Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG

What Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG does

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG (GO-LU) is a registered German healthcare cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft, GnR 255) founded in 2004 and headquartered at Paul-Klee-Straße 1 in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate. It coordinates a regional network of approximately 160 physicians spanning general practitioners to specialists across Ludwigshafen, Bad Dürkheim, Frankenthal, and Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, serving both as a physician-facing coordination body and a patient-facing access point to local healthcare services. The organization is supervised by Prof. Dr. Tim Süselbeck as Chairman of the Aufsichtsrat, governed by a Vorstand chaired by Steffen Giesse with board members Dr. Andreas Werling and Dr. Jakob Emrich, and operationally led by Geschäftsleiterin und Prokuristin Petra Höhn.

GO-LU's core product surface consists of five offerings: QualiNet Plus Qualitätspraxis (a practice-oriented quality management tool for member physicians), the Ärzteverzeichnis (searchable physician directory for patients), the Herzprogramm (a structured heart health program supported by dedicated Herzinsuffizienz-Nurses), the Akademie (continuing education platform for medical professionals), and the Verbundweiterbildung zum Facharzt für Allgemeinmedizin (a joint specialist training program co-developed with Klinikum Ludwigshafen). It also maintains integration with Doctolib for online appointment booking and a broad partner ecosystem spanning pharmaceutical companies (Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Pfizer, MSD, Daiichi Sankyo, UCB Pharma), health insurers (BKK Landesverband Mitte, IKK Südwest, pronova BKK), patient advocacy groups (Deutsche Herzstiftung, Deutsche Rheuma-Liga, Krebsgesellschaft RLP, Alzheimer Gesellschaft RLP), palliative care networks (SAPV vitaLu, Diakonissen Speyer SAPV), and academic institutions (Hochschule Ludwigshafen).

The business model is structured as a member-owned cooperative rather than a profit-maximizing enterprise, with revenue not publicly disclosed and pricing not publicly available. The organization operates with a lean staff of six employees, relying on member physician contributions, partner relationships, and coordination fees rather than direct patient billing. Its go-to-market is regional and relationship-driven, anchored by the website go-lu.de, the physician directory, and an active partner and continuing-education calendar, with strategic intent focused on deepening regional healthcare integration rather than geographic expansion or platform monetization.

Name

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG

Legal name

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen GO-LU eG

Website

https://go-lu.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG (GO-LU) is a member-owned German healthcare cooperative coordinating approximately 160 physicians across Ludwigshafen, Bad Dürkheim, Frankenthal, and Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, delivering physician quality management, a patient-facing doctor directory, the Herzprogramm heart health service, continuing education, and joint specialist training with Klinikum Ludwigshafen.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigshafen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG (GO-LU) is a registered cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) that operates a regional healthcare network of approximately 160 physicians in the Ludwigshafen, Bad Dürkheim, Frankenthal, and Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis area. It coordinates integrated outpatient care, maintains a public physician directory, runs a quality management program (QualiNet Plus), delivers a heart-care program (Herzprogramm), and provides medical education and combined specialist training (Verbundweiterbildung).

Product overview

Gesundheitsorganisation Ludwigshafen eG (GO-LU) operates as a healthcare network organization providing a coordinated suite of services to patients and physicians in the Ludwigshafen region. The core offerings include QualiNet Plus Qualitätspraxis (a quality management tool for physicians), the Ärzteverzeichnis (doctor directory), the Herzprogramm (heart health program), and an Akademie (education academy). GO-LU also partners with Klinikum Ludwigshafen to offer the Verbundweiterbildung (combined specialty training) for general medicine Facharzt qualification. The organization connects approximately 160 doctors from general practitioners to specialized physicians across Ludwigshafen, Bad Dürkheim, Frankenthal, and the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QualiNet Plus
• Ärzteverzeichnis (Physician Directory)
• Herzprogramm (Heart Program)
• GO-LU Akademie (Medical Education)
• Verbundweiterbildung (Combined Specialist Training)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

35 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Palliatina GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026New partnership announced July 2026. Palliatina GmbH specializes in palliative care services.
• Wichern-WerkstättencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026New partnership announced July 2026. Werkstätten provides sheltered employment and rehabilitation services.
• Klinikum LudwigshafencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint Verbundweiterbildung program offering combined specialist training (Facharzt) for General Medicine. Collaboration between GO-LU and Klinikum Ludwigshafen for medical education and training.
• Boehringer IngelheimminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Boehringer Ingelheim is a pharmaceutical company.
• NovartisminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Novartis is a global pharmaceutical company.
• Daiichi SankyominorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Daiichi Sankyo is a pharmaceutical company.
• UCB Pharma GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company.
• PfizerminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Pfizer is a global pharmaceutical company.
• MSD GesundheitminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. MSD is a global pharmaceutical company.
• Deutsche Herzstiftung e.V.minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. German Heart Foundation - cardiovascular health organization.
• Deutsche Rheuma-LigaminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. German Rheumatism League - patient advocacy organization.
• SAPV vitaLu GmbHminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Specialized in outpatient palliative care services.
• via4careminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Provides physiotherapy, osteopathy, and health courses in Mannheim.
• Südpfalz Docs - Netzwerk junger Hausärzte e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Network of young family doctors in Southern Palatinate region.
• Dammeyer+SelzerminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Healthcare practice.
• vitamedminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website.
• BBGM - Bundesverband Betriebliches GesundheitsmanagementminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. German Federal Association for Corporate Health Management.
• BKK Landesverband MitteminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Regional health insurance fund.
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft LudwigshafenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on GO-LU website. University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen.
• IKK SüdwestminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Health insurance provider for the Southwest region.
• Klinikum Ludwigshafen (KliLu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Major hospital in Ludwigshafen, co-developer of joint medical training programs.
• KliLu-GesundheitscampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Health campus initiative by Klinikum Ludwigshafen.
• KV RLP (Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Rheinland-Pfalz)minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Statutory health insurance physicians' association.
• Diakonissen Speyer Palliativnetz Süd- und Vorderpfalz (SAPV)minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Palliative care network for Southern and Anterior Palatinate.
• InnoNet HealthEconomy e.V.minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Health economy innovation network.
• Krebsgesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Cancer society for Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Alzheimer Gesellschaft Rheinland-Pfalz e.V.minorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Alzheimer's Association for Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Lebenswege AHPB LudwigshafenminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website.
• Ludwigshafener Initiative gegen DepressionminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Local initiative against depression.
• OTTO OfficeminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Office supplies provider.
• PflegenetzwerkeminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Care networks organization.
• Praxis mit SystemminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website.
• Praxis PartnerminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website.
• pronova BKKminorOthersListed as a partner on GO-LU website. Health insurance provider.
• Genossenschaftsverband – Verband der Regionen e.V.minorOthersListed in impressum. GO-LU is registered under Genossenschaftsregister GnR 255 Ludwigshafen. Supervisory association for cooperatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Medi Verbund / medi Südwest: Regional physician network cooperative in southwestern Germany organizing GPs and specialists under a similar networked-care model. Closely comparable to GO-LU in structure (physician-owned network) and offering (care coordination, QM, training).
• GenoGyn Rheinland: Registered physician cooperative (Genossenschaft) organizing gynecologists and other specialists in the Rhineland region with quality programs, training, and contracting services. Comparable cooperative structure and physician-network model, albeit specialty-focused.

Others

• Doctolib: Pan-European online appointment-booking and patient-management platform listed as a GO-LU technology partner. Increasingly substitutes some of the physician-finder and patient-access functions that physician networks like GO-LU historically provided.

Broad incumbents

• Klinikum Ludwigshafen (KliLu): Major regional hospital and GO-LU's primary strategic partner for joint specialty training (Verbundweiterbildung). Comparable in geographic scope and care-coordination role for the Ludwigshafen region, but operates as a hospital rather than a physician network.
• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Rheinland-Pfalz: Statutory regional association of SHI-accredited physicians in the same geography as GO-LU. Wider mandate (contracting, quality, emergency service coordination) but overlapping physician base and regional coordination role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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