Marien-Hospital Erftstadt

What Marien-Hospital Erftstadt does

Marien-Hospital Erftstadt is a 131-bed regional hospital located in Erftstadt, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, operated since 1867 as Stiftung Marien-Hospital Erftstadt-Frauenthal, a private-law foundation under Catholic sponsorship overseen by the Erzbistum Köln. The facility provides general and specialized acute care across four core clinical departments — Internal Medicine (with cardiology including a cardiac catheterization lab, gastroenterology, and intensive care), Surgery (general/visceral, orthopedics/trauma, and proctology), Anesthesia and Intensive Care, and a 24-hour Interdisciplinary Emergency Department with helicopter landing pad — and operates the multidisciplinary Darmzentrum Erftkreis (Colorectal Cancer Center) as a credentialed specialized unit. Annual throughput is approximately 7,000 inpatient cases and more than 15,000 outpatient/emergency department visits, serving primarily the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district population.

The hospital's technology stack consists of standard contemporary medical infrastructure (cardiac catheterization lab, ICU with 10 beds, CT and X-ray imaging, PACS/RIS), supplied in part through a medical technology partnership with Siemens Healthineers. Following severe damage from the 2021 Erftstadt flood, the facility underwent complete modernization and is positioned by the hospital itself as one of the most modern in NRW. Digital patient-facing infrastructure is limited to an online appointment booking portal (Patientenportal at marienerft.de). No public APIs, applications, or AI-driven products are evidenced.

The business model is the standard German statutory hospital model: inpatient services are reimbursed through the Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) system under statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance, with supplementary elective/amenity services (Wahlleistungen) offered as private-pay add-ons. Patient acquisition is driven by the 24/7 emergency department, GP and specialist referrals through the Einweisungsambulanz, and self-serve appointment bookings. Since the end of December 2025, the hospital has been operating under insolvency administration (Insolvenzverwalter André Dobiey of NIERING STOCK TÖMP und Partner), with full clinical operations continuing while the foundation searches for a new operator to ensure long-term continuity.

Name

Marien-Hospital Erftstadt

Legal name

Stiftung Marien-Hospital Erftstadt-Frauenthal

Website

https://marien-hospital-erftstadt.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marien-Hospital Erftstadt is a 131-bed regional acute-care hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, operated by a Catholic foundation since 1867, providing internal medicine, surgery, emergency, and intensive care services to the Rhein-Erft-Kreis population under DRG reimbursement and currently in insolvency proceedings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

General Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• General hospital services
• Inpatient and outpatient care
• Emergency medical services
• Cardiology and catheterization
• Surgical and intensive care

Headquarters

HQ city

Erftstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Marien-Hospital Erftstadt is a regional German hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient acute care across Internal Medicine (cardiology with cardiac catheterization lab, gastroenterology, intensive care), Surgery (general/visceral, orthopedics/trauma, proctology), Anesthesia and Intensive Care, and a 24-hour interdisciplinary Emergency Department. It also operates the multidisciplinary Darmzentrum Erftkreis (Colorectal Cancer Center) and supporting services such as radiology, central laboratory, physiotherapy, and pastoral care, serving approximately 7,000+ inpatients and 15,000+ outpatients annually from the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region.

Product overview

Marien-Hospital Erftstadt is a regional hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services with approximately 125-131 beds. The hospital operates as a unified medical facility organized around key clinical departments: Internal Medicine (with cardiology/cardiac catheterization lab, gastroenterology, and intensive care), Surgery (encompassing general/visceral surgery, orthopedics/trauma, and proctology), Anesthesia and Intensive Care, and a 24-hour Interdisciplinary Emergency Department with helicopter landing pad. The hospital also operates a Colorectal Cancer Center (Darmzentrum Erftkreis) as a multidisciplinary specialized unit, and provides nursing services across multiple inpatient wards. Digital patient services include an online appointment portal. The hospital was completely modernized after flooding in 2021 and serves patients from Erftstadt and the surrounding Rhein-Erft-Kreis region, treating approximately 7,000 inpatients annually plus 15,000 outpatients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innere Medizin (Internal Medicine) Comprehensive internal medicine department covering cardiology with cardiac catheterization laboratory, gastroenterology, internal medicine intensive care, and a dedicated Chest Pain Unit for emergency cardiac cases. Serves adult patients requiring non-surgical medical diagnosis and treatment.
• Chirurgie (Surgery) Surgical department offering general and visceral surgery, orthopedics and trauma surgery, orthopedic surgery, proctology, and radiology services with 35 beds. Serves patients requiring planned and acute surgical interventions.
• Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin (Anesthesia and Intensive Care) Department providing anesthesia services, intensive care medicine, and pain therapy, supporting both surgical and internal medicine departments.
• Interdisziplinäre Notaufnahme (Interdisciplinary Emergency Department) 24-hour interdisciplinary emergency department with helicopter landing pad, providing emergency care for the Rhein-Erft-Kreis region with qualified medical staff around the clock.
• Darmzentrum Erftkreis (Colorectal Cancer Center) Multidisciplinary colorectal cancer center with cooperation partners including oncology, radiology, psycho-oncology, pathology, palliative care, stoma therapy, and self-help groups. Provides comprehensive colorectal cancer treatment.
• Patientenportal (Patient Portal) Online appointment portal for patients to schedule appointments at the hospital.
• Herzkatheterlabor (Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory) Specialized cardiac catheterization laboratory for diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac examinations, with dedicated nursing staff.
• Zentrallabor (Central Laboratory) Hospital central laboratory providing hematology, clinical chemistry, coagulation analysis, immunohematology, and urine/stool diagnostics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000+ inpatient cases treated annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Siemens HealthineerscoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical technology partnership for diagnostic and treatment equipment including imaging systems and cardiac catheterization technology. Logo displayed on hospital partnership page.
• Darmzentrum Erftkreis (Colorectal Cancer Center Erftkreis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterdisciplinary colorectal cancer center at the hospital bringing together visceral surgery, gastroenterology, oncology, radiology, psycho-oncology, pathology, palliative care, and self-help groups for comprehensive cancer treatment.
• Diabetespraxis im Erft Karree (Dr. med. Philipp Thoma)minorOthersDiabetes practice providing specialized diabetes care services, located in the Erft area.
• Nierenzentrum Rhein-ErftminorOthersNephrology center serving the Rhein-Erft district for kidney disease treatment and dialysis services.
• St. Katharinen-Hospital GmbH FrechenminorOthersRegional hospital partnership for coordinated patient care and referrals between hospitals in the Rhein-Erft district.
• Telos Fachklinik LiblarminorOthersSpecialized rehabilitation clinic partnership for patient referrals and coordinated care.
• Praxis für Physiotherapie Alexander BohlanderminorOthersPhysical therapy practice providing pre- and post-treatment rehabilitation services for hospital patients.
• KSG Kompetenzzentrum für Sozial- und Gesundheitsberufe GmbH ErftstadtminorOthersCompetence center for social and health professions providing training and education services for healthcare workers in the region.
• André Dobiey (Insolvenzverwalter)coreOthersInsolvency administrator from NIERING STOCK TÖMP und Partner mbB Rechtsanwälte managing the hospital's insolvency proceedings since December 2025, working to secure long-term hospital operations and find a new operator.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating numerous regional acute care facilities nationwide. Comparable business model and a logical buyer for distressed regional hospitals like Marien-Hospital Erftstadt.
• Helios Kliniken GmbH: Germany's largest private hospital operator (Fresenius subsidiary) running ~90+ acute care hospitals. As a likely strategic acquirer type for the Marien-Hospital insolvency, it is the most relevant broad incumbent for benchmarking operating model and valuation.
• Sana Kliniken AG: Germany's third-largest private hospital chain with strong regional acute care presence, including NRW. Operates comparable multi-specialty community hospitals and is a plausible successor operator.
• Schoen Klinik: German private hospital group with a network of specialty and acute care hospitals. Relevant as both a competing operator model and a potential acquirer in distressed regional hospital transactions.
• Universitätsklinikum Köln: University hospital in Cologne, the closest tertiary referral center for the Rhein-Erft-Kreis population. Provides broader specialty, ICU, and trauma capability that Marien-Hospital Erftstadt feeds into and competes against for complex cases.

Regional players

• BG Klinikum Duisburg: Specialty trauma and rehabilitation hospital in Duisburg (NRW). Comparable regional infrastructure footprint and trauma/orthopedic service overlap with Marien-Hospital's surgery department.
• Marienhospital Aachen (Katholische Stiftung Marienhospital Aachen): Catholic-affiliated regional hospital in Aachen, NRW, with comparable foundation structure and multi-specialty acute care focus. Useful benchmark for foundation-governed Catholic hospital operating models.

Direct peers

• Krankenhaus Düren: Regional general hospital in Düren, NRW, with comparable bed count and multi-specialty profile (internal medicine, surgery, ED). Competes for patient flow from the southern Rhein-Erft-Kreis and adjacent areas.
• Helios Klinikum Bonn/Rhein-Sieg: Helios-operated regional hospital in the greater Bonn/Rhein-Sieg area of NRW. Comparable multi-specialty general hospital with ED and cardiology offering; competes directly for patients in the southern Rhein-Erft-Kreis catchment.
• St. Katharinen-Hospital Frechen: Regional Catholic hospital in Frechen, directly adjacent to Erftstadt in Rhein-Erft-Kreis. Identified as an active referral partner, it operates a comparable general/acute care profile serving the same NRW district and competes for the same patient catchment.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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