What Anton Proksch Institut does

Anton Proksch Institut (API) is Austria's largest and most established addiction treatment facility, operating since 1953 as a designated Sonderkrankenhaus (special hospital) for substance and behavioral addictions. The organization is structured as a non-profit limited liability company (API Betriebs gemeinnützige GmbH) under the HFO Health Facility Operations Services GmbH / Vitrea Health umbrella, and is publicly funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMASGPK). It treats approximately 4,532 patients annually across three care settings — inpatient (stationär), day-clinic (tagesklinisch), and outpatient (ambulant) — and serves both substance addictions (alcohol, medication, illegal drugs, nicotine) and behavioral addictions (gambling, internet/gaming, shopping, work). The catchment area covers Vienna and Lower Austria, anchored by a ~280-bed headquarters at Gräfin-Zichy-Straße 6 in Vienna's 23rd district, with additional facilities including a 23-place long-term rehabilitation center in Mödling (Rehabilitation am Husarentempel, 6-12 month programs), a youth program (STEPS, ages 16-25), and outpatient Treffpunkt clinics plus addiction counseling centers in Vienna (1030, 1050, 1230), Baden, Mödling, Neunkirchen, and Wiener Neustadt. The organization employs approximately 320 staff across medical, nursing, psychology, social work, and administrative functions.

The product portfolio is organized around two pillars: the Klinikum (clinical) and the Akademie (education). Clinical products include inpatient therapy, the full-day outpatient GTAT/Tagesklinik program, the STEPS youth pathway, Husarentempel chronic-care rehabilitation, and outpatient addiction counseling with safer-use and syringe-exchange services. Patient-facing technology consists of the LIFE App (iOS/Android digital companion for therapy schedules, notifications, and medical questionnaires, hosted on the Vitrea Health platform) and a Patientenportal. The Akademie generates supplementary revenue through the certified Fachlehrgang Suchtkompetenz addiction counselor program, workplace addiction prevention training, and annual congresses (e.g., the Wiener Suchtsymposium and Tagesklinik Tagung), supported by thought-leadership assets such as the Momentum journal and the RedeSucht podcast.

Revenue is primarily derived from health insurance reimbursement (ÖGK and other Austrian social insurance providers) for clinical services, supplemented by direct BMASGPK public funding, corporate workplace program fees, and Akademie training/congress revenue. A patient-paid Spitalskostenbeitrag (hospital cost contribution) applies to inpatients unless exempt. End customers include individuals with addictions, family members, corporate employers, and healthcare professionals; the organization is non-profit and does not publicly disclose financial figures.

Name

Anton Proksch Institut

Legal name

API Betriebs gemeinnützige GmbH

Website

https://api.or.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Anton Proksch Institut is Austria's largest and longest-established non-profit addiction treatment hospital, treating approximately 4,532 patients annually across inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient settings in Vienna and Lower Austria, with supplementary professional education and corporate workplace prevention programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs (HLAFABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health Population Health, Quality & Outcomes Measurement (HLAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Inpatient rehabilitation care
• Outpatient addiction counseling
• Behavioral health therapy
• Addiction medicine hospital

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The primary revenue stream comes from providing medical treatment services funded by health insurance (Österreichische Gesundheitskasse and other social insurance providers). Treatment costs for inpatient, outpatient, and day clinic services are covered by health insurance or social assistance providers. Patients may pay a hospital cost contribution (Spitalskostenbeitrag).
2. Professional Education and Training: The Academy division generates revenue through continuing education programs for healthcare professionals including the certified addiction counselor program (SuchtberaterInnen-Lehrgang), workplace addiction seminars, and congress fees. Accredited by the Austrian Medical Association for CME points.
3. Corporate Workplace Programs: Companies pay for customized addiction prevention and intervention programs including coaching for executives, training, and occupational health consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Anton Proksch Institut is Austria's leading addiction treatment clinic operating as a designated special hospital (Sonderkrankenhaus) that delivers clinical treatment, rehabilitation, and research across all forms of addiction. The organization operates two integrated divisions: a Klinikum providing inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient addiction treatment, and an Akademie offering certified professional education and continuing training for healthcare workers.

Product overview

Anton Proksch Institut is a leading addiction clinic in Europe offering a comprehensive treatment system with three main pillars: Klinikum (hospital) providing inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient treatment; Akademie (academy) providing professional education and congresses; and patient support services. The Klinikum includes stationary therapy at the main Vienna location, the STEPS youth program (16-25 years), the Husarentempel rehabilitation center in Mödling, and multiple outpatient counseling locations in Vienna and Lower Austria. The Akademie offers the Fachlehrgang Suchtkompetenz certification, workplace addiction training, and annual congresses. Additional offerings include the RedeSucht podcast, Momentum journal, LIFE App (digital rehabilitation companion), and comprehensive family counseling services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Akademie: The Academy of the Anton Proksch Institut offers continuing education programs on addiction topics, including a certified addiction counselor program and workplace addiction prevention courses.
• STEPS
• RedeSucht
• Momentum
• LIFE App

Products and services

• Stationäre Therapie (Inpatient Treatment) Inpatient addiction treatment at the main Vienna location (Gräfin-Zichy-Straße 6, 1230 Wien) offering medical, psychotherapeutic, and sociotherapeutic interventions for alcohol, medication, illegal substance, and non-substance addictions.
• STEPS (Station for Youth) Transitional psychiatric inpatient treatment program for young people aged 16-25 with substance and non-substance addictions. Provides up to 12 inpatient and 4 day-clinic places with a standard 2-month treatment duration extendable to 4 months.
• Ganztägig ambulante Therapie (GTAT) / Tagesklinik Full-day outpatient addiction therapy (day clinic) providing intensive treatment Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:30 for alcohol, medication, illegal drugs, and behavioral addictions. Standard duration is 3 months.
• Rehabilitation am Husarentempel Long-term residential rehabilitation (6-12 months) for chronically addicted persons based on a therapeutic community concept, located in Mödling with 23 places for adults from all Austrian states excluding Vienna.
• Ambulante Suchtberatung (Outpatient Addiction Counseling) Outpatient counseling services including API - Treffpunkt 1050, Treffpunkt 1030, Treffpunkt 1230 in Vienna, and addiction counseling centers in Baden, Mödling, Neunkirchen, and Wiener Neustadt. Services include consultations, safer-use counseling, and syringe exchange.
• Akademie (Academy) - Continuing Education Further and continuing education programs including the Fachlehrgang Suchtkompetenz (Certified Addiction Counselor program with 8 modules comprising 120 teaching units), workplace addiction prevention training, and annual congresses on addiction topics. Accredited by the Austrian Medical Association for CME/DFP points.
• Corporate Workplace Addiction Programs Customized addiction prevention and intervention programs for Austrian companies including executive coaching, training sessions, Employee Assistance Programs, and occupational health consulting services.
• LIFE App Digital rehabilitation companion app available on iOS and Android providing treatment facility information, personalized therapy schedules, notifications, digital medical questionnaires, news, menu plans, and patient satisfaction surveys.
• Angehörigenberatung (Family Counseling) Comprehensive support services for relatives of addicted persons including information evenings, parent groups, group discussions, grief groups, and individual counseling sessions addressing co-dependency and family challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,532 patients treated in 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Social Ministry of Austria (Sozialministerium)coreOthersFunded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMASGPK). The ministry provides financial support for the organization's addiction treatment programs as part of Austria's public healthcare system.
• City of ViennacoreOthersCoordination with Vienna's addiction and drug policy office. Ewald Lochner serves as Vienna's Addiction and Drug Coordinator, facilitating treatment access and policy alignment for Viennese patients.
• Stiftung Anton Proksch-Institut WiencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Anton Proksch Institute Vienna Foundation supports the organization through research funding, commissioned studies (such as the 'Doping im Alltag' study on psychological stress during the pandemic), and organizational support. Co-hosted events like 'Frau.Sucht.Arbeit' symposium.
• GÖG Competence Center AddictionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnership with the Austrian Public Health Institute's Addiction Competence Center for conducting studies on addiction treatment, including the 'Sucht(behandlung) in der Krise' study during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Austrian Health Insurance (ÖGK)coreOthersPrimary health insurance provider covering treatment costs for most patients. Operates under framework agreements for addiction treatment coverage with special provisions for substitution therapy patients.
• Alkohol. Leben können. InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Vienna's regional competence center for alcohol addiction. API serves as a treatment provider within this initiative, which coordinates care for Viennese patients with alcohol dependency.
• arbeit plus WienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Vienna Dachverband der sozialen Unternehmen for the 'Frau.Sucht.Arbeit' symposium addressing addiction, employment, and social participation for women.
• Dachverband Wiener SozialeinrichtungenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of professional events addressing addiction and social issues, particularly the 'Frau.Sucht.Arbeit' symposium on women's addiction and employment.
• VAMED/Vitrea HealthminorOthersOperator and management partner providing infrastructure support. References found in job postings and operational management of facilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Median Kliniken: One of Germany's largest rehabilitation hospital groups with a significant addiction medicine portfolio. Comparable as a multi-site specialty rehab operator in the DACH region, though broader in scope (orthopedic, cardiac, psychosomatic) than API's pure addiction focus.
• Schoen Clinic Group: Large German private hospital group with a designated addiction and psychiatric treatment portfolio. Comparable as a multi-specialty hospital operator with dedicated addiction units, though significantly larger and broader in clinical scope than API.
• Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Wien (AKH): Vienna General Hospital's university psychiatry and psychotherapy department, providing psychiatric and addiction treatment including research and training. Comparable as an Austrian inpatient behavioral health provider with academic ties, though embedded in a broader general hospital.
• pro mente Austria: Austrian non-profit network providing mental health and addiction-related services across multiple provinces. Comparable as a domestic non-profit behavioral health provider with overlapping outpatient counseling and rehabilitation offerings, though broader in scope than addiction alone.
• Helios Kliniken: One of Europe's largest hospital operators, with German and Spanish facilities including psychiatric and addiction treatment units. Comparable as a multi-site, publicly insured specialty care provider in DACH, though addiction is a small portion of a much broader hospital portfolio.

Direct peers

• Therapieverbund Ludwigsmühle: German addiction treatment network operating inpatient and outpatient facilities for substance dependencies. Highly comparable as a multi-modality addiction treatment provider in a German-speaking healthcare system, though primarily operating in Rhineland-Palatinate rather than Austria.
• Klinik Menterschwaige: Munich-based specialty hospital for addiction medicine offering inpatient and outpatient treatment for alcohol, medication, and drug addiction. Directly comparable as a German Sonderkrankenhaus-equivalent addiction hospital with integrated therapy programs.
• Therapiezentrum Buchenberg: Austrian addiction treatment facility in Lower Austria providing residential and outpatient rehabilitation. Most direct domestic peer given shared geography, payer mix (Austrian social insurance), and addiction-only focus.
• Salus Klinik Hürth: Specialized German private clinic treating substance addiction and dependencies with inpatient and day-clinic programs. Closely mirrors API's combination of residential treatment, day-clinic, and outpatient addiction care in a publicly insured setting.

Regional players

• Psychiatriezentrum Münsingen (PDAG): Large Swiss psychiatric hospital providing inpatient and outpatient addiction and mental health services in the Bern canton. Comparable as a publicly funded specialty psychiatric/addiction hospital in a DACH public-payer system, but operating in Switzerland rather than Austria.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=y8voF5NfrAo
• Facebookfacebook.com/antonprokschinstitut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anton-proksch-institut

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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