrum of mental health and neurological services organized into specialized centers: the Center for General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Center for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Center for Addiction Disorders, Center for Geriatric Medicine, and Center for Neurology. These clinical centers are complemented by a network of outpatient services including Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinics (PIA), Social Psychiatric Services, Ambulatory Supported Living, Family-Based Living arrangements, and the Licht-Blick Day Facility. The hospital also operates day clinics, psychiatric nursing homes (Luisenheim, Spital am Nägelesgraben), assisted living facilities under SGB IX, and vocational rehabilitation workshops (Vinzenz-Werkstätten). Supporting services include therapeutic offerings (physiotherapy, occupational therapy), social services, nursing education (Rupert-Mayer School), and the Hospital Academy for professional development. This integrated service model enables coordinated, cross-disciplinary psychiatric and neurological care for a population of over 600,000 residents in the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Luisenheim: Psychiatric nursing home (SGB XI) and special housing forms with day structure (SGB IX)
• Vinzenz-Werkstätten
• Spital am Nägelesgraben
• Licht-Blick
• Rupert-Mayer-Schule
• Hospital-Akademie

Products and services

• Zentrum für Allgemeinpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Center for General Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
• Zentrum für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie (Center for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy)
• Zentrum für Abhängigkeitserkrankungen (Center for Addiction Disorders)
• Zentrum für Altersmedizin (Center for Geriatric Medicine)
• Zentrum für Neurologie (Center for Neurology)
• Stationsäquivalente Behandlung (StäB)
• Psychiatrische Institutsambulanzen (PIA)
• Tageskliniken für Psychiatrie (Psychiatric Day Clinics)
• Luisenheim - Psychiatrisches Pflegeheim SGB XI
• Spital am Nägelesgraben
• Luisenheim - Besondere Wohnformen mit Tagesstruktur SGB IX
• Vinzenz-Werkstätten (Workshop for Disabled Persons / WfbM)
• Sozialpsychiatrischer Dienst (Social Psychiatric Service)
• Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen (Ambulatory Supported Living)
• Begleitetes Wohnen in Familien (Family-Based Supported Living)
• Tagesstätte für psychisch kranke Menschen "Licht-Blick"
• Ambulante Ergotherapie (Outpatient Occupational Therapy)
• Rupert-Mayer-Schule (Berufsfachschule für Pflege)
• Hospital-Akademie

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 600,000 inhabitants across four districts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Recrutare RomâniaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025International recruitment initiative for Romanian physicians. Initial contact established at job fairs in Romania in April 2025, with ongoing collaboration for recruiting qualified medical professionals for recognition procedures in Germany.
• NABU Rottweil (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NABU Rottweil on the production of nest boxes for birds and bats at Vinzenz-Werkstätten. NABU provided expert consultation on species-appropriate designs for bird houses and bat shelters manufactured by rehabilitation clients.
• REMONDISminorOthersWaste management and recycling company that awarded the hospital sustainability certificates for 2025 waste management performance.
• Genossenschaft der Barmherzigen Schwestern vom hl. Vinzenz von Paul in Untermarchtal e.V.coreOthersParent organization - the religious congregation (Order of Sisters of Mercy) that owns and sponsors the hospital, providing the institutional and ethical foundation based on Christian charitable values.
• Freundeskreis Rottenmünster e.V.minorOthersSupport association established in 1996 that raises funds and organizes leisure activities for patients and residents, providing over 40 activities annually including excursions, cultural events, and social support.
• Alzheimer Initiative des Landkreises RottweilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for organizing educational events about dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including World Alzheimer's Day events and ongoing support group activities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zentrum für Psychiatrie Reichenau: Public psychiatric hospital in Baden-Württemberg operating inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient psychiatric services under similar PEPP reimbursement. Directly comparable as a regional psychiatric-neurological provider within the same German state.
• kbo – Kliniken des Bezirks Oberbayern (Isar-Amper-Klinikum): Large public psychiatric hospital group in Bavaria providing inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient mental health services with similar specialty-center structure (general psychiatry, addiction, geriatrics). Closely mirrors VvPH's service model and PEPP-based reimbursement.
• LVR-Kliniken (Landschaftsverband Rheinland): Network of nine psychiatric and neurological hospitals across the Rhineland operated by a regional authority. Comparable scope (inpatient psychiatry, neurology, addiction, geriatrics) and public-sector ownership logic.
• LWL-Klinikum (Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe): Public-sector psychiatric and neurological hospital network in Westphalia-Lippe offering the same five-axis service model (general psychiatry, psychosomatic, addiction, geriatrics, neurology). Equivalent regulatory and reimbursement context.
• Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg: District psychiatric hospital in Bavaria providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric, psychosomatic, and neurological services. Comparable public-sector psychiatric provider with similar specialty-center organization.
• Bezirksklinikum Ansbach: Bavarian district psychiatric and neurological hospital with inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient services across psychiatry, psychosomatics, addiction, and neurology. Directly comparable scale and service mix.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating acute, psychiatric, and rehabilitative facilities nationwide. Comparable through psychiatric inpatient offerings, though within a much broader multi-specialty portfolio.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Germany's largest private hospital operator with extensive inpatient, outpatient, and psychiatric services. Overlaps with VvPH in inpatient psychiatry and neurology but competes across all major medical specialties.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital group with significant psychiatric and neurological service lines alongside acute care. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in VvPH's core specialties.
• Schoen Klinik: German hospital group with strong psychosomatic and behavioral-health offerings alongside orthopedic and neurological services. Comparable through psychosomatic medicine and inpatient psychiatric capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vvphrw
• Instagraminstagram.com/vvph_rottweil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vinzenz-von-paul-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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