What ADK does

ADK GmbH für Gesundheit und Soziales is a publicly owned, integrated healthcare and social services provider headquartered in Ehingen (Donau), Germany, wholly owned by the Alb-Donau-Kreis district government. The company operates a Verbund of approximately 2,500 employees across ten locations in the Alb-Donau-Kreis region of Baden-Württemberg, combining three hospital sites under the Alb-Donau Klinikum brand (Ehingen, Blaubeuren, Langenau), the Geriatrische Rehabilitationsklinik Ehingen, Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ) outpatient centers, six Seniorenzentren, Tagespflege (day care), and Ambulante Pflege (home care). Core service lines span acute hospital care, obstetrics, cardiology, geriatrics, orthopedics, oncology, rehabilitation, and elder care.

The technology base integrates shared IT systems across the network, a corporate employee communication app (intrafox/Meinung.app), digital accessibility infrastructure (plain language and sign language), GDPR-compliant web analytics, and video consultation infrastructure. Specialty clinical assets include two cardiac catheterization labs, a state-of-the-art Linearbeschleuniger (linear accelerator) for radiation therapy operated in partnership with Universitätsklinikum Ulm, and multiple DGK-certified cardiac units (Heart Failure Unit, Chest Pain Unit, Cardiac Arrest Center). ADK holds a ClarCert-certified Endoprothetikzentrum der Maximalversorgung, Alterstraumazentrum certification, and WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital designation.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through regulated German healthcare reimbursement frameworks: hospital and MVZ services billed under the DRG system and EBM fee schedule against statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurers, elder care billed to long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse) with separate resident-paid accommodation costs, and state-funded vocational training through the Berufsfachschule Pflege. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the company's own facility network, supplemented by GP referrals, statutory insurance pathways, community engagement events, and partnerships with regional employers, schools, and the University of Ulm.

Name

ADK

Legal name

ADK GmbH für Gesundheit und Soziales

Website

https://adk-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ADK GmbH is a publicly owned, integrated healthcare and social services provider in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating ~2,500 staff across 10 facilities including hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, medical centers, senior care homes, and home care services for the Alb-Donau-Kreis region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Elderly Care Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Adult Day Health Centers (ADHC) (HLADAIAA), Home-Based Primary Care / Medical House Call Practices (HLAFAEAI), Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Elderly care
• Rehabilitation medicine
• Outpatient care
• Medical care centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Ehingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital and Clinical Services Revenue: ADK GmbH generates revenue primarily through billing for medical services provided at its hospitals and clinics under the German Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) system and ambulatory care contracts with statutory health insurers (GKV) and private health insurers (PKV). Revenue is negotiated through collective agreements with sickness funds and regulatory frameworks governing public hospitals in Baden-Württemberg.
2. Elderly Care Services Revenue: Senior living (Dauerpflege), short-term care (Kurzzeitpflege), day care (Tagespflege), and ambulatory/outpatient care services (Ambulante Pflege) are billed according to publicly regulated care rates negotiated with long-term care insurance funds (Pflegekassen). Residents pay accommodation costs directly.
3. Medical Center (MVZ) Services: Ambulatory care services provided through Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ) are billed per the uniform value scale (EBM) under statutory health insurance contracts.
4. Training and Education Services: The company operates a vocational nursing school (Berufsfachschule Pflege) and accepts trainees and students from partner institutions. Revenue is generated through state-funded training positions and student fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ADK GmbH für Gesundheit und Soziales operates an integrated network of hospitals (Alb-Donau Klinikum), medical care centers (MVZ), a geriatric rehabilitation clinic, senior living centers, day care and home-based nursing services across ten locations in the Alb-Donau-Kreis region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The group delivers acute inpatient and outpatient medical care, specialist services (cardiology, obstetrics, orthopedics, trauma, oncology), elderly residential and ambulatory care, plus vocational nursing education, serving approximately 2,500 employees and a regional patient population.

Product overview

ADK GmbH für Gesundheit und Soziales operates as an integrated healthcare and social services group serving the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The organization functions as a platform combining acute hospital care (Alb-Donau Klinikum with specialized units including Heart Failure Unit, Chest Pain Unit, and Trauma Center), ambulatory medical services (Medizinische Versorgungszentren), rehabilitation (Geriatrische Rehabilitationsklinik), and eldercare (Seniorenzentren, Tagespflege, Ambulante Pflege). The group employs approximately 2,500 staff across ten locations including Blaubeuren, Blaustein, Dietenheim, Ehingen, Erbach, Laichingen, Langenau, Munderkingen, Schelklingen, and Ulm-Wiblingen. The portfolio includes specialized treatment networks such as the Adipositas Netzwerk Alb-Donau and a radiation therapy clinic operated in partnership with University Hospital Ulm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alb-Donau Klinikum: Hospital facilities in Ehingen, Blaubeuren, and Langenau providing acute medical care and emergency services
• Medizinische Versorgungszentren
• Geriatrische Rehabilitationsklinik Ehingen
• Seniorenzentren
• Gesundheitszentren
• ADKmie
• Berufsfachschule Pflege

Products and services

• Alb-Donau Klinikum Multi-site hospital system providing inpatient and outpatient medical services across the Alb-Donau-Kreis district, including emergency care, surgery, cardiology, obstetrics, gynecology and intensive care. Serves patients referred via GPs, emergency services and direct outpatient walk-in.
• Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ) Ambulatory medical care centers in Ehingen, Langenau and Munderkingen providing specialist outpatient services such as general medicine, surgery, nutritional medicine, and orthopaedic-accident surgery. Referrals from GPs or hospital discharge planners.
• Geriatrische Rehabilitationsklinik Ehingen Specialized inpatient geriatric rehabilitation clinic accepting referrals from acute hospitals, GPs and nursing facilities. Services are covered by statutory pension and health insurance.
• Seniorenzentren Residential senior living centers providing permanent care (Dauerpflege) and short-term respite care (Kurzzeitpflege) for elderly individuals across multiple locations. Care rates covered by long-term care insurance (Pflegekasse) with residents paying accommodation costs.
• Ambulante Pflege Outpatient nursing service delivering professional care and support in patients' own homes. Referrals from hospitals, GPs or self-referral. Services billed to long-term care insurance and/or health insurance.
• Tagespflege

Quantifiable outcome

• Heart Failure Unit recertified by DGK with zero audit deviations
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NextGen Gyn (Weiterbildungsverbund Gynäkologie)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025A cross-border training network (Länderübergreifend) for gynecological specialist training involving six partners: Donauklinik Neu-Ulm, Alb-Donau Klinikum Ehingen, Universitätsfrauenklinik Ulm, Praxis Dr. med. Sabine Ladenburger-Strauß (Senden), Praxis Dr. med. Hiltmann-Frick und Kollegen (Ulm), and Praxis Allgäusono (Memmingen). The network enables young physicians to complete structured OB/GYN specialist training across both clinic and outpatient practice settings.
• Kreistag Alb-Donau-Kreis (Alb-Donau District Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025The Alb-Donau-Kreis district council is the sole owner of ADK GmbH. In May 2025, the council passed the foundational resolution (Grundsatzbeschluss) to build a new hospital (Neubau) in Ehingen — the largest single investment project for the district in over 50 years. The council acts as both governance body and political sponsor of ADK's infrastructure expansion.
• Krankenhaus GmbH Alb-Donau-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2025The Krankenhaus GmbH Alb-Donau-Kreis (Hospital Corporation of Alb-Donau District) is the hospital operating company that co-manages the Alb-Donau Klinikum facilities alongside ADK GmbH. It is also owned by the Alb-Donau-Kreis. Joint projects include the hospital new construction, cardiac care certifications, and the Adipositas Netzwerk.
• Universitätsklinikum Ulm (UKU) — Hochschulambulanz für StrahlentherapiecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe University Hospital Ulm operates a radiation oncology outpatient clinic (Hochschulambulanz für Strahlentherapie) within the Gesundheitszentrum Ehingen, equipped with a state-of-the-art linear accelerator (Linearbeschleuniger). This partnership brings university-level cancer radiotherapy to the rural region without requiring patients to travel to Ulm.
• Universität Ulm — Medizinstudium / PJcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADK GmbH has a formal university partnership with Universität Ulm for medical education. The Alb-Donau Klinikum Ehingen is an approved teaching hospital where medical students complete their Praktisches Jahr (PJ, practical year). The Frauenklinik also has full 60-month training authorization from the Landesärztekammer for OB/GYN specialization.
• Adipositas Netzwerk Alb-DonaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA multidisciplinary treatment network for obesity combining bariatric surgery (Bernd Nasifoglu, Sektionsleiter Viszeralchirurgie, Alb-Donau Klinikum Ehingen), nutritional medicine, internal medicine, endocrinology, psychological support, and self-help groups. Active since ~2018. Expanded to Langenau (September 2025) and Munderkingen (June 2026) with an outpatient nutritional medicine service at MVZ Munderkingen. Regular public info evenings held at multiple locations.
• Netzwerk Demenz im Alb-Donau-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA dementia care network in cooperation with the Alb-Donau-Kreis, providing support groups for family caregivers (Gesprächskreis für Angehörige von Menschen mit Demenz) at Seniorenzentrum Ehingen and, since September 2025, also in Laichingen. Jointly organized with the DEMENZ project of Evangelischer Diakonieverband Ulm/Alb-Donau.
• DEMENZ Projekt — Evangelischer Diakonieverband Ulm/Alb-DonaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Protestant Diaconal Association's dementia project for joint organization of family caregiver support groups across ADK's elderly care facilities.
• Blickpunkt Auge — Blinden- und Sehbehindertenverband WürttembergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory service for visually impaired and blind people operating within Seniorenzentrum Wiblingen. Consultants Burkhard Siemoneit (stationary) and Gertrud Vaas (mobile) provide counseling across Ulm, Neu-Ulm, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Heidenheim, and Biberach. ADK hosts this service as part of its social mission and community integration program.
• Kreisbau Gesellschaft (Kreisbau Alb-Donau)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district housing corporation (Kreisbau Gesellschaft) is referenced as a related entity under the ADK umbrella, potentially providing housing solutions that complement ADK's elderly care services. Listed in the company's main navigation footer.
• Michel-Buck-Schule (Ehingen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA long-standing Bildungspartnerschaft (education partnership) with Michel-Buck-Schule, a local secondary school. Students in grades 8-10 sew heart pillows (Herzkissen) for breast cancer patients at the Frauenklinik. Nearly 1,300 pillows produced over 15 years. School bears the material costs itself. The partnership demonstrates community engagement and inter-generational solidarity.
• wk Fortbildungen (Langenau)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVocational training provider from Langenau that co-delivers the 300-hour Praxisanleiter (practice instructor) certification course for ADK's nursing staff, jointly certified by the Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG).
• engagiert in ulm (Corporate Volunteering Platform)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerA regional platform connecting social institutions with engaged companies for corporate volunteering. Through this platform, BS software development GmbH (Ulm) was matched with Seniorenzentrum Wiblingen for intergenerational activities and social engagement projects.
• Herzinsuffizienz-Netzwerk (HFU-NET) — Bundesweites Herzinsuffizienz-NetzwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Heart Failure Unit at Alb-Donau Klinikum Ehingen is part of the nationwide HFU-NET network of certified Heart Failure clinics, maintaining standards for structural quality, staffing, equipment, training, and cross-sector care coordination with outpatient cardiologists and general practitioners.
• Donauklinik Neu-UlmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner clinic within the NextGen Gyn training network. Also part of the regional hospital network that ADK collaborates with for specialist referrals, patient transfers (e.g., trauma cases requiring specialized burn or vascular care), and training.
• Landesärztekammer Baden-WürttembergcoreOthersThe state medical association grants ADK's hospitals training authorizations (Weiterbildungsbefugnisse) for medical specialties. The Frauenklinik at Ehingen received a full 60-month training authorization for OB/GYN from the Landesärztekammer.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK)coreOthersThe DGK certifies ADK's cardiac units (Heart Failure Unit, Chest Pain Unit) through formal audit processes, providing external quality assurance and the official 'Heart Failure Schwerpunktklinik' designation.
• ClarCert (Neu-Ulm)minorOthersIndependent certification body that audited and certified the Alb-Donau Klinikum Ehingen as an Endoprothetikzentrum der Maximalversorgung (joint replacement center).
• Herzstiftung / Deutsche HerzstiftungminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with the German Heart Foundation for the 'Herzenssache Lebenszeit' information bus campaign, offering free cardiac and diabetes risk screenings at events in Ehingen.
• Goldbeck GmbH Süd (Generalunternehmer)minorOthersConstruction company contracted as general contractor (Generalunternehmer) for the new 425-space parking garage at Gesundheitszentrum Ehingen. STEINHOFF/HAEHNEL ARCHITEKTEN GmbH in Stuttgart is the architect.
• Gapp (Regionaler Holzmodulbauer)minorOthersRegional timber modular construction company awarded the contract for the 99-unit staff residential building (Personalwohnheim) via EU-wide tender. Architectural planning by cpm (connect projekt management) in Öllingen.
• Sänger Consulting GmbH & Co. KG (Datenschutzbeauftragter)minorOthersOutsourced Data Protection Officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) for ADK GmbH. Contact: Jürgen Pfalz, Riedweg 6, 89081 Ulm.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA: One of Germany's largest private hospital chains with facilities across multiple states. Comparable for its multi-site hospital portfolio, though operating at significantly greater scale and with broader geographic coverage than ADK.
• Helios Kliniken GmbH (Fresenius): Largest private hospital operator in Germany with ~90 hospitals nationwide. Comparable as a multi-site German hospital operator, but far larger and broader in geographic and service scope than ADK's regional Verbund.
• Korian Deutschland (Clariane): One of Germany's largest private senior care and assisted living operators. Comparable for ADK's Seniorenzentren and Pflege services, though Korian is far larger, purely focused on elder care, and operates commercially rather than as a municipal Verbund.

Direct peers

• Sana Kliniken AG: Privately held German hospital group operating ~50 facilities across multiple states. Comparable as a multi-site German hospital operator with integrated care offerings in regional markets, though larger and more geographically dispersed than ADK.
• SRH Kliniken (SRH Holding): German private hospital and education operator with regional hospital networks across Baden-Württemberg and other states. Comparable for its multi-site hospital portfolio and regional focus, though it also operates education businesses.
• Agaplesion gAG: Christian-affiliated German healthcare operator combining hospitals, geriatric care, and outpatient services. Highly comparable to ADK's integrated hospital-plus-elder-care Verbund model, though operating across multiple German states.
• RKH Kliniken (Regional Klinikum Holding): Public hospital holding company for the Heilbronn-Franken region in Baden-Württemberg, operating multiple acute hospitals and affiliated services. Comparable as a regional municipal hospital Verbund in the same federal state with similar scale.
• Kliniken Ostalb (Ostalb-Klinikum Aalen): Regional public hospital network in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, operating hospitals and affiliated services. Directly comparable to ADK as a neighboring district-owned hospital network with similar rural coverage mandate.
• Kreiskliniken Esslingen: Public district hospital network in the Esslingen district of Baden-Württemberg. Comparable as a neighboring municipal hospital Verbund in the same federal state with similar rural coverage and governance structure.

Others

• Universitätsklinikum Ulm: University hospital located in the same geographic region as ADK. Functions as an academic partner (radiation therapy, PJ training, OB/GYN collaboration) rather than a direct competitor, but comparable for its clinical specialty depth in Ulm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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