Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik

What Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik does

Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik is a specialized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic hospital located in Buchenbach in the Hochschwarzwald (High Black Forest) region near Freiburg, Germany. Operated by the non-profit registered association Zentrum für anthroposophische Psychiatrie e.V., the facility holds 103 inpatient beds and provides a multi-tiered psychiatric care continuum including inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization via a psychiatric day clinic opened on June 22, 2026, and outpatient services through a Psychiatrische Institutsambulanz (PIA). The clinic also serves as the regional psychiatric emergency care provider for the Hochschwarzwald communities under the Gemeindepsychiatrischer Verbund.

The clinic's treatment methodology integrates guideline-compliant evidence-based psychiatry and psychotherapy with anthroposophically extended medicine, an approach combining conventional pharmacological and psychotherapeutic care with complementary modalities such as art therapy, work therapy, movement therapy, therapeutic eurythmy, and nursing external applications (compresses, rubs, baths, rhythmic embrocations). Treatment emphasizes multi-professional teams and group therapy with socio- and milieu-therapeutic elements. The clinic is a teaching hospital for Universität Witten/Herdecke, an AnthroMed network member, and was awarded the FAZ-Siegel as one of Germany's best hospitals in 2026.

The business model is a regulated German hospital revenue model. Under §108 SGB V accreditation and inclusion in the Landeskrankenhausplan, the clinic bills all German statutory health insurance funds (GKV) and private health insurers (PKV) directly for inpatient, day clinic, and PIA services per the standard DRG-based reimbursement framework. Elective admissions are driven by physician referrals (Facharzt and Hausarzt) submitted via KIM-Mail, followed by senior physician assessment. Supplementary income derives from Wahlleistungen (optional patient-paid services). As a non-profit association, all surplus is reinvested into patient care and infrastructure rather than distributed, and there are no external investors or parent company.

Name

Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik

Legal name

Zentrum für anthroposophische Psychiatrie e.V.

Website

https://friedrich-husemann-klinik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik is a 103-bed, non-profit psychiatric hospital in Buchenbach, Germany, combining evidence-based psychiatry with anthroposophic medicine and serving adult inpatients, day clinic patients, and outpatients across the Hochschwarzwald region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital services
• Inpatient psychiatric treatment
• Anthroposophic medicine
• Mental health care
• Psychotherapeutic treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg

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. Inpatient psychiatric treatment: The clinic provides stationary psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment for adults. As a hospital with §108 SGB V approval and part of the Landeskrankenhausplan, it can bill all statutory and private health insurance funds directly for treatment costs.
2. Day clinic (Tagesklinik) services: Partial inpatient psychiatric treatment for adults (from 18 years) who do not require full hospitalization but need more than outpatient care. Expanded services opening June 2026.
3. Psychiatrische Institutsambulanz (Psychiatric Institute Outpatient Clinic): Outpatient clinic treating patients who require hospital-near outpatient care due to the nature, severity, or duration of their illness. Billed through statutory and private insurance.
4. Optional services (Wahlleistungen): Additional optional services offered beyond standard care for patients seeking enhanced comfort or supplementary treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik is a specialized psychiatric hospital with 103 beds that delivers inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment. It combines conventional evidence-based psychiatry with anthroposophically extended medicine, offering multi-professional care (physicians, nurses, art/movement therapists, social workers). The clinic also serves as the regional psychiatric emergency provider for the Hochschwarzwald area.

Product overview

Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik operates as a specialized psychiatric hospital with 103 inpatient beds offering a multi-level treatment system. The core offerings include inpatient psychiatric-psychotherapeutic treatment (the main hospital), a psychiatric day clinic (opened June 2026), and a psychiatric institute ambulance for outpatient care. Treatment combines conventional evidence-based psychiatry and psychotherapy with anthroposophically extended medicine. The hospital provides group therapy with socio/milieu therapeutic focus, art and work therapies (including basket weaving, weaving, sculpting, painting, therapeutic speech design, eurythmy), movement therapy, and nursing external applications. Emergency psychiatric care for the High Black Forest region is also provided.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Extension of psychiatric care spectrum through addition of day clinic services (June 2026)

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AnthroMedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnthroMed is a network organization for anthroposophic medicine clinics. The Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik is a member of this network, which provides quality standards, collaborative research, and professional exchange among anthroposophic healthcare facilities.
• Gemeindepsychiatrischer Verbund (Community Psychiatric Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe clinic is part of the regional community psychiatric association, coordinating psychiatric care services for the Hochschwarzwald region including emergency psychiatric coverage.
• Baden-Württembergische Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V.minorOthersProfessional association of hospitals in the Baden-Württemberg state, providing advocacy, information exchange, and professional development opportunities for member hospitals.
• Universität Witten/HerdeckeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching hospital partnership for medical student education. The clinic serves as a teaching hospital for medical students in clinical semesters as part of a cooperation agreement.
• EOS Erlebnispädagogik e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner for FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr / Voluntary Social Year) program. EOS handles contract conclusion and support services outside the hospital for FSJ volunteers.
• Demeter-Gartenbau (on-site)minorOthersOn-site Demeter (biodynamic) garden providing fresh organic produce for the clinic's bio-certified canteen.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators with extensive psychiatric service lines including inpatient, day clinic, and PIA. Comparable through full psychiatric care continuum and §108 SGB V approved multi-site operations.
• Vitos GmbH: Large non-profit German hospital group operating multiple psychiatric and somatic hospitals, primarily in Hessen. Comparable through §108 SGB V psychiatric inpatient and outpatient services, and operating as a non-profit network.
• Schoen Klinik: Major German private hospital group with significant psychiatric and psychosomatic inpatient offerings. Comparable through premium positioning, multi-site scale, and direct billing with statutory/private insurers under §108 SGB V.
• Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Germany's largest university hospital with major psychiatric and psychosomatic departments. Comparable through university-affiliated psychiatric inpatient/day-clinic/PIA structure and teaching hospital status, but operates at far greater scale.
• MediClin AG: German hospital operator with a dedicated psychiatric and psychosomatic clinic portfolio. Comparable through psychiatric inpatient focus, statutory health insurance reimbursement model, and multi-clinic network.

Direct peers

• Filderklinik: Anthroposophic hospital in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, also part of the AnthroMed network. Comparable through anthroposophic inpatient care model, §108 SGB V approval, and multi-professional treatment teams.
• Paracelsus-Klinik Bad Liebenzell: Anthroposophic clinic in Bad Liebenzell focused on integrative internal medicine and mental health. Comparable through anthroposophic care model, AnthroMed network membership, and similar non-profit association structure.
• Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke: Anthroposophic acute-care hospital in Herdecke, Germany, operating as a non-profit teaching hospital. Most directly comparable to Friedrich-Husemann-Klinik through its anthroposophic treatment philosophy, multi-professional teams, and combination of conventional and integrative medicine.
• Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) Lübeck: University psychiatric hospital in Lübeck providing inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient psychiatric care. Comparable through full care continuum (inpatient/day clinic/PIA) and multi-professional treatment approach.

Regional players

• Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg: Public district psychiatric hospital in Bavaria providing regional inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services. Comparable through regional public-mandate psychiatric care model and similar bed-scale operation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/friedrich.husemann.klinik
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/friedrich-husemann-klinik

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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