What St Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden does

St. Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden is a 167-bed Catholic regional hospital in Essen-Werden, Germany, founded in 1854 and operating today as a 100% subsidiary of Universitätsklinikum Essen within the Universitätsmedizin Essen group. It serves the Ruhr-area population across five primary medical disciplines: oral and maxillofacial surgery (MKG), orthopedics and sports traumatology, general and visceral surgery, internal medicine, and anesthesiology/radiology. Approximately 544 staff deliver inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care, with the MKG clinic relocated from Kliniken Essen-Mitte in May 2025 expanding the hospital's specialty footprint.

The hospital's technical infrastructure includes a 1.5T MRI, a 40-channel multi-slice CT, digital mammography, and computer-assisted surgical navigation with 3D imaging and patient-specific implant workflows in orthopedics. Quality infrastructure is anchored by ISO 9001, endoCert Center of Excellence certification for joint replacement, and the Aktion Saubere Hände Gold award. Revenue is generated predominantly through the German DRG reimbursement system covering statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance patients, supplemented by academic teaching income from its role as a university hospital site and a dedicated International Office serving overseas patients.

Name

St Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden

Legal name

St. Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden GmbH

Website

https://sankt-josef-werden.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

St. Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden is a 167-bed Catholic regional hospital in Essen-Werden, Germany, and a 100% subsidiary of Universitätsklinikum Essen, serving the Ruhr population across orthopedics, MKG, visceral surgery, internal medicine, and anesthesiology/radiology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Orthopedic & Spine Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA), Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Orthopedic surgery
• Oral maxillofacial surgery
• Diagnostic imaging
• Emergency medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Treatment Services (GKV/PKV): Hospital provides medical services reimbursed through the German statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV) systems. Services include inpatient stays, semi-inpatient treatment, and outpatient care across multiple medical specialties.
2. Private Patient Services (Wahlleistungen): Additional comfort services for private patients including upgraded accommodation and personal care services, billed as optional extras beyond standard insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden is a 167-bed regional Catholic hospital providing inpatient, semi-inpatient, and outpatient medical care. The hospital operates multiple specialized clinics covering orthopedics and trauma surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, general/visceral/vascular surgery, internal medicine, anesthesiology/intensive care/pain therapy, and clinical radiology. It serves as an academic teaching hospital of the University of Duisburg-Essen within the Universitätsmedizin Essen (UME) hospital network.

Product overview

St. Josef Krankenhaus Essen-Werden is a 167-bed regional hospital providing inpatient, day-patient, and outpatient medical services. The hospital operates as a subsidiary of Universitätsklinikum Essen and offers specialized care through multiple clinics including Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie (MKG), Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie, Innere Medizin, Anästhesiologie, and Klinische Radiologie. The radiology department offers advanced imaging services including MRI (1.5 Tesla with 16-channel technology), Multislice CT (Philips Brilliance 40), digital mammography, and specialized examinations. The hospital serves as an academic teaching hospital (Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus) of the University of Duisburg-Essen, offering education programs for nursing and practical year medical students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St. Josef Krankenhaus Hospital Services Regional hospital providing inpatient, day-patient, and outpatient care with 167 beds across multiple specialized clinics.
• Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery) Joint replacement surgery including hip and knee prostheses, with specialized expertise in Medial-Pivot-Knie-System and AnteriorPath minimally invasive hip approach.
• Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie (MKG) Clinic Full spectrum of oral and maxillofacial surgery including plastic-aesthetic and reconstructive procedures, with focus on tumor treatment, trauma, and congenital malformations.
• Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefäßchirurgie (General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery) General, visceral, and vascular surgery including minimally invasive techniques, oncological surgery, and interdisciplinary abdominal center.
• Innere Medizin (Internal Medicine) Internal medicine services with treatment focus areas, diagnostic endoscopy, and sonography, certified within WMDZ.
• Klinische Radiologie (Clinical Radiology) Radiology services including digital X-ray, mammography, multislice CT (40-channel Philips Brilliance 40), and 1.5 Tesla MRI with 16-channel coil technology.
• Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie Anesthesia, intensive care medicine, and pain therapy services including pre-medication, various anesthesia types, monitoring, and emergency medicine.
• Zentrale Notaufnahme (Emergency Department) 24/7 emergency department providing acute care services for patients requiring immediate medical attention.
• Privatbereich Baldeney (Private Patient Department) Premium inpatient services and upgraded accommodations for private patients (Wahlleistungen) with personal care extras beyond standard insurance coverage.
• Pflegefachausbildung (Nursing Training Program) Three-year nursing training program for Pflegefachfrau/Pflegefachmann (nursing professional) with practical rotations across partner hospitals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.8% long-term stability after 17 years for Medial-Pivot knee prosthesis
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westdeutsches Tumorzentrum Essen (WTZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2025The oral-maxillofacial surgery department is integrated into the West German Tumor Center (WTZ), enabling interdisciplinary oncological treatment. This partnership provides access to comprehensive cancer care networks and specialized tumor conferences.
• Universitätsklinikum Essen (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt. Josef Krankenhaus is a wholly-owned subsidiary (100% daughter company) of Universitätsklinikum Essen. The hospital is integrated into the UME Klinikverbund (hospital network) alongside Ruhrlandklinikum, Herzchirurgie Essen-Huttrop, and other facilities. Benefits include academic teaching hospital status, research integration, and coordinated patient care pathways.
• Universität Duisburg-EssencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic teaching hospital (Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus) of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Provides practical training for medical students in their Praktisches Jahr (practical year) across surgery, internal medicine, and other specialties. Contributes to medical education and research collaboration.
• BG Unfall-Klinik DuisburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver-regional cooperation for trauma patients requiring specialized accident and injury treatment. BG (Berufsgenossenschaftliche) hospitals specialize in occupational accident treatment.
• Augenklinik, HNO, Neurochirurgie, Unfallchirurgie, Pädiatrie (Universitätsmedizin Essen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterdisciplinary collaboration with specialized departments at Universitätsklinikum Essen for complex cases in oral-maxillofacial surgery including tumor treatment, trauma care, and treatment of congenital malformations.
• OTA-Schulträger-VerbandminorOthersCooperative association of over 20 hospitals in North Rhine-Westphalia for the education of Operationstechnische Assistenten (OTA/surgical technologists). St. Josef Krankenhaus was one of three founding hospitals for this OTA training program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BG Unfall-Klinik Duisburg: Cooperation partner of SJKW for trauma cases. Comparable as a specialty trauma and orthopedic hospital in the Ruhr region, overlapping with SJKW on accident surgery, orthopedics, and rehabilitation services.
• Ruhrlandklinikum Essen: Sibling hospital within the UME Klinikverbund. Operates a specialty focus (pulmonary medicine) and shares the same network governance and academic links, making it directly comparable as a specialized university-affiliated facility in the same metro area.
• Universitätsklinikum Essen: Parent hospital of SJKW within the Universitätsmedizin Essen network. Shares branding, governance, and patient pathways; comparable as a German university hospital with overlapping specialty departments and teaching obligations.
• BG Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil Bochum: German university trauma and orthopedic hospital with overlapping specialty footprint in musculoskeletal surgery and trauma care, located in the same Ruhr region and serving as a benchmark for orthopedic specialty positioning.
• Helios ENDO-Klinik Hamburg: One of Germany's leading specialty hospitals for joint replacement. Directly comparable as a Center of Excellence for endoprosthetics with very high procedure volumes, serving as the leading orthopedic specialty benchmark in Germany.
• Kliniken Essen-Mitte: Previously housed the MKG clinic that recently relocated to SJKW. Operates as a multi-specialty hospital in the same Essen market with comparable service lines in oncology, surgery, and internal medicine.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek: Part of Asklepios, one of Germany's largest private hospital operators. Comparable as a German multi-specialty hospital with similar service line breadth, though operating at greater scale and with a private operator ownership model.
• Universitätsklinikum Tübingen: Major German university hospital and previous employer of the incoming MKG clinic director (Prof. Zimmerer). Comparable as a German academic teaching hospital with a full specialty portfolio and research orientation, providing a benchmark for academic integration.
• Helios Klinikum Krefeld: Helios-operated maximum-care hospital near the Ruhr. Comparable as a large multi-specialty provider with overlapping department structure, broader tertiary services, and similar operating context under German DRG reimbursement.

Regional players

• Sana Kliniken Duisburg: Private hospital operator (Sana) with a large facility near SJKW in the Ruhr/NRW region. Comparable on regional service area and multi-specialty breadth, though structured under private operator governance rather than university network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SJKWerden
• Instagraminstagram.com/st.josefkrankenhauswerden

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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