Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

What Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie does

The Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie is a clinical department within Universitätsklinikum Köln (University Hospital Cologne), operating as one of four units within the Zentrum für Neurologie, Psychiatrie und Psychosomatik. Directed by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Frank Jessen, the department delivers psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and psychotherapy services for conditions including depression, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and other mental health conditions, delivered through inpatient hospital care and an outpatient clinic (Poliklinik) at Kerpener Str. 62 in Cologne. Patients are primarily referred by general practitioners, other specialists, and the hospital's own emergency department; the department does not operate commercial marketing channels.

The entity is not a commercially operated business but a state-owned public hospital department under the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Land Nordrhein-Westfalen). Services are funded through the German statutory health insurance (GKV) and private health insurance (PKV) framework under the standard public reimbursement system, with no direct patient pricing applicable. Beyond clinical care, the department contributes to academic teaching and clinical research as part of the university's medical faculty, leveraging its co-location with neurology, child and adolescent psychiatry, psychosomatics, and medical psychology departments for multidisciplinary case handling.

The department's strategic posture is institutionally defined rather than market-driven: its scale is governed by public hospital capacity planning, its patient acquisition is referral-based, and its operating model is integrated with the broader university hospital ecosystem that includes wholly-owned support subsidiaries spanning IT, catering, cleaning, radiology, rehabilitation, and medical facility management.

Name

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Legal name

Universitätsklinikum Köln

Website

https://neurologie-psychiatrie.uk-koeln.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie is a state-owned university hospital department at Universitätsklinikum Köln providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care under Germany's statutory health insurance framework, directed by Prof. Frank Jessen.

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Product category

Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Healthcare Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals (HLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric care services
• Psychotherapy treatment
• Mental health services
• Inpatient psychiatric care
• Outpatient mental health clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The department provides psychiatric and psychotherapeutic clinical services including inpatient hospital treatment and outpatient clinic (Poliklinik) care for patients with mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, and psychotic conditions. It operates within Universitätsklinikum Köln as part of the Zentrum für Neurologie, Psychiatrie und Psychosomatik, combining direct patient care with academic research and teaching under the direction of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Frank Jessen.

Product overview

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie is a single clinical service offering within the University Hospital Cologne's Center for Neurology, Psychiatry, and Psychosomatics. It provides psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and psychotherapy services to patients. The clinic operates as part of a larger academic medical center that includes neurology, psychosomatic medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, and medical psychology departments.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Treatment Inpatient psychiatric care delivered within the university hospital facilities for patients with mental health disorders requiring hospital-level treatment.
• Outpatient Psychiatric and Psychotherapy Clinic (Poliklinik) Outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment services delivered through the Poliklinik at Universitätsklinikum Köln for patients with mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, and psychotic disorders.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 1. FC KölnminorOthersThe Universitätsklinikum Köln (parent organization) maintains a partnership with 1. FC Köln football club. The partnership involves community engagement activities, including initiatives for small and large patients.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Northern Germany's leading academic psychiatry department; structurally and operationally aligned with the subject clinic as a state-funded university hospital service line.
• Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Closely situated regional academic peer in North Rhine-Westphalia; directly comparable as a state university hospital psychiatry service with similar patient mix and reimbursement environment.
• Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Academic psychiatric clinic at a major German university hospital; comparable in combining clinical service, research, and teaching under public ownership.
• Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: NRW-based university hospital psychiatric department; mirrors the subject clinic's public, academic, and regional referral model within the same state jurisdiction.
• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie: Academic psychiatric department within a major German university hospital, offering comparable inpatient, outpatient, and research services under the same GKV/PKV reimbursement framework.
• Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: University hospital psychiatric department with parallel inpatient and outpatient offerings, research focus, and public-sector funding model.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Germany's largest university hospital, with a directly comparable academic psychiatry and psychotherapy department offering inpatient and outpatient services under public ownership. Most analogous in structure, scope, and academic mission to the subject clinic.
• Klinikum der Universität München (LMU Klinikum), Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: University hospital psychiatry department providing integrated inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, teaching, and research — directly comparable in service model and academic positioning.

Broad incumbents

• LVR-Klinik Köln: Large regional psychiatric hospital operated by the Landschaftsverband Rheinland in Cologne; broader behavioral health incumbent providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services in the same catchment area.
• Asklepios Klinik Wandsbek – Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Part of Asklepios, Germany's largest private hospital operator; offers psychiatric inpatient care with a more commercially oriented operating model, serving as a benchmark for private-sector delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ukkoeln
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/klinik-und-poliklinik-f%C3%BCr-psychiatrie-und-psychotherapie

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

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