What St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH does

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH is a German private limited company (GmbH) operating a general and standard care hospital in Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, founded in 1250 and now in its 775th year of continuous service. The hospital runs 12 specialized departments covering Internal Medicine (with subspecialties in cardiology, gastroenterology, oncology, pneumology, and palliative care), General/Visceral/Thoracic Surgery, Traumatology/Orthopedics/Sports Traumatology, Foot Surgery including diabetic foot, Gynecology/Obstetrics with a certified Endometriosis Clinic, Anesthesiology/Intensive Care with ECMO capability, Radiology, and Acute Geriatrics, alongside affiliated Belegabteilungen in urology, ENT, and orthopedics. It is an academic teaching hospital (Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus) of the University of Bonn and operates an integrated group that includes the Seniorenzentrum Marienstift senior care facility, the Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe healthcare training center, and the MVZ St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital outpatient medical care center.

The business model is anchored in the regulated German hospital reimbursement system: inpatient revenue flows through Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) billed primarily to statutory health insurers (GKV) and private health insurers (PKV), while outpatient revenue follows the EBM uniform value scale and GOÄ private fee schedule. Optional Wahlleistungen (chief physician choice, single/double rooms) generate supplementary patient-paid revenue. The hospital has invested in digital health capabilities including an electronic patient record (ePA) compliant with §346-348 SGB V, a closed-loop digital medication management system with barcode/QR scanning piloted in Acute Geriatrics, and a Telemedizinisches Zentrum opened in 2025 as the first in the Mittelrhein region for remote cardiac monitoring using the Qurasoft SaniQ platform, with partial financing from the EU Hospital Future Fund (Krankenhauszukunftsfonds) under NextGenerationEU. Patient acquisition is primarily through the 24/7 emergency department, regional physician referrals, and the institution's longstanding community reputation.

Name

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH

Legal name

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH

Website

https://stiftshospital-andernach.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH is a German general and standard care hospital in Andernach, operating 12 specialized departments as an academic teaching hospital of the University of Bonn, with affiliated senior care, healthcare education, and outpatient MVZ services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Palliative Care (e.g., oncology, CHF/COPD, dementia) (HLADAHAJ), Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAG)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Multispecialty inpatient services
• Emergency medical services
• Maternity obstetrics services
• Cardiac telemedicine monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Andernach

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Revenue: The hospital generates revenue primarily through treatment fees billed to statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV) providers under the German Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) system. Revenue is based on case rates for inpatient treatment and fee schedules for outpatient services.
2. EU Funding (Krankenhauszukunftsfonds): Grant funding from the Hospital Future Fund (KHZF) for digitalization projects in medicine and nursing, and IT security. 70% funded by the federal government under the German Reconstruction and Resilience Plan (DARP) financed by NextGenerationEU.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH is an academic teaching hospital (University of Bonn) providing acute, inpatient and outpatient medical care across twelve specialized departments including internal medicine (gastroenterology, cardiology, oncology, pneumology, palliative care), general/visceral/thoracic surgery, traumatology and orthopedics, foot and diabetic foot surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, anesthesiology and intensive care (including ECMO), acute geriatrics, and radiology. The corporate group also operates a senior care facility (Seniorenzentrum Marienstift), a healthcare education center (Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe), an outpatient medical care center (MVZ) with a telemedical center for cardiac patients, and certified specialty centers (Darmzentrum Mittelrhein, Gelenkzentrum Mittelrhein, certified Endometriosis Clinic, DGU Lokales Traumazentrum).

Product overview

St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital GmbH ist ein Krankenhaus der Grund- und Regelversorgung mit 12 spezialisierten Fach- und Belegabteilungen. Zum Unternehmensverbund gehören das St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital (Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Bonn), das Seniorenzentrum Marienstift, das Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe und das MVZ St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital. Die Kernleistungen umfassen stationäre und ambulante Patientenversorgung in den Bereichen Innere Medizin, Chirurgie, Gynäkologie/Geburtshilfe, Unfallchirurgie/Orthopädie und Radiologie. Digitale Innovationen umfassen ein Telemedizinisches Zentrum für Herzinsuffizienz-Patienten, Elektronische Patientenakte (ePA) und digitales Medikationsmanagement. Das Bildungszentrum bietet Ausbildung, Fortbildungen und Weiterbildungen für Gesundheitsberufe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital (Academic Teaching Hospital)
• Zentrale Notaufnahme (Central Emergency Department)
• Innere Medizin (Internal Medicine)
• Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (Gynecology and Obstetrics)
• Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Sporttraumatologie (Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Traumatology)
• Fußchirurgie und Chirurgie des diabetischen Fußes (Foot Surgery and Diabetic Foot Surgery)
• Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie (General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery)
• Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin (Anesthesiology and Intensive Care)
• Akutgeriatrie (Acute Geriatrics)
• Radiologie (Radiology)
• Gelenkzentrum Mittelrhein (Middle Rhine Joint Center)
• Telemedizinisches Zentrum (Telemedicine Center)
• MVZ St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital (Medical Care Center)
• Seniorenzentrum Marienstift
• Bildungszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe (Healthcare Education Center)

Quantifiable outcome

• EU-funded digital medication management improves patient safety through closed-loop medication verification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hospizverein Andernach-Pellenz (Hospice Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with the local hospice association for end-of-life care services. The hospice association provides professional staff and volunteers who counsel, accompany, and support dying patients and their families. Services are free of charge and available to all regardless of background or religion. Supported by the Förderverein Hospizbewegung Andernach/Pellenz e.V.
• QurasoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for telemedicine platform. Qurasoft developed the SaniQ telemedicine software platform that transmits vital data from heart failure patients (blood pressure, ECG, weight) to cardiologists for remote monitoring. Founded 2017, Qurasoft enables the hospital's telemedical center to provide continuous cardiac patient monitoring.
• Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz (County Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through the Smart Cities initiative 'MYK10' under which the Herz.Gesund telemedicine project received funding. The county is one of 73 municipalities nationwide funded by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building and KfW. The partnership enables digital health innovation in the region.
• Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth MayenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevious project partner for the Herz.Gesund telemedicine pilot project between 2019-2022, initially funded by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz.
• University of Bonn (Universität Bonn)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic teaching hospital affiliation providing medical education. The hospital serves as Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus for medical students, offering practical year (PJ) placements and continuing medical education for physicians.
• Belegabteilungen (Affiliated Physician Practices)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent physician practices operating within the hospital for specialties including urology, ENT, orthopedics, and gynecology. These affiliated doctors admit their patients to the hospital for procedures, extending the hospital's service offerings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken GmbH: Largest private hospital operator in Europe and Germany, part of Fresenius. Comparable because it provides multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient acute care across German regions under similar DRG reimbursement, though at vastly larger scale than St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital.
• Sana Kliniken AG: German private hospital operator owned by private health insurers (PKV association). Comparable to St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital on multi-specialty acute care delivery, academic teaching status, and strong relationships with private insurance partners (PKV) — St. Nikolaus is itself a 2024 PKV partner.
• Schoen Klinik SE: German hospital operator focused on specialty care (orthopedics, neurology, psychosomatics) with academic affiliations. Comparable on German acute hospital operations, specialty certifications, and DRG reimbursement, though with a more focused specialty mix than St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital.
• Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA: Major private German hospital group operating acute care facilities across multiple federal states. Comparable on multi-specialty acute hospital operations and DRG-based revenue model, with overlapping academic teaching relationships and similar service-line breadth.
• Universitätsklinikum Bonn: University hospital of the University of Bonn and the academic teaching partner of St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital. Comparable as a German tertiary acute care provider in the same region, though at university-hospital scale; represents both a referral partner and a competitive gravity well.

Direct peers

• Marienhaus Kliniken GmbH: Catholic-affiliated German hospital network operated as a foundation/charitable entity. Closely comparable to St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital on church-affiliated governance, multi-specialty regional hospital operations, and similar mission-driven operating model across Rhineland-Palatinate and neighboring regions.
• Verbund Katholischer Kliniken Düsseldorf (VKKD): Catholic hospital group in the Düsseldorf region operating under foundation governance. Comparable to St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital on church-affiliated multi-entity structure, academic teaching, and DRG-based acute care delivery in a German metropolitan-region catchment.
• GFO Kliniken (Gesellschaft der Franziskanerinnen zu Olpe): Catholic hospital network operating multiple German facilities under religious-affiliated foundation governance. Comparable to St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital on church-affiliated ownership, regional acute hospital model, and integration with senior care and education entities.

Regional players

• Gemeinschaftsklinikum Mittelrhein: Mittelrhein-area multi-site hospital group formed from merger of Koblenz-area hospitals. Comparable as a regional German acute care provider operating in the same Mittelrhein catchment and competing for the same patient and physician pools.
• Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth Mayen: Local Catholic hospital in Mayen, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz. Previously partnered with St. Nikolaus-Stiftshospital on the Herz.Gesund telemedicine pilot; directly comparable on regional acute hospital operations, church affiliation, and shared Mittelrhein catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/st.nikolausstiftshospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-nikolaus-stiftshospital-gmbh

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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