Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland

What Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland does

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland GmbH is a specialist hospital (Fachklinik) operating in Vienna's 17th district (Hernals) since 1935, under the umbrella of the Vinzenz Gruppe Wien, a Catholic-affiliated network of hospitals. The facility operates approximately 250-400 beds across five core specialties: cardiovascular medicine (including angiology, diabetology, and cardiology), neurology with a dedicated stroke unit, vascular and general surgery, acute geriatrics, and palliative care delivered through the Palliativstation St. Raphael. The hospital performs 6,000+ surgical procedures annually and serves as a teaching hospital for the Medical University of Vienna (Medizinische Universität Wien).

Technical and clinical capabilities center on advanced microsurgical techniques, including supermicrosurgical lymphedema surgery and facial palsy reconstruction — procedures that are uncommon in Austrian specialist hospitals. A 6-month international microsurgery fellowship program attracts surgeons globally, building a specialist talent and referral pipeline. Digital infrastructure includes the 'Hallo Gesundheit' patient portal, which integrates with Austria's national electronic health record system (ELGA), alongside online appointment booking and a participating role in the 1450 health hotline. The operating model combines tertiary specialty referral (cardiology, neurology) with community-level inpatient care under a City of Vienna healthcare mandate.

Revenue is generated primarily through Austria's DRG-based public reimbursement framework via statutory health insurance (Österreichische Gesundheitskasse, ÖGK), supplemented by private self-pay services and elective procedures. As a GmbH within the Vinzenz Gruppe network, the hospital participates in cross-referrals with sister facilities, benefits from group procurement, and operates under shared clinical and quality protocols. The hospital has received industry recognition including the Klinik Award Austria 2026 and the Vienna Health Prize 2009.

Name

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland

Legal name

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland GmbH

Website

https://khgh.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland is a Vienna specialist hospital (operating since 1935) providing cardiovascular medicine, neurology with stroke unit, vascular surgery, acute geriatrics, and palliative care within the Vinzenz Gruppe network under Austrian public reimbursement.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Wiener Neustadt

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Reimbursement (GKK/ÖGK): As a hospital within Austria's social insurance-based healthcare system (Österreichische Gesundheitskasse/ÖGK and other social insurance carriers), the hospital receives reimbursement for inpatient and outpatient medical services provided to insured patients. Revenue is generated through case-based payments (LKF system), outpatient service fees, and contracts with public insurers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland is a private specialist hospital in Vienna operating inpatient and outpatient clinical services across cardiology, neurology (with Stroke Unit), vascular medicine and surgery, general/visceral and plastic-reconstructive surgery, acute geriatrics and remobilisation, palliative care, and supporting disciplines (radiology, anaesthesia/ICU, wound management, dietetics, clinical psychology, pastoral care). It also runs the 'Hallo Gesundheit' digital patient portal connected to Austria's national ELGA electronic health record for online appointments and electronic document delivery, and an International Fellowship Programme in microsurgery.

Product overview

Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland is a specialist hospital (Fachklinik) for cardiovascular diseases and neurology with a Centre for Vascular Medicine and Surgery, with a specialisation in geriatric medicine. It operates as a multi-departmental hospital offering inpatient, outpatient (via specialist ambulances), and day-case clinical services. The core clinical departments span Internal Medicine (Angiology, Diabetology, Cardiology), Neurology with Stroke Unit, Surgery (General/Visceral, Vascular, Plastic/Reconstructive), Acute Geriatrics, Palliative Care (St. Raphael), and supporting services including Radiology, Anaesthesia/ICU, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation, Laboratory, Clinical Psychology, Dietetics, Wound Management, Pastoral Care, and Discharge Management. The hospital's flagship specialised centres include the certified Vascular Centre (Gefäßzentrum) and Certified Obesity Centre (Adipositas-Zentrum). Digitally, it offers the 'Hallo Gesundheit' patient portal with ELGA connectivity for online appointments, document delivery, and digital consultations. It also hosts an International Microsurgery Fellowship Programme and serves as a teaching hospital for the Medical University of Vienna and FH Campus Wien.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hallo Gesundheit: Digital consultation platform and online appointment booking service connected with ELGA
• Gesundheitspark Göttlicher Heiland
• Palliativstation St. Raphael
• Adipositas-Zentrum
• Gefäß-Zentrum

Products and services

• Hallo Gesundheit Digital Patient Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Wound healing reduced from an average of 20 months (before treatment) to approximately 5 months in the hospital's wound clinic, with most wounds healed after an average of 5 outpatient visits. Limb amputations avoided in 8 out of 10 patients originally referred for amputation.

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medizinische Universität Wien (Medical University of Vienna)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007The hospital has been a teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) of Medizinische Universität Wien since 2007. Medical students complete their neurology tertiary at the hospital, with up to 6 groups of 5 students per semester following a structured curriculum and being supervised by Lektorin OÄ Dr. Astrid Kiederer.
• Vinzenz Gruppe Wien (Vinzenz Kliniken Wien)coreOthersThe hospital is an operating company (Krankenhaus Göttlicher Heiland GmbH) within the Vinzenz Gruppe Wien network. The network comprises seven hospitals in Vienna and Upper Austria (Barmherzige Schwestern Wien, Herz-Jesu Wien, Ordensklinikum Innviertel, Ordensklinikum Linz, Orthopädisches Spital Speising, St. Josef Krankenhaus Wien) plus rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, and assisted living. The group provides shared services, career portals, and coordinated care pathways.
• NeunerhauscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal cooperation with the neunerhaus social organization in Vienna to provide weekly specialist vascular medicine care for homeless and uninsured patients. The neunerhaus Gesundheitszentrum provides free primary medical care (general medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology) to homeless and uninsured individuals, and the hospital provides acute specialist care for these patients.
• LABCON - Medizinische Laboratorien GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationLABCON provides comprehensive laboratory medicine, blood depot services, and microbiology for the hospital. It is a highly specialized provider offering one of Austria's broadest ranges of medical-chemistry laboratory diagnostics, microbiological determinations, blood group serology, and blood depot services.
• O.P.P. Compliance GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal ombudsman service for the hospital's whistleblower system (Hinweisgeber*innensystem) established per the EU Whistleblower Directive and Austrian Hinweisgeber*innenschutzgesetz (HSchG). O.P.P. acts as a neutral, independent reporting channel (accessible via www.meinhinweis.at/ombudsstelle) for employees and third parties to report fraud, corruption, or misconduct.
• FH Campus Wien (University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching institution (Lehreinrichtung) for health and nursing care, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy programs. The hospital serves as a clinical training site for students from FH Campus Wien across these disciplines.
• IMC Krems (University of Applied Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching institution for health and nursing care as well as Advanced Nursing Practice programs. The hospital provides clinical practice placements for IMC Krems students.
• HerzReha Bad Ischl (Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Bad Ischl)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardiac rehabilitation center operated by the Vinzenz Gruppe in cooperation with SVS (Sozialversicherung der Selbstständigen). Provides integrated 3-4 week inpatient cardiac rehabilitation for the hospital's cardiology patients post-acute event, with the hospital coordinating admissions during the acute stay. Located in Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut.
• Orthopädisches Spital Speising (Vienna)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulatory orthopedic rehabilitation partner. Post-orthopedic surgery patients (hip, knee, shoulder, hand, spine) can receive ambulatory rehabilitation at the Orthopädisches Spital Speising, allowing patients to live at home during the 6-week therapy program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• HerzReha Bad Ischl (Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Bad Ischl): Vinzenz Gruppe cardiac rehabilitation center in Bad Ischl that formally partners with Göttlicher Heiland for post-acute cardiac rehab referrals. Comparable in cardiovascular focus but operating in the post-acute rather than acute setting, with overlapping patient cohorts.
• Schoen Clinic Group: Germany's largest family-run hospital group specializing in orthopaedics, neurology, cardiac, and psychosomatic medicine with a model of high-acuity specialty centers. Comparable to Göttlicher Heiland's specialty-focused cardiovascular, neurology, and surgical model, though operating at greater scale and across multiple German sites.

Direct peers

• Herz-Jesu Krankenhaus Wien: Another Vinzenz Gruppe Wien network hospital offering multi-specialty acute and surgical services in Vienna. Shares the same corporate parent, group-wide recruitment, and integrated care pathways with Göttlicher Heiland.
• St. Josef Krankenhaus Wien: Vinzenz Gruppe Wien network hospital providing comparable multi-specialty acute care, surgical, and geriatric services in Vienna under the same Catholic governance and Austrian LKF reimbursement system.
• Orthopädisches Spital Speising: Sister Vinzenz Gruppe hospital in Vienna specializing in orthopaedics, with whom Göttlicher Heiland has a formal post-orthopaedic-surgery ambulatory rehabilitation partnership. Overlaps in surgical and rehabilitative patient pathways within the same network.
• Barmherzige Schwestern Krankenhaus Wien: Sister hospital within the Vinzenz Gruppe Wien network, providing multi-specialty acute care in Vienna with shared services, group-level branding, and overlapping specialty coverage. Operates under the same Catholic healthcare governance and public reimbursement model.
• Ordensklinikum Linz: Vinzenz Gruppe network hospital in Upper Austria offering comparable multi-specialty acute and surgical care under the same Catholic governance, sharing back-office services and group-wide procurement with Göttlicher Heiland.
• AKH Wien (Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien – Medizinischer Universitätscampus): Vienna's largest university hospital and a direct multi-specialty peer, offering overlapping cardiovascular, neurology, surgical, and acute care services with a similar public-mandate and academic teaching role. Both compete for complex cases and Viennese inpatient volumes under the same Austrian public reimbursement framework.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius Helios): One of Europe's largest hospital operators with multi-specialty acute care across Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Comparable in providing broad cardiovascular, neurology, surgical, and geriatric services, though at substantially greater scale and with a commercial, group-level operating model rather than Göttlicher Heiland's charity-driven public mandate.

Regional players

• PremiQaMed (Privatklinik Confraternität, Goldenes Kreuz, Döbling): Leading Austrian private hospital group operating multiple Vienna facilities (Confraternität, Goldenes Kreuz, Döbling) with overlapping multi-specialty and surgical services. While based in Vienna like Göttlicher Heiland, PremiQaMed facilities operate more commercially with private insurance and self-pay models, providing competitive overlap in elective surgery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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