Diako

What Diako does

DIAKO Nordfriesland gGmbH is a non-profit (gGmbH) regional healthcare provider headquartered in Breklum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, delivering psychiatric, psychosomatic, psychotherapy, and addiction-medicine services across an integrated network of 9 locations. Its portfolio spans inpatient Fachkliniken (rehabilitation, adult psychiatry, child & adolescent psychiatry via Villa Paletti), day clinics, psychiatric outpatient clinics (PIA), addiction help centers (Suchthilfezentren in Schleswig and Kiel), specialized gambling and media-addiction services, and social-integration housing and workshops (Eingliederungshilfe) under brands including DIAKO Hohenfelde, Hans Christian Nickelsen Haus, and DIAKO Husumer Insel. Operations employ approximately 750 staff and reach patients from Flensburg to Husum and from Nieb\u00fcll to Kiel.

The organization runs on a multi-payer reimbursement model funded primarily through Germany's statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung), private health insurance (private Krankenversicherung), pension insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) for rehabilitation services, and social welfare budgets for integration assistance; it operates within the regional psychiatric budget framework (Regionales Psychiatriebudget) with external quality monitoring by TU Dresden scientists. Go-to-market is referral-led via Haus\u00e4rzte, specialists, and hospital discharge planning (Entlassungsmanagement), supplemented by an EHR-style patient portal (patientenportal.diako-nf.de) for self-service information access, and a mobile psychiatric outreach program (RIMO / Riddorfer Modell) that delivers home-based care.

Technology and digital capability are positioned as a strategic priority: DIAKO achieved strong results in the national DigitalRadar Krankenhaus ranking and actively engages on clinical digitalization, telemedicine, AI, and data security \u2014 though no proprietary AI/ML products are deployed. Brand credibility is supported by a 98% rehabilitation-patient recommendation rate in the 2023 satisfaction survey, quality certification (Medizinische Rehabilitation in gepr\u00fcfter Qualit\u00e4t), and recent leadership expansion including a newly created Chief Physician/Medical Director role and a first Commercial Director position, signaling organizational professionalization of the non-profit operator.

Name

Diako

Legal name

DIAKO Nordfriesland gGmbH

Website

https://diako-nf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

DIAKO Nordfriesland gGmbH is a non-profit German regional healthcare provider operating 9 facilities in Schleswig-Holstein, delivering psychiatric, psychosomatic, psychotherapy, addiction-medicine, and social-integration services to ~750 employees' worth of patient capacity across the Nordfriesland catchment area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric and Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs (HLAFABAD), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Psychiatric healthcare services
• Addiction medicine treatment
• Psychosomatic rehabilitation
• Child adolescent psychiatry
• Social psychiatric integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Breklum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical rehabilitation services: Stationary and semi-stationary (teilstationäre) medical rehabilitation services for addiction disorders and psychosomatic conditions. Funded through pension insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) and health insurance. Includes combination treatment concepts (Kombinationsbehandlung) that integrate inpatient, outpatient, and day-care approaches.
2. Psychiatric hospital services: Inpatient psychiatric treatment at specialized clinics (Fachkliniken) for psychiatry, psychosomatics, and psychotherapy. Funded through health insurance (Krankenkassen) as part of the German psychiatric care system with regional psychiatric budgets.
3. Integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe): Social rehabilitation services supporting people with mental disabilities to participate in society, including supported living arrangements and work integration programs. Funded through social welfare or integration assistance.
4. Addiction help center services: Outpatient addiction counseling, treatment, and prevention services at locations in Schleswig and Kiel. Includes specialized services for gambling addiction and media dependency.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DIAKO Nordfriesland provides psychiatric, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, and addiction medicine services through a network of specialized clinics, day clinics, outpatient centers, rehabilitation facilities, and assisted-living programs across nine locations in Schleswig-Holstein. The portfolio covers inpatient and outpatient treatment for addiction disorders, general psychiatry, psychosomatic conditions, and child and adolescent mental health, complemented by social integration assistance (Eingliederungshilfe) and a digital patient portal.

Product overview

DIAKO Nordfriesland is a healthcare provider operating a network of psychiatric, psychosomatic, psychotherapy, and addiction medicine facilities across Schleswig-Holstein. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of inpatient, outpatient, and day clinic services through multiple specialized clinics including the Fachklinik für Rehabilitation (addiction and psychosomatic rehabilitation), Breklumer and Flensburger psychiatric clinics, Villa Paletti (child and adolescent psychiatry), and multiple addiction counseling centers. Additional services include assisted living facilities (DIAKO Hohenfelde, Hans Christian Nickelsen Haus, Husumer Insel), and a digital patient portal. The organization employs nearly 750 staff across 9 locations serving patients from Flensburg to Husum and Niebüll to Kiel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Villa Paletti: DIAKO Villa Paletti - Fachklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychosomatik und -psychotherapie (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic)
• DIAKO Husumer Insel
• RIMO

Products and services

• Fachklinik für Rehabilitation

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% recommendation rate among rehabilitation patients (Zufriedenheitsbefragung 2023)

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Lichtblick e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLichtblick e.V. is establishing a state coordination office (Landeskoordinationsstelle) for suicide prevention in Schleswig-Holstein. Hauke Staats, Chefarzt of DIAKO Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, was interviewed for the project, indicating professional collaboration on suicide prevention initiatives.
• Landesstelle für Suchtfragen Schleswig-Holstein e.V. (LSSH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Landesstelle für Suchtfragen Schleswig-Holstein e.V. (LSSH) provides a directory of addiction counseling and self-help groups throughout Schleswig-Holstein. DIAKO's Suchthilfezentren are part of this network and refer patients to LSSH resources.
• VR Bank zwischen den Meeren eGminorOthersVR Bank zwischen den Meeren eG donated 4,000 EUR to DIAKO Hohenfelde-Lütjenburg for community living projects with clients, demonstrating local community support.
• FördeklinikumminorOthersFördeklinikum participated jointly with DIAKO Nordfriesland in the 'Lauf zwischen den Meeren' charity run event, combining work teams for the sporting event.
• MargarethenklinikminorOthersMargarethenklinik participated jointly with DIAKO Nordfriesland in the 'Lauf zwischen den Meeren' charity run event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups; Asklepios operates multiple psychiatric clinics (e.g., Asklepios Klinik Nord/Ochsenzoll) overlapping with DIAKO's psychiatric, addiction, and psychosomatic offerings at greater scale.
• LVR-Kliniken (Landschaftsverband Rheinland): Public-sector psychiatric hospital network in North Rhine-Westphalia; comparable in mission (public behavioral-health provision) and inpatient/outpatient continuum, though at much larger scale.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Germany's largest private hospital group with multiple psychiatric and psychosomatic facilities; comparable along care continuum and digitalization ambitions, but operates at vastly broader scale.
• Karl-Olga-Krankenhaus / Sana Kliniken: Private hospital group with psychiatric and addiction services across Germany; comparable through diversified inpatient and outpatient behavioral-health offerings under a non-profit/private mix.

Direct peers

• Vitos GmbH: Non-profit operator of psychiatric, psychosomatic, and addiction clinics primarily in Hesse; Vitos is structurally and operationally the closest non-profit regional peer to DIAKO's integrated psychiatric network model.
• Median Kliniken: Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation clinics with strong addiction and psychosomatic rehab offerings; directly comparable to DIAKO's Fachklinik für Rehabilitation and Adaption services.
• Schoen Klinik: Private hospital group with strong psychosomatic and psychiatric portfolio; competes with DIAKO on psychosomatic inpatient care and rehab quality positioning.

Others

• Diakonie Deutschland / Diakonische Werke: Umbrella organization of Protestant social services in Germany; comparable through the DIAKO/Diakonie brand heritage, shared funding models, and overlapping mission in social-psychiatric and integration assistance services.
• Caritas Suchthilfe (DCV): Confessional non-profit operator of addiction counseling centers and social-psychiatric services; overlaps with DIAKO's Suchthilfezentren and Eingliederungshilfe services under a parallel organizational mission.

Regional players

• Psychiatrieverbund Bremen / Klinikum Bremen-Ost: Public-sector psychiatric network in Bremen with similar inpatient/outpatient and addiction portfolio; comparable regional provider model but in a different federal state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=_PWsm0f5cIc
• Facebookfacebook.com/diakonordfriesland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diako-nordfriesland
• Instagraminstagram.com/diakopsych

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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