Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik

What Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik does

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik GmbH is a private, single-site adult rehabilitation clinic in Bad Liebenstein, Thuringia, founded in 1992 and operating 240 beds across four specialist departments: Orthopaedics (120 beds), Cardiology/Angiology (80 beds), Diabetology, and Psychosomatics/Psychotherapy. Patients are referred by treating physicians or hospital social services and access services under Germany's Wunsch- und Wahlrecht, with the clinic holding a Versorgungsvertrag under § 111 SGB V that makes it a contracted provider for statutory health insurers, Deutsche Rentenversicherung, Berufsgenossenschaften, and private insurers. The clinic operates an integrative treatment model combining conventional medicine with the Sebastian Kneipp five-pillar programme (water, movement, nutrition, medicinal plants, and balance), and became the first clinic in Germany to receive the Kneipp-Gütesiegel in 2020. Self-pay health-vacation packages (Standard and Premium tiers), prevention courses accredited under § 20 SGB V, the RV Fit prevention programme for Deutsche Rentenversicherung, and a newly launched outpatient ergotherapy practice extend the service portfolio beyond inpatient rehab.

The commercial operation is sales-led and institutionally distributed. The vast majority of revenue is generated per patient-stay through public and private insurance contracts, with a defined €10/day statutory co-payment for qualifying patients; self-pay packages, prevention courses, and aftercare programmes (T-RENA, IRENA, Psy-RENA) provide secondary revenue streams. The clinic's technology footprint is modest: a custom digital nutrition coach developed with startup odacova for in-stay and post-discharge dietary support, plus standard web tooling (Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Usercentrics, ReCaptcha, Google Maps). Two managing directors, Amrei Schubert and Frank Lauterbach, run the GmbH; there are no external institutional investors, no parent company, and no funding rounds disclosed. Recent strategic moves have been incremental and organic — new outpatient ergotherapy (2025), a digital nutrition app (2024), and the Kneipp-Vital-Park (2022) — pointing to a steady, programme-extending trajectory rather than aggressive scaling.

Name

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik

Legal name

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik GmbH

Website

https://dr-lauterbach-klinik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik is a private 240-bed adult rehabilitation clinic in Bad Liebenstein, Thuringia, specialising in orthopaedics, cardiology, diabetology, and psychosomatics under contracts with German public and private health insurers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation SNFs (HLADADAH), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

Keywords

• Medical rehabilitation services
• Inpatient rehabilitation clinics
• Orthopedic rehabilitation
• Psychosomatic therapy
• Cardiac rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Liebenstein

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rehabilitation services billed to public insurers: The clinic generates the majority of revenue from treating patients covered by statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenkassen), pension insurance (Rentenversicherung), accident insurance (Unfallversicherungsträger/Berufsgenossenschaften), and private health insurance. Services are delivered under Versorgungsvertrag nach § 111 SGB V. Revenue is per-patient, per-stay, with co-payments from patients (€10/day for qualifying patients).
2. Self-pay / direct-pay health vacation packages: The clinic offers self-paying (Selbstzahler) packages including standard and premium accommodation with full-board, medical consultations, and therapeutic services. Revenue is received directly from individuals without insurance involvement.
3. Prevention and rehab sport courses (Kursgeschäft): Prevention courses (Präventionskurse) accredited under § 20 SGB V are offered to the general public. These are typically 10-session courses subsidized partially by health insurers. Additionally RV Fit — a free program funded by Deutsche Rentenversicherung — is hosted at the clinic.
4. Ambulatory occupational therapy (Ergotherapie): Outpatient ergotherapy services provided to patients with a physician's prescription (ärztliche Verordnung), independent of a rehabilitation stay. Billed through statutory health insurance per prescription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik is a 240-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Bad Liebenstein that delivers medical, multi-disciplinary rehabilitation across four specialties: orthopaedics, cardiology/angiology, diabetology, and psychosomatics/psychotherapy. The clinic supplements its core rehab services with prevention and health courses, DRV- and BG-funded aftercare programs (IRENA, T-RENA, Psy-RENA), outpatient ergotherapy, sports medicine check-ups, and self-pay health vacation packages.

Product overview

Kurparkklinik Dr. Lauterbach-Klinik is a rehabilitation clinic with 240 beds specializing in four main medical areas: Orthopedics (120 beds), Cardiology/Angiology (80 beds), Diabetology, and Psychosomatics/Psychotherapy. The clinic operates on an integrative treatment concept combining medical care with wellness approaches including the Kneipp therapy program and a digital nutrition coach app developed with startup odacova. Self-paying patients can book standardized health vacation packages (Standard and Premium tiers) offering 7-night stays with therapeutic treatments. The clinic also offers outpatient services including ergotherapy, prevention courses, and aftercare programs (T-RENA, IRENA, Psy-RENA) for rehabilitation patients. The facility was founded in 1992 and became the first Kneipp-certified clinic in Germany in 2020.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Inpatient orthopaedic rehabilitation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions, post-surgical recovery, and joint/spine disorders. Delivered by a multidisciplinary team with co-located specialty departments.
• Cardiology and Angiology Rehabilitation Inpatient rehabilitation for cardiovascular and angiologic conditions, including sports medicine examinations and performance diagnostics such as CertO-Profile evaluation.
• Diabetology Rehabilitation Rehabilitation for patients with diabetes mellitus, including structured education, dietary counselling, and the digital nutrition coach app.
• Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy Inpatient psychosomatic and psychotherapeutic treatment for mental health and stress-related conditions, integrated with the clinic's other medical specialties.
• IRENA Aftercare Program Intensified Rehabilitation Aftercare (IRENA) program provided under German pension insurance (DRV) funding for patients completing inpatient rehabilitation.
• T-RENA Aftercare Program Training-oriented rehabilitation aftercare (T-RENA) program delivered in cooperation with statutory social accident insurance (BG) for post-rehab continuity.
• Psy-RENA Aftercare Program Psychosomatic rehabilitation aftercare (Psy-RENA) program for patients who have completed psychosomatic inpatient rehabilitation.
• RV Fit Prevention Program Prevention program funded by the German Pension Insurance (DRV) for insured persons at risk of reduced work capacity, designed to maintain employability through lifestyle and health interventions.
• Prevention and Health Courses (Kneipp-based) Insurance-funded prevention courses (Kneipp-based) for healthy insured individuals, centred on the Kneipp naturopathic concept.
• Outpatient Ergotherapy Outpatient occupational therapy (Ergotherapie) for patients requiring occupational therapy on an outpatient basis without an inpatient stay.
• Standard Health Vacation Package Self-pay all-inclusive health vacation package combining accommodation, meals, basic therapies, and access to the clinic's Kneipp and wellness facilities.
• Premium Health Vacation Package Higher-tier self-pay all-inclusive health vacation package with extended therapies, upgraded amenities, and additional services beyond the Standard package.
• Sports Medicine Examination and Performance Diagnostics Sports medicine check-up, fitness examination, and performance diagnostics (including CertO-Profile) for athletes, sports clubs, and active individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kneipp-Gütesiegel — first clinic in Germany awarded in 2020 (Kneipp-Bund)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kneipp-Bund Landesverband Thüringen e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The clinic became a member of the Kneipp-Bund Landesverband Thüringen e.V. in 2019 and received the Kneipp-Gütesiegel in 2020 — the first clinic in Germany to be awarded this seal. The partnership integrates the five-pillar Kneipp health concept (water, movement, nutrition, medicinal plants, balance) into the clinic's rehabilitation programmes. The clinic also received the Kneipp-Vital-Park next to its premises (opened June 2022) in cooperation with the municipality of Bad Liebenstein. Kneipp health trainers on staff deliver hydrotherapy, herbal medicine, and other Kneipp treatments. A Kneipp patenschaft (sponsorship) was established with the local Kneipp kindergarten.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Insurance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted provider (Vertragsklinik) for all Deutsche Rentenversicherung funds for medical rehabilitation across four indications (Orthopaedics, Cardiology, Diabetology, Psychosomatics). Also hosts the RV Fit prevention programme — a free, multi-phase health promotion programme funded and branded by Deutsche Rentenversicherung, targeting employed persons at risk of losing work capacity.
• Landessportbund Thüringen e.V. (LSB Thuringia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe clinic holds accreditation as a 'Lizenzierte sportmedizinische Untersuchungsstelle des LSB Thüringen e.V.', enabling it to conduct sports medicine examinations for athletes and sports clubs per LSB guidelines. This is a notable differentiator, as few German rehabilitation clinics hold such a separate sports medicine accreditation.
• Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung (DGUV)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParticipates in psychotherapist procedures of the DGUV, treating insured patients of the German Statutory Accident Insurance for occupational injuries and diseases.
• Bäckerei Eckardt GmbH (Bad Salzungen)minorOthersDaily supply of fresh baked goods (bread, rolls, pastries) delivered fresh each morning to the clinic kitchen.
• Fleischerei Pfannstiel (Bad Liebenstein)minorOthersRegular supply of meat and sausage products from the traditional butchery Pfannstiel in Bad Liebenstein.
• Frucht Hartmann GmbH (Fulda)minorOthersSupply of fresh and partially regional fruit and vegetables to the clinic kitchen.
• Reha-Sport-Bildung e.V.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner organisation for the provision of rehabilitation sport (Reha-Sport) programmes. Patients are referred to Reha-Sport-Bildung e.V. for ongoing exercise therapy after their inpatient rehabilitation stay.
• AOK PLUS (statutory health insurer)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAOK PLUS health insurer offers its members up to two free prevention courses per year at the clinic, under the § 20 SGB V framework. The clinic is an authorised course provider for AOK PLUS in the categories of back fitness, cardiovascular health, healthy weight, nutrition, and relaxation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Reha-Zentrum Lübben: Mid-sized German rehabilitation clinic offering orthopedics and psychosomatics under public-payer contracts. Comparable as a contracted rehabilitation provider to DRV and statutory health insurers with similar indication mix and patient pathway.
• Medical Park: Private German rehabilitation clinic group specializing in orthopedics, cardiology, psychosomatics, and neurology with premium wellness positioning. Closely comparable as a premium-positioned private rehab chain with multi-specialty offerings under similar payer frameworks.
• Median Kliniken: Germany's largest private rehabilitation clinic group with ~120 facilities across orthopedics, cardiology, psychosomatics, and neurology. Directly comparable in business model (multi-specialty inpatient rehab under public-payer contracts), scale advantage, and indication portfolio.
• MediClin AG: One of Germany's largest private operators of rehabilitation clinics with a multi-site network across orthopedics, cardiology, psychosomatics, and neurology. Directly comparable as a contracted provider to German public insurers running similar inpatient rehabilitation programs under SGB V/SGB VI frameworks.
• St. Mauritius Therapieklinik: German private rehabilitation clinic offering inpatient neurologic and orthopedic rehabilitation with public-payer contracts. Comparable as a mid-sized multi-specialty rehab provider operating under similar SGB V/SGB VI frameworks.
• Schön Klinik: Private German hospital and rehabilitation group offering orthopedic, cardiological, and psychosomatic rehabilitation across multiple sites. Comparable as a private multi-specialty rehab provider contracting with DRV and statutory health insurers under similar Versorgungsvertrag structures.

Regional players

• Klinik Bad Wörishofen: Bavarian rehabilitation clinic offering cardiology, orthopedics, and psychosomatic programs. Comparable in service portfolio and inpatient rehab model, though operating in a different German region (Bavaria) than the Thuringia-based subject clinic.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital operators with rehabilitation facilities as part of a broader acute-care portfolio. Comparable as a large-scale German private healthcare provider with rehab services, though acute hospital care is its primary focus.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital and rehabilitation operator with multiple sites. Comparable as a contracted provider to German public insurers running rehabilitation programs alongside acute care, though broader in scope than a pure-play rehab clinic.
• Helios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group (part of Fresenius) operating acute hospitals plus rehabilitation and prevention facilities. Comparable as a contracted public-payer provider in Germany, though rehab is a smaller part of its portfolio than acute care.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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