Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein

What Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein does

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein (EVKLN) is a non-profit hospital network (gGmbH) operating as a Maximalversorger (maximum care provider) with four hospitals — Evangelisches Krankenhaus Duisburg-Nord, Herzzentrum Duisburg, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Dinslaken, and Johanniter Krankenhaus Oberhausen — plus medical care centers (MVZ), nursing homes, and the Rhein-Ruhr-Campus healthcare academy. The network runs 30+ specialized departments across cardiac surgery, cardiac electrophysiology, neurology, thoracic surgery, oncology, urology, and trauma surgery, and is an academic teaching hospital of Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. EVKLN employs approximately 3,300 staff and holds consecutive re-certifications as a Cardiac Arrest Center (GRC/DGK), Vorhofflimmer-Zentrum (DGK), Lung Cancer Center (German Cancer Society), and Thoraxzentrum (DGT).

The network's technology base includes the DaVinci surgical robot (used for cardiac surgery — second hospital nationwide and first in NRW to deploy it for heart procedures), Cryo-EBUS for lung tissue diagnostics, the Sphere9 catheter combining pulsed field and radiofrequency ablation, and a digital ecosystem spanning the Mein EVKLN patient portal, the XCare Suite for digital admission, and the recare referral platform for post-discharge placement. Technology functions primarily as clinical enablement rather than a revenue product.

Revenue derives from inpatient services billed via Germany's DRG system to statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurers, plus outpatient services through MVZ billed under EBM. Distribution is direct: patients access care via referrals, emergency admission, the digital portal, and community outreach events such as "Medizin im Revier." The network is rooted in Protestant (Evangelisch) tradition and operates as a gGmbH with no disclosed parent company or external investors. Governance is led by Supervisory Board Chairman Thorsten Caspers and dual Managing Directors Franz Hafner (CEO) and Dr. med. Andreas Sander (Medical Director).

Name

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein

Legal name

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein gGmbH

Website

https://evkln.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein is a non-profit German hospital network operating four hospitals in Duisburg, Dinslaken, and Oberhausen as a Maximalversorger with 3,300 employees and 30+ specialized departments, delivering cardiac, oncology, neurology, and acute care to patients in the Rhine-Ruhr and Lower Rhine regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Cardiac surgery services
• Specialty medical centers
• Outpatient care clinics
• Nursing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Billing: Primary revenue from providing medical services billed to statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV) providers
2. Ambulatory Care: Outpatient services through MVZ (Medical Care Centers) for bridging inpatient and outpatient care

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein operates an integrated network of four hospitals (Evangelisches Krankenhaus Duisburg-Nord, Herzzentrum Duisburg, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Dinslaken, Johanniter Krankenhaus Oberhausen) providing acute inpatient care, outpatient services through Medical Care Centers (MVZ), nursing home care, and healthcare professional training. The network functions as a Maximalversorger with 30+ specialized departments, including advanced cardiac surgery, oncology, neurology, and thoracic surgery, serving the Rhein-Ruhr and Niederrhein regions.

Product overview

Evangelisches Klinikum Niederrhein is a hospital network (Klinikverbund) operating as a maximum care provider (Maximalversorger) with more than 30 specialized departments across four hospitals in Duisburg, Oberhausen, and Dinslaken. The network offers digital patient services including the Mein EVKLN portal for online appointments, the Patient XCare Suite for digital admission and communication, and the recare platform for post-discharge care coordination. The network also includes nursing homes, medical care centers (MVZ), and the Rhein-Ruhr-Campus Academy for healthcare education. The hospital network is notable for advanced cardiac surgery using DaVinci robotics, cryo-EBUS lung diagnostics, and specialized cardiac arrest and arrhythmia treatment centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mein EVKLN Digital Patient Portal
• Patient XCare Suite
• recare Digital Referral Platform
• Rhein-Ruhr-Campus Academy for Healthcare Professions
• Inpatient Hospital Care
• Medical Care Centers (MVZ)
• Care Homes (Pflegeheime)

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful complex thoracoabdominal aortic surgery with patient recovery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Bad OeynhausenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2024Cooperation for OPCAB Summer School training program - a specialized training in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass surgery technique performed without heart-lung machine.
• Gerald Asamoah StiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2023Collaboration for treating children with congenital heart defects from international locations. The foundation supports travel and treatment costs for children from developing countries to receive cardiac surgery at Herzzentrum Duisburg.
• BG Klinikum DuisburgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Expanded cooperation between the two Duisburg hospital systems. Dr. Philipp Weber transitioned from BG Klinikum to lead the trauma surgery and sports medicine section at Evangelisches Krankenhaus Duisburg-Nord.
• Heinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic teaching hospital status - medical students receive training and education at the hospital network facilities.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (DGK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertification body for cardiac care standards including Cardiac Arrest Center and Vorhofflimmer-Zentrum certifications.
• Deutsche KrebsgesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertification body for cancer center standards including certified Lung Cancer Center at Johanniter Krankenhaus Oberhausen.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Klinikum Stuttgart: German municipal Maximalversorger hospital group operating multiple sites in the Stuttgart region with comparable specialty depth, academic teaching status, and multi-site non-profit governance — a useful benchmark for site-level scale.
• Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf: Academic maximum care hospital and EVKLN's Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf teaching partner; serves the same Duisburg/Düsseldorf catchment with overlapping specialty and academic-teaching positioning.
• Kliniken Essen-Mitte: Multi-site academic teaching hospital network in Essen (adjacent Rhine-Ruhr region) with comparable oncology, cardiac, and surgical specialty coverage and academic affiliation.

Direct peers

• Alexianer: Catholic-affiliated German non-profit hospital and care group with multi-site acute care, psychiatry, and senior care in NRW and beyond — comparable as a faith-rooted, non-profit hospital network with overlapping cardiac, neurology, and psychiatry services.
• Marienhaus Kliniken: Catholic-affiliated German non-profit hospital network (gGmbH) operating 18+ hospitals across western Germany with mixed Maximalversorger and basic-care sites — comparable as a faith-based, multi-site non-profit hospital group.
• BG Kliniken: German hospital group specialized in trauma, orthopedic, and rehabilitation care; EVKLN has an active cooperation with BG Klinikum Duisburg (e.g., Dr. Philipp Weber transitioning to lead trauma surgery at EKN), making them direct regional peers and partners.
• Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Bad Oeynhausen: Specialized NRW heart and diabetes center and EVKLN's OPCAB Summer School cooperation partner; directly comparable as a German specialty cardiac hospital and a regional peer for Herzzentrum Duisburg.

Broad incumbents

• Sana Kliniken: Large private German hospital operator that in September 2025 absorbed EVKLN-associated BETHESDA Krankenhaus Duisburg; operates multi-site hospitals and MVZs in the same Rhine-Ruhr region with overlapping specialty coverage.
• Helios Kliniken: Largest private hospital operator in Germany (part of Fresenius), operating ~90+ hospitals across Germany with broad Maximalversorger and specialty coverage — directly comparable as a multi-site German hospital network with cardiac and oncology centers.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating more than 160 facilities nationwide, including academic teaching hospitals and Maximalversorger sites — directly comparable as a multi-site German hospital network with academic affiliations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/evkln

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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