Rehabilitering Vest AS

What Rehabilitering Vest AS does

Rehabilitering Vest AS is a Norwegian specialized rehabilitation provider founded in 2010 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haugesund Sanitetsforenings Revmatismesykehus AS (HSR) and headquartered on the 4th floor of the Revmatismesykehuset building at Karmsundgaten 134, Haugesund. The company delivers interdisciplinary rehabilitation programs of approximately three weeks for adults aged 18+, split between 16 overnight beds and 10 day places, organized around two clinical verticals: cancer rehabilitation (kreftrehabilitering) for patients who have completed oncology treatment, and musculoskeletal rehabilitation (muskel og skjelett) covering rheumatological conditions, chronic pain, fractures, orthopaedic and wear-and-tear disorders. Service delivery is built on a biopsychosocial interdisciplinary team that includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, physicians, clinical nutritionists and nurses, supported by physical infrastructure (training rooms, 34°C warm water pool) and an on-site restaurant (Restaurant Utsikten), with a reported 4.7/5 participant satisfaction score and a +4.24 point COOP/WONCA outcome improvement (2015-2021).

The business model is essentially that of a contracted public-healthcare operator: revenue flows from a performance agreement with Helse Vest RHF (renewed in 2024), with patients contributing nationally regulated co-payments (egenandel) toward the frikort threshold; the company reported NOK 26,040,368 in 2025 revenue and NOK 3,402,017 in result, the latter materially inflated by a one-time pension reclassification. Customer access is strictly referral-based — GPs, contracted specialists and hospital doctors within Helse Stavanger, Helse Fonna and Helse Førde, with all referrals routed through Regional vurderingsenhet for rehabilitering (RVE) from November 2025. Go-to-market is sales-led through physician outreach, conference presence (annual Haugesund Rehabilitation Conference, shared HSR booth), and an organic website/Facebook presence, while back-office functions (HR, finance) are purchased from the parent HSR under a shared services arrangement.

The organization employs 17 staff (13 women, 4 men) and entered 2025 with a freshly installed ICT stack (completed March 2025) intended to lower monthly operating costs. Strategic posture is defensive-maintenance: capacity is fixed by physical infrastructure, the payer is a single regional health authority, and the only adjacent growth lever visible is expanded research activity (a 3-year Sanitetsforeningens Forskningsfond PhD on hand osteoarthritis, commenced 2023). No acquisitions, external fundraising, geographic expansion or product diversification beyond the two clinical verticals are in evidence.

Name

Rehabilitering Vest AS

Legal name

Rehabilitering Vest AS

Website

https://rehabiliteringvest.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rehabilitering Vest AS is a Norwegian specialized rehabilitation center in Haugesund delivering 3-week interdisciplinary cancer and musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs (16 overnight beds, 10 day places) under a Helse Vest RHF public-healthcare contract, serving adults referred through regional health trusts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialized Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Transitional Care / Subacute Rehab Centers (HLADAJAN)

Keywords

• Specialized rehabilitation services
• Cancer rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
• Interdisciplinary rehabilitation
• Inpatient rehabilitation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Haugesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Specialized Rehabilitation Services: Rehabilitering Vest operates under a performance agreement with Helse Vest RHF to deliver specialized rehabilitation services on behalf of the public healthcare system. Revenue is generated through this government-funded contract, with patients paying a standard egenandel (co-payment) as regulated by Norwegian healthcare laws. The company achieved revenue of NOK 26,040,368 in 2025 with a result of NOK 3,402,017.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rehabilitering Vest AS delivers specialized interdisciplinary rehabilitation services for two patient groups: adults (18+) recovering from cancer treatment and patients with musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. Programs are offered as inpatient (16 overnight beds) and day-based (10 day places) rehabilitation over approximately 3 weeks, combining physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medical care, and support services in a biopsychosocial framework. The center operates as a contracted provider for the Norwegian public healthcare system under an agreement with Helse Vest RHF.

Product overview

Rehabilitering Vest AS operates as a specialized rehabilitation center offering a unified portfolio of inpatient (døgnrehabilitering) and outpatient (dagrehabilitering) rehabilitation services. The core offerings include cancer rehabilitation (kreftrehabilitering) and musculoskeletal rehabilitation (muskel og skjelett rehabilitering), both delivered through an interdisciplinary team approach (tverrfaglig rehabilitering) combining medical, therapeutic, and support services. All programs follow a standardized 3-week structure with focus on restoring function, coping, and quality of life. The center also operates Restaurant Utsikten as a support service for meal provision. The organization has 16 overnight beds and 10 day places, with approximately 17 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Døgnrehabilitering (24-hour Rehabilitation)

Quantifiable outcome

• Positive change in total score of 4.24 points measured by COOP/WONCA patient-reported outcome measure (2015-2021 data)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Regional vurderingsenhet for rehabilitering (RVE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2025From November 2025, all referrals from GPs, contracted specialists, and hospital doctors to private rehabilitation institutions are assessed by the Regional vurderingsenhet for rehabilitering (RVE) based at Helse Bergen. This assessment ensures appropriate patient selection and seamless care pathways. The goal is to identify needs for specialized rehabilitation as early as possible in the patient journey.
• Helse Vest RHFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Helse Vest RHF is the primary operating partner and contracting authority. Rehabilitering Vest operates under a performance agreement with Helse Vest to deliver specialized rehabilitation services on behalf of the public healthcare system. This agreement was renewed in 2024, with 2025 being the first full operating year under the new agreement. The company delivers services under the agreement to patients referred from hospitals and specialists in the Helse Vest region.
• Haugesund Sanitetsforenings Revmatismesykehus AS (HSR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Rehabilitering Vest AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haugesund Sanitetsforenings Revmatismesykehus AS. The organizations are co-located in the same building at Karmsundgaten 134 in Haugesund. Rehabilitering Vest purchases administrative support services from HSR, including HR, finance, and other staff functions. They share common facilities including Restaurant Utsikten and have joint participation at conferences and career events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Haugesund Sanitetsforenings Revmatismesykehus AS (HSR): Parent company and co-located partner of Rehabilitering Vest in the same building at Karmsundgaten 134, Haugesund. HSR provides administrative support services and shares facilities (Restaurant Utsikten, conference presence), with overlapping rheumatology and rehabilitation competencies — making it the closest operational peer and governance counterparty.
• Beitostølen Helsesportsenter: Specialized Norwegian rehabilitation center providing interdisciplinary programs under agreements with regional health authorities, with similar patient cohorts (musculoskeletal, chronic disease) and government-funded operating model.
• Røde Kors Haugland Rehabiliteringssenter: Norwegian Red Cross-affiliated rehabilitation center offering specialized inpatient and day rehabilitation, comparable to Rehabilitering Vest in its not-for-profit ownership structure, public funding model, and interdisciplinary team-based care for musculoskeletal and chronic conditions.
• CatoSenteret: Norwegian specialized rehabilitation center offering interdisciplinary inpatient and outpatient programs under contract with regional health authorities. Highly comparable to Rehabilitering Vest in service model, public funding structure, and patient population (musculoskeletal, chronic pain, cancer).
• Valnesfjord Helsesportssenter: Northern Norway rehabilitation center offering interdisciplinary rehabilitation under public health authority contracts. Operates a comparable publicly-funded, specialized rehabilitation model targeting musculoskeletal and chronic disease populations.
• Landaasen Rehabiliteringssenter: Specialized Norwegian rehabilitation center providing interdisciplinary inpatient and day rehabilitation programs under Helse Sør-Øst-adjacent agreements, with comparable musculoskeletal and chronic pain service lines to Rehabilitering Vest.
• Muritunet rehabiliteringssenter: Rehabilitation center in Western Norway operating under similar Helse Vest-adjacent performance agreements, providing interdisciplinary rehabilitation for musculoskeletal and chronic conditions. Directly comparable in operating model and target patient segments.

Broad incumbents

• Sunnaas sykehus HF: Norway's largest specialized hospital for rehabilitation and physical medicine, publicly funded. While larger and offering a wider scope, Sunnaas shares the same referral-from-specialists model and operates within the same Norwegian public rehabilitation ecosystem as Rehabilitering Vest.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/rehabiliteringvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rehabilitering-vest-as

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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