HeartReha Bad Ischl

What HeartReha Bad Ischl does

HeartReha Bad Ischl (legal entity: HK-SKA Bad Ischl Betriebs-GmbH) is a specialized cardiac rehabilitation center located in Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, in the Salzkammergut region. The facility operates as a registered Sonderkrankenanstalt (special disease institution) under Austrian healthcare law and is jointly owned by the Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS) at 51% and Vinzenz Health Service GmbH (part of the Vinzenz Gruppe) at 49%. The medical center delivers an integrated inpatient rehabilitation program for patients with cardiovascular conditions including heart failure, hypertension, valve diseases, peripheral artery disease, thrombosis, post-catheter intervention recovery, post-cardiac surgery recovery, arrhythmias, and metabolic disorders, combining medical diagnostics, exercise therapy, nursing care, psychological counseling, nutritional guidance, and pastoral care.

The core technology is a multidisciplinary rehabilitation care delivery platform led by a specialized medical director (Prim. Priv. Doz. Dr. Robert Berent) supported by physiotherapy, nursing, psychology, and nutrition staff. Complementary offerings include a therapeutic golf program via a partnership with Golf-Trainingszentrum Laimer and a TeleReha remote rehabilitation pilot program launched in May 2024 with SVS. The facility is single-site (51-100 employees) and serves both social insurance-funded patients and private-pay patients, with published pricing starting at €26.99 per private rehabilitation stay.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: (i) per-stay reimbursement contracts with Austrian social health insurers, primarily SVS, as the dominant recurring institutional channel; (ii) private-pay rehabilitation stays billed on a one-time basis; and (iii) ancillary services such as companion packages, meals, massage, and acupuncture. Go-to-market is sales-led and referral-driven, with patient flow originating from cardiologists, hospitals, GPs, and the Vinzenz Gruppe hospital network. Distribution is overwhelmingly domestic and institution-mediated, with no current international footprint.

Name

HeartReha Bad Ischl

Legal name

HK-SKA Bad Ischl Betriebs-GmbH

Website

https://herzreha.at

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HeartReha Bad Ischl is a single-site Austrian cardiac rehabilitation center jointly owned by SVS (51%) and Vinzenz Gruppe (49%), delivering inpatient cardiovascular rehab, nursing, psychology, and nutrition services to socially insured and private-pay patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiac Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAJ

Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs

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

SECONDARYHLAKABAJ

Cardiac Rehabilitation & Secondary Prevention

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Cardiology & Vascular Medicine

Keywords

• Cardiac rehabilitation services
• Cardiovascular recovery programs
• Inpatient rehab center
• Heart failure therapy
• Post-surgical cardiac care

Headquarters

HQ city

Ischl

HQ country

Austria

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Health Insurance Rehabilitation: Revenue generated through contracts with Austrian social health insurers, primarily the Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS), for cardiac rehabilitation services covered under the Austrian health system.
2. Private Pay Rehabilitation: Revenue from private patients paying out-of-pocket for rehabilitation services, with published pricing for private rehabilitation stays.
3. Additional Services: Revenue from supplementary services including companion packages, extra meals, massage services, acupuncture, and other wellness offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HeartReha Bad Ischl (legal entity: HK-SKA Bad Ischl Betriebs-GmbH) operates a specialized inpatient cardiac rehabilitation center in Bad Ischl, Austria. It delivers multi-professional cardiac rehabilitation programs covering medical care, exercise therapy, psychology, nutrition counseling, nursing, and pastoral care for patients with cardiovascular disease. Beyond the standard 3–4 week inpatient program, it offers a specialized Golf Rehabilitation program and a TeleReha digital aftercare pilot.

Product overview

HerzReha Bad Ischl operates as a specialized cardiac rehabilitation center (Herz-Kreislauf-Zentrum) offering a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program. The facility provides integrated services including medical diagnostics, therapeutic treatments, nursing care, psychology, nutrition counseling, and spiritual care. Specialized offerings include a Golf Rehabilitation Program in partnership with local golf facilities, and TeleReha for remote post-rehabilitation support. The center is jointly operated by the Vinzenz Gruppe and the Social Insurance for Self-Employed (SVS) and is located in Bad Ischl, Salzkammergut region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardiac Rehabilitation Program (Inpatient) A 3–4 week inpatient cardiac rehabilitation program for adult patients with cardiovascular indications (post-MI, post-cardiac surgery, heart failure, coronary heart disease). Delivered by a multi-professional team covering medical care, exercise therapy, nursing, psychology, nutrition counseling, and pastoral care. Primarily funded via Austrian social insurance (SVS and other carriers) but also available via private self-pay.
• Golf Rehabilitation Program A specialized cardiac rehabilitation program that combines the standard cardiac rehab content with golf-specific training, designed for golfers recovering from cardiac events or surgery who wish to safely return to the sport.
• TeleReha Digital Aftercare Program A digital aftercare pilot project funded through the Innovation Fund, providing telerehabilitation for cardiac patients after their inpatient stay to support continued recovery remotely.
• Private Self-Pay Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiac rehabilitation offered on a self-pay basis for patients not eligible for SVS-funded rehab, requiring an annual contribution toward operating costs in addition to per-stay charges.
• Additional Therapeutic Services Supplementary therapeutic services available to rehab patients and visitors, including dietary consultations, optician services, orthopedic technology, and hair salon services as part of the on-site comfort offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recertification for quality standards achieved in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TeleReha (SVS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 May 2024TeleReha pilot project launched May 2024, providing digital rehabilitation follow-up services to SVS-insured patients after completing stationär rehabilitation at Bad Ischl. Extends the rehabilitation care continuum through remote digital services.
• Golf-Trainingszentrum LaimerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2023Golf training center partnership providing specialized golf programs for cardiac rehabilitation patients. Offers tailored packages at attractive prices for HerzReha patients. Includes winter training programs for golf enthusiasts. A single 18-hole round provides 11,000-16,000 steps with up to 1,500 kcal energy expenditure, activating over 100 muscles.
• Vinzenz GruppecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinzenz Gruppe is the parent healthcare organization and co-owner (49% via Vinzenz Health Service GmbH) of HerzReha Bad Ischl. Provides integration with a network of hospitals including Barmherzige Schwestern Krankenhaus Wien, Göttlicher Heiland Krankenhaus, Herz-Jesu Krankenhaus Wien, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Ried, Ordensklinikum Linz, Orthopädisches Spital Speising Wien, and St. Josef Krankenhaus Wien. Also provides shared services including HR, training via Stiftungsakademie St. Vinzenz, and career portal.
• Sozialversicherung der Selbständigen (SVS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVS is the Austrian Social Insurance for the Self-Employed and co-owner (51%) of HerzReha Bad Ischl. Primary insurer referring self-employed patients for cardiac rehabilitation services. Offers SVS rehab counseling services and TeleReha pilot program for continued care after stationär rehabilitation.
• O.P.P. Compliance GmbHminorOthersExternal ombudsman service (Ombudsstelle) providing confidential reporting channel for the whistleblower system as required by EU Whistleblower Directive and Austrian Hinweisgeberinnenschutzgesetz (HSchG). Located in Wels, Austria.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): One of Europe's largest private hospital operators with cardiac rehabilitation and post-acute care services; comparable as a broad incumbent offering cardiovascular care across the full continuum from acute to rehabilitation.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: Europe's largest operator of rehabilitation clinics with extensive cardiac rehab capacity across Germany; comparable as a multi-site cardiac rehab operator but at substantially greater scale than HerzReha's single facility.
• Schön Klinik Group: Large German private hospital and rehabilitation group with cardiac and cardiovascular specialty services; comparable in cardiac-care focus but operates across broader specialty and surgical services beyond cardiac rehab.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital and rehabilitation operator providing cardiovascular and post-acute services; comparable as a broad-incumbent healthcare group with rehabilitation capabilities similar to Vinzenz Gruppe's portfolio role for HerzReha.

Regional players

• Reha Tyrol: Austrian rehabilitation clinic offering cardiovascular and orthopedic rehabilitation in Tyrol; comparable as a regional Austrian rehabilitation provider under similar Austrian social-insurance reimbursement structures.
• Reha-Klinik Montafon: Austrian inpatient rehabilitation clinic operated under similar social-insurance funding models, providing comparable post-acute cardiac and orthopedic rehabilitation services in Vorarlberg; directly comparable in reimbursement structure and care delivery model.

Direct peers

• Reha-Zentrum Lübben: German specialist cardiac and cardiovascular rehabilitation center delivering multidisciplinary inpatient cardiac rehab comparable to HerzReha; serves as the German analog for cardiac-focused rehab facilities with insurance-based reimbursement.
• Kerckhoff-Klinik Bad Nauheim: German specialist cardiac hospital and rehabilitation center affiliated with the University of Giessen; directly comparable as a pure-play cardiac specialist facility combining cardiac surgery, cardiology, and rehabilitation.
• Klinik Pirawarth: Austrian rehabilitation hospital operated as a Sonderkrankenanstalt providing inpatient rehabilitation including cardiovascular and post-acute care; structurally similar to HerzReha in its Austrian rehab-hospital business model and statutory payer contracts.
• Reha-Zentrum Seehof (DRV): German pension insurer rehabilitation center with strong cardiovascular and metabolic rehabilitation programs; comparable in cardiac rehab specialty and statutory payer relationships similar to SVS arrangement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IschlBad
• Facebookfacebook.com/HerzReha
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/herzreha-bad-ischl

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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