Niels-Stensen-Kliniken, Christliches Klinikum Melle

What Niels-Stensen-Kliniken, Christliches Klinikum Melle does

Christliches Klinikum Melle (CKM Melle) is a church-affiliated regional hospital located at Engelgarten 3, 49324 Melle, in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating as a member site of the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Verbund, a non-profit healthcare network that spans six hospitals plus nursing care, short-term care, hospice, and educational facilities. The facility delivers inpatient and outpatient care across approximately 8,200 inpatient and 17,500 outpatient contacts annually, drawn primarily from Melle and the surrounding region. Clinical scope covers internal medicine, general/visceral/minimally invasive surgery, vascular surgery, trauma and reconstructive surgery, foot and hand surgery, orthopedics (including an EndoProsthetics Center), geriatrics, ENT and head/neck surgery, anesthesiology and operative intensive medicine, and palliative medicine, supplemented by multidisciplinary centers for obesity, hernia, and reflux conditions and a 24/7 emergency center.

Revenue mechanics follow the standard German system: inpatient cases are reimbursed via diagnosis-related groups (DRG) under statutory health insurance (GKV), with additional private insurance (PKV) contribution; outpatient services flow through the MVZ Chirurgie Melle ambulatory care center and physician referrals. The hospital operates a shared Central Operating Theater (Zentral-OP) across surgical departments and supports ancillary services including nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social services, pastoral (Seelsorge) care, and volunteer dementia support. As a Freie Wohlfahrtspflege church institution, CKM Melle does not disclose financials and is not publicly traded.

Distribution and patient acquisition rely on direct regional referral patterns, emergency access (via the 112 routing framework and direct line 05422 104-0), and MVZ-led outpatient flows, supplemented by a content/education layer consisting of the network website, press releases, and a Spotify-hosted "Aufnahmegespräche" podcast. Strategic digital initiatives are funded through European Union grants channeled into the Zentralabteilungen IT und Medizintechnik (Central IT and Medical Technology Departments). The hospital is certified as a family-friendly employer under Audit Beruf und Familie and is a member of the Erfolgsfaktor Familie corporate network, indicating explicit positioning to retain clinical staff in Germany's tight healthcare labor market.

Name

Niels-Stensen-Kliniken, Christliches Klinikum Melle

Legal name

Christliches Klinikum Melle

Website

https://ck-melle.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Christliches Klinikum Melle is a church-affiliated regional hospital in Melle, Lower Saxony, part of the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken network, delivering inpatient and outpatient care across internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics, geriatrics, and emergency medicine to roughly 25,700 patients annually.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Melle

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Christliches Klinikum Melle is a Christian-affiliated acute-care hospital providing inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical treatment across multiple specialties, including internal medicine, general/visceral/minimally invasive surgery, vascular surgery, geriatrics, orthopedics with joint replacement (EndoProsthetics Center), ENT and head/neck surgery, foot and hand surgery, and trauma surgery. The hospital operates a 24/7 Emergency Center, specialized multidisciplinary centers (Obesity, Hernia, Reflux), palliative medicine, and an outpatient Medical Care Center (MVZ Chirurgie Melle), serving approximately 8,200 inpatients and 17,500 outpatients annually within the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken network.

Product overview

Christliches Klinikum Melle is a hospital providing integrated healthcare services through multiple medical departments and specialized centers. The facility offers approximately 8,200 inpatient and 17,500 outpatient treatments annually. Key departments include Internal Medicine, Surgery (General/Visceral/Minimally Invasive, Vascular, Trauma, Foot/Hand), Orthopedics with EndoProsthetics Center, Geriatrics, ENT, and Anesthesiology. Specialized centers include Obesity Center, Hernia Center, Reflux Center Osnabrück, Emergency Center, and Palliative Medicine. The hospital operates a Central Operating Theater, MVZ (Medical Care Center) outpatient clinic, and provides supporting services including nursing care, physical/occupational therapy, social services, pastoral care, and volunteer services. The hospital is part of the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken network and focuses on medical and surgical general care with emphasis on geriatrics and orthopedics.

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Products and services

• Notfallzentrum (Emergency Center) 24/7 emergency medical care reachable via emergency number 112 or direct hospital line, providing acute emergency services to the local population.
• Innere Medizin (Internal Medicine) Department of internal medicine providing general and specialized internal medicine care, including specialist training programs.
• Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Minimal-Invasive Chirurgie (General, Visceral and Minimally Invasive Surgery) Surgical department specializing in general surgery, visceral surgery, and minimally invasive surgical techniques including laparoscopic procedures.
• Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin (Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Medicine) Department providing anesthesia services and operative intensive care medicine in coordination with the Niels-Stensen network anesthesiology clinics.
• Gefäßchirurgie (Vascular Surgery) Surgical department specializing in vascular surgery procedures for circulatory system conditions.
• Geriatrie (Geriatrics) Medical department specializing in the comprehensive care and treatment of elderly patients, with a published Geriatriekonzept and dedicated registration procedures.
• Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie (ENT, Head and Neck Surgery) Ear, nose, and throat department with head and neck surgery specialization.
• Orthopädie mit EndoProthetikZentrum (Orthopedics with EndoProsthetics Center) Orthopedic department including an EndoProsthetics Center for joint replacement surgery and related orthopedic procedures.
• Fuß- und Handchirurgie (Foot and Hand Surgery) Surgical department specializing in foot and hand surgery, including a wound clinic (Wundambulanz) service.
• Unfallchirurgie (Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery) Trauma and reconstructive surgery department including fall prevention (Sturzprophylaxe) services.
• Adipositaszentrum (Obesity Center) Specialized multidisciplinary center for the treatment of obesity, providing comprehensive care including surgical options.
• Hernienzentrum (Hernia Center) Specialized center for hernia diagnosis, treatment, and hernia surgery.
• Refluxzentrum Osnabrück (Reflux Center Osnabrück) Specialized center for reflux disease diagnosis and treatment serving the wider Osnabrück region.
• Palliativmedizin (Palliative Medicine) Palliative care services providing comfort and support for patients with serious illnesses.
• Zentral-OP (Central Operating Theater) Central operating room facility serving multiple surgical departments of the hospital.
• MVZ Chirurgie Melle (Medical Care Center Surgery Melle) Wholly-owned ambulatory medical care center providing surgical outpatient services.
• Pflegerische Leistungen (Nursing Services) Comprehensive inpatient nursing care services including geriatric nursing, governed by the hospital's published nursing concept (Pflegekonzept).
• Physiotherapie (Physical Therapy) Physical therapy and rehabilitation services delivered by the hospital's therapeutic team.
• Ergotherapie (Occupational Therapy) Occupational therapy services delivered by the hospital's therapeutic team.
• Seelsorge (Pastoral Care) Spiritual and pastoral care services for patients and families aligned with the hospital's Christian values.
• Aufnahmegespräche Podcast Podcast series featuring admission conversations, available on Spotify, providing patient education and hospital information.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Niels-Stensen-Kliniken NetworkcoreOthersChristliches Klinikum Melle is part of the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken hospital network (Verbund), which includes multiple hospitals: Franziskus-Hospital Harderberg, Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Bramsche, Marienhospital Ankum-Bersenbrück, and Marienhospital Osnabrück. The network also includes nursing care facilities, short-term care facilities, and the Niels Stensen Bildungszentrum (Educational Center).
• European UnionminorOthersDigital projects are funded by the European Union, including IT and medical technology projects under the Zentralabteilungen IT und Medizintechnik (Central IT and Medical Technology Departments).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Klinikum Osnabrück: Largest public hospital in the Osnabrück region, offering a comparable multi-specialty service mix including internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics, and emergency care. Direct regional competitor for inpatient and outpatient volumes in the same Lower Saxony catchment.
• Franziskus-Hospital Harderberg: Another facility within the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken network delivering comparable multi-specialty acute care. Highly comparable in scale, governance, and service mix, providing a within-network benchmark for operations and quality.
• Marienhospital Osnabrück: Sister hospital within the Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Verbund offering similar multi-specialty care including internal medicine, surgery, geriatrics, and emergency services. Closest operational peer given shared network infrastructure and aligned service portfolio.

Others

• Median Kliniken: Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation clinics, relevant for care-pathway hand-offs from acute orthopedic and geriatric services. Adjacent rather than directly overlapping, but representative of the broader post-acute competitive landscape in Germany.
• BG Kliniken: German network of trauma and rehabilitation hospitals operated by the statutory accident insurance system. Comparable as a network-affiliated hospital operator with trauma and surgical focus; tangential overlap with Christliches Klinikum Melle's accident surgery and orthopedic services.

Broad incumbents

• Sana Kliniken: Major German private hospital operator with strong presence in acute and specialty care. Comparable to Christliches Klinikum Melle as a multi-specialty hospital operator under GKV/PKV reimbursement, though at substantially larger scale.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's leading private hospital groups operating broadly across acute care. Comparable as a large incumbent competitor in the German multi-specialty hospital market with overlapping service lines and similar reimbursement exposure.
• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator with ~90 facilities. Sets the competitive benchmark for multi-specialty community hospitals via scale, standardized processes, and DRG performance, even though it does not directly overlap with Christliches Klinikum Melle's catchment.

Emerging players

• Schoen Klinik: German private hospital group focused on specialty and psychosomatic care with selective orthopedic and surgical offerings. Comparable in surgical and orthopedic service lines but with a more specialized, premium-positioned model.

Regional players

• Universitätsklinikum Münster: Academic tertiary hospital in the wider Westphalia/Lower Saxony region. Comparable in geographic reach for specialty referrals in cardiology, oncology, and complex surgery, but operates at a higher acuity and academic tier than Christliches Klinikum Melle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/46NqZ8dwmfSnMPSSq68XKM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/niels-stensen-kliniken-christliches-klinikum-melle

Compliance3 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

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