Clementine Kinder­hospital

What Clementine Kinder­hospital does

Clementine Kinderhospital is a specialized, non-profit pediatric hospital located at Theobald-Christ-Straße 16 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Founded in 1875, it operates as the only pure children's hospital in Frankfurt and is one of 11 specialized pediatric departments organized under the parent legal entity Bürgerhospital und Clementine Kinderhospital gemeinnützige GmbH. The hospital delivers comprehensive pediatric inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency services across general pediatrics, neonatology, endocrinology, diabetology, nephrology, neuropediatrics, neurological early rehabilitation, pneumology/allergology, psychosomatics, rheumatology, and diagnostic ultrasound, supported by therapy services (occupational, art, speech, music, and physiotherapy), an on-site hospital school, and an in-house Simulation Center operational since January 2024. It serves infants through adolescents from the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region, with 13,000+ pediatric emergency visits and approximately 1,900 inpatient admissions annually, and is integrated with Bürgerhospital's Perinatalzentrum Level 1 (which recorded a record 4,374 births in 2024).

The hospital's underlying technology stack is centered on a KHZG-funded digitization program — deployed under EU NextGenerationEU funding — that includes a digital patient portal for admission/treatment/discharge management, digital medication management, automated and speech-based clinical documentation, and partially or fully automated clinical decision support systems. Quality infrastructure is anchored by a dense certification portfolio: GKinD 'Ausgezeichnet für Kinder', DDG-certified Diabeteszentrum, DGTI-certified Psychosomatik (first nationwide), DGAV-certified Hernia Competence Center and CAMIC minimally invasive surgery center (at the shared Bürgerhospital), GOLD-level Aktion Saubere Hände (one of only four in Hessen), BVKD Transparenzliste 2026 maximum 5-star rating for Diabetology, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, ISO 50001:2018, IQM membership, and MRE-Siegel 2025–2027.

The business model is reimbursement-driven within the German public healthcare system: revenue is generated through DRG-based inpatient billing and outpatient care contracts with statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurers, plus statutory accident insurance (D-Arzt) billing for school, kindergarten, and occupational pediatric injuries. Individual treatment pricing is not publicly disclosed. The hospital is governed by two managing directors — Marcus Amberger (Speaker) and Tim David Wolf — under Hessian Ministry oversight, with the Dr. Christ'sche Stiftung functioning as a project-funder foundation. No private equity, venture capital, or public ownership signals are present in the available data.

Name

Clementine Kinder­hospital

Legal name

Bürgerhospital und Clementine Kinderhospital gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://clementine-kinderhospital.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clementine Kinderhospital is a non-profit specialized pediatric hospital in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, operating since 1875 as the only pure children's hospital in the city across 11 medical departments, serving infants through adolescents with inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency care reimbursed through the German statutory health insurance system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatric Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Children's medical care
• Neonatal intensive care
• Pediatric emergency services
• Child-friendly healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Delivery: As a hospital operating within the German public healthcare system (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung / GKV and private Krankenversicherung / PKV), the hospital generates revenue through reimbursement for medical treatments, procedures, and hospital stays billed via the Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) system and outpatient care contracts with health insurers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Clementine Kinderhospital is a specialized non-profit pediatric hospital providing acute and chronic medical care to infants, children and adolescents (0–18 years) across 11 medical specialties. Services are delivered through a 24/7 pediatric emergency department, multi-day inpatient stays, and specialized outpatient clinics, supplemented by occupational, art, speech, music, and physical therapy plus a hospital school. Care is reimbursed via Germany's statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance under the DRG framework, with the hospital integrated as a Perinatalzentrum Level 1 alongside Bürgerhospital Frankfurt.

Product overview

Clementine Kinderhospital is a specialized children's hospital in Frankfurt offering comprehensive pediatric healthcare services across multiple medical specialties. The hospital operates as a single-facility pediatric hospital with various specialized departments (Allgemeine Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Diabetologie, Endokrinologie, Neonatologie, Nephrologie, Neurologische Frührehabilitation, Neuropädiatrie, Pneumologie und Allergologie, Psychosomatik, Rheumatologie, Ultraschalldiagnostik) supplemented by therapy services (Ergotherapie, Kunsttherapie, Logopädie, Musiktherapie, Physiotherapie), a clinic school for educational continuity, and emergency services. The hospital is also implementing digital health services including a patient portal and clinical decision support systems funded through EU programs. As the only pure children's hospital in Frankfurt certified by GKinD, it serves as a Perinatalzentrum Level 1.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Allgemeine Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (General Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine)

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000+ pediatric emergency patients per year; ~1,900 hospitalized
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gesundheitscampus der Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt Rhein-MaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2026Clementine Kinderhospital and Bürgerhospital Frankfurt have partnered with the Gesundheitscampus der Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt Rhein-Main for a new nursing training cooperation. The partnership combines interdisciplinary training structures and modern learning environments with the clinical expertise of both hospitals in adult and pediatric nursing care. The cooperation starts on 1 September 2026 and aims to address the growing demand for qualified nursing professionals by offering high-quality, future-oriented nursing education. Both hospitals offer a total of 30 annual training places in nursing.
• Clementine Kinderhospital – Dr. Christ'sche StiftungcoreOthers · 1 January 2024The Clementine Kinderhospital – Dr. Christ'sche Stiftung (foundation) is the primary funder of the Children's Rights Project (Kinderrechte-Projekt) developed at both the Bürgerhospital and Clementine Kinderhospital in 2024. The foundation supports the project led by Judith Wiesner as Project Officer for Children's Rights, which aims to strengthen children's rights in hospital settings through patient interviews, staff training, and communication guidelines.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital (LMU Klinikum München): One of Germany's largest university children's hospitals, offering the full spectrum of pediatric subspecialties including neonatology, diabetology, neurology, and psychosomatics. Directly comparable to Clementine in scope of pediatric specialty departments and case complexity.
• Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus (AKK) Hamburg: Large specialized pediatric hospital in northern Germany providing general pediatrics, pediatric surgery, and multiple subspecialties. Comparable as a single-site dedicated children's hospital serving a major metropolitan catchment.
• Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt — Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin: The university children's hospital within Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt, located in the same city as Clementine. Directly competes for pediatric referrals across neonatology, endocrinology, neurology, and pneumology, with academic research depth as a differentiator.
• Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin: Specialty pediatric hospital within the Asklepios group known for pediatric orthopedics, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation. Comparable as a high-acuity specialty pediatric facility, though operating under for-profit private ownership versus Clementine's non-profit structure.
• Olgahospital Stuttgart (Klinikum Stuttgart): Major pediatric hospital in Baden-Württemberg with comprehensive specialty departments and high-acuity pediatric emergency services. Comparable scale and service breadth to Clementine as a regional pediatric referral center.
• Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln: University-affiliated pediatric hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia offering comprehensive pediatric specialty care with strong research integration. Comparable in scale and academic ties to Clementine's specialty portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Charité — Klinik für Pädiatrie (Berlin): Germany's largest university hospital, with a comprehensive pediatric department spanning all major subspecialties. Comparable pediatric service breadth, but operates within a much larger general hospital ecosystem rather than as a standalone children's hospital.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg — Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin: Academic children's center covering neonatology, pediatric cardiology, oncology, neurology, and other subspecialties. Overlapping specialty capabilities with Clementine but embedded in a larger university hospital with research infrastructure.
• Bürgerhospital Frankfurt: Parent organization and shared legal entity with Clementine, operating adult acute care including the Perinatalzentrum Level 1 referenced for Clementine. Highly comparable operationally but focused on adult services and obstetrics rather than pure pediatrics.
• Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch — Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin: Pediatric department within Helios, Germany's largest private hospital operator. Overlapping pediatric specialty services but embedded in a broader private hospital network with greater capital flexibility than Clementine's non-profit structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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