kispex Children's Spitex Kt. Zurich

What kispex Children's Spitex Kt. Zurich does

kispex Kinder-Spitex Kt. Zürich is a private, ZEWO-certified nonprofit organization founded in 1995 in Zürich, Switzerland, providing professional pediatric home nursing care to chronically, acutely, and seriously ill children and adolescents aged 0-18 across the entire Canton of Zürich. The organization operates under an official Leistungsauftrag (service mandate) from the city of Zürich, the city of Winterthur, and all municipalities in the canton, and delivers roughly 45,000 nursing hours per year to approximately 283 children annually, 365 days a year between 08:00 and 22:00, with night-watch (Nachtwachen) services for high-acuity cases. Its portfolio spans general spitalexterne Pflege, technical-intensive care (tracheal cannula management, home ventilation, peritoneal dialysis, infusion therapies, parenteral nutrition), pediatric palliative care, dedicated psychiatric support, and an autism-spectrum care team, delivered by approximately 100 diplomierte Pflegefachpersonen organized into three regional teams covering Zürich, Winterthur/Andelfingen, and the surrounding districts.

The underlying operating model is service- rather than technology-driven: the core "platform" is a credentialed clinical workforce coordinated across regions, supported by administrative tooling (OPAN SPITEX online admissions, RaiseNow donation processing, TWINT, Google Analytics) and certified under the Concret "Swiss Care Excellence Certificate" since 2015 (top score 644/1000 in the 2020 benchmark). Revenue is assembled from three streams: (1) health and disability insurance reimbursement (Invalidenversicherung and Krankenkassen) for prescribed assessment, consultation, coordination, and treatment care at Swiss tariff rates; (2) municipal restfinanzierung under the Leistungsauftrag covering residual operating costs; and (3) tax-deductible donations, including through the Gönnerverein kispex (founded 2003), which covers an annual funding gap of approximately CHF 1.2 million. Distribution is referral-led (primary partner Kinderspital Zürich plus the children's clinics of Kantonsspital Winterthur, Stadtspital Triemli, and USZ Neonatologie) combined with direct family enrollment by phone or via the OPAN platform.

Name

kispex Children's Spitex Kt. Zurich

Legal name

kispex Kinder-Spitex Kt. Zürich

Website

https://kinderspitex-zuerich.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

kispex is a Swiss nonprofit pediatric home nursing organization founded in 1995 in Zürich. It deploys ~100 specialized nurses to deliver medical home care to ~283 chronically and acutely ill children aged 0-18 annually across the Canton of Zürich, funded by health insurance, municipalities, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Home Nursing Care

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Home Health & Pediatric Private Duty Nursing (HLAFAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Skilled Home Health (Home Nursing & Therapy) (HLADAFAC), Pediatric 24/7 In-Home Care (Medically Fragile Children) (HSABAHAK), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative In-Home Care (HSABAFAE), Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI)

Keywords

• Pediatric home nursing
• Children's home care
• Specialized pediatric care
• Home health services
• Spitalexterne Pflege

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

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. Health Insurance Reimbursement: Invalidenversicherung (disability insurance) and Krankenkassen (health insurance companies) pay contributions for assessment, consultation, coordination, basic and treatment care services.
2. Municipal/Government Funding: Municipalities and cities contribute to rest financing of care services through Leistungsauftrag (service agreement) with city of Zürich, city of Winterthur, and all municipalities in the canton of Zürich.
3. Donations: Annual uncovered costs of approximately 1.2 million CHF must be covered by donations. Tax-deductible donations through Zewo certification. Online donations via RaiseNow platform, TWINT, bank transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

kispex provides professional pediatric home nursing care (spitalexterne Pflege) for acutely and chronically seriously ill children, children with disabilities, and dying children aged 0-18 in the Canton of Zurich. Approximately 100 certified nursing professionals deliver 45,000 nursing hours annually across three regional teams, providing specialized care including technical-intensive measures (tracheal management, ventilation, dialysis), night care, parental instruction, and psychiatric and autism spectrum support.

Product overview

kispex Children's Spitex Kt. Zurich is one of Switzerland's largest children's home nursing organizations, providing a unified portfolio of pediatric home care services. The core offering consists of professional nursing care for acutely and chronically ill children, children with disabilities, and dying children, delivered in the familiar home environment. This is supported by specialized services including night care shifts, technical-intensive home care (tracheal management, ventilation, dialysis, infusion therapies), psychiatric support for children with mental health challenges, and autism spectrum support. Additional services include parental consultation and instruction, online registration via OPAN, and donation processing through RaiseNow and TWINT. The organization operates throughout the canton of Zurich with Leistungsauftrag (official service mandate) from the city of Zurich, city of Winterthur, and all municipalities in the canton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500 children served since founding in 1995
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Verband Kinder-Spitex SchweizcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Swiss national association representing public children's home care organizations. Kispex is a member and participates in Fachkommission Kinderspitex to advocate for adequate support for caregiving parents.
• Kinderspital ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Children's Hospital Zürich. Main referral partner for children needing post-discharge home care. Prof. Dr. med. Michael Grotzer provides professional endorsement and collaborates on care transitions.
• Gönnerverein kispexcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerDonor association founded in 2003 to actively support kispex with fundraising and ensure its continued existence. Board members: Ursula Gross Leemann (President), Ursula Binkert, Laetitia Bruggisser, Marianne Cereggetti-Hatt, Barbara Eberle-Häringer, Barbara Frey-Curti, Heidi Stork-Zehnder, Sandra Vassalli.
• Children's Clinics and Hospitals NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners include: Kinderspital Zürich (www.kispi.uzh.ch), Kinderklinik Kantonsspital Winterthur (www.ksw.ch), Kinderklinik Stadtspital Triemli, Neonatologie Universitätsspital Zürich (www.neonatologie.usz.ch).
• Support Organizations NetworkminorOthersNetwork of partner organizations including: Entlastungsdienst Schweiz, Herzensbilder, hiki, Huusglön, Intensiv Kids, Kinderkrebshilfe Schweiz, Kinderhaus Imago, Mütter- und Väterberatung, Pädiatrische Onkologiepflege Schweiz, palliative zh+sh, Procap, Pro Infirmis, Pro Pallium, SBK, SRK, SVS Spitex Schweiz, Stiftung Cerebral, Stiftung Insieme, Sternschnuppe, Stiftung Theodora, Stiftung Wunderlampe.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pädiatrische Onkologiepflege Schweiz (SPOG): Specialist pediatric oncology nursing body. Partial overlap with kispex's oncology and palliative care work; smaller scope and primarily a professional/advocacy body rather than full-service home-care operator.
• palliative zh+sh: Regional palliative care association covering Zürich and Schaffhausen. Overlaps with kispex's pediatric palliative and hospice services; broader in age but less pediatric-specialized.

Direct peers

• Kinderspitex Zentralschweiz: Pediatric home nursing organization serving Central Switzerland under a similar Leistungsauftrag model. Direct competitor in the same niche with overlapping referral pathways from university children's hospitals.
• Kinderspitex Ostschweiz: Pediatric Spitex covering Eastern Switzerland with comparable technical-intensive home nursing offerings for medically fragile children. Same product, different canton — co-member of Verband Kinder-Spitex Schweiz.
• Kinder-Spitex beider Basel: Pediatric home care provider for Basel and Baselland under Leistungsauftrag. Direct functional peer with shared quality and regulatory framework, and fellow member of the Swiss children's Spitex association.
• Kinder-Spitex Aargau: Cantonal pediatric Spitex providing home nursing for children with acute, chronic and palliative conditions in Aargau. Same operating model, similar funding mix of insurance, municipality, and donations.

Broad incumbents

• Spitex Zürich: General (adult) Spitex for the city of Zürich, part of the same Leistungsauftrag ecosystem. Overlaps in home-nursing capabilities but does not specialize in pediatric or technical-intensive cases.
• SVS Spitex Schweiz: National Spitex industry association representing Spitex providers across Switzerland. Useful comparator for tariff setting, advocacy, and member-level performance benchmarks but is not a direct operating peer.

Others

• Entlastungsdienst Schweiz: National respite-care service for families with disabled or ill children. Complementary to kispex's nursing model — handles caregiver relief rather than clinical home nursing — and a documented network partner.
• Stiftung Theodora: Swiss foundation providing clown visits and emotional support to hospitalized and chronically ill children. Adjacent support service that often co-serves kispex families; non-nursing and referral partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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