Elbe-Elster Klinikum

What Elbe-Elster Klinikum does

Elbe-Elster Klinikum GmbH is a privately-held German hospital company (GmbH) operating as a regional acute-care provider of 'gehobene Grundversorgung' (enhanced basic care) in the Elbe-Elster-Land area of southern Brandenburg. The group runs 454 licensed beds across three locations — Elsterwerda, Finsterwalde, and Herzberg — each with central emergency departments, serving approximately 40,000 inpatient and ambulatory patients annually and employing around 1,000 staff, making it the largest employer in the region.

The clinical portfolio spans Anesthesiology/Intensive Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology/Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Radiology, with two certified specialty centers — the Endoprothetikzentrum Elsterwerda (joint replacement) and the Endoskopiezentrum Südbrandenburg (endoscopy). Outpatient services are delivered through the wholly-owned subsidiary Elbe-Elster MVZ GmbH, which operates medical care centers in Elsterwerda and Herzberg. The hospital holds academic teaching status with MHB Theodor Fontane and UKD Carl Gustav Carus, and operates patient-facing digital services including an online appointment booking system under a broader digitalization initiative.

Revenue is generated primarily through Germany's regulated DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) inpatient reimbursement system, supplemented by ambulatory and MVZ service fees from statutory and private health insurers. As a GmbH under German private limited company law, the company is privately held with no disclosed parent company, investors, or financial reporting.

Name

Elbe-Elster Klinikum

Legal name

Elbe-Elster Klinikum GmbH

Website

https://elbe-elster-klinikum.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elbe-Elster Klinikum GmbH is a privately-held German regional hospital group operating 454 beds across three locations in southern Brandenburg, serving approximately 40,000 patients annually across multiple specialties with academic teaching hospital status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Finsterwalde

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services (Inpatient): Inpatient medical services through 454 beds across three locations covering Anesthesiology/Intensive Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology/Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Radiology. Revenue generated through Germany's regulated DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) system for inpatient care.
2. Ambulatory/Outpatient Services: Outpatient clinics and day clinic services including psychiatric day treatment. Approximately 40,000 combined stationary and ambulatory patients served annually.
3. MVZ (Medical Care Center) Services: Elbe-Elster MVZ GmbH subsidiary providing outpatient medical care through MVZ Elsterwerda and MVZ Herzberg locations, expanding diagnostic offerings including pregnancy ultrasound services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Elbe-Elster Klinikum GmbH operates a multi-site regional hospital group providing acute inpatient and ambulatory medical care through three locations (Elsterwerda, Finsterwalde, Herzberg) with 454 beds. Service portfolio covers Anesthesiology/Intensive Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, and Emergency Medicine, complemented by two certified specialty centers (Endoprothetics and Endoscopy) and a wholly-owned MVZ outpatient subsidiary.

Product overview

Elbe-Elster Klinikum GmbH is a hospital group providing integrated healthcare services through a multi-site structure with three locations (Elsterwerda, Finsterwalde, Herzberg) in southern Brandenburg. The organization offers a comprehensive range of medical departments including Anesthesiology/Intensive Care, Surgery with a certified Endoprothetics Center, Internal Medicine with a certified Endoscopy Center, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics with Child Protection services, Psychiatry with day clinic facilities, Radiology, and Emergency Departments. The portfolio also includes ambulatory care through Elbe-Elster MVZ GmbH medical care centers and patient-facing digital services such as online appointment booking. The hospital serves as an academic teaching hospital affiliated with MHB Theodor Fontane and UKD Carl Gustav Carus universities, positioning it as both a primary healthcare provider and an educational institution in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anesthesiology / Intensive Care
• Surgery
• Endoprothetikzentrum Elsterwerda
• Internal Medicine
• Endoskopiezentrum Südbrandenburg
• Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Emergency Departments
• Physiotherapy
• Elbe-Elster MVZ GmbH (Medical Care Centers)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~40,000 patients treated annually (combined stationary and ambulatory)

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MHB Theodor Fontane (Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic affiliation for medical education and training. Elbe-Elster Klinikum serves as an academic teaching hospital for medical students of MHB Theodor Fontane.
• UKD Carl Gustav Carus (Universitätsklinikum Dresden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Dresden University Hospital for medical education and training. Elbe-Elster Klinikum serves as an academic teaching hospital affiliated with UKD Carl Gustav Carus.
• Elbe-Elster MVZ GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholly-owned subsidiary company (MVZ - Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum) providing outpatient medical care at locations in Elsterwerda and Herzberg, extending the reach of hospital services into ambulatory care.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group with ~170 facilities. Closely comparable business model (DRG-funded inpatient and ambulatory care), operates similar multi-site structures and academic teaching partnerships, but at national scale rather than regional.
• Schoen Klinik: German private hospital group specializing in defined clinical areas (orthopedics, neurology, psychosomatics). Comparable as a German private multi-site hospital operator under DRG, with a more specialty-focused portfolio mix.
• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator (part of Fresenius), running ~90+ acute-care hospitals across the country. Comparable as a multi-site German inpatient provider operating under DRG reimbursement, though at significantly greater scale and with national rather than regional reach.
• Sana Kliniken: Private German hospital operator with a network of acute-care hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. Comparable as a multi-specialty DRG-funded provider with teaching hospital affiliations, though operating at larger group scale and broader geographic footprint.
• BG Klinikum Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin: Berlin-based trauma and orthopedic specialty hospital under the German statutory accident insurance framework. Comparable in operating model as a certified orthopedic/surgical hospital, though with a different payer mix (occupational accident insurance) and urban location.

Others

• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Europe's largest university hospital and a benchmark academic teaching institution. Relevant only as a tertiary referral endpoint and academic ecosystem peer for Elbe-Elster's teaching hospital affiliation, not as a direct competitor.
• Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden: University hospital in Dresden and academic partner of Elbe-Elster Klinikum. Comparable as a multi-specialty German teaching hospital under DRG, but operates at tertiary/quaternary scale and as a full university hospital rather than a regional provider.

Regional players

• Helios Klinikum Bad Saarow: Helios-operated regional hospital in eastern Brandenburg serving a similar population profile. Comparable as a mid-sized regional acute-care hospital in Brandenburg under DRG, though owned by a national chain rather than independent.
• Klinikum Niederlausitz: Regional hospital group serving the Niederlausitz area of southern Brandenburg, adjacent to Elbe-Elster-Land. Most directly comparable in scale, regional positioning, and service mix as a multi-site community hospital operator in eastern Germany.
• Asklepios Klinikum Uckermark: Regional Asklepios hospital in the Uckermark district of northeastern Brandenburg. Comparable as a regional acute-care hospital in a similarly rural eastern German catchment with comparable service-line breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ElbeElsterKlinikum

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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