Rehabilitation Center Lubben

What Rehabilitation Center Lubben does

Reha-Zentrum Lübben is a 220-bed Fachklinik (specialist clinic) for orthopedic and oncological rehabilitation located in Lübben, in the Spreewald biosphere reserve approximately 60km from Berlin, Germany. The clinic treats more than 4,000 patients per year on standard 3-week stationary stays, with a service mix spanning physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, nutritional counseling, and social services. It is operated by Kliniken Professor Dr. Schedel GmbH, a third-generation family business founded in 1960 in Bavaria by Prof. Dr. Franz Schedel and Dr. Ernserone Schedel, with Prof. Dr. Hannes Schedel assuming leadership in 1996 and Andreas Smurawski currently serving as Geschäftsführer.

The clinic generates the vast majority of its revenue through reimbursement from German social insurance providers — primarily Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund (lead insurer since opening in 1996), regional DRV carriers (Berlin-Brandenburg, Mitteldeutschland, Knappschaft-Bahn-See), statutory health insurance funds, private health insurers, and accident insurance — under §111 SGB V and §21 SGB IX belegungsverträge (patient placement agreements). A small secondary revenue stream comes from optional supplementary patient services such as TV/telephone/internet packages (€1–3/day), companion accommodation (€50–73/night), parking, bicycle rental, and room upgrades. Patient referrals flow from a network of regional hospitals (Asklepios Fachklinikum Lübben, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Klinikum Dahme-Spreewald, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Luckau) and through insurance-provider application processes.

On the technology side, Reha-Zentrum Lübben runs an unusually active R&D program with eight ongoing telerehabilitation and assistive-technology projects developed with Fraunhofer FOKUS, Fraunhofer IZM, Fraunhofer IPK, Fraunhofer IIS, Universität Potsdam, TU Berlin, TU Chemnitz, and Universität Heidelberg. Core platforms include meineReha® (Kinect-based motion-capture telerehabilitation platform; registered trademark), RehaInteract (sensor-based home therapy platform), TiviTrain (pressure-sensor training mat), ReMove-IT (clinical telerehabilitation study funded by DRV Berlin-Brandenburg 2014–2017), SiRIA (therapeutic feedback system with GETEMED AG and TU Chemnitz), akrobatik@home (sensor-cushion fitness game for Contergan-impaired users), Care Jack (soft-robotic caregiver vest with up to 15% additional lifting force, developed with Fraunhofer IZM), and PowerGrasp (intelligent arm/hand orthosis with electronic textiles, developed with Fraunhofer IPK, Würth Elektronik, Schunk, and the Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland). The clinic is EQR-certified (August 2024, IQMP-Reha 4.0) and recognized as TOP Rehaklinik 2024 by FOCUS-Gesundheit.

Name

Rehabilitation Center Lubben

Legal name

Kliniken Professor Dr. Schedel GmbH

Website

https://rehazentrum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reha-Zentrum Lübben is a 220-bed German specialist clinic (Fachklinik) for orthopedic and oncological rehabilitation that treats more than 4,000 patients per year, funded primarily by Deutsche Rentenversicherung and statutory health insurers, and operated by the third-generation Schedel family business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Surgical Recovery SNFs (HLADADAF)

Keywords

• Orthopedic rehabilitation services
• Oncological rehabilitation services
• Medical rehabilitation clinic
• Physiotherapy and therapy services
• Telerehabilitation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Lübben

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rehabilitation Services Billing: The clinic generates revenue primarily through reimbursement from German social insurance providers (Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund, health insurance funds, private insurers, accident insurance). Services are billed according to fixed rates established in belegungsverträge (§111 SGB V, §21 SGB IX). Treatment duration typically covers 3-week stationary rehabilitation periods, with extensions possible by 1 week.
2. Supplementary Patient Services: Additional revenue from optional patient services including TV/telephone/internet packages (€1-3/day), companion accommodation (€50-73/night), parking (€1/day), bicycle rental, and comfort room upgrades

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Reha-Zentrum Lübben is a Fachklinik (specialist clinic) for orthopedics and oncology providing stationary and outpatient medical rehabilitation. It operates 220 beds and treats over 4,000 patients annually through physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychological support, nutritional counseling, and social services. The clinic also conducts applied research in telerehabilitation, sensor-based therapy systems, and assistive orthosis technology in partnership with Fraunhofer institutes and universities.

Product overview

Reha-Zentrum Lübben operates as a specialized rehabilitation clinic (Fachklinik) offering orthopedic and oncological rehabilitation services across 220 beds. The facility provides a comprehensive range of therapeutic services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, nutritional counseling, and social counseling. The center also conducts extensive research in rehabilitation technology through projects like meineReha® (a telerehabilitation platform using Microsoft Kinect for motion capture), RehaInteract (sensor-based therapy monitoring), TiviTrain (pressure-sensor training mats), Care Jack (sensor-equipped support vest), PowerGrasp (smart orthosis), and akrobatik@home (motion-controlled fitness games). These research initiatives focus on technology-enhanced rehabilitation solutions for home-based therapy and workplace injury prevention. The clinic's operations are supported by an IQMP-Reha 4.0 certified quality management system and EQR quality certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedic Rehabilitation
• Oncological Rehabilitation
• Physiotherapy Services
• Occupational Therapy Services
• Social Counseling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ patients treated annually across orthopedics and oncology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fraunhofer IPK BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Research partner in PowerGrasp project for intelligent orthosis development using modern textiles and electronic components.
• Volkswagen AG (assoziierter Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Associated partner providing automotive technology insights for PowerGrasp project.
• Universität Potsdam - RehabilitationswissenschaftencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Academic research partner for ReMove-IT clinical study. Provided evidence-based exercise selection and conducts independent measurement of physical performance, function, quality of life, and return to work outcomes.
• MEDIAN Klinik HoppegartencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Rehabilitation clinic participating in the multi-center ReMove-IT clinical study alongside Reha-Zentrum Lübben and Brandenburgklinik Bernau.
• Brandenburgklinik BernaucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Rehabilitation clinic participating in the multi-center ReMove-IT clinical study for tele-rehabilitation effectiveness.
• TU ChemnitzminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Technical university research partner in SiRIA project for movement analysis and assistive technology development.
• Fraunhofer IZM BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Research partner for Care Jack soft robotic orthosis vest development, providing miniaturization and integration expertise.
• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund KV Lübben e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Local ASB chapter contributing practical insights for Care Jack requirements in caregiving contexts.
• Fraunhofer IIS ErlangencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Research partner for akrobatik@home fitness game development, contributing sensor technology expertise.
• Universität HeidelbergminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Academic partner contributing therapeutic expertise for Contergan-impaired patient exercise programs in akrobatik@home project.
• TU BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Academic partner for TiviTrain project, contributing multimedia back school development.
• Fraunhofer FOKUScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2010Primary research partner for telerehabilitation platforms. Co-developed meineReha® (2010-2013) using Microsoft Kinect for motion capture, RehaInteract sensor platform, SiRIA therapeutic feedback system, ReMove-IT clinical study. Ongoing collaboration for medical device development.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Rehabilitation (DEGEMED)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association membership providing access to Reha-Qualitätskompass quality transparency tools and industry best practices. DEGEMED offers instruments to display rehabilitation facility focus areas and quality results transparently.
• LAGO Brandenburg e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState association for rehabilitation facilities in Brandenburg for regional networking and best practice exchange.
• Asklepios Fachklinikum LübbencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership for patient referrals and care coordination. Located in Lübben, provides acute care services with direct referral pathway to rehabilitation.
• Carl-Thiem-Klinikum CottbuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic teaching hospital in Cottbus for specialized diagnostics and emergency care. Long-standing close cooperation for comprehensive patient care.
• Klinikum Dahme-SpreewaldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital in the Dahme-Spreewald district for local healthcare coordination.
• Evangelisches Krankenhaus LuckauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonie-affiliated hospital in Luckau for regional healthcare network.
• Arbeitskreis der Pankreatiomierten e.V. (ADP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient self-help organization for pancreatic disease providing patient referrals and support network access.
• Klinik Prof. Schedel, Bayerischer WaldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister clinic and investor partner. Together with Reha-Zentrum Lübben forms the Schedel rehabilitation group, operated in third generation as family business since 1960. Enables cross-facility training and shared continuing education programs.
• Institut für Qualitätsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen GmbH (IQMG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality management certification body providing external audit and EQR certification services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups; Asklepios Fachklinikum Lübben is an active referral partner. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose orthopedic/oncology rehab footprint overlaps with Reha-Zentrum Lübben's catchment.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Germany's largest private hospital operator with extensive acute and rehabilitation services; comparable as a broad incumbent whose network competes with independent Fachkliniken for DRV patient placement and physician referrals.
• BG Kliniken (BG Unfallkliniken): Statutory accident insurance hospital group operating BGSW/MBOR occupational injury rehabilitation programs under DGUV contracts; directly comparable reimbursement pathway (BGSW) and orthopedic focus overlap with Reha-Zentrum Lübben's BGSW accreditation.

Direct peers

• Celenus Kliniken: German private rehabilitation chain with orthopädie, oncology and neurology rehab facilities; comparable as a Fachklinik peer reimbursed under DRV contracts with similar 3-week stationary protocols.
• Schoen Klinik Group: German private hospital group with strong orthopedic and rehabilitation focus; directly comparable as a high-quality specialty operator competing for similar DRV/AHB volumes and physician referrals in Germany.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: Germany's largest private rehabilitation clinic group operating numerous orthopädie and oncology rehab facilities; Reha-Zentrum Lübben participated with MEDIAN Hoppegarten in the ReMove-IT clinical study, making it a directly comparable operator with similar DRV payer mix and therapy portfolio.
• Brandenburgklinik Bernau: Specialist rehabilitation clinic in Brandenburg that co-participated in the ReMove-IT telerehabilitation trial with Reha-Zentrum Lübben; serves a comparable patient mix under DRV Berlin-Brandenburg and operates a similar Fachklinik model in the same federal state.
• MediClin AG: Listed German private clinic group with a substantial portfolio of orthopädie, oncology and psychosomatic rehabilitation facilities; directly comparable as a multi-site Fachklinik operator reimbursed under the same DRV/SGB framework.
• Klinik Prof. Schedel (Kellberg): Sister clinic within the Kliniken Professor Dr. Schedel GmbH family group, originally an oncology preventive-care facility founded in 1960; directly comparable as a German specialty rehab facility under common ownership with shared back-office, training and DRV relationships.
• St. Mauritius Therapieklinik: German specialty rehabilitation clinic focused on neurology, orthopädie and oncology under DRV contracts; comparable as a single-site Fachklinik with a similar therapy spectrum and stationary rehab model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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