HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich

What HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich does

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich is a private cardiology center located in Zürich, Switzerland, founded in 1987 and recognized as the largest private heart center in the country. The practice delivers the full spectrum of cardiac care — diagnostic cardiology, interventional cardiology, rhythmology, cardiac surgery, pacemaker and device therapy, and sports cardiology — delivered by a team of approximately 14 medical specialists (10 cardiologists, one pacemaker specialist, and three cardiac surgeons) supported by administrative staff. The center has cumulatively treated over 100,000 patients since its founding and operates a multilingual patient interface (German, English, Arabic, Chinese) to serve both domestic and international patient segments.

The center is co-located with Klinik Hirslanden, providing access to advanced surgical infrastructure, ICU capacity, and imaging assets. Recent technology investments include the da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgery platform (adopted March 2026) for minimally invasive bypass procedures. The center also runs an active clinical research and device-development program anchored by Dr. Weber's patent portfolio (including US patent 10,405,979 B2 for minimally invasive fixation devices) and the CoreMedic GmbH joint venture. In May 2024, the center presented a First-in-Human clinical evaluation of its ChordArt technology, signaling early clinical-stage device development. A dedicated second opinion service was launched in April 2025, and a sports cardiology service line was established in November 2023 under Prof. Schmied.

The business operates as a privately held medical partnership. Revenue is generated primarily through clinical service fees reimbursed under Switzerland's mandatory health insurance framework (KVG), supplemented by supplemental insurance and self-pay revenue. Patient acquisition is driven by referrals from primary care physicians (Zuweiser) and direct access from international patients. The center has not raised external funding, has no disclosed ownership structure beyond the practicing partners, and does not publish revenue figures.

Name

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich

Legal name

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich

Website

https://herzzentrum.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich is Switzerland's largest private heart center, founded in 1987. It provides comprehensive cardiac care — diagnostics, interventional cardiology, rhythmology, cardiac surgery, and sports cardiology — to over 100,000 patients referred by Swiss physicians and international self-pay channels.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ambulatory Cardiology Services: Outpatient consultations, diagnostic tests, and catheter-based procedures billed to Swiss mandatory health insurance. Costs for all insured persons in Switzerland are covered by the obligatory health insurance, excluding franchise and mandatory deductible (10%).
2. Stationary/Inpatient Treatment: Inpatient diagnostic and surgical treatments covered through cost approval (Kostengutsprache) by insurance, minus franchise.
3. Emergency Services: 24/7 emergency services available, billed through emergency insurance coverage mechanisms in Switzerland.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich is the largest private heart center in Switzerland, providing comprehensive cardiac diagnostics, interventional cardiology, rhythmology, cardiac imaging, and cardiovascular surgery. Services include general cardiology, catheter-based interventions (TAVI, MitraClip/TEER, tricuspid interventions), pacemaker/ICD implantation, robotic-assisted cardiac surgery, and minimally invasive valve reconstruction, with inpatient care delivered through affiliated Klinik Hirslanden.

Product overview

HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zürich is the largest private heart center in Switzerland, offering a comprehensive portfolio of cardiac and vascular services. The center provides general cardiology with interventional capabilities, rhythmology with ablation and device implantation, and advanced cardiac imaging (echocardiography, MRI, CT). Surgical services include cardiovascular surgery with minimally invasive techniques, TAVI for aortic valve replacement, MitraClip/TEER for mitral valve repair, and transcatheter tricuspid interventions. All services are delivered through an interdisciplinary team of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons working in partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zweitmeinung Herzmedizin: Second opinion service for cardiac medicine offered by the HerzZentrum

Products and services

• Allgemeine Kardiologie (General Cardiology) Comprehensive cardiology services including diagnosis and treatment of hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathies, heart valve diseases, and aortic diseases, with interventional cardiology capabilities. Targets adult patients with cardiovascular conditions.
• Rhythmologie (Rhythmology) Treatment of heart rhythm disorders through catheter ablation procedures, pacemaker and defibrillator implantations, and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-P and CRT-D). For patients with atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardias, and other arrhythmias.
• Bildgebung (Cardiac Imaging) Advanced cardiac imaging modalities including echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal), cardiac MRI, coronary CT angiography, stress echocardiography, and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. For diagnostic clarification of cardiac conditions.
• Herzschrittmacher (Pacemaker and ICD Services) Pacemaker and defibrillator (ICD) implantation and management, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and event recorder implantation services. For patients requiring implantable cardiac rhythm management devices.
• Herz- und Gefässchirurgie (Cardiovascular Surgery) Full range of cardiac and thoracic vascular surgery including coronary bypass surgery, valve replacement and repair, minimally invasive procedures, aortic surgery, and carotid surgery. For adult cardiac surgery patients.
• Mitraklappenrekonstruktion (MitraClip / TEER) Percutaneous mitral valve repair using edge-to-edge technique (TEER) with MitraClip or PASCAL devices, performed in a hybrid operating room on a beating heart without opening the chest or connecting to a heart-lung machine. For high-risk patients with mitral regurgitation.
• TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) Minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement as an alternative to open heart surgery for aortic stenosis, performed via femoral artery access. For patients who are surgical candidates or at intermediate-to-high surgical risk.
• Trikuspidal-Interventionen (Tricuspid Interventions) Transcatheter treatments for tricuspid valve regurgitation including TriClip, Pascal device implantation, and Tricento prosthesis for valve replacement. For patients with tricuspid valve disease.
• Zweitmeinung Herzmedizin (Second Opinion Cardiac Medicine) Dedicated second opinion service platform allowing patients to seek expert cardiac consultation via zweitmeinungherzmedizin.ch. For patients seeking expert evaluation of a cardiac diagnosis or treatment plan.
• Sportkardiologie (Sports Cardiology) Sports cardiology service for athletes and active patients, offering preventive cardiology, cardiac check-ups for sports participation, and management of cardiac conditions in active individuals.
• Bypass mit dem da Vinci 5 Roboter (Robotic-Assisted Coronary Bypass) Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting procedure using the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system. For cardiac surgery patients requiring coronary revascularization with reduced invasiveness.
• Cardiac Emergency Services (24/7) 24/7 emergency cardiac services available around the clock with specialist care available seven days a week. For patients with acute cardiac events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 patients treated since founding in 1987
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Esmeralda Charity CupminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023HerzZentrum Hirslanden was the main sponsor of the Esmeralda Charity Cup 2022, a charity event supporting stroke awareness initiatives.
• Klassik NuevominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022HerzZentrum Hirslanden was a proud partner of the Klassik Nuevo music initiative through sponsorship, demonstrating community engagement.
• CoreMedic GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Dr. Alberto Weber is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of CoreMedic GmbH, a cardiology company based in Radolfzell, Germany. CoreMedic was founded in 2012 as a spin-off from the Heart Center of the University of Bern to develop the ChordArt mitral valve chordal repair system. The company is supported by experienced private investors and the institutional healthcare investor SHS (www.shs-capital.eu).
• Klinik HirslandencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987HerzZentrum Hirslanden is located in immediate proximity to its parent clinic, Klinik Hirslanden. Stationary patients benefit from the hospital's state-of-the-art infrastructure, hotel services, and excellent gastronomy. The close physical and operational integration enables seamless patient care between the outpatient center and inpatient facility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cardiocentro Ticino: Private/affiliated cardiac center in Lugano offering interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, electrophysiology and imaging — effectively the Italian-Switzerland analog of HerzZentrum Hirslanden and a direct functional competitor for complex cardiac cases.
• Herzzentrum Bad Krozingen (Universitäts-Herzzentrum Freiburg-Bad Krozingen): Large dedicated German cardiac center combining interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery in a single specialty center, similar in scope (TAVI, MitraClip, rhythmology) and referral-driven model to HerzZentrum Hirslanden. Strong cross-border comparison for private specialty cardiac center economics.
• Universitätsspital Zürich – Klinik für Kardiologie: Public university hospital cardiac department in the same Zurich catchment. Competes directly for complex interventional, structural heart and EP cases; also trains many of the senior physicians who later move to HerzZentrum Hirslanden (e.g., Weber, Grapow, Taramasso, Siegrist, Moschovitis).
• Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH (Bad Nauheim): Specialty cardiac and thoracic hospital in Germany performing high volumes of heart surgery, interventional cardiology and rhythmology. Comparable as a high-volume, focused cardiac center in a German-speaking healthcare system with similar reimbursement logic.
• Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin (DHZB): Specialty cardiac hospital in Berlin (referenced in Dr. Kunz's career history) that pairs cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology and EP at one site. Closest European analog of a dedicated private/academic hybrid heart center and a benchmark for specialty cardiac center scale and reputation.
• Inselspital / Universitätsspital Bern – Universitäres Herzzentrum Bern: Switzerland's other major academic cardiac center (source of CoreMedic GmbH spin-off and former employer of several current HerzZentrum physicians). Competes for the highest-complexity referrals across Switzerland and is the natural alternative for cases not captured by private centers.
• HerzKlinik Hirslanden Zürich: Sister private cardiac clinic within the same Hirslanden network, listed as a 'doing business as' name for HerzZentrum. Operates the same model of private partnered cardiology/cardiac surgery tied to a Hirslanden hospital in Zurich, making it the closest direct peer in the same catchment area.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic – Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute: Globally top-ranked cardiac program operating within a large US multi-specialty health system. Comparable in offering the full interventional/surgical/EP imaging continuum, but at vastly greater scale; useful as a benchmark for premium cardiac center brand and international patient capture.
• Mayo Clinic – Department of Cardiovascular Medicine: US multi-specialty center with one of the world's leading cardiovascular departments (referenced in Dr. Bonetti's Mayo research fellowship). Comparable in offering world-class integrated cardiology/cardiac surgery, but embedded in a much broader health system rather than as a standalone specialty center.

Others

• CoreMedic GmbH: Cardiology device company co-founded by HerzZentrum partner Dr. Alberto Weber, developing the ChordArt mitral valve repair system. Not a competitor but a tightly coupled ecosystem partner whose clinical adoption directly impacts HerzZentrum Hirslanden's positioning in structural heart.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

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