Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre

What Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre does

Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre U.A. (CMS Gelre) is a Dutch cooperative of approximately 160 medical specialists (members, aspirant members, chefs de clinique, and fellows) formed on January 1, 2015 through the merger of Stafmaatschap Medisch Specialisten Apeldoorn and Stafmaatschap Gelre Zutphen. The cooperative operates exclusively through Gelre ziekenhuizen, serving as the preferred supplier of medical specialist care under a multi-year institutional agreement, with approximately 100 specialists at the Apeldoorn location and 70 at Zutphen. Its services span 17 medical specialties: anesthesiology, cardiology, surgery, dermatology, gynaecology, intensive care, oral/maxillofacial surgery, ENT, pulmonology, gastroenterology, neurology, nuclear medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, radiology, and urology. CMS Gelre has built specialized sub-brands including Gelre Oogcentrum (ophthalmology), Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek (hand/wrist), Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek (cosmetic surgery private clinic), and MKA Apeldoorn, and operates through satellite outpatient clinics in Dieren, Epe, Lochem, and Winterswijk.

CMS Gelre's revenue is generated primarily through DOT-based (Diagnose Behandeling Combinaties) care products delivered via Gelre ziekenhuizen, which represent the largest revenue stream and are reimbursed through Dutch health insurer contracts including Zilveren Kruis. Supplementary revenue comes from non-insured care contracts, clinical trials and examinations, medical education and training, and advisory/lending services to other medical institutions. Pricing is governed by regulated Dutch healthcare tariffs rather than discretionary commercial pricing, and annual production agreements are negotiated based on insurer contracts. The organization holds over 80% market share for both clinical and outpatient care across a primary service area of 350,000 inhabitants, with 280,000+ adherent patients. Its go-to-market is essentially relationship-driven enterprise sales: the multi-year preferred supplier contract with Stichting Gelre ziekenhuizen anchors the entire revenue base, supplemented by partnerships with Deventer Ziekenhuizen for plastic surgery, Centrum Mondzorg Epe for MKA services, and Streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix Winterswijk for ophthalmology. Patient referrals flow primarily through general practitioner (huisarts) channels.

Name

Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre

Legal name

Coöperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre U.A.

Website

https://cmsgelre.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre is a Dutch cooperative of approximately 160 medical specialists delivering 17 specialties across two Gelre ziekenhuizen hospitals and satellite clinics in the Netherlands, serving over 280,000 patients with over 80% regional market share.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Specialist Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Oral Medicine & Mucosal Disease Surgical Management (HLABAEAH)

Keywords

• Medical specialist care
• Hospital-based healthcare
• Specialty clinical services
• Surgical and diagnostic care
• Medical cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Care Products (DOTs): Care products (DOTs - Diagnose Behandeling Combinaties) delivered through the hospital and forming the largest portion of CMS Gelre's revenue. These represent insured curative care delivered via Gelre ziekenhuizen.
2. Non-insured Care Contracts: Contracts related to non-insured healthcare services that fall outside standard insurance coverage.
3. Medical Trials and Examinations: Clinical trials, medical examinations, and research activities conducted by medical specialists.
4. Education and Training: Teaching services and contributions to medical education and training programs.
5. Advisory and Lending Services: Management participation and advisory services provided to other medical institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CMS Gelre is a cooperative of approximately 160 medical specialists providing hospital-based medical specialist care across 17 disciplines at Gelre ziekenhuizen locations in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, plus satellite outpatient clinics in Dieren, Epe, Lochem and Winterswijk. Care is delivered through specialized sub-brands including Gelre Oogcentrum, Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek, Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek and MKA Apeldoorn, funded primarily by Dutch healthcare insurers through Diagnose Behandeling Combinaties (DOTs).

Product overview

Cooperatie Medisch Specialisten Gelre (CMS Gelre) is a cooperative of approximately 160 medical specialists providing hospital-based medical care services across 17 medical specialties at Gelre hospitals in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, Netherlands. The organization operates as a unified cooperative structure with specialized sub-brands including Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek (cosmetic surgery private clinic), Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek (hand surgery center), Gelre Oogcentrum (ophthalmology center), and MKA Apeldoorn (oral and maxillofacial surgery). These sub-brands operate within Gelre hospital facilities and satellite clinics in Dieren, Epe, Lochem, and at Streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix in Winterswijk.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Plastische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek: A collaboration of plastic surgery departments from hospitals in Apeldoorn, Deventer and Zutphen, including Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek private clinic and Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek.
• Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek
• Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek
• Gelre Oogcentrum
• MKA Apeldoorn

Products and services

• Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek A private cosmetic surgery clinic providing cosmetic surgical services through collaboration between plastic surgeons working at hospitals in Apeldoorn, Deventer, and Zutphen, using hospital facilities.
• Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek A specialized hand and wrist treatment center that investigates and treats common hand and wrist problems including congenital abnormalities, post-traumatic loss of function, burns, osteoarthritis, cysts, vascular abnormalities, rheumatism, and pain conditions.
• Gelre Oogcentrum A specialized ophthalmology treatment center dealing with diseases and abnormalities of the eyes and the interaction between eyes and brain, offering cataract surgery, eye muscle corrections, corneal transplants, refractive surgery, glaucoma treatment, and macular degeneration treatment with modern surgical techniques.
• MKA Apeldoorn Oral and maxillofacial surgery department at Gelre Ziekenhuizen Apeldoorn, with a satellite clinic in Epe since January 2017, treating patients referred by general practitioners, dentists, or orthodontists.
• Medical Specialties Services Hospital-based medical specialist care delivered across 17 specialties: Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Surgery, Dermatology, Gynecology, Intensive Care, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery, ENT, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology (MDL), Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, Radiology, and Urology.
• Plastische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek A collaboration of plastic surgery departments from hospitals in Apeldoorn, Deventer, and Zut hospitals, providing plastic surgery services across the Stedendriehoek region.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 80% market share in both clinical and outpatient care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Stichting Gelre ZiekenhuizencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMS Gelre has a multi-year cooperation agreement with Stichting Gelre ziekenhuizen. Gelre ziekenhuizen commissions CMS Gelre to provide medical specialist care, with CMS Gelre as the preferred supplier. Annual production agreements are based on insurance contracts between Gelre and health insurers.
• Streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix Winterswijk (SKB)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for the provision of ophthalmology services at SKB Winterswijk location, extending CMS Gelre's reach to the Winterswijk region.
• Centrum Mondzorg EpesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement for oral/maxillofacial surgery services at the dental practice in Epe, with a satellite clinic established since January 2017.
• Deventer Ziekenhuizen (Plastische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for plastic surgery services across Apeldoorn, Deventer, and Zutphen hospitals. Includes Cosmetische Chirurgie Stedendriehoek private clinic and Handen Expertise Centrum Stedendriehoek.
• Health Insurance Companies (Zorgverzekeraars)coreOthersDominant healthcare insurance market players including Zilveren Kruis, with whom Gelre ziekenhuizen negotiates annual contracts. Health insurers drive cost control through ceiling financing and stringent purchasing requirements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Agilon Health: US value-based care platform partnering with independent primary care and multi-specialty physician groups; comparable as a physician-organization aggregator with hospital-affiliated delivery, though focused on risk-bearing capitation rather than Dutch DOT tariffs.

Broad incumbents

• Privia Health Group: US multi-specialty physician enablement and group services organization aggregating independent doctors across regions; comparable in concept as a multi-specialty physician platform, though operating in a different reimbursement system.
• Kaiser Permanente (Permanente Medical Groups): Large US integrated multi-specialty physician group model delivering hospital- and clinic-based specialist care to a defined regional population; broadly analogous in multi-specialty cooperative/partnered structure, though at vastly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Coöperatie Medisch Specialisten Isala: Medical specialist cooperative affiliated with Isala hospital in Zwolle; directly comparable Dutch MSB structure serving as preferred supplier of specialist care to a single hospital group.
• Medisch Specialistisch Bedrijf Amsterdam UMC: Amsterdam UMC's organized medical specialist business operating under a cooperative-style structure for academic hospital specialists; highly comparable preferred-supplier model within a Dutch hospital system.
• Maasstad Medisch Coöperatief: Cooperative of medical specialists delivering specialist care through Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam; same Dutch MSB model, multi-specialty hospital setting, and insurer-contracted revenue model as CMS Gelre.
• Coöperatie Medisch Specialisten Catharina: Dutch cooperative of medical specialists providing multi-specialty hospital-based care at Catharina Hospital Eindhoven; structurally and operationally the closest analogue to CMS Gelre.
• MSB Spaarne Gasthuis: Medical specialist company (MSB) for Spaarne Gasthuis hospitals in the Haarlem region; a directly comparable Dutch multi-specialty physician organization tied to a regional hospital group.
• Coöperatie Medisch Specialisten Martini Ziekenhuis: Specialist cooperative linked to Martini Hospital in Groningen; same Dutch MSB structure, regional multi-specialty hospital focus, and DOT-based revenue model as CMS Gelre.

Others

• Stichting Gelre Ziekenhuizen: Hospital foundation that is CMS Gelre's primary customer and preferred-supplier counterparty; not a competitor but the closest operational counterpart for understanding cooperative-hospital economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CMS_Gelre
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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