Ambulanz Sense

What Ambulanz Sense does

Ambulanz & Rettungsdienst Sense AG (Ambulanz Sense) is a private Swiss emergency medical services and rescue transport operator founded in 1970 and headquartered in Wünnewil, Canton Fribourg. The company provides 24/7/365 emergency rescue coverage for the Sensebezirk and several neighboring Bernese municipalities, dispatched through the Sanitätsnotrufzentrale 144 in Freiburg. With approximately 20 trained employees and a modern fleet of rescue vehicles covering roughly 80,000 kilometers per year, it operates from two locations (Wünnewil and Tafers), maintains IVR (Interverband für Rettungswesen) certification, and functions as a recognized training organization that annually produces new Rettungssanitäter under medical-director oversight.

The company's service portfolio has two pillars. The core offering is emergency rescue — dispatched by the cantonal 144 center under regional emergency-service contracts — delivered through rescue vehicles equipped with the latest medical devices. The second pillar is non-emergency patient transport via the Mobilo2+ service, a collaboration with Rettungsdienste Murten that diverts elective transports away from ambulances. Partnerships with First Responder Plus (lay rescuers) and the Notfallseelsorge-Einheit Sense-See (pastoral care) extend coverage into acute and psychological-support scenarios.

Since April 7, 2025, Ambulanz Sense has been part of TCS Ambulance, the largest private emergency rescue and patient transport network in Switzerland (a subsidiary of the TCS Group), which collectively operates ~22 locations across eight cantons with ~400 employees and more than 45,000 annual operations. Local contacts and operating structure remain unchanged. The business model is contract-driven: revenue flows from cantonal/regional healthcare-system emergency-service contracts and insurance-covered transport billing, with no direct consumer-facing commercial channel and pricing that is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Ambulanz Sense

Legal name

Ambulanz & Rettungsdienst Sense AG

Website

https://ambulanz-sense.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ambulanz & Rettungsdienst Sense AG is a private Swiss EMS and rescue transport provider serving the Sensebezirk (Canton Fribourg) and neighboring Bernese municipalities with 24/7 rescue operations and non-emergency transport, now integrated into TCS Ambulance, Switzerland's largest private emergency rescue network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch (HLAJAGAC), Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance rescue services
• Patient transport services
• Prehospital emergency care
• Rescue paramedic operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Wünnewil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Emergency Rescue Services: Emergency medical response and rescue transport services provided 24/7, 365 days per year. Revenue generated through emergency service contracts with cantonal/regional healthcare systems.
2. Patient Transport Services: Non-emergency patient transport through Mobilo2+ service, working collaboratively with Rettungsdienste Murten.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ambulanz Sense operates a 24/7, 365-day emergency rescue and ambulance service for the Sensebezirk (Canton Fribourg) and neighboring Bernese municipalities, with modern rescue vehicles equipped with latest medical devices covering approximately 80,000 km annually. Since April 7, 2025, the company operates as part of the TCS Ambulance network, Switzerland's largest private emergency rescue network spanning 22 locations and ~400 employees. The company also collaborates with Mobilo2+ (jointly developed with Rettungsdienste Murten) to provide sustainable, high-quality non-emergency patient transport services.

Product overview

Ambulanz Sense operates as a private ambulance and rescue service founded in 1970, now part of the TCS Ambulance network since April 7, 2025. The company offers core emergency ambulance services with approximately 20 trained employees across locations in Wünnewil and Tafers, providing 365-day around-the-clock emergency medical coverage. The company also partners with Mobilo2+ for patient transport services, which handles non-emergency patient transports separately from the ambulance rescue service. Quality standards are maintained through IVR certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ambulanz Sense Emergency Rescue Services 24/7, 365-day emergency medical response, rescue operations, and ambulance transport for the Sensebezirk (Canton Fribourg) and neighboring Bernese municipalities. Dispatched via Sanitätsnotrufzentrale 144 Freiburg, using modern rescue vehicles equipped with latest medical devices. IVR-certified quality standards. Approximately 20 trained employees, including a medical director overseeing quality control.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TCS AmbulancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025Since April 7, 2025, Ambulanz Sense became part of TCS Ambulance, the largest private emergency rescue and patient transport network in Switzerland. TCS Ambulance operates in cantons Aargau, Bern, Luzern, Zug, Zurich, Geneva, Vaud, and now Freiburg. The network has approximately 400 employees and 22 locations, performing over 45,000 operations annually. Contact persons at Sense remain the same, and no organizational changes are planned.
• Mobilo2+coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobilo2+ is a sustainable and high-quality patient transport service developed collaboratively by Rettungsdienste Sense and Rettungsdienste Murten. This initiative addresses the trend of conducting simple patient transports without ambulances, which is sensible for the strained healthcare system while prioritizing patient well-being.
• First Responder PlusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with First Responder Plus lay rescuers for acute emergency situations, working alongside professional emergency services.
• Notfallseelsorge-Einheit Sense-SeeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency pastoral care unit collaborating with Ambulanz Sense in acute emergency situations for psychological and spiritual support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Rega (Swiss Air-Rescue): Switzerland's air rescue service and a complementary player in the country's emergency response ecosystem. Comparable as a Swiss rescue operator with national coverage, though focused on helicopter rescue rather than ground ambulance.

Broad incumbents

• Schutz & Rettung Zürich: Major integrated public EMS, fire, and rescue provider in the Canton of Zurich. Comparable as a large-scale Swiss EMS operator, though municipally owned and broader in scope than the privately organized Ambulanz Sense.
• American Medical Response (AMR): One of the largest private ground ambulance and EMS providers in the United States. Comparable as a scaled private EMS operator with a mix of emergency and non-emergency transport, relevant for benchmarking private EMS unit economics.
• Sanität Basel: Canton Basel-Stadt public EMS provider operating emergency rescue and patient transport services. Comparable in service offering (emergency rescue + transport) and Swiss regulatory framework, though publicly operated and larger in scale.
• TCS Ambulance: Parent company and largest private EMS network in Switzerland (22 locations, ~400 staff, 45,000+ operations/year). Most comparable as a scaled operating peer, though Ambulanz Sense is now a regional unit within it rather than a competitor.
• Falck A/S: Denmark-based global operator of ambulance, patient transport, and emergency response services. Comparable as a large private EMS/patient transport provider, useful as a benchmark for private-market EMS economics and consolidation patterns.

Others

• Ambulance Victoria: Large publicly operated EMS provider in Victoria, Australia. Comparable as a benchmark for emergency medical service operating models, though publicly funded and geographically distant rather than a direct competitor.
• Interverband für Rettungswesen (IVR): Swiss industry association that sets the IVR quality certification standard that Ambulanz Sense holds. Comparable not as an operator but as the regulator/industry body whose certification framework defines the competitive landscape for Swiss EMS providers.

Direct peers

• Rettungsdienst Inselspital (Spital Bern): Hospital-affiliated EMS provider serving the Bern region, including neighboring municipalities that overlap with Ambulanz Sense's service area. Comparable in operating model (24/7 ground emergency rescue and transport) and Swiss regulatory environment.
• Rettungsdienste Murten: Adjacent regional EMS provider in Canton Freiburg and co-development partner on the Mobilo2+ non-emergency transport service. Closest direct peer in geography, service mix (emergency rescue + patient transport), and operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmbulanzSense

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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