Rehaklinik

What Rehaklinik does

Rehaklinik Birkenbuck is a specialized inpatient rehabilitation clinic (Fachklinik) for adults suffering from addiction disorders, located in Malsburg-Marzell in the Southern Black Forest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The 110-bed facility (86 single rooms and 12 double rooms arranged in residential units of 8-12 patients) is operated with approximately 45 employees under the non-profit Kur + Reha GmbH, a group of roughly ten psychosomatic rehabilitation clinics headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau. Since 1981 the clinic has focused on alcohol, medication and multiple dependencies, and has since extended into pathological gambling, internet addiction, addiction comorbid with PTSD/trauma, age-specific therapy (Therapie 55+) and a family-oriented rehabilitation concept (Kombi-Plus, BefoR) delivered jointly with sister clinic Rehaklinik Kandertal.

Clinical offerings are built on a multi-week stationary therapy model (6-13 weeks standard, 6 weeks for Therapie 55+, 5-day MBOR assessments) comprising individual and group psychotherapy, trauma treatment, relapse prevention, work therapy, art therapy, sports/movement therapy, dietary counseling and family therapy. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; the operating stack is limited to standard website tooling, compliance and payment integrations. Care is delivered by an interdisciplinary team under psychiatry-led medical direction — Dr. med. Torsten Sonner was appointed Chefarzt in February 2026.

The business model is reimbursement-driven under the German statutory framework: a Versorgungsvertrag nach §111 SGB V enables billing to Deutsche Rentenversicherung for employed patients and to statutory health insurance (Krankenkasse) for retirees, with patient co-payments capped at €10/day for up to 42 days above a €1,200 net monthly income threshold. Self-pay, private insurance and beihilfe admissions are accepted directly. Patients cannot enter without prior detox and a written cost-coverage approval routed through DRV, Krankenkasse or assisted by outpatient addiction counseling centers and physician referrals, which is the de facto GTM channel. Pricing tiers (standard, Therapie 55+, MBOR) are effectively contractual reimbursement arrangements rather than commercial SKU pricing. The clinic is wholly domestic, with the website explicitly scoped to users in Germany.

Name

Rehaklinik

Legal name

Kur + Reha GmbH

Website

https://rehaklinik-birkenbuck.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Rehaklinik Birkenbuck is a non-profit inpatient rehabilitation clinic in Germany's Southern Black Forest (Kur + Reha GmbH) treating adults with alcohol, medication, gambling and trauma-comorbid addiction disorders across multiple multi-week programs including Therapie 55+, MBOR and family-oriented tracks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Inpatient addiction treatment
• Rehabilitation clinic services
• Substance abuse therapy
• Behavioral health treatment
• Medical rehabilitation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Freiburg im Breisgau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Rehabilitation Services (DRV/Krankenkasse): The clinic generates revenue primarily through reimbursement from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Insurance) for employed patients, and from health insurance for retirees. Treatment is covered under Versorgungsvertrag nach §111 SGB V. Patients make co-payments of up to 10 EUR per day for max 42 days (for income above 1,200 EUR net monthly). Self-pay patients and those with private insurance or beihilfe are also accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Rehaklinik Birkenbuck operates an inpatient rehabilitation clinic in Malsburg-Marzell (Southern Black Forest) treating adults with alcohol, medication, and pathological gambling addiction. Core services are 6-to-13-week residential therapy programs, including age-tailored (55+), vocationally oriented (MBOR), and family-inclusive treatment pathways, delivered by a multidisciplinary clinical team under the non-profit Kur + Reha GmbH.

Product overview

Rehaklinik Birkenbuck is a specialized inpatient rehabilitation clinic for addiction disorders operated by the non-profit Kur + Reha GmbH. The facility offers a unified portfolio of rehabilitation services centered around its core inpatient therapy program for substance addictions (alcohol, medications), which is supplemented by specialized programs including Therapy 55+ for elderly patients, pathological gambling treatment, medically-vocational rehabilitation (MBOR), and family-oriented addiction rehabilitation. The clinic, located in Malsburg-Marzell in the Southern Black Forest, provides approximately 110 patient beds across 86 single and 12 double rooms. Treatment approaches include individual and group psychotherapy, trauma therapy, relapse prevention, work therapy, art therapy, and sports therapy. The clinic works in close cooperation with neighboring Rehaklinik Kandertal for family programs and maintains partnerships with the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung) for billing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stationäre Therapie (Inpatient Therapy) Standard inpatient addiction rehabilitation program lasting 6 to 13 weeks, providing medically supervised detoxification stabilization, psychotherapy, and occupational therapy for adults with alcohol, medication, or gambling addiction.
• Therapie 55+ Age-tailored 6-week inpatient rehabilitation program specifically designed for patients aged 55 and over, addressing age-related comorbidities and life circumstances in addiction treatment.
• Pathologisches Glücksspiel (Pathological Gambling Therapy) Specialized inpatient therapy for patients with pathological gambling disorder, extending the clinic's addiction treatment scope beyond substance dependencies.
• Medizinisch-beruflich orientierte Rehabilitation (MBOR) Medically and vocationally oriented rehabilitation module that integrates addiction therapy with work-related interventions to support patients' return to employment.
• Familienorientierte Suchtrehabilitation (Family-Oriented Addiction Rehabilitation) Family-oriented rehabilitation program that involves patients' family members in the therapy process to address relational dynamics and support recovery.

Quantifiable outcome

• High patient satisfaction scores for therapy quality and therapist competence

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rehaklinik KandertalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation with neighboring psychosomatic rehabilitation clinic Kandertal (also part of Kur + Reha GmbH) on a joint treatment concept for family-oriented addiction rehabilitation (Familienorientierte Suchtrehabilitation). The Kombi-Plus program treats addicted parents at Birkenbuck while children receive treatment at Kandertal simultaneously. The Begleitende familientherapeutisch orientierte Behandlung (BefoR) also coordinates care between both facilities.
• Thure von Uexküll-KlinikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the Thure von Uexküll-Klinik, particularly in the area of occupational rehabilitation assessment (BORA, MBOR). Both clinics work closely together on work capacity assessment and rehabilitation programs.
• Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden-Württemberg (DRV B-W)coreOthersThe clinic works closely with Deutsche Rentenversicherung Baden-Württemberg for cost coverage of rehabilitation stays. DRV B-W processes rehabilitation applications for its members quickly and uncomplicatedly. The clinic maintains Versorgungsvertrag nach §111 SGB V with insurance providers.
• Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Baden-WürttembergminorOthersListed as a contact point for accessibility feedback and complaints regarding the clinic's website accessibility, per BITV 2.0 requirements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDIAN Kliniken: Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation clinics with a broad psychosomatic and addiction rehab portfolio across multiple sites. Directly comparable as a multi-clinic rehab network serving German statutory payers under similar §111 SGB V frameworks, though operating at significantly greater scale than Birkenbuck's parent.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest hospital groups with affiliated rehabilitation facilities, including addiction treatment under statutory payer contracts. Comparable as a large diversified healthcare operator with rehab exposure, though addiction is a smaller portion of its portfolio than for Birkenbuck.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): Major German hospital group (part of Fresenius) with rehabilitation capacity including psychosomatic and addiction tracks. Comparable as a scaled operator with statutory reimbursement contracts, though rehab represents a smaller fraction of overall activity.
• Schön Klinik: German private hospital group with a dedicated rehabilitation division covering psychosomatic and addiction indications. Comparable as a scaled, multi-specialty operator with statutory-payer rehab contracts, though broader in clinical scope than Birkenbuck's addiction focus.

Direct peers

• Celenus Kliniken: Operates a network of German rehabilitation clinics including addiction and psychosomatic treatment programs reimbursed by DRV and statutory health insurers. Highly comparable business model (inpatient rehab, statutory payer mix, multi-site German network) with direct overlap in addiction treatment offerings.
• Reha-Zentrum Lübeck (Stellwerk): German rehabilitation center offering addiction and psychosomatic treatment programs reimbursed under §111 SGB V. Comparable as a single-site residential rehab with similar DRV-driven admission process and addiction treatment focus.
• Klinik am Hainberg: German psychosomatic and addiction rehabilitation clinic with residential programs and statutory payer contracts. Comparable in clinical model, length-of-stay treatment modules, and referral-driven patient acquisition under the German rehab system.
• Wicker Kliniken: German family-run operator of rehabilitation and acute care clinics with a meaningful addiction and psychosomatic rehab presence reimbursed by DRV. Closely comparable in mid-sized multi-site rehab operations and statutory payer mix.
• Salus Klinik Lindow: Specialized psychosomatic and addiction rehabilitation clinic in Brandenburg operating under German statutory payer frameworks. Directly comparable as a single-site residential addiction rehab reimbursed by DRV, with similar treatment modules and referral pathways.
• Johannesbad Group: Family-owned German group running rehabilitation clinics focused on psychosomatic and addiction medicine, often in scenic locations similar to Birkenbuck's Black Forest setting. Directly comparable in residential addiction rehab model and statutory insurance reimbursement structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kurundreha
• Facebookfacebook.com/kurorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rehaklinik
• Instagraminstagram.com/kurorg
• TikToktiktok.com/@kurreha
• Pinterestpinterest.de/kurorg

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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