What CuraMed Kliniken does

CuraMed Kliniken GmbH is a privately held German healthcare group headquartered in Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg, operating a network of six wholly-owned facilities dedicated to psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. The portfolio comprises three acute inpatient clinics (Akutklinik Albstadt, Akutklinik Allgäu, Privatklinik Stillachhaus in Oberstdorf, acquired 2021), two day clinics (Tagesklinik Nürnberg opened April 2023 and Tagesklinik Neu-Ulm opened summer 2024), and the CuraMed Akademie für seelische Gesundheit, which delivers CME-certified continuing education. Service lines span depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, burnout, and sleep medicine, with modalities including EMDR, individualized multimodal therapy, and a newer Bewegungspsychologische Gruppe (movement-psychological group) at Albstadt.

The business model is fee-for-service clinical care billed against the German statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance systems, supplemented by self-pay. Intake is centralized through a Zentrales Patientenmanagement team, and patients are referred by GPs and psychiatrists or self-refer. The group has no publicly disclosed proprietary technology platform; its technology stack consists of standard consent-managed web tooling (etracker analytics, embedded YouTube/Vimeo, Google Maps) and clinical research partnerships rather than commercial software products. The single AI-adjacent activity is participation in the DFG-funded SPEECHES consortium at TH Nürnberg, focused on AI-supported speech and language processing for mental health diagnostics, led through Prof. Kneginja Richter at the Nürnberg day clinic.

The company is led by CEO Bernd M. Scheffold, COO Marcus C. Müller (appointed October 2025, with prior leadership of Medical Park clinics and a PE-backed dental group), and Medical Director Dr. med. Franziska van Hall (appointed January 2025). It remains independent, with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership indicated. Marketing is predominantly earned media — TV appearances on 3sat NANO and ARD Mittagsmagazin, features in TOUR and IMPAAKT magazines, participation in regional health fairs (vitawell Ulm, Gesundheitstage Balingen), and a corporate journal (CuraMedia). Awards include the FOCUS 2024 "TOP Privatklinik" seal for Akutklinik Allgäu, the RAL-Gütezeichen for kitchen operations at Akutklinik Albstadt, and a Leading Medicine Guide listing for Akutklinik Albstadt.

Name

CuraMed Kliniken

Legal name

CuraMed Kliniken GmbH

Website

https://curamed-kliniken.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CuraMed Kliniken GmbH is a privately held German operator of six private acute clinics, day clinics, and an education academy providing inpatient and outpatient psychosomatic, psychiatric, and psychotherapeutic treatment to patients in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria under GKV/PKV billing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychosomatic Medicine and Mental Health Clinic Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Psychosomatic medicine
• Psychiatric clinics
• Psychotherapy services
• Inpatient mental health
• Day clinic treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Albstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Treatment Services: CuraMed generates revenue through the operation of its network of private acute clinics and day clinics providing inpatient and outpatient psychosomatic, psychiatric, and psychotherapeutic treatment. Revenue is derived from billing against the German statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance systems, as well as self-paying patients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CuraMed Kliniken operates a network of private acute clinics and day clinics delivering inpatient and outpatient treatment for psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic conditions. The group provides scientifically recognized treatment methods for trauma disorders, depression, anxiety, PTSD, burnout and sleep disorders, with services billable to the German statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance systems as well as to self-paying patients, complemented by the CuraMed Akademie continuing education offering.

Product overview

CuraMed Kliniken is a group of private clinics specializing in psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, and psychotherapy. The organization operates as a unified healthcare provider comprising six distinct facilities: three acute clinics (Akutklinik Albstadt, Akutklinik Allgäu, Privatklinik Stillachhaus) providing inpatient care, two day clinics (Tagesklinik Nürnberg, Tagesklinik Neu-Ulm) for outpatient treatment, and the CuraMed Akademie for professional education and continuing training. All facilities focus on treating psychosomatic conditions and mental health disorders, with specialized expertise in trauma-related disorders, depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders. The group is led by CEO Bernd M. Scheffold, COO Marcus C. Müller (as of October 2025), and Ärztliche Direktorin (Medical Director) Dr. med. Franziska van Hall.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CuraMed Akutklinik Albstadt Private clinic in Albstadt (Swabian Alb) providing inpatient psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for acute and chronic conditions, offering all scientifically recognized treatment methods for mind and body.
• CuraMed Akutklinik Allgäu Private acute clinic near Isny im Allgäu offering inpatient treatment in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, recognized as a FOCUS TOP Privatklinik 2024 and as a cooperation partner with Bayerische Krebsgesellschaft e. V.
• CuraMed Privatklinik Stillachhaus Private acute clinic on a high plateau in Oberstdorf in the Allgäu offering individualized treatment concepts across a broad spectrum of acute and chronic mental and psychosomatic conditions. The facility joined the CuraMed Klinikgruppe in 2021.
• CuraMed Tagesklinik Nürnberg Day clinic in northeast Nuremberg providing partial hospital treatment in psychosomatic medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy, and sleep medicine, embedded in a renowned interdisciplinary health center.Opened April 1, 2023.
• CuraMed Tagesklinik Neu-Ulm Day clinic in the heart of Neu-Ulm located on an interdisciplinary modern health campus in the Kunstpark, offering a broad spectrum of treatment options for psychosomatic conditions. Opened summer 2024.
• CuraMed Akademie für seelische Gesundheit Educational center connecting modern science and research with long-standing therapeutic experience, offering CME-certified continuing education, training, and individual coaching for medical and therapeutic professionals.
• Zentrales Patientenmanagement (Central Patient Management) Centralized patient management service providing consultation, advice, and admission coordination across all CuraMed facilities, staffed by Jennifer Schwarz (Head), Anna-Lena Röller (Deputy), Lara Faigle, and Nina Melchien.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Psychotraumatologie (DeGPT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The 2025 DeGPT board meeting was held at CuraMed Privatklinik Stillachhaus. DeGPT is a leading professional society with over 3,000 members in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, focused on improving care for people with trauma-related disorders. Dr. Alexander Jatzko serves on the DeGPT board as a board member, demonstrating a deep academic-clinical partnership.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie (DGSPP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Dr. med. Franziska van Hall, Ärztliche Direktorin (Medical Director) of CuraMed Kliniken, was elected as Secretary (Schriftführerin) to the DGSPP board in October 2025. The DGSPP promotes mental health in competitive sports, advances sport and exercise therapy as treatment for mental illness, and works to integrate these approaches into standard care in Germany.
• Bayerische Krebsgesellschaft e. V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025CuraMed Akutklinik Allgäu entered into a cooperation with the Bavarian Cancer Society (Bayerische Krebsgesellschaft e. V.), likely relating to psycho-oncology services and support for cancer patients experiencing psychological distress.
• Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm (TH Nürnberg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Prof. Kneginja Richter, Chief Physician at CuraMed Tagesklinik Nürnberg and Professor at TH Nürnberg, serves as a scientist in the DFG-funded SPEECHES research consortium (€6 million grant), focusing on AI-supported language processing in health sciences, diagnostics, prevention, therapy, and human-machine interaction. The partnership bridges CuraMed's clinical expertise with TH Nürnberg's AI research capabilities.
• Wirtschaftsrat 200minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBernd M. Scheffold (CEO) and Dr. med. Franziska van Hall (Ärztliche Direktorin) of CuraMed Klinikgruppe participated in the Gesundheitssymposium of the Wirtschaftsrat 200 in Berlin, engaging with politicians, scientists, and business leaders on the future of healthcare in Germany.
• Isny Aktiv (Unternehmerstammtisch)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCuraMed Akutklinik Allgäu hosted the Isny Aktiv entrepreneur networking event (Unternehmerstammtisch), facilitating community engagement and networking with local business professionals in Isny im Allgäu.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schön Klinik: Largest German private hospital group with a strong psychosomatic and psychiatric portfolio. Directly comparable to CuraMed in patient population (psychosomatic, psychiatric, psychotherapeutic inpatient care) and reimbursement model (GKV/PKV), but operates at materially greater scale (15+ sites nationwide) and a broader medical specialty mix.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: Major German private operator of rehabilitation and psychosomatic clinics, with roughly 120 facilities across Germany. Closely comparable to CuraMed in psychosomatic inpatient treatment and GKV/PKV reimbursement, but with substantially broader scale, more diversified post-acute services, and corporate ownership structure.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators, with significant psychiatric and psychosomatic capacity across its network. Comparable on inpatient mental health delivery and GKV/PKV reimbursement, though much broader in total scale and medical specialty coverage.
• Helios Kliniken: Large German private hospital chain (subsidiary of Fresenius) operating psychiatric and psychosomatic departments in many of its ~90 facilities. Overlaps with CuraMed in inpatient mental health services and reimbursement model, but operates at vastly greater scale and specialty breadth.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital group with multiple psychiatric and psychosomatic offerings. Comparable in GKV/PKV inpatient care model and southern German presence, though with broader specialty mix and larger facility footprint than CuraMed.
• AMEOS Group: DACH-region private hospital and psychiatric clinic operator with significant inpatient psychiatry and psychosomatic capacity. Comparable in target patient population and reimbursement model, with broader geographic footprint across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Direct peers

• Oberberg Kliniken: German private clinic group specializing in psychiatry, psychosomatics, and psychotherapy. Highly comparable to CuraMed in specialty focus, premium private setting, and acute-inpatient plus day-clinic model. Closely matching business model and target patient population.
• Medical Park Kliniken: German private clinic chain operating rehabilitation and psychosomatic facilities; previous employer of CuraMed's newly appointed COO. Directly comparable in service mix (psychosomatics, orthopedics, neurology), GKV/PKV billing model, and premium private clinic positioning, with similar geographic exposure in southern Germany/Bavaria.

Regional players

• RehaClinic: Swiss private clinic group with psychosomatic and rehabilitation offerings. Comparable in psychosomatic inpatient treatment model and premium positioning, but primarily serves Switzerland rather than directly competing in CuraMed's German footprint.

Emerging players

• Caspar Health: Digital mental health and rehabilitation platform active in the DACH region. Not a direct clinic operator, but a relevant peer because CuraMed's SPEECHES partnership signals potential overlap at the intersection of digital and clinical mental health services in Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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