Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf

What Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf does

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf (EKA) is a nonprofit specialized hospital in Hamburg, Germany, operated as a gGmbH subsidiary of the Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf foundation (founded 1863). The hospital delivers planned inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient care across seven clinical departments — neurology/epilepsy, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatrics, internal medicine, orthopedics/surgery, and radiology — operating 314 beds plus day-clinic capacity. EKA holds a special care mandate from the City of Hamburg for the medical care of people with disabilities, operates Germany's largest epilepsy monitoring station, and runs the Sengelmann Institut für Medizin und Inklusion (SIMI), an MZEB for adults with complex disabilities. Its IBEK program offers nationwide-model parent-child psychiatric treatment, and the hospital is an academic teaching hospital of the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).

The hospital's revenue model is dominated by statutory and private health insurance reimbursement under the German DRG system (GKV/PKV), supplemented by public capital grants (notably EUR 47M from Hamburg in 2024 for the new building, plus EU NextGenerationEU/KHZG funding for digitalization), charitable donations, and project grants from foundations such as Robert Bosch Stiftung, Aktion Mensch, and GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit. Go-to-market is referral-driven: EKA has no emergency department and routes patients through GPs, specialists, child psychiatrists, social pediatric centers, and institutional referrals, with outpatient channels including PIA, day clinics, and certified video consultations. Distribution was extended in 2024 with Doctolib online booking for SIMI.

The technology stack is conventional hospital IT funded through KHZG Fördertatbestände: a digital patient portal, digital nursing/treatment documentation (with speech-based documentation), digital medication management, and an internal digital service-request process. Domain-specialty clinical programs differentiate EKA commercially — notably the dementia-sensitive hospital concept (MSD Health Prize, supported by Robert Bosch Stiftung), supported communication (UK) methods for non-verbal patients, inclusion navigators (Inklusions-Lotsinnen), and Leichte Sprache (easy-language) patient materials. There is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML capability; clinical differentiators are human-expertise-driven rather than technology-driven.

Name

Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf

Legal name

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf gGmbH

Website

https://evangelisches-krankenhaus-alsterdorf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf is a nonprofit specialized hospital in Hamburg, Germany, providing planned inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient care in neurology/epilepsy, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatrics, and inclusive medicine for people with complex disabilities, operated by the Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf foundation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders (HLAKAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Specialized hospital services
• Psychiatric inpatient care
• Epilepsy treatment center
• Disability healthcare services
• Academic teaching hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory and Private Health Insurance Reimbursement: EKA operates under Germany's dual healthcare system (GKV/Private Krankenversicherung). All medical services are reimbursed through regulated diagnosis-related group (DRG) rates and per-diem charges negotiated with health insurers. Revenue is generated through inpatient stays, day clinic treatments, outpatient services, and diagnostic procedures.
2. Government Subsidies and Project Funding: EKA receives public funding for specific projects, including approximately 47 million euros from the Behörde für Arbeit, Gesundheit, Soziales, Familie und Integration for the hospital construction project. EU NextGenerationEU funding supports digitalization and modernization under the KHZG.
3. Donations and Foundation Support: The hospital accepts charitable donations for specific projects not covered by health insurance, such as the SIMI institute, epilepsy center equipment, art therapy, clinic clowns, and the dementia-sensitive hospital program. A support association (Förderverein) also raises funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf operates the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf (EKA), a non-profit specialized hospital in Hamburg providing multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient care in Epileptology, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, and Radiology. The foundation holds a special mandate for the medical care of people with disabilities and runs the SIMI Medical Center for Adults with Disabilities (MZEB). It also serves as an academic teaching hospital of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).

Product overview

The Evangelisches Krankenhaus Alsterdorf is a specialized hospital providing comprehensive medical care organized around multiple clinical departments and specialized programs. The core offerings include Epilepsie-Zentrum Hamburg (Germany's largest epilepsy monitoring station), Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie (with unique parent-child treatment), Geriatrie with dementia care, Innere Medizin with qualified detoxification, Orthopädie/Chirurgie, and Radiologie. The hospital operates the Sengelmann Institut für Medizin und Inklusion (SIMI), a medical center for adults with disabilities offering interdisciplinary care. Key special programs include the dementia-sensitive hospital initiative, Krankenhaus inklusiv with inclusion navigators, Unterstützte Kommunikation for accessibility, and Gesundheit 25* for disability healthcare access. The hospital has a special mission to serve people with disabilities and operates as an academic teaching hospital of University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Germany's largest epilepsy intensive monitoring station for specialized diagnostics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA serves as an Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus (academic teaching hospital) for UKE medical students. Medical students in their practical year (PJ) can complete rotations at EKA in Neurology/Epilepsy, Internal Medicine/Geriatrics, and Psychiatry. This partnership provides EKA with access to academic talent and positions it within the university medical education ecosystem.
• Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus BergedorfminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA collaborates with Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf as part of the Gesundheit 25* project to improve hospital transfer management for people with disabilities. Both hospitals work together with disability service providers in Hamburg's Bergedorf district to streamline transitions between community care and hospital settings.
• Asklepios Klinik BarmbekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of the Gesundheit 25* project, EKA partners with Asklepios Klinik Barmbek to improve hospital transfer management for people with disabilities in Hamburg. The collaboration focuses on standardizing processes for admission and discharge of disability patients across multiple Hamburg hospitals.
• Werner Otto Institut (Social Pediatric Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Werner Otto Institut is a social pediatric center (SPZ) affiliated with EKA, specializing in children with disabilities and the diagnosis and treatment of developmental delays. It works closely with EKA's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry department, sharing expertise and referral pathways for children with complex needs.
• Albertinen-KrankenhausminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA's neurology department PJ (practical year) program includes 8 weeks of general neurology training at Albertinen-Krankenhaus, where capacity is reserved for EKA students. This partnership supplements EKA's neurology training program.
• Katholisches Kinderkrankenhaus WilhelmstiftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA's neurology/epilepsy department holds weekly EEG conferences with the neuropediatrics department of Kath. Kinderkrankenhaus Wilhelmstift, enabling collaborative case discussions and specialized pediatric neurology expertise.
• Medicalschool Hamburg (MSH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA's Berufsfachschule für Logopädie (speech therapy school) offers students the option to study concurrently at Medicalschool Hamburg (MSH) starting from the first semester, enabling dual qualification pathways.
• Leben mit Behinderung HamburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeben mit Behinderung Hamburg is a disability services organization that co-developed the FiT (Fit im Team) health promotion concept with EKA's Gesundheit 25* project in 2018, based on a needs analysis for the Bergedorf district.
• Zahnärztekammer Hamburg (Hamburg Dental Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA collaborates with the Hamburg Dental Association to develop continuing education programs on oral health and dental hygiene for disability care staff, and on dental medicine for people with complex disabilities for dentists.
• Autismus Institut HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA worked with the Autismus Institut Hamburg to develop an informational flyer for physicians on treating adults with autism and intellectual disability in medical practice settings.
• Barner 16 (Inclusive Arts Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA collaborated with the inclusive arts network Barner 16 to produce two short films about doctor visits and hospital admission for people with disabilities, developed as part of the Ganz Gesund workshop program.
• COR3 Reittherapie (Riding Therapy)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEKA partners with COR3 Reittherapie, operated by Cornelia Greiner, to provide weekly riding therapy for up to 4 children in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry day clinic. The therapy takes place at facilities in Tangstedt near Hamburg and is funded through donations.
• Gut Gefragt Hamburg (Evaluation Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA commissioned GUT GEFRAGT Hamburg to conduct an evaluation of the Ganz Gesund workshop content and effectiveness, ensuring evidence-based quality assurance for the program.
• Hamburger Bezirksämter (Hamburg District Authorities)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKA collaborates with Hamburg's district authorities of Bergedorf, Eimsbüttel, Hamburg-Nord, and Wandsbek for the QplusAlter 'Älter werden im Quartier' project, coordinating care for elderly residents across these districts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital group with deep roots in Hamburg and a broad network of acute and specialty hospitals. Overlaps with EKA's neurology, psychiatry, and geriatric service lines, but operates at scale across multiple regions as a for-profit incumbent.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): One of Europe's largest private hospital operators, with a broad specialty footprint including neurology and psychiatry. Comparable as a national competitor with greater scale and capital access, contrasting with EKA's nonprofit governance.
• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE): Hamburg's full-service academic university hospital and EKA's academic teaching partner. Shares clinical overlap (neurology, psychiatry, geriatrics) and academic affiliation, with broader service scope including emergency and tertiary care.
• Schoen Klinik: A private German hospital chain focused on specialty and psychosomatic care, including neurology and orthopedics. Comparable as a specialty-care operator pursuing premium positioning, with similar focus on complex, planned inpatient cases.

Direct peers

• Epilepsiezentrum Bethel (von Bodelschwinghsche Stiftungen Bethel): A leading German epilepsy center operated by a large Protestant social foundation. Directly comparable to EKA's Epilepsie-Zentrum Hamburg as a faith-affiliated foundation hospital specializing in epileptology with surgical and monitoring capabilities.
• Stiftung Liebenau: A large Catholic social foundation operating hospitals, disability services, education, and housing in southern Germany. Mirrors EKA's Evangelische Stiftung Alsterdorf model of integrating acute healthcare with broader disability and social services.
• Agaplesion gAG: A nonprofit, faith-affiliated hospital and care operator in Germany with multiple specialty hospitals and a strong disability/elderly care portfolio. Closely comparable to EKA on mission, governance (nonprofit), and integration of acute hospital services with social care.
• Vitanas GmbH: A German operator specializing in elderly care, disability services, and inpatient psychiatry. Comparable on the integrated elderly-and-disability care continuum that complements EKA's geriatrics and SIMI/MZEB programs.

Others

• Diakonie Deutschland: The umbrella organization for Protestant social welfare services in Germany, including affiliated hospitals and disability services. Closely comparable to EKA's faith-affiliated, social-mission hospital ecosystem at the sector level.

Regional players

• Agaplesion Bethesda Krankenhaus Bergedorf: A Hamburg-based hospital within the Agaplesion network and a documented EKA partner in the Gesundheit 25* project. Overlaps with EKA on disability and general acute care within the Hamburg/ Bergedorf catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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