Center for Hjerneskade

What Center for Hjerneskade does

Center for Hjerneskade is a self-governing specialist rehabilitation hospital founded in 1985 at the University of Copenhagen, operating under Danish Health Law §79, stk. 2, with a service agreement with Region Hovedstaden. It is the first and longest-established dedicated brain injury rehabilitation center in Denmark, treating more than 600 children, youth, and adults annually across three units: an adult interdisciplinary rehabilitation program operating 3-4 days per week, the Neurocenter for Børn og Unge (children and youth, added 2007), and the Commotio-enheden (concussion unit). The center delivers integrated physical, cognitive, speech-language, occupational, and neuropsychological therapy under one roof, supported by proprietary clinical assets including a weight-supported treadmill training system (in development since 2004, capable of offloading up to 85 kg), the TOSH Danish word-finding assessment, and the Danish-adapted GRASP arm and hand program. A 2021 Socialstyrelsen national study ranked its rehabilitation as the most effective in Denmark, with 80% of patients returning to work versus 50% in a matched national control group. Revenue derives from a service agreement with Region Hovedstaden for publicly referred patients, municipal and regional referrals under multiple Danish statutes, insurance and pension company referrals, self-pay private individuals, free VISO national advisory services to municipalities (since 2007), and a growing portfolio of professional courses, supervision, and lectures priced between 1,650 kr and 20,500 kr per unit. The institution has approximately 80 multidisciplinary staff and operates a single facility at Amagerfælledvej 56A in Copenhagen.

Name

Center for Hjerneskade

Legal name

Center for Hjerneskade

Website

https://centerforhjerneskade.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Center for Hjerneskade is Denmark's first and longest-established specialized brain injury rehabilitation hospital, founded in 1985 at the University of Copenhagen, serving 600+ children, youth, and adults annually through interdisciplinary physical, cognitive, and speech therapy programs under a public service agreement with Region Hovedstaden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurorehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAH

Neurorehabilitation Centers

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

SECONDARYHLADAJAH

Neurologic Rehabilitation Centers (Stroke/TBI/SCI/MS/Parkinson’s)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation & Post-Acute Care Centers (Inpatient/Outpatient)

Keywords

• Neurorehabilitation services
• Brain injury rehabilitation
• Concussion treatment
• Cognitive therapy
• Pediatric neurodevelopment

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Publicly funded rehabilitation (Sundhedsloven § 79): Center for Hjerneskade is a self-governing institution, specialist hospital under Danish Health Law §79, stk. 2, with a service agreement with Region Hovedstaden. Receives government funding for providing specialized rehabilitation to adults and children with brain injuries.
2. Municipal and regional referrals: Revenue from municipalities and regions for referred patients receiving rehabilitation, assessment, and work-oriented interventions under various legislative frameworks including Sundhedsloven § 84, Specialundervisningsloven, Lov om Aktiv Beskæftigelsespolitik, and Lov om aktiv socialpolitik.
3. Insurance and pension company referrals: Insurance and pension companies refer clients with acquired brain injury for assessment and rehabilitation services.
4. Private/self-pay services: Self-paying individuals can receive neuropsychological, physiotherapy, audiology, and occupational therapy services. Examination fee is 4,185 kr. Hourly rate of 1,395 kr for specialized rehabilitation.
5. VISO national advisory services: As a VISO supplier since 2007, provides free national counseling and assessment to municipalities on complex cases involving acquired brain injury, congenital brain injury, attention disorders, and developmental disabilities.
6. Courses, lectures, and supervision: Revenue from continuing education courses, lectures, workshops, and supervision services for professionals. Includes SCA training, TOSH training, GRASP courses, neurofaglig opkvalificering, study visits, and professional supervision. Prices range from 1,650 kr/hour for individual supervision to 20,500 kr/day for group courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Center for Hjerneskade provides interdisciplinary neurorehabilitation for children and adults with acquired brain injury, concussion, and developmental disorders through assessment, physical and cognitive rehabilitation, speech therapy, neuropsychological intervention, and work-oriented reintegration programs. It complements direct treatment with national VISO advisory services, professional training, and supervision delivered to municipalities, regions, and clinicians across Denmark.

Product overview

Center for Hjerneskade (Center for Brain Injury) is a highly specialized rehabilitation institution under Copenhagen University, offering interdisciplinary programmes for children, youth, and adults with acquired and congenital brain injuries, concussion, and developmental disorders. The portfolio consists of three interconnected pillars: (1) Clinical rehabilitation services including Neurocenter for Børn og Unge (paediatric), a Voksenprogram (adult rehabilitation) with intensive interdisciplinary physical, cognitive, speech, and occupational therapy, and a Commotio-enheden (concussion unit); (2) Specialised assessment services including physiotherapeutic and neuropsychological examinations; and (3) Professional education comprising courses, supervision, and network groups for professionals and patients. Key branded offerings include Vægtaflastet træning (weight-relief training), Kognitiv træning, Sprog og taletræning, and work-related interventions. The centre also serves as a VISO provider (national special counselling) and publishes standardised test materials including TOSH and SCA. The organisation has operated as a §79 specialised hospital since 1985, currently evaluating more than 600 individuals per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Neurocenter for Børn og Unge: Specialized department for neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of children and young people with brain injuries and developmental disorders
• Commotio-enheden
• Synapsen
• Unge Hjerner
• Afasi-caféen
• Hjernen i Udvikling

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% return to work rate after rehabilitation (vs. 50% national average for matched patients)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AlecaminorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. Aleca is a Danish organization related to brain injury or concussion support.
• Dansk Center for Hjernerystelse (Danish Concussion Center)minorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. DCF is a Danish center focused on concussion.
• Hjernesagen (Brain Disease Association)minorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. Hjernesagen is a Danish patient advocacy organization for people with brain diseases.
• Hjerneskadeforeningen (Brain Injury Association of Denmark)minorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. Co-hosts the 'Unge Hjerner' (Young Brains) network group for young people with acquired brain injury. Also co-organized 40-year anniversary celebrations together in 2025.
• Selma MarieminorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. Selma Marie appears to be a care/residential facility.
• Hjernerystelsesforeningen (Concussion Association Denmark)minorOthersListed as one of Center for Hjerneskade's primary collaboration partners. Hjernerystelsesforeningen is a Danish association for concussion patients.
• Københavns Universitet (University of Copenhagen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter for Hjerneskade was founded in 1985 at Københavns Universitet and maintains institutional affiliation. Research is conducted in collaboration with KU. Annual 40-year anniversary conference hosted at KU South Campus. Several staff members hold academic appointments.
• Vejlefjord Rehabilitering (Vejlefjord Rehabilitation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint 40-year anniversary celebration in 2025 with Vejlefjord Rehabilitering and Hjerneskadeforeningen. Both organizations share founding year (1985).
• Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region of Denmark)coreOthersCenter for Hjerneskade holds a service agreement (driftsoverenskomst) with Region Hovedstaden as a specialist hospital under Sundhedsloven §79. The region coordinates hospital referral procedures.
• Socialstyrelsen (Danish National Board of Social Services)coreOthersVISO (Videns- og Specialrådgivnings Organisation) operates under Socialstyrelsen. CfH has been a VISO supplier since 2007 for counseling and assessment on acquired brain injury, congenital brain injury, attention disorders, and developmental disability.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brændstrupgård Neurorehabiliteringscenter: Danish specialist neurorehabilitation center offering intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation to adults with acquired brain injury. Direct functional peer of CfH's adult program, competing for the same Danish publicly-funded patient referrals.
• Hammel Neurorehabiliteringscenter (Hammel Neurocenter): Danish public specialist neurorehabilitation hospital under Region Midtjylland, treating patients with severe acquired brain injury across inpatient and outpatient settings. Comparable to CfH in mission, patient population, and public funding model.
• Vejlefjord Rehabilitering: Danish specialist rehabilitation provider founded in 1985, also celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025. CfH explicitly co-organized its 40-year anniversary with Vejlefjord, signaling they are co-equal Danish specialist rehabilitation peers serving similar patient populations.

Others

• Hjerneskadeforeningen: Danish Brain Injury Association, a patient advocacy organization that co-hosts the 40-year anniversary with CfH and partners on the Unge Hjerner network group. Not a commercial peer but a tightly coupled ecosystem partner and referral source.
• Hjernesagen: Danish patient advocacy association for people with brain diseases, listed as a primary CfH collaboration partner. Indirect comparability as a brain injury ecosystem participant and referral channel.

Broad incumbents

• Burke Rehabilitation Hospital: US-based specialty rehabilitation hospital in New York providing interdisciplinary neurological rehabilitation. Functions as a comparable combination of clinical rehabilitation, research, and professional education, though scaled to a US academic medical model.
• Schön Klinik Gruppe: German private hospital group with significant neurological rehabilitation services. Comparable interdisciplinary neurorehabilitation portfolio, though operates at much larger scale and across multiple conditions.
• Sunnaas Sykehus: Norway's largest specialist hospital for neurorehabilitation and complex physical medicine. Closest Nordic comparator for CfH in scale, mission, and public specialist hospital model, though operates in a different national health system.

Regional players

• RehaClinic (Bad Zurzach): Swiss private rehabilitation group specializing in neurological and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Comparable interdisciplinary model and clinical offerings to CfH, though operates in a private/insurance-funded Swiss market rather than Danish public hospital framework.

Emerging players

• Dansk Center for Hjernerystelse: Listed as a CfH collaboration partner and is a Danish specialist center focused on concussion and post-concussive symptoms. Overlaps with CfH's Commotio-enheden in patient population and concussion expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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