St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen

What St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen does

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen is a non-profit Catholic acute-care hospital in Volkmarsen, Hesse, operating as a Haus der Grundversorgung (basic care facility) and serving as one of three locations within Marien-Elisabeth-Kliniken Kassel gGmbH (formed September 2025 from the merger of Marienkrankenhaus Kassel gGmbH and Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Kassel GmbH). Medical services are delivered primarily through the Belegarzt (resident doctor) model, in which independent specialists — including orthopedics, vascular surgery, ENT, gynecology, anesthesiology, and internal medicine — admit and treat their own patients on site; the orthopedic unit was elevated to an independent main department of Marienkrankenhaus Kassel in October 2024 and is a recognized regional referral center (213 carotid artery procedures per year, ranked Spitzenreiter in Hesse per the 2025 Bundes-Klinik-Atlas; ~4,000 orthopedic patients annually). The hospital employs 251-500 staff including more than 230 nursing professionals and is DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certified.

The facility operates under the standard German DRG billing system via statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) payers, with revenue generated from inpatient case work rather than disclosed pricing. An affiliated Medical Care Center (MVZ) of Marienkrankenhaus Kassel — founded in 2017 and now expanding into gastroenterology (October 2025) and orthopedics (April 2025) — provides outpatient services across multiple specialties under the same group. The underlying technology stack centers on EU/KHZF-funded digitization: a digital patient portal, digital nursing and treatment documentation with voice-based capture, end-to-end digital medication management, a digital service-order workflow, and modernized emergency-department IT; there is no disclosed proprietary AI/ML layer. Distribution is heavily geographic and referral-based: physician referrals across the Waldeck-Frankenberg district, the Belegarzt system, and a 24/7 emergency department form the primary patient-acquisition channels, with brand equity reinforced by 110+ years of Catholic/Vinzentinian operation, Focus physician recommendations (2020), and ZDF/Volle Kanne media coverage (2024-2025).

Name

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen

Legal name

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen

Website

https://elisabeth-krankenhaus-volkmarsen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen is a non-profit Catholic basic-care hospital in Hesse, Germany, serving regional patients via a Belegarzt specialist model in orthopedics, vascular surgery, ENT, gynecology, anesthesiology, and internal medicine. It now operates as one of three sites within Marien-Elisabeth-Kliniken Kassel gGmbH under DRG billing and an EU-funded digitization program.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Volkmarsen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Hospital Services: Standard German DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) system for inpatient treatment. The hospital operates as a primary care facility (Haus der Grundversorgung) with predominantly resident doctors (Belegärzte) providing medical care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen is a primary care hospital (Haus der Grundversorgung) that delivers inpatient medical care primarily through the Belegarzt (resident physician) model, in which credentialed specialists with their own practices admit and treat patients at the hospital. It offers surgical services (general surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics), gynecology, anesthesia, internal medicine, ENT, and diagnostic services (laboratory, X-ray, ECG), with the Orthopedics department operating as an independent main department of Marienkrankenhaus Kassel at the Volkmarsen location since October 2024.

Product overview

St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen is a hospital providing basic medical care (Haus der Grundversorgung) primarily through aBelegarzt (resident physician) model, where specialists provide patient care. The hospital offers surgical services including general surgery, vascular surgery, and orthopedics, along with gynecology, anesthesia, internal medicine, and ENT departments. Diagnostic services include laboratory, radiology, and ECG. As of September 2025, the hospital operates under Marien-Elisabeth-Kliniken Kassel gGmbH, which includes Marienkrankenhaus Kassel, St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen, and Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Kassel. The Orthopedics department operates as an independent main department since October 2024. An affiliated Medical Care Center (MVZ) provides outpatient services in multiple specialties including orthopedics, gastroenterology, and cardiology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chirurgie, Gefäßchirurgie, Orthopädie (Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics)

Quantifiable outcome

• 213 carotid artery surgeries performed - leading provider in Hesse
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Praxis Gastroenterologie OpernstraßeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Internistisch-gastroenterological practice in Kassel transferred to MVZ des Marienkrankenhauses Kassel gGmbH. Four physicians (Dr. Anke Langenkamp, Dr. Thomas Krause, Dr. Michael Falk, Hartmut Steinbrück) now employed by the MVZ. Practice location maintained for patient continuity.
• Marien-Elisabeth-Kliniken Kassel gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2025Marienkrankenhaus Kassel gGmbH and Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Kassel GmbH merged to form Marien-Elisabeth-Kliniken Kassel gGmbH. St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen operates as one of three hospital locations within this unified entity. The merger creates the second-largest hospital operator in Kassel and North Hesse, bundling competencies and creating synergies.
• Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum des Marienkrankenhauses KasselcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Orthopedic practice in Volkmarsen became part of the Medical Care Center (MVZ) of Marienkrankenhaus Kassel gGmbH as of April 1, 2025. This integrates outpatient and inpatient orthopedic care under one organizational structure.
• St. Vinzenz gGmbH FuldacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen belongs to the St. Vinzenz gGmbH Fulda healthcare group. The hospital operates under Catholic values and the Vinzentinian tradition, part of a network of hospitals in Hesse.
• Praxis Figge (Volkmarsen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhysiotherapy practice Figge from Volkmarsen provides five-times-daily physical therapy to orthopedic patients at the hospital. Partnership includes in-hospital treatment and rehabilitation services.
• Rhino-Oto-Zentrum KasselminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. med. Stefan Maas from Rhino-Oto-Zentrum Kassel operates as a resident ENT physician at St. Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Volkmarsen, providing ear, nose, and throat surgical services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest hospital groups with broad geographic coverage across acute and specialty care. Comparable as a large multi-site German inpatient provider operating primary and specialty hospitals under similar DRG reimbursement.
• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator (Fresenius subsidiary) with ~90+ hospitals. Comparable as a multi-specialty German hospital provider; former employer of Dr. Ingo Müller (Helios Klinikum Warburg), illustrating direct talent pipeline overlap.
• BG Kliniken: German network of trauma and acute-care hospitals. Comparable as a non-profit German inpatient operator delivering specialty and emergency inpatient services relevant to Volkmarsen's emergency department and surgical portfolio.
• Sana Kliniken: Privately held German hospital operator running ~50+ facilities, including several Catholic-affiliated sites. Comparable as a non-profit / private hospital group with primary and specialty inpatient services in the German DRG system.
• Artemed Gruppe: Privately held German hospital group combining acute care and specialty inpatient services. Comparable as a regional/mid-sized private hospital operator running multi-specialty German sites under DRG.

Direct peers

• St. Franziskus-Stiftung Münster: Catholic non-profit operator of ~15 hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable as a faith-affiliated non-profit hospital group of similar scale and governance model under the Vinzenz-like tradition.
• Marienhaus Gruppe: Catholic non-profit operator of ~18 hospitals across southwestern Germany. Comparable as a faith-based, multi-site hospital group of similar size and mission, competing for regional inpatient catchment in adjacent German states.
• Schoen Klinik: Germany's largest family-owned hospital operator focused on specialty orthopedics, spine, and neurology. Directly comparable as a high-volume German orthopedic specialty provider and competitor for joint-replacement referrals.

Regional players

• Helios Klinikum Warburg: Regional Helios hospital in North Hesse near Volkmarsen where Dr. Müller previously served as Chefarzt. Comparable as a competing regional primary/specialty hospital in the same East Westphalia / North Hesse catchment.
• Klinikum Kassel: Major regional hospital in Kassel; former employer of Dr. Kobba (vascular) and Dr. Sharaf. Comparable as a competing regional tertiary/secondary provider in the same North Hesse referral market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-elisabeth-krankenhaus-volkmarsen

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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