Vital Center Gerstberger

Name

Vital Center Gerstberger

Legal name

Vitalcenter Gerstberger GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://gerstberger.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vitalcenter Gerstberger is a privately-held Sanitätshaus in southern Germany's Allgäu region, operating multiple retail locations providing orthopedic technology, custom shoemaking, rehabilitation equipment, homecare supplies, and medical technology products to patients with statutory health insurance coverage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Memmingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical aids and supplies retail: Sale of medical aids, orthopedic supplies, rehabilitation equipment, homecare products, medical technology products, and pharmacy/medical supplies to end customers. Products include compression stockings, bandages, orthoses, prostheses, wheelchairs, care beds, and incontinence supplies. Revenue generated through direct product sales, with insurance billing for insured patients (direct billing with health insurers BARMER and Techniker Krankenkasse).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vitalcenter Gerstberger is a Sanitätshaus (medical supply store) operating across multiple physical retail locations in the Allgäu region of Southern Germany. The company supplies medical aids, orthopedic products, rehabilitation equipment, homecare products, and medical technology — including compression stockings, bandages, orthoses, prostheses, wheelchairs, care beds, and incontinence supplies — complemented by professional consultation, fitting, and product selection services, plus an online shop and digital prescription intake via the Samedo platform.

Product overview

Vitalcenter Gerstberger is a Sanitätshaus (medical supply store/healthcare provider) in the Allgäu region of southern Germany, operating as a unified healthcare products and services company rather than a software platform. The company operates seven locations with its main branch in Memmingen. The product portfolio centers on seven core service areas: Sanitätshaus (medical supplies including compression stockings, bandages, breast prosthetics), Orthopädietechnik (orthopedic technology with prostheses and ortheses), Orthopädie-Schuhtechnik (orthopedic shoemaking with custom insoles and shoes), Kinderversorgung (pediatric orthopedic care), Reha-Technik (rehabilitation equipment including wheelchairs and mobility aids), Homecare (home healthcare including wound care, oxygen therapy, incontinence), and Medizintechnik (medical technology including sleep medicine). The company also offers its own trade brand Sanida, featuring Comfort Bandagen, Comfort Orthesen, Comfort Compression, and Comfort Rollatoren products. Additional services include repair services, an academy for training, digital prescription submission, and an online shop. All products are complemented by professional consulting services at physical locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sanida: Private label brand offering selected products in the Sanitätshaus environment. Provides solutions made in Germany in the categories of aids, mobility, therapy, and care in the middle to upper quality and price segment. Products include bandages, orthoses, compression wear, and rollators.

Products and services

• Sanitätshaus (Medical Supply Store)
• Orthopädietechnik (Orthopedic Technology)
• Orthopädie-Schuhtechnik (Orthopedic Shoemaking)
• Kinderversorgung (Pediatric Care)
• Reha-Technik (Rehabilitation Technology)
• Homecare
• Medizintechnik (Medical Technology)
• SANIDA Comfort Bandagen
• SANIDA Comfort Orthesen
• SANIDA Comfort Compression
• SANIDA Comfort Rollatoren
• Reparatur Service (Repair Service)
• Online-Shop (via Samedo)
• Digitale Rezeptannahme (Digital Prescription Service)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Samedo GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationSamedo is a digital marketplace and prescription service platform. Vitalcenter Gerstberger uses Samedo's platform for their online shop and digital prescription intake service, enabling customers to submit prescriptions electronically and purchase products online.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Streifeneder: German manufacturer and distributor of orthotic, prosthetic, and orthopedic footwear components. Overlaps with Vitalcenter Gerstberger's orthopedic shoemaking and orthotic product categories, but operates upstream as a B2B manufacturer/wholesaler.
• medi: Major German manufacturer of medical compression therapy, orthopedic braces, and footcare products sold through Sanitätshaus and pharmacy channels. Comparable product overlap (compression stockings, orthoses) but operates as a wholesale supplier rather than a retail service provider.
• Ottobock: Global leader in prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility solutions headquartered in Germany. Comparable in prosthetics, orthoses, and rehabilitation technology offerings but operates as a global manufacturer rather than a regional retail service operator.
• Mediq: European provider of medical devices, homecare, and chronic disease management services. Comparable in homecare, incontinence, and medical technology service delivery, though operates at much larger scale and across multiple countries.

Direct peers

• Sanitätshaus Aktuell: Germany's largest Sanitätshaus cooperative, with ~120 member companies providing medical aids, orthopedic technology, and homecare services. Directly comparable in product mix (orthopedic devices, mobility aids, homecare), target customers (GKV-insured patients), and multi-location retail model.
• Storch & Beller: Orthopedic technology specialist operating physical workshops and retail in Germany. Directly comparable on orthopedic technology, prosthetics/ortheses, custom fittings, and B2C patient services — overlapping core service categories with Vitalcenter Gerstberger.

Emerging players

• Shop-Apotheke: Major European online pharmacy offering medical supplies, OTC products, and select Hilfsmittel through e-commerce. Increasingly competitive for repeat-consumable medical aids purchases, eroding local Sanitätshaus basket share on non-fitting items.
• DocMorris: Online pharmacy platform with growing presence in medical aids and OTC healthcare products across Germany. Competes for standardized SKUs (compression stockings, incontinence, simple braces) that historically were sold through physical Sanitätshaus locations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gerstbergervita

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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