Sanitatshaus

What Sanitatshaus does

Sanitätshaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier GmbH is a German private medical supply (Sanitätsfachhandel) and homecare services company headquartered in Trier, operating five branch locations across Trier, Koblenz, Paderborn, Mannheim, and Saarbrücken. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBT-Gruppe (Barmherzige Brüder Trier), a Catholic charitable healthcare group with roots to 1850 that runs 100+ facilities and serves approximately 900,000 patients annually. Within the group, the Sanitätshaus functions as the connective medical supply entity between hospitals, physicians, nursing facilities, health insurers, and patients.

The product portfolio is organized around two service lines. The Homecare track covers stoma care, modern wound management, enteral nutrition, incontinence supplies, compression therapy, nursing aids, and daily living aids. The Orthopaedic Technology track covers custom prosthetics and orthotics, manufactured in-house at orthopaedic workshops in Trier, Paderborn, Koblenz, and Mannheim, with the Koblenz location deploying 3D measurement technology for individualized digital fitting. The company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2021, gating its ability to dispense medical devices and bill the German statutory health insurance system (GKV).

Revenue is generated primarily by supplying prescribed medical aids and consumables to post-hospital discharge and chronic care patients, with billing handled directly with statutory and private health insurers via the Hilfsmittelverzeichnis pricing regime. Distribution combines five physical retail/showroom locations, home delivery to patients, and direct B2B supply with staff training to nursing and rehabilitation facilities. The go-to-market is hybrid enterprise field sales into BBT-Gruppe hospitals and external care operators, layered on top of direct-to-consumer retail, with patient referrals originating predominantly from the BBT hospital network.

Name

Sanitatshaus

Legal name

Sanitätshaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Trier GmbH

Website

https://bk-sanitaetshaus.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sanitätshaus der Barmherzigen Brüder is a German medical supply and homecare services company, part of the BBT-Gruppe, operating five branches across Germany to deliver orthotics, prosthetics, and post-discharge homecare to patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Supply Retail and Homecare Services

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing (3391)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

Prosthetic Components & Rehabilitation Accessories (Liners, Feet, Knees, Sockets) (HLAHAMAD)

Keywords

• Medical supply retail
• Homecare services
• Orthotic and prosthetic
• Wound care supplies
• Compression therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Trier

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Aids and Supplies (Hilfsmittelversorgung): Revenue is generated primarily through the German statutory health insurance (GKV) billing system. Sanitätshaus supplies prescribed medical aids and consumables (protheses, orthoses, wound dressings, stoma supplies, incontinence products, compression stockings, enteral nutrition) and handles reimbursement directly with all health insurance funds and care insurance providers.
2. Homecare Services (Homecare-Betreuung): Homecare services including patient accompaniment during and after hospital stays, product selection consulting, user training, and coordination with physicians and care facilities. Services billed through health insurance.
3. Private Pay / Retail Products: Some products and services such as aids for daily living (Alltagshilfen), ready-made bandages, and walking aids are supplied to private individuals on a retail basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sanitätshaus der Barmherzigen Brüder supplies prescribed medical aids (prosthetics, orthoses, wound dressings, stoma supplies, incontinence products, compression stockings, enteral nutrition) and delivers homecare services including patient accompaniment, product selection consulting, user training, and coordination with physicians and care facilities. The company operates five branch locations across Germany with in-house orthopaedic workshops for custom prosthetic and orthotic manufacturing and repair.

Product overview

Sanitätshaus der Barmherzigen Brüder operates as a medical supplies and homecare services organization with retail locations in Trier, Paderborn, Koblenz, Mannheim, and Saarbrücken. The portfolio is organized around two core service tracks: Homecare services (including enteral nutrition, stoma care, modern wound care, incontinence care, compression therapy, nursing aids, and daily living aids) provided from Trier and Paderborn locations; and Orthopedic Technology (orthotics, prosthetics, and custom-made orthopedic devices) manufactured in-house at workshops in Trier, Paderborn, Koblenz, and Mannheim, with Koblenz additionally employing 3D measurement technology for precise fitting. The locations function as a unified holding, connecting patients with clinics, doctors, nursing facilities, and health insurers to deliver seamless inpatient and outpatient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homecare Services Homecare services including patient and family accompaniment during and after hospital stays, supporting the transition to outpatient care with product selection advice and user training. Services are billed through German statutory and private health insurers.
• Enteral Nutrition (Enterale Ernährung) Nutritional support products and services where energy, nutrient, and fluid requirements are met via feeding tube, indicated for malnutrition, swallowing disorders, and consuming diseases. Billed through health insurance.
• Stoma Care (Stomaversorgung) Care for artificial body openings (stomas) related to the intestine or urinary tract, including enterostoma management for conditions like colorectal tumors and chronic bowel diseases. Supplies and consulting billed through health insurance.
• Modern Wound Care (Moderne Wundversorgung) Supply of modern wound dressings based on wound healing phase, particularly for chronic wounds including pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and diabetic ulcers. Billed through health insurance.
• Incontinence Care (Inkontinenzversorgung) Products and advice for involuntary loss of urine and/or stool, caused by diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nerve pathways, or pelvic floor muscle weakness. Billed through health insurance.
• Compression Therapy (Kompressionstherapie) Medical compression stockings precisely fitted to legs, providing vein relief and prevention of varicose veins and other venous diseases. Billed through health insurance.
• Nursing Aids (Pflegehilfsmittel) Consumable nursing aids including wash lotions and care creams for use in home and care facility settings. Billed through health insurance where prescribed.
• Daily Living Aids (Alltagshilfen) Assistive devices for daily living such as reaching aids, toilet seat raisers, back-relief cushions, as well as ready-made bandages and walking aids (forearm crutches). Sold on retail/private pay basis.
• Orthotics (Orthetik) External support devices for upper/lower limbs, trunk, head, or neck that provide relief, stabilization, support, or fixation to positively influence healing processes. Custom-fitted and manufactured in in-house workshops.
• Prosthetics (Prothetik) Replacement of missing limbs to achieve maximum function and mobility while maintaining cosmetic requirements. Includes 3D measurement-based custom fitting at the Koblenz location. Manufactured and repaired in-house.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2021 for medical device consultation and supply

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BBT-Gruppe (Barmherzige Brüder Trier)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sanitätshaus is an integral part of the BBT-Gruppe, a large Catholic healthcare provider with over 100 facilities, 17,000 employees, and 900,000 patients annually. The Sanitätshaus operates as the group's medical supply (Sanitätshaus-Holding) entity, serving as the connecting element between hospitals, doctors, care facilities, health insurers, and patients across the group's regional network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sanitätshaus Aktuell: Largest Sanitätshaus group in Germany with a nationwide network of branches supplying orthotics, prosthetics, rehabilitation aids, and homecare products. Directly comparable in product mix, GKV billing model, and B2B hospital/care-facility supply, but operating at materially greater scale.
• reha team: German Sanitätshaus/homecare chain operating across multiple states, supplying rehabilitation aids, orthotics, and homecare products with GKV billing. Comparable in services, customer mix, and reimbursement model.
• Publicare: German homecare specialist focused on stoma, wound, incontinence, and enteral nutrition supply with direct billing to health insurers. Directly comparable on core homecare service lines, GKV billing, and patient-accompaniment model.
• Strehlow Sanitätshaus: German Sanitätshaus chain with retail, orthopaedic workshop, and homecare services across multiple federal states. Closely comparable in scope (medical aids + orthotics + homecare) and in operating model (GKV billing + hospital referral).

Broad incumbents

• Otto Bock: Global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility solutions headquartered in Germany. Comparable on the orthotics/prosthetics manufacturing side, but operates at much larger scale and with global distribution rather than domestic Sanitätshaus retail.
• BASKO Healthcare: European medical device and homecare supplier active in wound care, stoma, incontinence, and compression therapy. Comparable in homecare product portfolio and GKV-style reimbursement environments, but operates as a manufacturer/wholesaler rather than retail-plus-workshop.
• Mediq: European homecare and medical-device distributor serving patients with chronic conditions (wound, stoma, incontinence, enteral nutrition). Comparable in chronic-care homecare model and direct-to-patient delivery, but operates across multiple European countries at greater scale.

Regional players

• Pohlig: Orthopaedic technology specialist based in southern Germany offering custom prosthetics, orthoses, and rehabilitation devices. Comparable on workshop-based custom orthotic and prosthetic manufacturing, though focused on Bavaria with less homecare-retail breadth.

Emerging players

• Helixor / curabed (medical-supply retail): Smaller German medical-supply retailer offering homecare, orthotics, and rehabilitation aids with GKV billing. Comparable in service portfolio but typically single-region with limited workshop capability.

Others

• Homecare Unternehmen Deutschland (HUD): German industry association of accredited homecare providers serving chronic-care patients in stoma, wound, incontinence, and enteral nutrition. Comparable in service scope and GKV-billing environment; useful as a competitive-set reference rather than a direct rival.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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