Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof GmbH

What Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof GmbH does

Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof gGmbH is a nonprofit psychosomatic specialist hospital located in Rosengarten, Lower Saxony, approximately 25 km south of Hamburg. Founded in 1932, it is among the oldest psychosomatic clinics in Germany and is wholly owned by the charitable association Evangelisches Krankenhaus Ginsterhof e.V. The facility operates 140 fully inpatient beds across seven stations and 20 partial-hospitalization (day clinic) places, organized into two clinical departments — Psychosomatic Medicine & Psychotherapy and Psychiatry & Psychotherapy — with a 2025-opened Komfortstation adding 22 premium treatment places (16 single rooms, 3 double rooms). Adult patients (18+) with depression, anxiety, somatoform, personality, trauma-related, and eating disorders are referred by outpatient physicians, psychologists, and psychotherapists for depth-psychology-informed multimodal therapy comprising individual and group psychotherapy, art, music, and movement therapy, physical therapy, and pharmacological treatment.

Revenue flows primarily through statutory health insurance (GKV) reimbursement under the German DRG system (§21 data submissions to InEK), with supplementary income from private insurers and self-pay patients via Wahlleistungen billed per GOÄ, and from the Komfortstation premium-accommodation offering. Additional non-clinical revenue streams include charitable donations processed via Twingle GmbH and Sparkasse Harburg-Buxtehude. The hospital is DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certified (re-certified 2023), holds full Weiterbildungsermächtigung in psychosomatic medicine, and operates as an academic teaching hospital of Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). Technology infrastructure comprises an internal KIS (Hospital Information System) for clinical records, a Plone-based document management system, a GPG-encrypted online pre-registration form, and Doctolib for appointment scheduling; the organization employs traditional Windows/Linux server, Hyper-V, and Microsoft Exchange 2019 stacks with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

The business model is cost-covering but non-profit-distributing: any surplus is reinvested into treatment quality. GTM is referral-driven (Qualitätszirkel meetings six times per year, twice-yearly infopost mailings, biweekly Infoveranstaltungen open to the public), with the hospital serving primarily the Hamburg metropolitan region and northern Lower Saxony. Medical leadership is concentrated in PD Dr. med. Olaf Kuhnigk, MBA, MME, who serves as Medical Director and Managing Director.

Name

Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof GmbH

Legal name

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Ginsterhof gGmbH

Website

https://ginsterhof.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof is a nonprofit psychosomatic specialist hospital in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating 140 inpatient beds and 20 day-clinic places for adult patients with psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions, reimbursed primarily via German statutory health insurance under the DRG system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Psychosomatic hospital services
• Inpatient psychiatric treatment
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy programs
• Mental health day clinic
• Depth psychology therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosengarten-Tötensen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance Reimbursement (GKV): Primary revenue stream. Treatment of statutory health insurance patients is reimbursed per the German Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) system and §21 data submissions. The hospital operates under the statutory health insurance framework (Sachleistungsprinzip), with billing handled directly between the hospital and the insurer. A legal co-payment of up to €280 per calendar year applies for patients.
2. Private Health Insurance and Self-Pay (Komfortstation): Private health insurers and self-paying patients are billed for Wahlleistungen (optional physician services) according to the German Medical Fee Schedule (GOÄ). The Komfortstation (opened 2025) provides private/semi-private rooms and enhanced services at additional cost to private patients or self-payers.
3. Diakonie / Nonprofit Operations: As a nonprofit (gemeinnützige GmbH) under the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Ginsterhof e.V. society, the hospital operates economically and cost-covering but not for profit. All surplus is reinvested into treatment quality improvement rather than distributed to shareholders.
4. Donations and Project Funding: Charitable donations support therapeutic projects beyond standard hospital funding (e.g., the 'Einfach Singen' music project). Managed via the Twingle GmbH donation platform. Sparkasse Harburg-Buxtehude account also available for bank transfers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof operates a psychosomatic specialist hospital providing inpatient treatment, day clinic services, and institute outpatient care for adults with psychosomatic and psychiatric conditions. Treatment is grounded in depth psychology–oriented psychotherapy and delivered by two departments (Psychosomatische Medizin and Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie), complemented by a Komfortstation premium ward. The facility serves insured and private patients referred by physicians and psychotherapists, as well as self-referrers.

Product overview

Ev. Krankenhaus Ginsterhof operates as a psychosomatic specialist hospital offering a unified treatment platform centered on depth psychology-informed psychotherapy. The core portfolio comprises inpatient treatment (140 beds across seven stations) and partial hospitalization (Tagesklinik with 20 places), supported by an Institute Ambulance for aftercare. The Komfortstation serves as a premium add-on module offering enhanced accommodation and services for privately insured patients. Treatment spans two main departments: Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, supplemented by diverse therapeutic services including individual and group therapy, art therapy, music therapy, movement therapy, and physical therapy. A digital registration form enables pre-admission data collection. The hospital is academically affiliated with UKE Hamburg and operates as a non-profit entity under the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Ginsterhof e.V. association.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stationäre psychosomatische und psychiatrische Behandlung

Quantifiable outcome

• ISO 9001:2015 re-certified in 2023, demonstrating systematic quality management across all departments.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademisches Lehrkrankenhaus (academic teaching hospital) relationship. Medical students from UKE complete their Praktisches Jahr (practical year) at the clinic. Joint training and education activities. Research collaboration with UKE.
• Krankenhaus Buchholz gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare network partnership in Lower Saxony. Cooperation in the care and treatment of people with mental illness in northern Lower Saxony and the Hamburg metropolitan region.
• Krankenhaus Winsen gGmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare network partnership. Joint commitment to improving treatment and care for people with mental illness in the region.
• Psychiatrische Klinik Lüneburg gGmbH / Psychiatrische Tagesklinik und Institutsambulanz BuchholzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in psychiatric care provision, including day clinic and institute outpatient clinic services in Buchholz.
• Waldklinik Jesteburg GmbH & Co. KGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for mental health care network in the Harburg district.
• Kirchenkreis HittfeldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch district partnership aligned with the hospital's Protestant (evangelical) denomination. Supports the church-based mission of the hospital and provides spiritual care linkage.
• Landkreis Harburg (Sozialpsychiatrischer Verbund)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Harburg district in the socio-psychiatric network and social psychiatric services, contributing to regional mental health care planning and coordination.
• Doctolib GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline appointment scheduling and patient communication platform. Used for initial consultation bookings and info event registration. Patient contact data (name, phone, email) transmitted to Doctolib with consent for appointment management.
• Sparkasse Harburg-BuxtehudeminorOthersBanking partner for the clinic's donation account (IBAN: DE96 2075 0000 0005 0163 65). Used for offline bank transfer donations.
• Multiple Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein psychotherapy training institutesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner10 recognized training institutes for practical placement (Praktische Tätigkeit) of psychological psychotherapists, including UKE's IfP, Michael-Balint-Institut, Adolf-Ernst-Meyer-Institut, DPG, ZAP Nord, IVAH, DGVT, and others. Provides supervised clinical training placements.
• KV Niedersachsen (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Niedersachsen)coreOthersThe Qualitätszirkel (quality circle) organized by the hospital is a KV Niedersachsen-recognized CME/continuing education event. Enables accreditation for physician training.
• Gesellschaft für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, LV Hamburg, SH und Nds.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional society partnership in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy for the regional chapters of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, and Lower Saxony.
• Fachausschuss für Essstörungen in HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized committee for eating disorders in Hamburg, reflecting the clinic's specialized treatment programs for eating disorders.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Helios is one of Germany's largest hospital operators with psychiatric and psychosomatic departments across many sites. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping psych services as part of a wider acute-care portfolio rather than as a psych specialty focus.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Asklepios is a major German hospital group with significant psychiatric service lines including psychosomatic offerings. Comparable as a large incumbent with overlapping psych capabilities serving northern Germany, including the Hamburg metropolitan region where Ginsterhof operates.

Direct peers

• Oberberg Kliniken: Oberberg operates a network of private psychiatric and psychosomatic specialty hospitals in Germany with premium private-pay offerings similar to Ginsterhof's Komfortstation concept. Direct peer in the high-acuity psych specialty segment with comparable treatment philosophy.
• Schoen Klinik: Schoen Klinik is one of Germany's largest private hospital groups with a strong psychosomatic and psychiatric specialty portfolio across multiple sites. Directly comparable as a specialty psych hospital operator competing for the same patient population and statutory/private reimbursement channels.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: MEDIAN is Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation and psychosomatic/psychiatric clinics with similar multimodal therapy offerings and DRG-based reimbursement. Highly comparable as a multi-site psych specialty provider targeting similar indications and patient profiles.
• Psychosomatische Klinik Kloster Dießen: A dedicated psychosomatic specialist clinic in Bavaria operating on a similar Fachklinik model with depth-psychology-based treatment. Directly comparable as a single-site psych specialty provider of comparable scale and clinical philosophy.
• Klinik Hohe Mark: A specialty clinic in Hesse offering psychosomatic and psychiatric inpatient treatment on a comparable Fachklinik model with similar depth-psychology orientation. Direct peer competing for the same German psych specialty patient population.

Others

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE): UKE is the academic teaching hospital affiliated with Ginsterhof and operates its own Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. Comparable as the academic partner providing research collaboration, medical student training, and clinical referral flow in the same Hamburg metro market.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Charité is Germany's largest university hospital with a prominent Department of Psychosomatic Medicine. Comparable as a leading academic psychosomatic institution that competes for the same specialty talent pool and sets clinical/research standards referenced by smaller Fachkliniken.

Regional players

• Bezirkskrankenhaus Augsburg: A regional public psychiatric hospital providing inpatient psychiatric care in Bavaria. Comparable as a regional psych hospital of similar scale, though public-sector rather than nonprofit gGmbH and operating under different geographic and reimbursement dynamics than Ginsterhof.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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