Johannes-Hospiz

What Johannes-Hospiz does

Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH is a charitable non-profit hospice and palliative care organization founded in 1998 and opened in 1999 in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It operates a 10-bed inpatient hospice (Stationäres Hospiz at Hohenzollernring 66), an ambulatory hospice service (Ambulanter Hospizdienst at Rudolfstr. 31, jointly operated with Caritas), a separate Akademie Johannes-Hospiz for palliative care education, and bereavement support services (Trauerarbeit). Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team of nurses, physicians, pastoral care workers, social workers, and ~12 trained volunteers under the leadership of Geschäftsführer Ludger Prinz, and is provided free of charge to terminally ill patients and their families regardless of religion, social status, or nationality.

The business model rests on statutory German health insurance reimbursements under §39a SGB V for inpatient hospice care, supplemented by approximately €350,000 in annual donations required to close the funding gap. The largest recurring donor relationship is with the Münsterscher Zahnärzteverein (Münster Dental Association), which contributed €97K-€152K per year through donated dental gold across ~30 practices. Secondary revenue streams include membership fees via the Förderverein (support association), one-off and recurring individual donations via the DKM-Spendenportal, and event proceeds (Werse Marathon, benefit concerts by Studentenorchester Münster, golf tournaments). All services are government-funded or donation-supported; patients are not billed.

The organization is owned by four Christian shareholders — St. Franziskus-Stiftung der Franziskanerinnen (40%), Diakonie Münster (25%), Caritas-Betriebsführungs- und Trägergesellschaft Münster, and Bischof-Hermann-Stiftung (10%) — and holds DZI Spenden-Siegel, Deutscher Spendenrat membership, and Initiative Transparente Zivilgesellschaft certification. It maintains a partnership with the Regional Clinical Palliative Care Center in Iwano-Frankiwsk, Ukraine, which has involved multi-million-EUR humanitarian aid transports since 2022 and ongoing palliative care education projects. Technology footprint is minimal: a standard informational website, SSL-secured contact and donation forms, and online virtual tours of the inpatient facility; there are no proprietary platforms, APIs, or data products.

Name

Johannes-Hospiz

Legal name

Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH

Website

https://johannes-hospiz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH is a Münster-based non-profit operating a 10-bed inpatient hospice, an ambulatory hospice service, a palliative care academy, and bereavement support, funded by German statutory health insurance and ~€350K in annual donations, serving terminally ill individuals and families regardless of religion or background.

Ownership category

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Product category

Hospice and Palliative Care

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (62161), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Hospice / Hospice House (Facility-Based) (HLADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Home Hospice Agencies (HLAFAEAC), Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

Keywords

• Hospice care services
• Palliative care
• End-of-life care
• Bereavement support
• Hospice education

Headquarters

HQ city

Münster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Health Insurance Reimbursement (Krankenkassen): The primary revenue stream comes from statutory health insurance reimbursements under German hospice law (§39a SGB V). Health insurance funds cover a substantial portion of inpatient hospice care costs per legally defined daily rates.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Donations from individuals, businesses, associations, and events form a critical revenue stream. The hospice must raise approximately €350,000 annually through donations to supplement insurance funding. Sources include dental gold donations (~€97,000/year), event proceeds (marathons, concerts, golf tournaments), corporate donations (BASF Coatings, Rossmann, etc.), and recurring standing orders. The 'Aktion Helferhände' campaign lets donors fund individual days of care (€96/day) or other specific needs.
3. Social Welfare Funds (Sozialhilfe): Social assistance funds under German law may contribute to coverage of care costs for eligible patients who do not have sufficient insurance or personal resources.
4. Membership Fees: The organization maintains a supporters' association (Förderverein Johannes-Hospiz Münster) and accepts membership contributions. Members pay recurring fees to support hospice operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Johannes-Hospiz Münster operates a 10-bed inpatient hospice providing 24/7 palliative and end-of-life care to terminally ill individuals, complemented by an ambulatory hospice service for home-based care, a bereavement support program (Trauerarbeit), pastoral care (Seelsorge), and the Akademie Johannes-Hospiz for palliative care education. All core patient services are provided free of charge, funded primarily by statutory health insurance reimbursements (Krankenkassen under §39a SGB V) and supplemented by approximately €350,000 in annual donations.

Product overview

Johannes-Hospiz Münster operates as a unified hospice and palliative care service organization with multiple interconnected service divisions rather than a single product. The core offerings include the Stationary Hospice (10-bed inpatient facility), Ambulatory Hospice Service (home-based care), Academy (education/training), Pastoral Care, and Bereavement Support. The KAIROS magazine serves as an educational publication. All services are provided free of charge to patients and families, funded through health insurance, donations, and charitable contributions. The organization operates under Christian values while serving people regardless of religion, social status, or nationality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Akademie Johannes-Hospiz: The educational segment of the Johannes-Hospiz, providing teaching, continuing education, project work, research, networking, and international contacts in palliative care.

Products and services

• Stationäres Hospiz (Inpatient Hospice) Inpatient hospice care providing 10 fully equipped single rooms with private bathrooms, shared living areas, a kitchen, a 'Raum der Stille' (room of silence), a covered terrace, and a protected garden. Offers 24/7 pain and symptom management, nursing care, counseling, pastoral/spiritual support, and end-of-life accompaniment for terminally ill individuals regardless of religion, social status, or nationality. Funded primarily by statutory health insurance under §39a SGB V.
• Ambulanter Hospizdienst (Ambulatory Hospice Service)

Quantifiable outcome

• 25 years of operation since 1999 with continuous service delivery
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie Münster e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four founding shareholders of Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH (25% ownership). Diakonie Münster is the Protestant church's social welfare organization in Münster, providing institutional sponsorship, operational support, and alignment with Christian ethical values.
• St. Franziskus-Stiftung der Franziskanerinnen Münster-St. MauritzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest shareholder at 40% ownership. The Franciscan sisters of St. Mauritz provide the institutional and spiritual foundation for the hospice. They also contributed land/property and continue to support Ukraine aid efforts, providing 10 nursing beds for the 2022 transport.
• Caritas-Betriebsführungs- und Trägergesellschaft Münster mbH (CBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four founding shareholders of Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH. The Caritas Catholic welfare organization operates the ambulatory hospice service jointly with the Johannes-Hospiz, sharing staff and resources at Rudolfstr. 31.
• Bischof-Hermann-Stiftung MünstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four founding shareholders (10% ownership) of Johannes-Hospiz Münster gGmbH. Provides institutional support aligned with Catholic values.
• St. Franziskus-Hospital MünsterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocated adjacent to the Johannes-Hospiz on Hohenzollernring. The proximity facilitates referrals and coordination of patient care between the hospital and hospice.
• Universitätsklinikum Münster (UKM)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUniversity Hospital Münster donated 17 hospital beds for the 2022 Ukraine aid transport and 6 nursing beds for the March 2022 transport. Also provided equipment through the Institut für Pathologie (10,737 EUR for Ukraine aid) and shared infrastructure support.
• Maria-Josef-Hospital GrevenminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPart of St. Franziskus-Stiftung, provided 30 nursing beds for the February 2022 Ukraine aid transport.
• St. Franziskus-Stiftung Münster (hospital network)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContributed a mobile X-ray machine, five patient monitors, and six infusion pumps for the March 2022 Ukraine aid transport valued at significant euros.
• Franziskanerinnen von Münster St. MauritzminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed 5,000 EUR toward the new electricity generator for the Ukraine hospice (January 2023). Also provided beds, mattresses, and blankets for the aid transports.
• Agravis Raiffeisen AG MünsterminorOthersProvided free truck weighing services for the 2022 Ukraine aid transport logistics.
• Firma FAC'T (St. Rochus-Hospital Telgte)minorOthersProvided loading services (forklift and driver) for loading beds and supplies onto trucks for the 2022 Ukraine aid transport.
• Firma HSR Gabelstaplerzentrum MünsterlandminorOthersProvided forklift trucks with drivers for loading the 2022 Ukraine transport.
• Geuer International GmbHminorOthersProvided warehouse space and hands-on support with packaging and loading for the March 2022 Ukraine aid transport.
• MTH Oliver HohlminorOthersRapid procurement of nursing aids for the March 2022 Ukraine transport.
• Taras Leitsius (Ukrainian business partner)minorOthersUkrainian partner who organized the on-the-ground transport and receipt of the electricity generator in Iwano-Frankiwsk, and secured diesel supplies through March 2023.
• Münsterscher Zahnärzteverein (Münster Dental Association)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoordinated annual dental gold donation campaign across ~30 dental practices in Münster. Donated valuable dental gold (amalgam, crowns, etc.) worth ~97,000 EUR annually to the hospice. This is the hospice's largest recurring corporate donor relationship. Started in 2001 by three dentists who were also members of St.-Antonii-Erzbruderschaft.
• St.-Antonii-Erzbruderschaft (St. Anthony's Guild)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCatholic guild whose dentist members have been donating dental gold to the hospice since 2001. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Schulze Mönking (Aldermann) and other members participate in annual donation ceremonies.
• Förderverein Johannes-Hospiz Münster (Support Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDedicated support association operating since the founding of the hospice. Organizes annual benefit events including Erbdrostenhof evenings with Christine Westermann, cabaret events (Funke & Rüther), Elke Heidenreich readings, Zucchini Sistaz swing concerts, and golf tournaments. Led by Dr. Christof Mittmann (Chair) since 2013, succeeding Bruno Lücke. Has a board of 4 members.
• Studentenorchester MünsterminorGTM or Marketing Partner~80-90 member student orchestra performing benefit concerts in the Mutterhauskirche for the hospice since at least 2017. Holds semester-end concerts and special events (e.g., 'Zeitenwende | Wendezeit', 'Ohne Worte') raising funds for hospice operations and Ukraine aid. Directed by Peter Schedding since 2022.
• Konzertchor Münster / Vocal Ensemble stimMKlangminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMünster concert choir performs annual Christmas concert ('A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols for Christmas') at the Mutterhauskirche. Vocal ensemble stimMKlang performed benefit concerts on the theme 'vom Wasser'. Both raise funds and awareness for the hospice.
• Gymnasium St. MauritzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual benefit concerts by the school's choir and orchestra at the Mutterhauskirche, including 'Nun öffnet alle Tore weit' (Advent 2022).
• Hildegardisschule MünsterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-organized the 'Tag des gelebten Glaubens' (Day of Lived Faith) project for students of the berufliches Gymnasium, providing education on hospice values and palliative care.
• Physiotherapie-Praxis Terstegge&PlakeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSells waffles at the annual '4tel-Fest' for 17 consecutive years, with proceeds going to the hospice.
• Rossmann Filiale Münster-WolbeckminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDuring Advent 2024, the Rossmann store in Wolbeck collected hygiene product donations from customers for the hospice during the Christmas season.
• Lions-Club MünsterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual donation of Berliner (doughnuts) on Karneval (November 11) to the hospice, a tradition for multiple years.
• Golfclub Münster-TinnenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosts annual benefit golf tournament for the hospice, including the inaugural tournament in 2020 and subsequent events.
• Kammertheater 'Der Kleine Bühnenboden' MünsterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHosted a benefit concert by the 'Blosewinds' shanty band on May 6, 2022, with all ticket revenues (600 EUR) going to the Ukraine partner hospice.
• Orderbase Volleys MünsterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolleyball club that organized a benefit volleyball match in February 2024 against SV Lindow-Gransee to raise funds for the Johannes-Hospiz and the ambulatory hospice Königskinder.
• 100MC Münster (Werse Marathon)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizes the annual Werse Marathon and other running events with portions of proceeds donated to the hospice. 2026 event: 1,050 EUR raised with 68 runners. 2024 event: 360 EUR raised.
• Münsterländer Heinzelmännchen Garten- und Landschaftsbau GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Christmas tree sale at their facility includes free sausages and mulled wine, with a wooden donation box collecting ~1,056 EUR annually for the hospice.
• Regional Clinical Palliative Care Center Iwano-Frankiwsk, UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partner hospice since 2017, connected through WHO and Auswärtiges Amt international projects. Johannes-Hospiz has organized multiple aid transports (beds, generators, medical equipment, supplies) since 2022, totaling over 60,000 EUR in value. Dr. Iryna Slugotska leads the center. Joint projects include nursing education, a book on nutrition at end of life, and trauma management training.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Palliativnetz Münster e.V. Local palliative care coordination network in Münster. Comparable in mission and regional scope but smaller and more focused on care coordination than direct inpatient hospice provision.

Broad incumbents

• Caritasverband für die Diözese Münster: Co-shareholder of Johannes-Hospiz and the joint operator of its ambulatory hospice service. Operates a wide portfolio of social, elderly-care, and palliative services in the same region — a useful benchmark for service scope and fundraising scale.
• Diakonie Deutschland — Hospizdienste: Diakonie is a co-shareholder of Johannes-Hospiz and operates a network of hospice and palliative services nationwide. Provides a useful scale comparison for what a broader hospice network looks like, while overlapping on values, donor base, and operational standards.

Others

• Deutscher Hospiz- und PalliativVerband (DHPV): Germany's national hospice and palliative care umbrella association — already contributed €10.5K to the Johannes-Hospiz Ukraine transport. Not a competitor, but a relevant ecosystem organization that shapes regulation, funding, and public awareness for all German hospices.

Direct peers

• Palliativnetz Travebogen gGmbH (Lübeck): Non-profit palliative care network in Lübeck already named as a partner of Johannes-Hospiz in Ukraine aid. Directly comparable on ambulatory palliative care, donations-based financing, and German non-profit hospice model.
• Malteser Hospize (Malteser Hilfsdienst): Faith-based operator running multiple inpatient hospices across Germany with comparable service offerings (inpatient, ambulatory, bereavement). Similar reliance on statutory insurance under §39a SGB V and supplementary donations.
• Hospiz St. Christophorus e.V. (Caritas Lübeck): Caritas-affiliated hospice offering inpatient and ambulatory end-of-life care in a regional German city. Closely matches the Johannes-Hospiz model in ownership type (Catholic welfare), service mix, and regulatory funding framework.
• Christliches Hospiz Wuppertal/Niederberg: Christian-sponsored inpatient and ambulatory hospice in North Rhine-Westphalia operating under a similar model combining church ownership, statutory insurance funding, and donations. Directly comparable on service mix, bed scale, and funding structure.
• St. Hedwig Hospiz Berlin: Catholic-sponsored inpatient hospice in Berlin providing end-of-life care under the same §39a SGB V funding framework. Comparable in service scope (inpatient, ambulatory, pastoral care, bereavement) and faith-based operating philosophy.

Regional players

• Universitätsklinikum Münster — Klinik für Palliativmedizin: University hospital palliative medicine department serving the same Münster catchment area. Adjacent (not directly competing) because it operates hospital-based palliative care rather than free-standing hospice beds, but competes for clinical talent and referral pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Profiles7 records

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