Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG

What Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG does

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG is a Swiss emergency medical service provider (Aktiengesellschaft) operating under exclusive government contracts from the districts of Schwyz and Gersau in Canton Schwyz, Switzerland. Founded in 1993 with predecessor operations dating to 1965 and reconstituted as a merger in 2004, the company delivers 24/7 primary rescue and inter-hospital transport services for approximately 58,000 residents and visitors across a service area spanning more than 43,000 hectares of alpine terrain. All emergency calls are dispatched through the national 144 emergency number, coordinated by Schutz & Rettung Zürich, and supported by an integrated network that includes REGA (Swiss Air Rescue), Kantonspolizei Schwyz, regional fire departments, and a community First Responder volunteer program that uses the rescueTRACK mobile application to bridge the time interval between cardiac arrest and ambulance arrival.

The company operates a fleet of two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 519 4x4 ambulances (Rettungswagen / RTW) and one Mercedes-Benz V 300d 4x4 emergency physician vehicle (Notarzteinsatzfahrzeug / NEF), employing the Next-Best-Prinzip dispatch principle to deploy the fastest suitable rescue vehicle regardless of service area boundaries. It holds IVR (Interverband für Rettungswesen) certification as one of approximately 90 recognized ambulance services in Switzerland, with successful re-certification completed on February 7, 2025 and ceremonial presentation scheduled for July 6, 2026. Beyond primary emergency response, the company provides patient transfers and repatriations to regional, central, and university hospitals, event medical standby services (Sanitätsdienst), and a paramedic training program accepting 1-2 apprentices annually in partnership with SIRMED in Nottwil. Operations are coordinated with more than 80 publicly accessible defibrillators deployed across the service area.

Revenue is derived primarily from public funding allocated by the contracting districts of Schwyz and Gersau, supplemented by inter-hospital transport fees and event standby income; Swiss basic health insurance typically covers emergency service charges. The Canton of Schwyz, through its Amt für Gesundheit und Soziales, provides regulatory oversight and licensing. Ownership is split between majority shareholder and Operations Manager René Eichhorn (representing the founding family lineage) and minority shareholder Krankenhausgesellschaft Schwyz (the Hospital Corporation Schwyz, represented on the board by Chairman Thomas Aeschmann). No revenue figures, employee compensation data, or financial statements are publicly disclosed, and there is no institutional investor, venture capital, or private equity ownership identified in the source materials.

Name

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG

Legal name

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG

Website

https://rettungsdienst-schwyz.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG is a Swiss government-contracted ambulance service operating two rescue ambulances and one emergency physician vehicle, providing 24/7 primary emergency response and inter-hospital transport for approximately 58,000 residents in the districts of Schwyz and Gersau.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910), Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response, Rescue & Tactical EMS (DMAT/USAR/SWAT/HAZMAT Medical) (HLAFANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Paramedicine & Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH/CP) Programs (HLAFANAI)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance services
• Patient transport
• Paramedic training
• First responder program

Headquarters

HQ city

Seewen SZ

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Revenue: The company operates under government contracts from the districts of Schwyz and Gersau, who are responsible for ground-based rescue services. The Canton Schwyz's Amt für Gesundheit und Soziales issues the operating license and provides supervisory oversight. Revenue is derived from public funding allocated by the contracting districts.
2. Emergency Service Fees: Revenue from emergency medical services provided to the population of approximately 58,000 residents and visitors in the service area, 24/7.
3. Patient Transport and Hospital Transfers: The company provides emergency response as well as patient transfers and repatriations to regional, central, or university hospitals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG operates an IVR-certified ground-based emergency medical service (Rettungsdienst) for the districts of Schwyz and Gersau in Canton Schwyz, Switzerland. The company provides 24/7 primary rescue response, inter-hospital patient transport and repatriation, a community First Responder alarm system, event medical standby services, and a 3-year paramedic training program in partnership with SIRMED. It fields two rescue ambulances (RTW) and one emergency physician vehicle (NEF) from its Seewen base, serving approximately 58,000 residents and visitors across more than 43,000 hectares of alpine terrain.

Product overview

Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG operates as an IVR-certified emergency medical service provider offering a unified portfolio of rescue and medical transport services. The core offering comprises primary emergency response (Primärrettung) and inter-hospital transport (Sekundärrettung) delivered by two independent rescue teams (RTW) and a physician dispatch service (NEF) stationed at their Seewen base. Supporting services include a First Responder alarm system leveraging the rescuetrack app for community-based early intervention, event medical standby services, and a paramedic training program in partnership with SIRMED. The company serves a population of approximately 58,000 across districts of Schwyz and Gersau, operating a fleet of Mercedes-Benz vehicles with full IVR certification achieved most recently in February 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primärrettung (Primary Rescue Operations)
• Sekundärrettung (Inter-hospital Transport) Patient transfers and transport services between regional, central, and university hospitals, including emergency evacuations and repatriation of patients to higher-level care facilities.
• First Responder Alarm System Community-based first responder program that bridges the time interval between emergency call and ambulance arrival using trained volunteers with BLS-AED certification who perform initial medical interventions, particularly for cardiac arrest.
• Ausbildung Rettungssanitäter HF (Paramedic Training) 3-year training program for aspiring paramedics (Dipl. Rettungssanitäter:in HF) conducted in partnership with SIRMED in Nottwil, with theoretical education at SIRMED and practical training at the ambulance service.
• Event Sanitätsdienst (Event Medical Services) Medical standby and on-site emergency coverage services for sports events and public gatherings in the service area.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht REGAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREGA (Swiss Air Rescue) is a key partner for air ambulance services. When ground-based rescue requires air support or when patients need air transport to specialized medical facilities, REGA provides the air rescue capabilities complementing Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG's ground operations.
• Einsatzleitzentrale 144, Schutz & Rettung ZürichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 144 dispatch center of Schutz & Rettung Zürich handles all incoming emergency calls from the service area and coordinates the dispatch of rescue resources, including those from Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG.
• Kantonspolizei SchwyzcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal police of Schwyz coordinates with the ambulance service during emergency responses requiring police support, such as traffic accidents, crime scenes, or situations requiring security measures.
• Regional Fire Departments (Feuerwehren)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple fire departments in the service area including Feuerwehr Schwyz, Feuerwehr Arth, Feuerwehr Gersau, and others. These partnerships are essential for complex rescue operations, vehicle extrication, and emergency response coordination.
• Rettungsdienst Spital EinsiedelnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulance service at Einsiedeln Hospital, one of several other ambulance services in Canton Schwyz. Collaboration occurs for patient transfers and mutual aid during high-demand periods.
• Rettungsdienst KüssnachtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulance service in Küssnacht, Canton Schwyz, operating in an adjacent service area for patient transfers and regional coordination.
• Rettungsdienst LachenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulance service in Lachen, Canton Schwyz, serving the neighboring region with coordination for transfers and mutual assistance.
• Tox Info SuisseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Poison Information Center providing 24/7 expert consultation for the management of poisoning cases. Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG can contact Tox Info Suisse for guidance during suspected poisoning emergencies.
• Kanton SchwyzcoreOthersThe Canton of Schwyz, through its Amt für Gesundheit und Soziales (Office for Health and Social Affairs), provides regulatory oversight and licensing for the ambulance service operations.
• Bezirke Schwyz und GersaucoreOthersThe districts of Schwyz (excluding Alpthal, Unteriberg, Oberiberg) and Gersau are the primary contracting authorities that hold operational responsibility for ground-based rescue services and fund the Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG operations.
• Krankenhausgesellschaft Schwyz (Hospital Corporation Schwyz)coreOthersMinority shareholder in Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG. The hospital corporation represents the healthcare provider perspective in the company's governance and facilitates coordination for patient admissions and hospital transfers.
• SIRMEDcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSwiss Institute for Development of Rescue and Emergency Medicine in Nottwil. Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG is a training organization for aspiring paramedics; students complete their theoretical education at SIRMED before practical training at the ambulance service.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sanitätspolizei Bern: Combined police and ambulance service in Canton Bern operating a much larger IVR-certified EMS footprint. Comparable as a publicly mandated Swiss ambulance operator, but with materially greater scale and a wider service portfolio.
• Schweizerische Rettungsflugwacht (Rega): Swiss Air Rescue and a core strategic partner of Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG. Comparable as a Swiss emergency-response provider, but focused on helicopter-based rescue and repatriation, complementing rather than directly competing with ground ambulance services.
• Schutz & Rettung Zürich: The larger municipal emergency services organization that operates the Einsatzleitzentrale 144 dispatching Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG's resources. Directly comparable as a Swiss IVR-certified ambulance and rescue provider, but at significantly greater scale and with a wider portfolio of fire, rescue, and civil protection services.

Regional players

• Rettungsdienst Uri: Cantonal ambulance service in Uri, a neighboring alpine canton with a similar IVR-certified operating model serving a small population over challenging mountain terrain. Comparable as a regional EMS peer, but in a different Swiss geography.
• Rettungsdienst Glarus: Cantonal EMS provider in Glarus with a comparable small-scale, IVR-certified, alpine-terrain operating profile. Direct regional peer for benchmarking fleet size, response coverage, and canton-level funding structures.

Direct peers

• Rettungsdienst Spital Einsiedeln: Hospital-affiliated ambulance service in Canton Schwyz that is already a mutual-aid partner. Directly comparable as an IVR-certified regional ambulance operator with a similar primary/secondary rescue mandate in an adjacent canton geography.
• Rettungsdienst Küssnacht: Ambulance service in Küssnacht, Canton Schwyz, with an analogous service-area mandate and IVR certification. Already a coordination partner for transfers and regional assistance, making it one of the closest operational comparables.
• Rettungsdienst Lachen: Neighboring ambulance service in Lachen within Canton Schwyz, providing patient transfer and mutual aid. Operates the same IVR-certified primary/secondary rescue model in a comparable regional population base.

Others

• Interverband für Rettungswesen (IVR): Cantonal umbrella organization that certifies and audits Swiss ambulance services, including Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG. Not a direct competitor but the regulatory and standards body whose certification framework defines what services like Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG must deliver.
• SIRMED (Swiss Institute for Rescue and Emergency Medicine): Nottwil-based training institute that delivers the theoretical paramedic curriculum for Rettungsdienst Schwyz AG's apprentices. Comparable as a Swiss EMS ecosystem participant, but operates in the education and certification layer rather than direct service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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