Gesundheitsakademie Bodensee

Name

Gesundheitsakademie Bodensee

Legal name

Gesundheitsakademie Bodensee-Oberschwaben GmbH

Website

https://ga-gesundheitsakademie.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Education and Vocational Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Life Sciences (EDAAAPAA)

Keywords

• Healthcare vocational training
• Nursing education programs
• Continuing professional development
• Medical simulation training
• Clinical skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

Weingarten

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, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Vocational Training Programs: Training fees for vocational education programs including Pflegefachperson, OTA, ATA, and FMA courses. Programs target individuals seeking healthcare careers and are often employer-sponsored or publicly funded.
2. Continuing Education Courses: Fees for specialized professional development courses including Palliative Care, Intensive Care, Wound Care, Emergency Nursing, and other specialty certifications. Targets working healthcare professionals seeking career advancement.
3. Inhouse Training Services: Customized corporate training programs delivered at partner healthcare facilities covering team development, leadership, supervision, coaching, and professional reflection.
4. Certification and Exam Fees: Fees associated with certification programs, knowledge examinations, and recognized credentials including AHA certification, ICW certification, and DKG-recognized qualifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gesundheitsakademie Bodensee-Oberschwaben delivers vocational training and accredited continuing education for healthcare professionals, including nursing (Pflegefachperson), operation technical assistance (OTA), anesthesia technical assistance (ATA), and medical device reprocessing (FMA), alongside advanced specialty certifications in emergency care, intensive care, palliative care, wound care, hygiene, and resuscitation. Programs combine classroom theory, clinical simulation (VR and skills labs), and practical placements across a 14-clinic regional partner network in southern Germany.

Product overview

The Gesundheitsakademie Bodensee-Oberschwaben operates as a multi-program healthcare education institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of vocational training programs, professional continuing education qualifications, and innovative teaching technologies. The core educational offerings include initial vocational training programs (Ausbildung) for nursing care (Pflegefachperson), nursing assistance (Pflegehilfskraft), operating room technology (OTA), and anesthesia technology (ATA), plus medical device reprocessing (FMA-DGSV). The continuing education (Weiterbildung) division provides advanced professional qualifications including Notfallpflege, Intensivpflege und Anästhesie, Intermediate Care (IMC), Palliative Care, wound care (ICW-certified), Praxisanleitung, hygiene specialization, oncology, pain management, and geriatric care. The institution also offers academic programs including a dual nursing degree (Studium) and a cooperative Master of Science in Intensive Care with DHBW Mannheim. Technology-enhanced learning is delivered through Virtual-Reality simulation training, skills labs with simulation scenarios, and a Moodle-based digital learning platform. Additionally, customized Inhouse training programs are provided directly to partner healthcare facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• ~400 trainees graduate annually from vocational programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oberschwabenklinik gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Joint founding partner and parent company. Gesundheitsakademie is a shared educational facility of Oberschwabenklinik and Medizin Campus Bodensee, combining expertise to create professional, modern, and future-oriented training opportunities.
• Medizin Campus Bodensee (Klinikum Friedrichshafen GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Joint founding partner and parent company. Collaborates with Oberschwabenklinik to operate the Gesundheitsakademie as a central educational hub for healthcare professions in the region.
• 14 Regional Partner ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical partners providing practical training placements for vocational students in nursing, OTA, and ATA programs. Includes facilities in Ravensburg, Friedrichshafen, Tettnang, and broader region.
• American Heart Association (AHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthorized AHA Training Site providing BLS and ACLS Provider and Refresher courses with internationally recognized resuscitation certifications.
• DHBW Mannheim (Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for Master Intensive Care program, combining clinical specialty training with university degree.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Klinikum Stuttgart – Bildungszentrum: Municipal hospital's in-house training center delivering Pflegefachperson, Pflegehilfe, OTA, ATA and continuing education in Baden-Württemberg under the same state and federal frameworks. Closely comparable scale and program mix within the same state.
• Universitätsklinikum Freiburg – Akademie für Medizinische Berufe: University hospital training academy offering Pflegefachperson, OTA, ATA vocational programs and continuing education in the same southwestern Germany region. Strong direct peer with similar dual-ownership-by-hospital-group model.
• Universitätsklinikum Tübingen – Akademie für Bildung und Personalentwicklung: Tertiary hospital's education division running Pflege, OTA, ATA vocational programs plus advanced continuing education. Directly comparable as another Baden-Württemberg state-recognized healthcare educator with similar credentialing stack.
• Charité – Akademie für Gesundheitsberufe: Hospital-affiliated health academy offering vocational training (Pflege, OTA, ATA) and continuing education across the same German regulatory frameworks. Most comparable direct peer — same product mix, same AZAV/credentialing requirements, different geography (Berlin).
• Akademie für Gesundheitsberufe am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg: University-hospital-affiliated academy delivering vocational training and specialty continuing education (Intensivpflege, Notfallpflege, Praxisanleitung) under German state and DKG frameworks. Comparable in scope and program architecture to GA Bodensee-Oberschwaben.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Akademie: Education arm of Fresenius-Helios hospital group providing Pflege and allied-health vocational training plus continuing education. Larger national incumbent with overlapping program offerings but primarily focused on its own hospital network.
• Asklepios Bildungsgruppe: Education division of one of Germany's largest private hospital groups, offering vocational and continuing healthcare training across multiple states. Broader scale and national footprint make it a large incumbent in the same training categories, not a head-to-head competitor in Baden-Württemberg today.

Emerging players

• SRH Hochschule für Gesundheit: Private health-focused university offering degree-bearing programs in nursing, allied health and therapy sciences. Adjacent competitor for degree-level students and academic pathway expansion rather than pure vocational training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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