RKT rescue service

What RKT rescue service does

RKT Rettungsdienst is a privately held German emergency rescue and patient transport operator headquartered in Regensburg, Bavaria, founded in 1993 as Regensburger Krankentransport. The company runs 17 rescue stations and substations across Bavaria with 300+ qualified medical personnel, operating both emergency rescue vehicles integrated into the public Notruf 112 dispatch system and qualified / non-qualified patient transport services billed to statutory health insurers (gesetzliche Krankenkassen). Long-standing service lines include nationwide organ and bone marrow retrieval team transport under contract with the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO, since 1994), event medical standby, and — since 2023 — childcare services (R Ki Ta, Kinderhort Regenbogen, Offene Ganztagsschule Barbing) operated under the non-profit subsidiary RKT Rettungsdienst gGmbH.

RKT's technology stack is built around a modern rescue and patient transport fleet (including Tesla vehicles and air-suspended patient transport vehicles with electrically operated stretchers), digital planning tools, and digital employee information systems. The most differentiated asset is the Telenotarzt (tele-emergency physician) platform, operational since 2023 and scaled from the Bogen facility to Germany's largest tele-emergency physician station as of autumn 2024, digitally connecting highly qualified emergency physicians with rescue teams across East Bavaria in real time. The company is DIN EN ISO 9001 certified.

RKT's business model rests on publicly funded contracts: emergency rescue and qualified patient transport are billed through municipal / district service agreements and statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung); organ transport is a professional services contract with DSO; event medical services are billed directly to organizers; and childcare is funded through parent fees and public subsidies. Distribution is via Bavaria's Integrierte Leitstellen (112 dispatch), RKT's own in-house Leitstelle (0941/19777), and direct patient / family channels. The group is organized under RKT Holding OHG (with RKT Service GmbH as general partner), and is part of the Altincik-Firmengruppe following Gökhan Altincik's 2017 takeover, with affiliated voluntary operations under RKT e.V.

Name

RKT rescue service

Legal name

RKT Holding OHG

Website

https://rkt.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

RKT Rettungsdienst is a privately held Bavarian emergency rescue and patient transport operator running 17 stations with 300+ medical staff, integrating into public 112 dispatch and operating Germany's largest tele-emergency physician station in Bogen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Interfacility Transport (IFT) & Patient Transfer Services (HLAFANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Critical Care Transport (CCT) & Specialty Transport Teams (HLAFANAE), Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle (WAV) & Stretcher Transport Services (TLAFAKAC)

Keywords

• Emergency rescue services
• Patient transport services
• Telenotarzt telemedicine
• Organ transportation
• Childcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Emergency Rescue Services (Notfallrettung): RKT operates as an authorized contractor within the public rescue service, integrated with public emergency dispatch via Notruf 112. Revenue is derived from public service contracts with municipal and district authorities, billed under statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) and public payor agreements.
2. Qualified Patient Transport (Qualifizierter Krankentransport): Medically supervised patient transports including hospital admissions, home transfers, and relocation journeys. Funded through statutory health insurers (Krankenkassen) based on transport authorization from physicians.
3. Organ and Bone Marrow Transport (DSO): Since 1994, RKT has been a contracted partner of the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO), transporting organ retrieval teams nationwide and providing a dedicated vehicle for the University Hospital Regensburg (until end of 2023) that transported medical teams and mobile ECMO equipment.
4. Telenotarzt Services: Tele-emergency physician services connecting emergency physicians digitally with rescue teams in East Bavaria, billed as part of emergency medical services under public health payer arrangements.
5. Event Medical Services (Sanitätsdienst): Medical standby and first-aid services at public and private events, invoiced directly to event organizers.
6. Childcare / Kindertagesstätten: Operation of childcare facilities (Kinderhort, Offene Ganztagsschule) under the R Ki Ta brand, funded through childcare fees and public subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RKT provides 24/7 emergency rescue (Notfallrettung) and qualified patient transport (Krankentransport) services across Bavaria as a contracted provider within the public rescue service, integrated with the Notruf 112 dispatch system and an in-house dispatch center. The portfolio also includes tele-emergency physician (Telenotarzt) services from Germany's largest telenotarzt hub in Bogen, nationwide organ and bone marrow transport on behalf of the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO), event medical standby (Sanitätsdienst), and licensed childcare facilities (R Ki Ta, Kinderhort Regenbogen, Offene Ganztagsschule).

Product overview

RKT Rettungsdienst operates as a multi-service provider offering emergency rescue, qualified patient transport, tele-emergency medicine, organ/bone marrow transport, and medical event services across Bavaria. The company runs the largest tele-emergency doctor location in Germany, connecting remote emergency physicians with rescue teams digitally. Additionally, RKT expanded into childcare services in 2023 under the R Ki Ta brand, operating kindergartens, a children's after-school club (Kinderhort Regenbogen), and open all-day school programs. The portfolio includes volunteer service programs (Bundesfreiwilligendienst) in both patient transport and tele-emergency medicine, providing training pathways into rescue professions. Services are delivered through 17+ locations throughout Bavaria using modern vehicle fleets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R Ki Ta (Regensburger Kindertagesstätten): Child daycare services operated under RKT Rettungsdienst gGmbH for children from six months to school entry age.
• RKT Telenotarzt

Products and services

• Notfallrettung (Emergency Rescue) 24/7 emergency rescue services integrated with the public rescue service (Notruf 112) and Bavarian Integrated Control Centers (Integrierte Leitstellen), delivered with equipped rescue vehicles operated by qualified emergency personnel across 17 locations in Bavaria.
• Krankentransport (Qualified Patient Transport) Qualified and non-qualified patient transport services including hospital admissions, home transfers, and relocation journeys, operated with a modern fleet of air-suspended vehicles and electric stretchers and reimbursed by statutory health insurers based on physician authorization.
• Telenotarzt (Tele-Emergency Doctor) Digital telemedicine service connecting highly qualified emergency physicians with rescue teams across East Bavaria (Ostbayern) in real time, operated from Germany's largest tele-emergency physician station in Bogen and billed as part of emergency medical services under public health payer arrangements.
• Organ- und Knochenmarktransport (Organ and Bone Marrow Transport) Nationwide ground transport of organ and bone marrow retrieval teams on behalf of the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO), including dedicated vehicles for hospital ECMO team deployment.
• Sanitätsdienste (Event Medical Services) Medical standby and first-aid services for public and private events, invoiced directly to event organizers, provided by qualified RKT personnel and equipment across Bavaria.
• Kinderhort Regenbogen (After-School Care) After-school care facility in Barbing offering structured afternoon supervision with hot meals, free play, homework assistance, and educational activities for 75 children aged 6–12.
• Offene Ganztagsschule (Open All-Day School) Voluntary school-based after-school care program at Johann-Michael-Sailer Elementary School in Barbing, providing lunch, creative leisure activities, and homework support until 2 PM.
• R Ki Ta (Regensburger Kindertagesstätten) Licensed kindergarten services under RKT Rettungsdienst gGmbH providing safe childcare for children from six months to school entry age, emphasizing family values and structured early-childhood education in the Regensburg area.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17 operational locations across Bavaria with further expansion planned
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RKT e.V. (Verein für Rettungsdienst und Katastrophenschutz in Bayern e.V.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017RKT e.V. is the voluntary/armate arm of RKT, founded in 2017. While RKT Holding OHG is the private professional rescue service company, RKT e.V. is the nonprofit association complementing it with volunteer rescue and disaster relief operations. They share the RKT name and logo and work in close coordination.
• Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (DSO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Since 1994, RKT has been a contract partner of the DSO, transporting organ retrieval teams throughout Germany. For the University Hospital Regensburg, RKT provided a round-the-clock vehicle for transporting medical teams and mobile ECMO equipment until end of 2023. The partnership is central to Germany's organ transplant infrastructure.
• Johann-Michael-Sailer-Grundschule Barbing (Barbing Elementary School)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKT operates Kinderhort Regenbogen and Offene Ganztagsschule Barbing in partnership/adjacent to the Johann-Michael-Sailer-Grundschule, with the school providing facilities and RKT providing childcare operations and coordination.
• Universitätsklinikum RegensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKT provided a dedicated 24/7 vehicle to transport the University Hospital Regensburg's medical team and mobile ECMO machine to regional deployment sites until end of 2023, supporting transplant and critical care logistics.
• RKT Rettungsdienst gGmbHcoreOthersRKT Rettungsdienst gGmbH is the non-profit company (gGmbH) subsidiary within the RKT group, operating childcare services (R Ki Ta) and the Telenotarzt service at the Bogen location — Germany's largest tele-emergency physician station.
• RKT Holding OHG (Parent Entity)coreOthersRKT Holding OHG is the registered entity (Offene Handelsgesellschaft) that holds the primary operating companies, with RKT Service GmbH as the general partner (vertretungsberechtigt) represented by Ilhan Altincik and Jürgen Zosel.
• Integrated Control Centers (Integrierte Leitstellen) BavariacoreOthersRKT's emergency rescue vehicles are dispatched by the various integrated control centers (Leitstellen) across Bavaria through the 112 emergency number system. This public infrastructure partnership is fundamental to RKT's emergency rescue operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Deutschland: National nonprofit organization providing emergency rescue, patient transport, and social services across Germany with strong Bavarian operations. Comparable to RKT in regulated rescue and patient transport service lines, but with broader national scope and welfare-service adjacency.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: Major German emergency medical services and patient transport provider with nationwide coverage and significant Bavarian presence. Directly comparable service mix (Rettungsdienst, Krankentransport) with the additional scale of a national welfare organization.
• Falck Deutschland: Private international ambulance and rescue services operator with German operations. Comparable to RKT as a commercial (rather than nonprofit) emergency services provider, though operating at greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: Large German rescue and medical transport organization operating nationwide including Bavaria. Directly comparable in Notfallrettung and Krankentransport, with overlapping qualification frameworks, public-payor contracts, and ISO-style quality standards.

Regional players

• Bayerisches Rotes Kreuz (BRK): The Bavarian branch of the German Red Cross and the dominant nonprofit rescue service provider across Bavaria — directly comparable to RKT's geography, Notfallrettung and Krankentransport portfolio, and integration with the Integrierte Leitstellen dispatch system.

Direct peers

• MKT Krankentransport (Münchner Krankentransport): Munich-based private Krankentransport and emergency service operator — most directly comparable private peer to RKT in Bavaria by service mix (Notfallrettung, Krankentransport) and for-profit ownership structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/rkt_rettungsdienst_112
• TikToktiktok.com/@rktrettungsdienst
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rkt-rettungsdienst-ohg

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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