Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt

What Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt does

Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt (Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt) is a German public-law university hospital affiliated with Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, founded in 1914 and operating from a ~439,619 sqm campus in Frankfurt am Main. The institution functions as a designated Maximalversorger (maximum-care provider) for the Rhine-Main/Hesse region, delivering tertiary clinical services across 33 medical clinics and institutes, supported by 1,356 beds and approximately 8,500 staff. Annually it treats 50,000+ inpatients and roughly 500,000 outpatients, while coordinating translational research through 23 institutes of Goethe-Universität Frankfurt's Faculty of Medicine.

The core service portfolio spans the full spectrum of university hospital care — emergency medicine, surgery, internal medicine, oncology (UCT Frankfurt), cardiology (Herzzentrum Frankfurt), and central/interdisciplinary services (ZIF) — alongside specialized dental medicine delivered through its subsidiary Carolinum Zahnärztliches Universitäts-Institut gGmbH. Digital and data-driven initiatives are consolidated under the University Center for Digital Healthcare (UCDHC), and the institution maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification and LkSG supply-chain compliance as part of its operational framework.

The business model is that of a state-influenced, publicly funded academic hospital: revenue is generated primarily through statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health-insurance reimbursement under Germany's DRG system, supplemented by Hessian state investment for research, teaching, and infrastructure, plus third-party research grants channeled through the university. Corporate governance is provided by a board chaired by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Graf (CEO/Vorstandsvorsitzender), with Ricarda Wessinghage, Prof. Dr. Stefan Zeuzem, and Birgit Roelfsema serving as board members, reflecting the institution's hybrid academic-clinical operating model.

Name

Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt

Legal name

Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt

Website

https://unimedizin-ffm.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt is a German public university hospital (founded 1914) and designated Maximalversorger in Frankfurt am Main, affiliated with Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. It operates 33 clinics, 1,356 beds, and ~8,500 staff, treating 50,000+ inpatients and ~500,000 outpatients annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA), Neurology & Neurosurgical Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAD)

Keywords

• University hospital services
• Tertiary healthcare
• Clinical research
• Maximum care provider
• Medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from medical treatment services including inpatient hospital care, outpatient clinics, and emergency services billed through the German public health insurance system (GKV/PKV)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt is a public university medical center providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency healthcare services as a maximum care provider. It operates 33 medical clinics and institutes, 23 affiliated research institutes, and 1,356 inpatient beds, treating more than 50,000 stationary and nearly 500,000 outpatient cases per year. Service lines include oncology (UCT Frankfurt), cardiology (Herzzentrum), intensive care (ZIF), neurology, pediatrics, surgery, dermatology, and dental medicine, integrated with medical education and clinical research at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.

Product overview

Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt operates as a unified university medical center offering comprehensive healthcare services through a multi-specialty structure. The organization encompasses 33 medical clinics and institutes, 23 research institutes affiliated with the Medical Faculty, and numerous specialized centers including the UCT Frankfurt (University Cancer Center), liver transplant center, and intensive care center. The institution provides approximately 1,356 beds and employs over 8,500 staff across its facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Herzzentrum Frankfurt: Heart center providing specialized cardiac care services
• UCT Frankfurt
• Zentrum für Intensivmedizin Frankfurt (ZIF)
• UCDHC
• UCT Frankfurt

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ stationary patients treated annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Goethe-Universität FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe medical faculty of Goethe University and Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt operate in integrated partnership for medical education, research, and patient care. The university and hospital work closely together in research and clinical applications.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Universitätsspital Zürich: Switzerland's largest university hospital, operating under a similar maximal care and academic research model. Geographically separate but structurally and operationally comparable as a public university medical center.

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE): Hamburg's university hospital and maximal care provider serving northern Germany. Comparable scale (~1,700 beds), research depth, and public-law operating model make it a directly comparable peer in the German university hospital landscape.
• Universitätsklinikum Bonn: University hospital of the University of Bonn, providing maximal care services in the Rhineland region. Operates with similar public-law governance and research/clinical integration model.
• Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD): University hospital of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, operating as a maximal care provider in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable public-law institution with similar specialty center structure.
• Universitätsklinikum Köln: Cologne's university hospital and maximal care provider, integrated with the University of Cologne. Operates with a similar public-law structure and competes for tertiary referrals in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg: Major German university hospital and maximal care provider, integrated with Heidelberg University. Competes for complex oncology and cardiac cases, with similarly strong research and clinical trial portfolios in the Rhine-Neckar region.
• Universitätsklinikum Leipzig: University hospital in Saxony operating as a maximal care provider with similar public-law structure and integration with the University of Leipzig Faculty of Medicine.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Germany's largest university hospital and Europe's biggest university medical center. Operates as a maximal care provider with similar integration between clinical care, research, and medical education under the same public-law governance model.
• Universitätsklinikum Tübingen: Baden-Württemberg university hospital and maximal care provider with strong research focus, particularly in oncology and neurology. Comparable public institution competing for complex cases in southwestern Germany.
• LMU Klinikum München (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München): University hospital of LMU Munich, one of Germany's largest maximal care providers. Direct competitor for complex specialty referrals and research-driven care, serving Bavaria with a comparable public-law and academic structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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