Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus

What Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus does

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn gGmbH is a non-profit acute care hospital and emergency center operating as the only such facility in Bonn's city center. The hospital operates 445-479 beds across multiple Bonn locations (Haus St. Petrus, Haus St. Elisabeth, Haus St. Johannes) and runs nine specialized departments and six interdisciplinary competence centers covering surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, vascular surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, orthopedics, and neurology. Annually it treats roughly 17,000-20,000 inpatients and 35,000-48,000 outpatients, supported by ~1,000-1,100 staff including approximately 150 physicians and 450 nursing/therapeutic personnel.

The hospital's revenue is generated almost entirely through the German regulated system: inpatient care is reimbursed under DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) and outpatient care under EBM, billed to statutory and private health insurers; pricing follows negotiation with insurers and is not publicly disclosed. Operating technology stack includes electronic patient records with iPad-based bedside access, RIS/PACS for radiology, ERP systems for operations, an online Patientenportal for appointment booking, Moodle and CNE (Thieme) for nursing education, and BITE e-recruiting across the BBT-Gruppe. The hospital sits within the BBT-Gruppe (Barmherzige Brüder Trier) network of over 100 facilities serving 900,000 patients annually, sharing centralized services such as BBT-IT and paderlog (centralized hospital logistics and clinical pharmacy).

Its go-to-market is primarily regional and patient-pull: emergency services via the 24/7 Zentrale Notaufnahme, scheduled specialist appointments through the online portal, the MVZ Medical Care Center for outpatient specialist care, and the KV-Notdienstpraxis for after-hours cases. As an Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus of the University of Bonn since 2018, it also serves medical students via Practical Year, Famulatur, and internship programs, plus a dedicated School for Health and Nursing Professions offering 100 nursing training positions annually. A new Neurology department launched in April 2026 and the BBT-Gruppe-wide HealthSec Advisory service is scheduled for July 2026 launch.

Name

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus

Legal name

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn gGmbH

Website

https://gk-bonn.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn is a non-profit acute care hospital and academic teaching institution with 445-479 beds, the only such facility in Bonn's city center, serving ~17,000-20,000 inpatients and ~35,000-48,000 outpatients annually through nine specialty departments, reimbursed via German DRG and EBM systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through providing acute healthcare services, emergency care, inpatient treatments, outpatient treatments, and ambulatory surgeries. Revenue is received through the German DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) system for inpatient care and EBM (Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab) for outpatient services, billed through statutory and private health insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn is an acute care hospital and emergency center operating 445-479 beds across multiple Bonn locations, providing emergency medicine, inpatient and outpatient treatments, ambulatory surgeries, and specialist consultations across nine medical departments (surgery, cardiology, geriatrics, gynecology, neurology, etc.). The hospital also serves as an academic teaching hospital of the University of Bonn, offering medical and nursing education programs, and is launching HealthSec Advisory in July 2026 to provide AI governance and cybersecurity consulting to external healthcare organizations.

Product overview

Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Bonn is a acute care hospital and academic teaching institution with 445-479 beds, operating as the only acute hospital and emergency center in Bonn's city center. The hospital's product portfolio consists of its core acute care services (Akutkrankenhaus und Notfallzentrum) supported by nine specialized medical departments and six interdisciplinary competence centers. Adjacent services include medical education and training (Schule für Gesundheits- und Pflegeberufe, OTA/ATA programs, practical year training for medical students), voluntary service programs (FSJ, BFD), and internship opportunities. The hospital's parent organization BBT-Gruppe provides shared services including BBT-IT for technology infrastructure and paderlog for pharmaceutical logistics and clinical pharmacy. A new HealthSec Advisory service offering AI governance and cybersecurity consulting is launching in July 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Akutkrankenhaus und Notfallzentrum (Acute Care Hospital and Emergency Center) Acute care hospital with 445-479 beds providing 24/7 emergency and inpatient services as the only acute hospital in Bonn's city center, treating approximately 17,000-20,000 inpatients and 35,000-50,000 outpatients annually.
• Fachabteilungen (Specialized Medical Departments) Nine specialized clinical departments covering General and Visceral Surgery, Anesthesiology/Intensive Care/Pain Medicine, Vascular Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology/Diabetology, Cardiology, Neurology, and Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery/Sports Medicine.
• Kompetenzzentren (Interdisciplinary Competence Centers) Six specialized interdisciplinary centers: AltersTraumaZentrum (Geriatric Trauma Center), Diabetesambulanz, Herz- und Gefäßzentrum, Schmerzambulanz, Viszeralmedizinisches Zentrum, and Zentrum für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sportmedizin.
• Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus - Praktisches Jahr (PJ) Training Academic teaching hospital offering Practical Year (PJ) medical student training in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Radiology, Vascular Surgery, Gynecology, and Anesthesiology, affiliated with the University of Bonn since 2018.
• Schule für Gesundheits- und Pflegeberufe (School for Health and Care Professions) Nursing school offering generalist training to become a Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann (qualified nursing professional), located at St. Elisabeth in Bonn's Südstadt and a second campus at St. Johannes in Nordstadt, with 100 training positions annually.
• OTA/ATA Ausbildung (Surgical/Anesthesia Technician Training) Vocational training programs for Operationstechnische Assistenten (OTA - Surgical Technicians) and Anästhesietechnische Assistenten (ATA - Anesthesia Technicians), starting annually in September/October.
• Weiterbildungsermächtigungen (Specialist Training Authorizations) Recognized specialist training positions (Weiterbildungsermächtigungen) for physicians including General/Visceral Surgery (72 months), Vascular Surgery (72 months), Geriatrics (18 months), Anesthesiology (48 months), Internal Medicine (36-48 months), Cardiology (48 months), full Radiology, and Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery (72 months).
• MVZ (Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum - Medical Care Center) Medical Care Center (MVZ) providing outpatient specialist services including pathology and molecular pathology, operating as an additional patient access point beyond the main hospital.
• Patientenportal (Online Patient Portal - Appointment Booking) Online patient portal enabling direct appointment booking with the appropriate medical department, providing a self-service digital access channel for patients.
• HealthSec Advisory New BBT-Gruppe business field offering AI governance, cybersecurity, information security, and resilience consulting services to external healthcare organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 445-479 beds with approximately 17,000-20,000 inpatient and 35,000-48,000 outpatient treatments annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caritas-Krankenhaus Bad Mergentheim: BBT-Gruppe acute hospital in the Tauberfranken-Hohenlohe region. Same parent, same non-profit governance, same DRG model, comparable bed scale and multi-specialty academic teaching profile.
• Christliches Klinikum Paderborn: BBT-Gruppe academic teaching hospital in Paderborn. Direct comparable on size, multi-specialty academic teaching portfolio, Catholic non-profit ownership, and DRG reimbursement structure.
• Universitätsklinikum Bonn (UKB): Largest academic hospital in Bonn, operated by the University of Bonn. Directly competes with GK Bonn for acute, emergency, and specialty inpatient cases in the same catchment, and shares teaching and research affiliations with the University of Bonn medical faculty.
• Marienhaus Klinikum (multiple sites under Marienhaus GmbH): Co-sponsor of GK Bonn (alongside BBT-Gruppe and Bürgerhospital), Marienhaus operates Catholic non-profit acute hospitals across Rhineland-Palatinate and NRW. Same DRG/EBM reimbursement, similar non-profit structure, comparable multi-specialty portfolio including geriatrics and internal medicine.
• Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz · Montabaur: Sister BBT-Gruppe hospital in the Koblenz-Saffig region. Operates under identical Catholic non-profit / gGmbH / BBT governance, uses DRG/EBM, and offers an overlapping multi-specialty portfolio including geriatrics and internal medicine.
• Helios Klinikum Bonn (formerly St. Petrus): Private-sector acute hospital in Bonn operated by Helios (Fresenius). Competes for elective surgical and inpatient cases in the same regional market, with a similar multi-specialty portfolio including cardiology and orthopedics.
• Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus St. Petrus / St. Johannes (related BBT sites): The same GK Bonn entity operating across its Bonn campus (Haus St. Petrus, Haus St. Elisabeth, Haus St. Johannes). Included to anchor the multi-site BBT acute care model that GK Bonn exemplifies within the broader BBT-Gruppe network.

Regional players

• Städtisches Klinikum Solingen: Municipal acute hospital in NRW with a similar mid-size multi-specialty portfolio and academic teaching affiliations. Useful comparable for non-municipal, non-profit acute hospital economics in the German DRG system.
• Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin: Private-sector hospital in the greater Bonn/Rhine-Sieg region operated by Asklepios. Competes for regional patient referrals, particularly in surgery and cardiology, with similar DRG pricing exposure.

Broad incumbents

• Sana Kliniken (German hospital group): One of Germany's largest private hospital groups, operating dozens of acute hospitals nationally. Useful broad incumbent comparable for DRG-exposed acute hospital operating models, even though not a direct local competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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