Sankt Marien

What Sankt Marien does

St. Marien-Krankenhaus GmbH is a privately held Catholic healthcare provider headquartered at Werdener Straße 3, 40878 Ratingen, Germany, operating an integrated continuum of acute, senior, and service-living care in North Rhine-Westphalia. The flagship 200-bed acute hospital runs eight specialist departments — emergency medicine, general/visceral surgery, orthopedics/trauma/hand surgery, internal medicine (the largest department at 104 beds and ~80 nurses), gynecology, obstetrics, anesthesiology/intensive care (8 ICU treatment places), and ENT — supported by ~200 nursing staff, an interdisciplinary ICU handling ~800 patients annually, and ~5,000 anesthesia procedures per year. The organization's technology stack is conventional hospital medical equipment (endoscopic, ICU ventilation, ultrasound, urodynamic measurement) augmented by an in-house MRSA screening program and the KATHARINA-KASPER cleaning protocol rather than a digital/AI platform.

The business operates a regulated three-payer revenue model: statutory health insurance (GKV), private health insurance (PKV), and patient-paid Wahlleistungen such as single-room upgrades at €50.94–€57.22 per night. Beyond the hospital, Sankt Marien wholly owns St. Marien Seniorenheim (residential, dementia, palliative, and hospice care) and Seniorenzentrum Marienhof (stationary, short-term, and assisted living), plus Sankt Marien Service Wohnen (independent senior apartments). Distribution combines a 24/7 emergency department, an on-site Ärztehaus housing referring physicians and a co-branded Elternschule Ratingen, plus partnerships with on-site dialysis and radiology practices and an external cardiac catheterization arrangement with St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus Essen.

The go-to-market is hybrid: emergency and direct patient admissions serve as the volume base, referring family physicians channel planned admissions, and elective services (Wahlleistungen, maternity) are driven through community information evenings, delivery-room tours, parent-school classes, and social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube). Quality positioning is anchored in WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital certification, ISO 9001:2015 (since 2017), procum-cert, MIC II gynecological endoscopy certification, and ÄK Zert-certified pelvic floor/incontinence pathways, reinforced by QKK e.V. peer review membership. Legal entity is St. Marien-Krankenhaus GmbH, led by Managing Director Ralf Hermsen with Rolf Theißen as Beiratsvorsitzender.

Name

Sankt Marien

Legal name

St. Marien-Krankenhaus GmbH

Website

https://sankt-marien-ratingen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Marien-Krankenhaus GmbH operates a 200-bed Catholic acute hospital with eight specialist departments and an integrated continuum of senior care — two senior homes and service living apartments — serving patients and residents in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital and Senior Living Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAB

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Post-Acute Care & Rehabilitation Facilities

SECONDARYHLADADAB

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) & Nursing Homes

SECONDARYHLADACAC

Memory Care Units within Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF/Nursing Homes)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Memory Care (Dementia/Alzheimer’s) Communities

SECONDARYHLADADAL

Hospice / Palliative-Capable SNFs (SNF-Based)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) & Nursing Homes

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Senior nursing care
• Emergency medical services
• Obstetrics and gynecology
• Senior living services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ratingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV): Revenue from statutory health insurance providers for covered medical treatments under the German healthcare system (SGB V).
2. Private Health Insurance (PKV): Revenue from privately insured patients, including coverage of optional premium services (Wahlleistungen) such as private rooms.
3. Optional Extra Services (Wahlleistungen): Premium single-room accommodations (Standard-Einzelzimmer €50.94/night, Komfort-Einzelzimmer €57.22/night) and accompanying person accommodation (€45.00/night plus VAT).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sankt Marien (St. Marien-Krankenhaus GmbH) operates a 200-bed acute care Catholic hospital in Ratingen, Germany, providing emergency, inpatient and outpatient medical services across eight specialist departments, together with two senior care homes (St. Marien Seniorenheim and Seniorenzentrum Marienhof) and service-living apartments for the elderly. The integrated portfolio creates a full hospital-to-elderly-care continuum of services under one ecclesiastical organization.

Product overview

St. Marien Krankenhaus GmbH operates as a diversified healthcare provider in Ratingen, Germany, comprising three main divisions: (1) The acute care hospital with medical departments for emergency, general/visceral surgery, orthopedics/trauma/hand surgery, internal medicine, gynecology, obstetrics, anesthesiology/intensive care, and ENT; (2) Two senior care facilities (St. Marien Seniorenheim and Seniorenzentrum Marienhof) offering residential care, dementia care, palliative care, and assisted living; (3) Service Wohnen for independent senior living. The hospital has 200 beds with around 200 nursing staff providing 24/7 care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. Marien Krankenhaus (Acute Care Hospital) A 200-bed acute care Catholic hospital in Ratingen, Germany, providing 24/7 inpatient and outpatient care across emergency medicine, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, anesthesiology/intensive care, and ENT, with around-the-clock nursing care for residents of Ratingen and the surrounding area.
• St. Marien Seniorenheim (Senior Nursing Home) Residential senior nursing home providing specialized care areas for dementia patients, stroke patients, palliative care, and hospice services to elderly residents in Ratingen.
• Seniorenzentrum Marienhof (Senior Care Center) Senior care facility on the edge of Ratingen's pedestrian zone offering stationary (long-term) care, short-term care (Kurzzeitpflege), and assisted living (betreutes Wohnen) for elderly residents.
• Sankt Marien Service Wohnen (Service Living Apartments) Service-living apartments for seniors that combine independent living with optional support services in a secure environment located on the Sankt Marien campus in Ratingen.
• Zentrale Notaufnahme (Emergency Department) 24-hour emergency department at the hospital serving patients from Ratingen and the surrounding area with acute care and emergency medical services.
• Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (General and Visceral Surgery) Surgical department specializing in minimally invasive (laparoscopic/keyhole) surgery, intestinal diseases, oncological surgery, proctology, and endocrine surgery including thyroid procedures.
• Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Handchirurgie (Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Hand Surgery) Department treating all bone fractures, degenerative diseases, and soft tissue injuries of the musculoskeletal system, including joint replacement, arthroscopy, and spinal surgery.
• Innere Medizin (Internal Medicine) The hospital's largest specialist department with 104 beds providing gastroenterology, pulmonology, cardiology, stroke therapy, and chest pain emergency care.
• Gynäkologie (Gynecology) Women's health department treating diseases of female reproductive organs and breasts, with focus on pelvic floor weakness, urinary incontinence (certified treatment pathway), and minimally invasive gynecological surgery.
• Geburtshilfe (Obstetrics / Maternity) Baby-Friendly Hospital certified maternity ward offering natural birth, water birth, C-section, prenatal classes, and postpartum care with 24-hour rooming-in and a 24/7 midwifery team.
• Anästhesie & Intensivmedizin (Anesthesiology and Intensive Care) Department providing anesthesia services, intensive care with 8 treatment places, postoperative pain management, obstetric anesthesia, emergency medicine, and transfusion therapy for surgical and obstetric patients.
• Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde (Ear, Nose and Throat / ENT) ENT department with attending physicians performing surgeries for nasal obstruction, sinus diseases, ear conditions, and tonsillectomies.
• Interdisziplinäre Intensivstation (Interdisciplinary Intensive Care Unit) Eight-bed interdisciplinary intensive care unit under anesthesiological management providing modern ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and organ support for critically ill patients from all hospital departments.
• Elternschule Ratingen (Parent School) Parent education service co-operated with the Catholic Family Education Center offering childbirth preparation and parenting courses (including infant swimming, first aid, and breastfeeding support) that feed hospital maternity registrations.
• Babygalerie (Baby Gallery) Online photo gallery service allowing new parents to share newborn photos with friends and family as part of the hospital's maternity offering.
• Wahlleistungen (Optional Premium Inpatient Services) Optional premium services for inpatients including Standard single-room accommodation (€50.94/night), Komfort single-room accommodation (€57.22/night), and accompanying-person accommodation (€45.00/night plus VAT).

Quantifiable outcome

• Baby-friendly hospital certification from WHO/UNICEF initiative (B.E.St. criteria)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Katholische Familienbildungsstätte RatingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint operation of Elternschule Ratingen, providing comprehensive childbirth preparation and parenting courses. The parentschool is co-branded and hosted in the Ärztehaus seminar center. Generates hospital maternity registrations and strengthens community ties.
• DRK-Blutspendedienst WestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlood transfusion service partnership for supplying blood products to transfusion-dependent patients. Ensures transfusion therapy follows required safety standards in cooperation with the hospital's anesthesia department.
• Bildungsakademie MettmannminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partnership for qualifying young people as nursing professionals (Pflegefachkraft). The hospital serves as an training employer in cooperation with the Bildungsakademie Mettmann.
• QKK e.V. (Qualitätsindikatoren für Kirchliche Krankenhäuser)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuality improvement partnership through participation in quality indicator benchmarking with other ecclesiastical hospitals. Includes peer review visits by experts from other clinics to assess and improve treatment processes.
• St. Elisabeth Krankenhaus EssenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCardiac catheterization services for Sankt Marien patients. The kardiological senior physician accompanies patients and performs investigations at the partner institution. Enables access to advanced cardiac care not available on-site.
• Dr. Bartsch, Urologisches Zentrum RatingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterdisciplinary cooperation between the gynecology department and urology center for treatment of patients with pelvic floor weakness and urinary incontinence. Part of the certified treatment pathway.
• City of Ratingen (Feuerwehr)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe hospital's anesthesia department provides emergency physicians for the city's emergency rescue service (Notarzteinsatzfahrzeug) stationed at Berufsfeuerwehr Ratingen.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: Federation of Protestant-affiliated hospitals and care providers in Germany. Comparable as a denominational non-profit operator with combined hospital and elderly-care services, though Protestant rather than Catholic.
• Helios (Fresenius): Largest German private hospital operator, part of Fresenius, with a national network of acute care hospitals. Provides the relevant scale benchmark for a privately operated German hospital and senior-care portfolio.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic-affiliated healthcare and senior-care operator running hospitals, nursing facilities, and outpatient services across Germany. Comparable on Catholic sponsorship and broad hospital-plus-elder-care service portfolio.

Regional players

• Contilia Gruppe: Catholic-affiliated hospital and care network concentrated in the Ruhr/NRW region. Comparable on denominational affiliation and NRW regional hospital operations.

Direct peers

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating acute care facilities across multiple states. Comparable to Sankt Marien as a privately operated multi-site hospital provider serving regional German populations, though at materially larger scale.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital group operating acute care facilities across the country. Comparable to Sankt Marien as a private acute-hospital operator with regional German catchment areas.
• Marienhaus Kliniken: Catholic-affiliated German hospital and care group with multiple acute hospitals and senior-care facilities. Closest peer given Sankt Marien's Catholic patronage and combined hospital/elderly-care footprint.
• St. Franziskus-Stiftung Münster: Catholic hospital foundation operating multiple acute hospitals and senior-care facilities across western Germany. Highly comparable denominational operator with integrated hospital and elder-care model.
• Kplus Gruppe: Catholic-affiliated hospital and care group operating hospitals and senior facilities in the Cologne metropolitan region. Closely comparable to Sankt Marien on Catholic sponsorship and Ratingen/NRW geography.
• Schoen Klinik: Privately operated German hospital group with a focus on orthopedic, surgical, and psychosomatic specialties. Comparable to Sankt Marien on private-operator status and surgical/orthopedic case mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-marien-krankenhaus-gmbh

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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