Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg

What Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg does

Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a publicly-owned hospital group organized as Klinikum Bad Hersfeld GmbH and controlled by the Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg district government in Hesse, Germany. It operates four integrated healthcare facilities — Klinikum Bad Hersfeld (the main acute care hospital with emergency department and Stroke Unit), Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Rotenburg (HKZ, a specialized cardiac center), Klinik Am Hainberg (psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy), and Orthopädie Bad Hersfeld (orthopedics, recently relocated to the main campus in 2025) — together with six Medical Care Centers (MVZ) for outpatient specialist services and the Institut für Gesundheitsberufe (IFG) for healthcare workforce training.

The group delivers a comprehensive range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, cardiac, neurological, oncological, obstetric, and rehabilitation services under German statutory health insurance frameworks (DRG for inpatient, EBM for outpatient), billed across more than 1,000 Krankenkassen and supplementary private and Berufsgenossenschaft payers. Supporting technology consists of conventional hospital information systems (KliniTOS), patient management, financial/controlling, and material management infrastructure; the group markets telemedicine capabilities, modern diagnostics and 3D video-assisted surgical techniques, and the FLEXPOOL nursing scheduling system.

Revenue mechanics are dominated by regulated reimbursement: roughly 26,000 inpatient and 60,000 outpatient cases are billed annually, with operating margins and capital projects funded through a mix of statutory payer revenue, private patient billing, occupational accident billing, and ongoing district liquidity support — including a EUR 120 million committed Neubau new hospital construction project initiated in 2023 that will consolidate acute medicine and HKZ onto the Bad Hersfeld campus. The organization underwent a leadership transition in August 2025 with Sebastian Mock appointed as new Managing Director, alongside a coordinated refresh of senior clinical leadership across cardiology, cardiac surgery, orthopedics, emergency medicine, neurology, gynecology, and palliative care.

Name

Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Legal name

Klinikum Bad Hersfeld GmbH

Website

https://klinikum-hersfeld-rotenburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a publicly-owned German hospital group operating four integrated facilities (acute care, cardiac, psychosomatic, orthopedic) plus six outpatient MVZ centers across the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district, serving residents with inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and rehabilitation services under statutory insurance frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Hospitals (622)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurology & Neurosurgical Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAD), Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Cardiac surgery services
• Stroke emergency treatment
• Rehabilitation medical services
• Outpatient medical centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Hersfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Hospital Services (DRG System): Full and partial inpatient treatments billed through the German DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) system, negotiated annually with health insurance funds (Krankenkassen). The hospital treats approximately 26,000 stationary cases per year.
2. Outpatient/Ambulatory Services: Outpatient treatments including pre- and post-stationary care, billed through the ambulatory care system. Approximately 60,000 outpatient treatments annually processed through over 1,000 different health insurance funds.
3. Statutory Accident Insurance (BG) Billing: Professional services billing for occupational accidents covered by employers' liability insurance associations (Berufsgenossenschaften)
4. Private Patient Billing: Self-pay services for private patients not covered by statutory insurance

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a publicly-owned municipal hospital group operating four integrated healthcare facilities—Klinikum Bad Hersfeld, Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Rotenburg, Klinik Am Hainberg, and Orthopädie Bad Hersfeld—providing inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and rehabilitation services. The group treats approximately 26,000 inpatients and 60,000 outpatients annually across cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, psychosomatics, pediatrics, and other specialties, with billings across more than 1,000 statutory health insurance funds.

Product overview

Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg is a hospital group consisting of four healthcare facilities (Klinikum Bad Hersfeld, Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum Rotenburg, Klinik Am Hainberg, and Orthopädie Bad Hersfeld) providing both inpatient and outpatient medical services. The group offers a comprehensive range of medical, nursing, and therapeutic services including emergency care with Stroke Unit, modern diagnostics, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, and various specialized medical centers. The organization also operates multiple MVZ (Medical Care Centers) locations and an Institute for Health Professions (Institut für Gesundheitsberufe) for training. The hospital provides services across cardiology, orthopedics, neurology, oncology, geriatrics, and numerous other medical specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Klinikum Bad Hersfeld

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,500 TAVI procedures performed at Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Klinikverbund HessencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the Hessian Hospital Association (Klinikverbund Hessen) which provides collaborative network for regional healthcare coordination and shared services among Hesse hospitals
• ClinotelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality and management alliance of German hospitals focused on quality improvement, benchmarking, and best practice sharing among member hospitals
• Hausarztakademie Hersfeld-RotenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local general practitioner academy to support training of medical students in general practice and provide financial support for block internship and Famulatur positions in GP practices
• MediKidsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPediatric charity organization at the hospital supporting children and families through donations and events; hospital supports through various activities and donations from external partners (Amazon, Verifone, Würth, Electro Hess)
• Grüne Damen (Green Ladies)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer service of women providing support and companionship to patients in hospitals; operates at both Bad Hersfeld and Rotenburg locations celebrating 30-40 years of service

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Klinikum Kassel: Larger municipal hospital in neighboring northern Hesse providing acute, specialty, and emergency care. Comparable as a publicly-owned (district/municipal) German hospital serving a regional catchment with similar DRG economics.
• Klinikum Fulda: Regional hospital in Fulda (eastern Hesse) providing acute care, cardiac, oncology, and emergency services. Comparable as a publicly-owned multi-specialty hospital in the same Hessian region serving overlapping patient populations.
• Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg (UKGM): University hospital in Hesse providing maximal-care specialty services including cardiac surgery, oncology, and neurosurgery. Comparable as a tertiary referral destination in the same state that competes for complex cardiac and stroke cases.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group operating acute care, cardiac, and rehabilitation facilities. Directly comparable in terms of multi-specialty hospital operations under DRG, geographic distribution strategy, and cardiac care emphasis (Asklepios Heart Center).
• Sana Kliniken: Privately held German hospital group with a mix of acute care, specialty hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities. Comparable in scope and DRG-based revenue model, though larger in scale.
• Helios Kliniken: Largest private hospital operator in Germany with acute care, specialty, and rehabilitation facilities across the country. Comparable to Klinikum Hersfeld-Rotenburg as a multi-site German hospital group operating under the same DRG reimbursement regime, though substantially larger and for-profit.
• Rhön-Klinikum: Formerly independent German hospital operator (now part of Asklepios) operating university-level and specialty hospitals. Comparable historically as a multi-site German acute care operator under DRG reimbursement.
• Agaplesion: Non-profit German hospital group operating acute care hospitals across multiple states. Comparable as a multi-site German hospital network operating under similar regulatory and reimbursement frameworks.

Direct peers

• Schön Klinik: German hospital group focused on specialty medicine including orthopedics, neurology, cardiac, and psychosomatic care. Closely comparable to Hersfeld-Rotenburg's specialty mix (cardiac, orthopedic, psychosomatic) within a multi-site model.
• BG Kliniken (Berufsgenossenschaftliche Kliniken): Network of trauma and occupational accident hospitals in Germany. Comparable to Hersfeld-Rotenburg's certified TraumaZentrum status and its statutory accident insurance (BG) billing stream for work-related injuries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/klinikumhefrof
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klinikum-hersfeld-rotenburg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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