What EKO does

EKO (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen GmbH) is a 452-bed acute-care hospital headquartered at Virchowstraße 20, Oberhausen, Germany, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ategris GmbH healthcare group alongside sister hospital Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mülheim (EKM). The hospital runs 18 specialized clinics covering general and visceral surgery, anesthesiology, radiology, gynecology, obstetrics, vascular surgery, geriatrics, internal medicine, cardiology, pediatrics, pediatric surgery, orthopedics and trauma surgery, urology, plus supporting institutes for laboratory medicine, microbiology, and pathology. It also operates 10 certified interdisciplinary centers including the Breast Center Mülheim Oberhausen, Cardiac Arrest Center, Diabetes Center, EndoProsthetics Center, Vascular Center, Gynecologic Cancer Center, Neuropediatrics Center, Regional Trauma Center, Perinatalzentrum Level I, and Prostate Center Rhein-Ruhr, supported by an outpatient medical care center (MVZ), a 24/7 emergency department, a dedicated pediatric emergency unit (KiKO), and a parent-child school for prenatal and postpartum education.

EKO is an academic teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen, admitting 16 PJ medical students per year and channeling them into its clinical departments. The hospital holds an extensive portfolio of certifications (Focus Top Regional Hospital 2026 plus eight Focus national specialty seals, EndoCert, UroCert, DGK Chest Pain Unit, DDG Diabetes Center, DGU Trauma Center, Cardiac Arrest Center, ISO 15189 lab accreditation, MRE-Siegel NRW, Bronze Aktion Saubere Hände, family-friendly ICU, ISO 50001 energy management) and pursues a community-oriented go-to-market combining a website, social media, community health events (e.g., Oberhausener Gesundheitstag at Bero-Center), and parent education programs delivered in part via Zoom.

Revenue is generated through inpatient and outpatient services reimbursed under the German DRG system via statutory health insurance (GKV), private insurance (PKV), and self-pay. The hospital is currently investing approximately €9.8 million (state NRW funding) in the Haus F renovation and expansion, adding six new delivery rooms, modernized neonatology, expanded pediatric capacity, and a refreshed emergency area. EKO maintains long-standing partnerships with Nyakahanga Hospital in Tanzania (18 years, with active 2026 OR renovation crowdfunding) and the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (since 1986) for medical and crisis-management exchange, while management is led by Geschäftsführer Tanja Langsenkamp and Martin Große-Kracht.

Name

EKO

Legal name

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen GmbH

Website

https://eko.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EKO (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen) is a 452-bed German acute-care hospital in Oberhausen operating 18 specialized clinics and 10 certified centers under the Ategris GmbH group, serving patients in the Ruhrgebiet region via DRG-reimbursed inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Specialized medical clinics
• Maternity and neonatal care
• Surgical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing medical services to patients covered by German public health insurance (GKV), private insurance (PKV), and self-paying patients. Services include emergency care, inpatient treatment, outpatient clinics (MVZ), and day clinic services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EKO operates a comprehensive acute-care hospital in Oberhausen, Germany, delivering inpatient treatment, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency medical services through 18 specialized clinics and 10 certified medical centers spanning disciplines such as surgery, cardiology, pediatrics, obstetrics, urology, orthopedics, geriatrics, and radiology. The hospital also runs an outpatient medical care center (MVZ), a parent-child school, and the only Level I Perinatal Center in Oberhausen, serving residents of Oberhausen and the surrounding Ruhr region under Germany's public/private health insurance framework.

Product overview

EKO (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen) is a hospital offering a unified portfolio of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services. The core offering consists of 18 specialized clinics (Kliniken) organized by medical discipline (surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, etc.) and 10 certified medical centers (Zentren) that provide interdisciplinary care for specific conditions. Supporting services include a 24/7 emergency department, pediatric emergency care, and therapeutic programs. The hospital also operates an outpatient medical care center (MVZ), a parent-child school with prenatal and postpartum education courses, and a medical device reprocessing unit (AEMP). EKO serves as the sole Level I Perinatal Center in Oberhausen and provides specialized treatments such as prostate brachytherapy through its certified centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Specialized Clinics (Kliniken) 18 specialized hospital clinics covering General and Visceral Surgery, Anesthesiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Vascular Surgery, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Urology, plus institutes for Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Microbiology, and Pathology. Delivered to patients in Oberhausen and surrounding region.
• Certified Medical Centers (Zentren) 10 certified interdisciplinary medical centers including Breast Center Mülheim Oberhausen, Cardiac Arrest Center, Diabetes Center, Endoprosthetics Center, Vascular Center, Gynecologic Cancer Center, Neuropediatrics Center, Trauma Center, Perinatal Center Level I, and Prostate Center Rhein-Ruhr. Serve patients requiring specialized, condition-specific multidisciplinary care.
• Central Emergency Department (Zentrale Notaufnahme) 24/7 adult emergency department providing rapid and effective care for acute illnesses and injuries, staffed by interdisciplinary medical and nursing teams with a fully equipped shock room and monitoring capabilities. Accepts ambulance arrivals and self-presenting patients.
• Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum (MVZ) - Outpatient Care Center Outpatient medical care center integrating multiple medical practices to provide ambulatory treatment and care for patients. Bridges hospital specialists with community-based outpatient consultations.
• Perinatal Center Level I Level I perinatal center specializing in care for premature infants and high-risk pregnancies; the only such facility in Oberhausen and capable of caring for premature babies under 1,250 grams. Serves expectant mothers requiring advanced obstetric and neonatal intensive care.
• Pediatric Emergency Department (Kinder-Notaufnahme) Specialized pediatric emergency department for children and adolescents, part of the KiKO (Children's Hospital Oberhausen) network. Provides acute pediatric emergency care separate from the adult emergency pathway.
• Parent-Child School (Eltern-Kind-Schule) Educational program for expectant parents and families offering prenatal courses, postpartum pelvic floor training, Shiatsu massage, bureaucratic guidance, and childbirth information evenings delivered via Zoom video chat. Supports maternity patients from pregnancy through postpartum.
• Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer LDR seed brachytherapy for prostate cancer treatment, a radiation therapy in which the radiation source is implanted directly within the prostate. Delivered through the certified Prostate Center Rhein-Ruhr for urological cancer patients.
• AEMP - Medical Device Reprocessing Unit Medical device reprocessing service that hygienically reprocesses reusable medical products such as surgical instruments. Operated under Ategris Group, serving EKO and EKM hospitals plus affiliated medical care centers. Equipped with 2 steam sterilizers, 1 formaldehyde low-temperature sterilizer, 4 cleaning and disinfection devices, and 1 container washing system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced MRSA infections to near zero through comprehensive hygiene management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Nyakahanga Hospital (Tanzania)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 200818-year hospital partnership supporting Nyakahanga Hospital in Tanzania. Currently conducting crowdfunding campaign to renovate operating room required by new legal regulations. Without renovation, the OR faces closure. The hospital is the only one in the region performing surgeries, serving a critical healthcare need for the local population. EKO is raising 13,000 euros for the OR renovation.
• Stadt Saporischschja (Ukraine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 1986City partnership between Oberhausen and Saporischschja established May 20, 1986. Focus on crisis management and emergency medicine exchange. EKO hosted delegation including Deputy Mayor Rehina Kharchenko and Hanna Makarenkova from Saporischschja Emergency Hospital to share experiences in emergency and disaster care. Partnership enables knowledge transfer in healthcare crisis management from war-affected region.
• Ategris GmbHcoreOthersParent company providing administrative services, HR functions, and strategic management. EKO and sister hospital EKM (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mülheim) both operate under Ategris umbrella. Integration management and recruitment support provided through parent company.
• Universität Duisburg-EssencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic teaching hospital affiliation with University of Duisburg-Essen enabling medical education, PJ (Praktisches Jahr) medical student placements (16 students per year), and access to latest medical research and developments.
• BrustZentrum MülheimOberhausen (BZMO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified breast center jointly operated with Mülheim hospital, providing integrated breast cancer care. EKO provides Senologie (breast surgery) services through this partnership. Certified by Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe through ÄKZert.
• Prostatazentrum Rhein-RuhrmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKO Urology department leads the certified prostate center serving the Rhein-Ruhr region. Provides brachytherapy and other prostate cancer treatments. UroCert certified center.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Klinikum Krefeld: Another Helios group acute care hospital in the wider Lower Rhine/Ruhrgebiet region. Comparable in DRG-based reimbursement model, scale, and multi-specialty center structure.
• Universitätsklinikum Essen: University hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen, the same university with which EKO has a teaching affiliation. Comparable in academic-teaching status, but operates at a larger scale and competes for complex cases and specialist talent in the same catchment.
• Contilia Gruppe (Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen): Catholic-affiliated hospital group operating comparable acute care facilities in adjacent Essen. Similar size scale, multi-specialty portfolio, and church-affiliated operating model to EKO.
• Helios Klinikum Duisburg: Large Helios/Fresenius group hospital in nearby Duisburg offering comparable broad acute care, emergency, and specialty services. Direct competitor for patient referrals in the southern Ruhrgebiet catchment area.
• Sana Kliniken Duisburg: Sana Group hospital in adjacent Duisburg providing general medical/surgical care and selected specialty centers. Comparable in service breadth, payer mix (German DRG/GKV), and academic affiliations.

Direct peers

• St. Josef-Hospital Oberhausen: Catholic-affiliated general hospital in Oberhausen, directly competing with EKO for the same Oberhausen catchment across general medicine, surgery, and emergency services.
• Asklepios Klinikum Oberhausen (formerly St. Clemens-Hospital): Asklepios Group hospital in Oberhausen; directly competing for the same urban catchment across general medical, surgical, and emergency services under the same German DRG framework.
• Evangelisches Krankenhaus Mülheim (EKM): Sister hospital under the same Ategris GmbH parent, also operating as a church-affiliated general acute care hospital in the Ruhrgebiet. Directly comparable in service mix, governance, and infrastructure (shares the AEMP reprocessing unit); a natural peer for benchmarking Ategris group economics.

Regional players

• BG Klinikum Duisburg: Specialized trauma and rehabilitation hospital in Duisburg. Comparable in trauma center certification (DGU TraumaNetzwerk) and emergency care capability; competes for trauma cases in the broader Ruhrgebiet region.
• St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Dorsten: Mid-sized regional general hospital north of Oberhausen with comparable DRG payer mix and broad specialty coverage; competes for patient referrals in the northern Ruhrgebiet.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ategris.arbeitswelt
• Instagraminstagram.com/ategris.arbeitswelt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelisches-krankenhaus-oberhausen

Compliance28 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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