SwissMediKids

What SwissMediKids does

SwissMediKids AG operates the largest pediatric walk-in clinic (Kinder Permanence) network in Switzerland, with three physical locations in Zürich, Winterthur, and Luzern. The company provides pediatric healthcare services to families with children and adolescents up to 16 years of age, operating 365 days per year with walk-in service from 08:00 to 20:00 and regular consultations Monday through Friday. Patients can access care without appointment regardless of whether they have an established primary pediatrician; SwissMediKids communicates with the child's regular pediatrician after visits to maintain continuity of the medical record. The organization also accepts Stammpatienten (registered primary care patients) at all three locations.

The service portfolio centers on a core walk-in urgent care offering (365 Tage Walk-in) and basic primary care (Grundversorgung), supplemented by specialty services including child psychology at Luzern and pediatric/adolescent surgical consultations at Zürich. Remote delivery is supported through telephone and video consultations. Adjacent offerings include school medical examinations (Schulärztliche Untersuchungen), institutional support for Kitas/daycare centers, emergency first-aid courses for parents and daycare staff (Kindernothelferkurse), and continuing education courses for medical personnel. A Teachingzimmer (teaching facility) in Zürich supports medical education activities.

Revenue is generated through professional healthcare services billed via the Swiss mandatory health insurance system (KVG/LAMal). The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer: families self-present at clinics, book telemedicine appointments, or learn about the network through the company website, blog content, and word-of-mouth referrals. No parent company, external investors, or institutional ownership structures are disclosed; SwissMediKids operates as an independent private Swiss corporation headquartered at Bahnhofplatz 9, Zürich.

Name

SwissMediKids

Legal name

Swiss Medi Kids AG

Website

https://kinderpermanence.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SwissMediKids AG operates the largest pediatric walk-in clinic (Kinder Permanence) network in Switzerland, serving families with children up to 16 years at three locations in Zürich, Winterthur, and Luzern, 365 days a year with walk-in, primary care, telemedicine, and specialty pediatric services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatric Urgent Care & After-Hours Clinics (HLAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Pediatric walk-in clinic
• Children's healthcare
• Pediatric urgent care
• Child psychology services
• Pediatric primary care

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

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. Healthcare Services: Swiss Medi Kids generates revenue through providing pediatric healthcare services billed through the Swiss health insurance system. They accept both walk-in patients and regular patients (Stammpatienten) who can register for ongoing care. The organization provides services 365 days a year including evenings until 20:00.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Swiss Medi Kids operates the largest pediatric walk-in clinic network in Switzerland, delivering 365-day outpatient medical care to children and adolescents up to 16 years of age across three locations (Zürich, Winterthur, Luzern). Its core service is unscheduled walk-in urgent and primary pediatric care available daily from 08:00 to 20:00, supplemented by registered-patient primary care, telephone and video consultations, child psychology, pediatric surgery consultations, school medical examinations, daycare support, and pediatric first-aid training courses.

Product overview

SwissMediKids is the largest pediatric urgent care network in Switzerland, operating as a unified multi-location clinic with 3 standalone facilities in Zürich, Winterthur, and Luzern. The company offers a comprehensive suite of pediatric healthcare services organized around a core walk-in urgent care model (365 Tage Walk-in), supported by primary care (Grundversorgung), remote consultations (Telefon- und Videosprechstunde), specialty services including child psychology and pediatric surgery, preventive care programs (Schulärztliche Untersuchungen), institutional support for daycares, and professional education courses (Kindernothelferkurse, Kurse für medizinisches Personal). The three locations operate independently under a common brand, providing consistent service hours (08:00-20:00 daily) and accepting both walk-in patients and registered primary care patients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 365 Tage Walk-in Walk-in pediatric urgent care service available 365 days a year from 08:00 to 20:00 at all three locations (Zürich, Winterthur, Luzern), allowing families to visit without an appointment regardless of whether they have an existing primary pediatrician. After each walk-in visit, the clinic communicates the encounter back to the child's own pediatrician to keep the medical record complete; during extreme patient volume only absolutely urgent cases are treated, with other cases redirected elsewhere.
• Grundversorgung (Pediatric Primary Care)
• Telefon- und Videosprechstunde (Telephone and Video Consultations)
• Kinderpsychologisches Angebot Luzern (Child Psychology Services, Luzern)
• Kinder- und Jugendchirurgische Sprechstunde Zürich (Pediatric and Adolescent Surgical Consultation, Zürich)
• Kinderchirurgische Konsile (Pediatric Surgical Consults)
• Schulärztliche Untersuchungen (School Medical Examinations)
• Unterstützung von Kitas (Support for Daycare Centers)
• Kindernothelferkurse (Pediatric First Aid Courses)
• Kurse für medizinisches Personal (Courses for Medical Personnel)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Medi24: Swiss telemedicine provider offering remote medical consultations 24/7; overlaps with SwissMediKids' remote consultation offering and competes for families seeking quick pediatric advice without in-person visits.

Direct peers

• PM Pediatrics: US-based pediatric urgent care chain operating walk-in clinics for children and adolescents with extended evening/weekend hours — a direct international analogue to SwissMediKids' 365-Tage Walk-in model.
• Medgate: Swiss telemedicine and telemedical consultation provider offering 24/7 remote pediatric consultations, directly comparable to SwissMediKids' Telefon- und Videosprechstunde service.
• Permanence Mainau (Medsana): Swiss walk-in medical practice chain operating under the 'Permanence' brand with extended-hours ambulatory services; analogous outpatient access model to SwissMediKids' Kinder Permanence concept.

Broad incumbents

• Inselspital Bern (University Hospital Bern): Large academic hospital providing comprehensive pediatric services across primary Swiss cities; serves as a competing hub for both routine and specialty pediatric care.
• Hirslanden: Switzerland's largest private hospital group operating across multiple cities including Zürich; offers pediatric outpatient and inpatient services as part of a broader multi-specialty portfolio.
• Kinderspital Zürich (University Children's Hospital Zurich): Switzerland's leading academic pediatric hospital serving the same Zürich catchment as SwissMediKids; competes on complex pediatric cases, specialty referrals, and emergency overflow from walk-ins.

Regional players

• HUG (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève): Leading academic hospital in French-speaking Switzerland; comparable pediatric service mix but operates in a different linguistic/geographic market, relevant to potential SwissMediKids expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swissmedikids

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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