Ammerland-Klinik GmbH

What Ammerland-Klinik GmbH does

Ammerland-Klinik GmbH is a municipal focus care hospital (Schwerpunktversorgung) located in Westerstede, Lower Saxony, Germany, wholly owned by Landkreis Ammerland. Founded in 1949, the clinic operates 404 licensed beds across 10 main departments and numerous certified cancer and specialist centers, serving approximately 80,000 ambulatory and inpatient patients annually from the Ammerland district and broader northwestern Lower Saxony region. Since June 2008, it has operated as the integrated 'Klinikzentrum Westerstede' with the adjacent Bundeswehrkrankenhaus, sharing emergency, surgical, anesthesia, and intensive care facilities. The clinic is a teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) of the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.

The hospital's technology stack includes the ORBIS U Pflege hospital information system, a digital patient portal, tablet-based nursing documentation, the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery system, a Unit-Dose automated medication supply system, and TeleStorch telemedicine for neonatal care. A 233 million EUR new building project, 'Gesundheitsquartier Ammerland 2030' (130 million EUR funded by the state of Lower Saxony), is underway with completion planned for 2029, featuring 13 ORs, 42 ICU beds, a hybrid operating room, and driverless transport systems. The clinic holds certifications including KTQ quality management, DIN EN ISO 50001 energy management, trauma center status, and MIC III (highest level) for minimally invasive gynecological surgery.

Revenue is generated predominantly through the German DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) billing system for inpatient services to public health insurers (GKV), private health insurers (PKV), and self-paying patients, supplemented by outpatient services and optional premium services (Wahlleistungen). As a public hospital, the clinic's customers are the regional population, with the operating model centered on public-service healthcare delivery rather than commercial return.

Name

Ammerland-Klinik GmbH

Legal name

Ammerland-Klinik GmbH

Website

https://ammerland-klinik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ammerland-Klinik GmbH is a municipal 404-bed focus care hospital in Westerstede, Lower Saxony, owned by Landkreis Ammerland, serving approximately 80,000 patients annually across 10 departments. It operates as Klinikzentrum Westerstede with the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus and is undergoing a 233M EUR modernization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM), Gynecologic Oncology (HLAKAFAF), Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• Acute hospital services
• Surgical specialty care
• Cancer center treatment
• Emergency medical services
• Robotic assisted surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Westerstede

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services (DRG-based): As a hospital registered under §108 SGB V, the clinic generates revenue through diagnosis-related group (DRG) based billing to public health insurers (GKV) and private health insurers (PKV). The clinic also provides services for self-paying patients (Selbstzahler) billed through MEDICURA.
2. Outpatient Services: Ambulatory patient care including specialist consultations, diagnostic services, and outpatient treatments billed through the German healthcare system.
3. Wahlleistungen (Optional Services): Premium services including private rooms, meals, and additional amenities for patients who opt for these comfort services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ammerland-Klinik GmbH is a 404-bed focus care hospital (Schwerpunktversorgung) in Westerstede, Lower Saxony, providing acute and elective inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services across ten main departments and numerous certified cancer and specialty centers. The clinic treats approximately 80,000 ambulatory and stationary patients per year through its emergency center, specialist departments, da Vinci robot-assisted surgery program, and certified cancer centers (oncology, breast, colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal, lung, uro-oncology). As Lehrkrankenhaus of Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and co-operator of the Klinikzentrum Westerstede with the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus, it combines regional community care with supra-regional specialty depth.

Product overview

Die Ammerland-Klinik GmbH ist ein Klinikum der Schwerpunktversorgung mit 404 Betten in Westerstede. Das Leistungsangebot umfasst zehn Hauptabteilungen (Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Anästhesie, Frauenklinik, Gefäß- & Thoraxchirurgie, Gastroenterologie, Geriatrie, Kardiologie, Neurologie, Radiologie, Urologie) sowie zahlreiche spezialisierte Krebs- und Kompetenzzentren. Jährlich werden ca. 80.000 ambulante und stationäre Patienten versorgt. Die Klinik bietet ein integriertes Notfallzentrum mit Chest-Pain-Unit und Stroke-Unit, eine moderne Geburtshilfe mit Hebammenkreißsaal sowie umfassende Support-Services wie Psychoonkologie, Sozialdienst und Ethikberatung. Technologisch setzt die Klinik auf Digitalisierung (ORBIS U, Patientenportal, tabletgestützte Dokumentation) und minimal-invasive/roboter-assistierte Chirurgie (da Vinci-System). Als Lehrkrankenhaus der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover kooperiert sie eng mit dem benachbarten Bundeswehrkrankenhaus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kliniken und Institute (Clinical Departments) Inpatient and outpatient clinical care across ten main departments: Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Anästhesie und operative Intensivmedizin, Frauenklinik, Gefäß- & Thoraxchirurgie, Gastroenterologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Geriatrie, Kardiologie und konservative Intensivmedizin, Neurologie, Radiologie, and Urologie. For patients in northwestern Lower Saxony.
• Krebszentren (Cancer Centers) Certified Oncology Center with specialized cancer centers for breast, colorectal, pancreatic, esophageal, lung, and uro-oncology, including interdisciplinary tumor conferences for holistic treatment planning. For cancer patients in the region.
• Notfallzentrum (Emergency Center) Interdisciplinary emergency center with Chest-Pain-Unit for cardiac emergencies and Stroke-Unit for neurological emergencies, providing 24/7 emergency care for the region. For emergency patients and trauma cases.
• Weitere Zentren (Specialty Centers) Specialty centers including Ambulantes OP-Zentrum, Beckenbodenzentrum, Endometriosezentrum, Gefäßzentrum, Herzrhythmuszentrum, Schilddrüsenzentrum, Shuntzentrum, Thoraxzentrum, Wundzentrum, and Zentrum für Minimalinvasive und Roboterchirurgie. For patients needing targeted specialty care.
• Geburtshilfe und Hebammenkreißsaal (Obstetrics and Midwife-Led Birthing Suite) Modern obstetrics with three delivery rooms and two birth tubs, including the midwife-led Hebammenkreißsaal for natural births. Approximately 800 children are born annually. For expectant mothers and families in the region.
• Therapeutische Angebote (Therapeutic Services) Complementary therapeutic services including nutritional counseling (Ernährungsberatung), physical therapy/physiotherapy, speech therapy (Logopädie), and occupational therapy (Ergotherapie). For inpatients and outpatients.
• Psychoonkologischer Dienst (Psycho-Oncology Service) Psychological support and counseling for cancer patients and their families through individual conversations and accompaniment from diagnosis, free and confidential. For oncology patients and relatives.
• Sozialdienst (Social Services) Psychosocial counseling and support during inpatient stays, including placement in nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, home nursing care, and aid services. For inpatients and their families.
• Klinisches Ethikkomitee (Clinical Ethics Committee) Interdisciplinary team for ethics consultation in difficult medical decision situations, providing moderation and ethical case discussions. For patients, families, and clinical staff facing complex care decisions.
• Demenz- und Delirbeauftragter (Dementia and Delirium Care) Specialized support and counseling for dementia patients, including staff sensitization, adaptation of clinical equipment, and dementia-friendly care processes. For dementia patients and their families.
• Wahlleistungen (Optional Premium Services) Optional premium comfort services for patients who opt for private rooms, upgraded meals, and additional amenities during their hospital stay. For privately insured patients (PKV) and self-paying patients (Selbstzahler).
• Strahlenschutz-Kurse (Radiation Protection Courses) Continuing education radiation protection courses including Kombikurs (Strahlenschutzkunde und Grundkurs nach §49 StrSchV, 13 hours, EUR 350) and Spezialkurs (10 hours, EUR 320). For medical professionals requiring radiation protection certification.
• Elektrophysiologisches Labor (Electrophysiology Laboratory) New electrophysiology laboratory for cardiac electrophysiology procedures. For cardiology patients requiring diagnostic and interventional electrophysiology studies.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~800 children born annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Selbsthilfekontaktstelle Ammerland (Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Niedersachsen e.V.)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Cooperation with the self-help contact office for organizing the Ammerländer Selbsthilfe-Tag, held every two years. Over 25 self-help groups and counseling services participate in this regional health promotion event.
• Kooperationsverbund Thorax- und Lungenzentrum NordwestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Kooperation with seven clinics in northwestern Germany: Klinikum Leer, Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch, St. Bernhard Hospital Brake, Delme Klinikum Delmenhorst, Krankenhaus Wittmund, Borromäus Hospital Leer, and Klinikzentrum Westerstede (Ammerland-Klinik and Bundeswehrkrankenhaus). The network provides integrated lung cancer treatment with shared tumor conferences and surgical expertise.
• Karl-Jaspers-KlinikcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Co-founded the Ammerländer Ausbildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe (AAfG) in 2013, a joint training center for healthcare professions. Currently approximately 200 trainees receive nursing education at this joint institution.
• Bundeswehrkrankenhaus WesterstedecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2008Unique and close cooperation since June 2008 forming 'Klinikzentrum Westerstede'. Jointly operated areas include emergency center, central OR, anesthesia, and operative intensive care. The cooperation creates significant advantages for patients through shared facilities and interdisciplinary collaboration. The new building will include 13 OP rooms (9 for Ammerland-Klinik, 4 for Bundeswehr).
• MEDICURAminorOthersPrivate billing company (Auftragsverarbeiter) handling invoicing and debt collection for self-paying patients and private billing as required by GDPR Art. 28.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Klinikum Oldenburg: Klinikum Oldenburg is a major academic teaching hospital in neighboring Lower Saxony, operating as a maximum care provider in the same northwestern German region. It is a direct regional competitor for tertiary referrals and specialist talent.
• Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch: Nordwest-Krankenhaus Sanderbusch is a regional acute care hospital in Friesland and a founding partner of the Thorax- und Lungenzentrum Nordwest. It directly overlaps with Ammerland-Klinik's geographic catchment and DRG-based general/specialty offerings.
• Pius-Hospital Oldenburg: Pius-Hospital is a Catholic acute care hospital in Oldenburg providing comparable specialty and surgical services. It competes for patients from the same northwestern Lower Saxony catchment area as Ammerland-Klinik.
• Klinikum Leer: Klinikum Leer is a regional hospital partner in the Thorax- und Lungenzentrum Nordwest network. It provides comparable general/specialty hospital services in the same East Frisia / northwestern Lower Saxony region and is an active cooperation partner.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA: Asklepios operates one of Germany's largest networks of hospitals and is a leading competitor across German acute care markets, including northern Germany. Its portfolio directly overlaps Ammerland-Klinik's DRG-based general hospital services.
• Helios Kliniken GmbH: Helios is Germany's largest private hospital operator with ~90 hospitals. It is the dominant incumbent in the German acute care hospital sector, offering similar DRG-based services at much larger scale and overlapping directly with Ammerland-Klinik's general/specialty offerings.
• Universitätsklinikum Münster: Universitätsklinikum Münster is a German maximum-care university hospital providing the full spectrum of specialty services including oncology, gynecology, and cardiology. It represents the academic ceiling against which Ammerland-Klinik's supra-regional ambitions are benchmarked.

Direct peers

• BG Klinikum Hamburg: BG Klinikum Hamburg is a German trauma and occupational medicine specialty hospital. It is structurally comparable to the Bundeswehrkrankenhaus component of the Klinikzentrum Westerstede partnership and offers overlap in trauma surgery and certified trauma center services.
• Sana Kliniken AG: Sana is the third-largest German private hospital group with ~60 facilities, including prior history of Prof. Dr. Bahr (formerly at Sana Kliniken Lübeck). It operates focus care and specialty hospitals comparable in profile to Ammerland-Klinik's Schwerpunktversorgung role.

Others

• Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH): MHH is the academic parent affiliation for Ammerland-Klinik's teaching hospital (Lehrkrankenhaus) status. It is not a direct competitor but provides the academic credentialing pipeline and specialty training that supports the clinic's clinical standards and referral network.

Market position

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

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