What Klinik St. Elisabeth does

Klinik St. Elisabeth is a private women's health hospital located at Max-Reger-Str. 5-7 in Heidelberg, Germany, operating as the Frauengesundheitscampus (Women's Health Campus), a multi-center facility integrating nine specialized medical centers under a single brand. The core hospital delivers obstetrics, gynecology, breast surgery, orthopedics, and anesthesia, complemented by specialized centers covering breast health (Brustzentrum), pelvic floor (Beckenboden Zentrum), prenatal diagnostics (Pränataldiagnostik Zentrum with DEGUM/FMF certifications), general gynecology (Frauenheilkunde Zentrum), minimally invasive operative gynecology (Operatives Gyn Zentrum), primary care (Hausärztliches Zentrum), and family services (Familienzentrum), with a tenth center currently in development. Facilities include four rooftop operating theaters, modern labor and delivery rooms with birth pools and ambient comfort features, dedicated obstetric and surgical wards, and a digital patient portal being built under Germany's Krankenhauszukunftsgesetz (KHZG). A structured event and course program — including prenatal and Hatha yoga, birth preparation, postpartum rehabilitation, parent cafés, delivery room tours, and oncology wellness offerings (Yoga for breast cancer, DanseVita) — provides both a community-facing acquisition layer and ancillary self-pay revenue.

The hospital is operated by Klinik Sankt Elisabeth Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB 337922) and has been under the ownership of Patient21 SE since early 2022, which has driven the restructuring into the Frauengesundheitscampus model. Revenue is generated primarily through Germany's DRG-based reimbursement system via statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance for inpatient and outpatient care, supplemented by self-pay course fees (e.g., 60 EUR for pregnancy gymnastics, 75–80 EUR for yoga series, 60–75 EUR partner fees for birth preparation courses) and ambulatory surgical billing in the Operatives Gyn Zentrum. Patients are acquired through the formal referral channel of the Gynäkologisches Ärztenetz Heidelberg/Rhein-Neckar e.V., word-of-mouth, hospital events and open days, and partnership referrals from Therasport and Sportopädie; geographic scope is exclusively domestic (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Operational leadership is held by Geschäftsführer Arne Greiner, with the broader team covering department heads across labor and delivery, obstetrics, surgery, sterilization, IT/facility management, HR, billing, and quality management.

Name

Klinik St. Elisabeth

Legal name

Klinik Sankt Elisabeth Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Website

https://sankt-elisabeth.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Klinik St. Elisabeth is a private women's health hospital in Heidelberg, Germany, operating as the Frauengesundheitscampus with nine integrated medical centers covering obstetrics, gynecology, breast care, pelvic floor treatment, prenatal diagnostics, primary care, and family services for women across all life stages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Healthcare / Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Offices of Physicians (6211), All Other Outpatient Care Centers (621498)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternity & Perinatal Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) Clinics (HLAFAJAA), Maternal-Fetal Medicine (High-Risk Pregnancy/Perinatology) (HLAKAJAB), Prenatal & Maternal-Fetal Diagnostic Imaging Centers (HLAFAKAL), Women’s & Children’s Surgical Care Centers (HLAFAJAM), Lactation, Postpartum & Perinatal Support Services (HLAFAJAN)

Keywords

• Women's healthcare
• Obstetrics services
• Gynecological surgery
• Prenatal diagnostics
• Breast center services

Headquarters

HQ city

Heidelberg

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) Reimbursement: The primary revenue stream is reimbursement from Germany's statutory health insurance system (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV) under the DRG (Diagnosis Related Groups) system. Most German residents are publicly insured, and the hospital bills insurance companies for inpatient and outpatient treatments.
2. Private Health Insurance (PKV) Reimbursement: Revenue from private health insurance reimbursements for privately insured patients who pay for treatments covered under private plans, typically at higher reimbursement rates than GKV.
3. Out-of-Pocket / Self-Pay Services: Revenue from self-paying patients for services not covered by insurance, including certain wellness and course offerings (e.g., birth preparation courses, yoga classes) where some partner fees are charged (e.g., 60 EUR for pregnancy gymnastics, 75 EUR partner fee for birth preparation, 80 EUR for prenatal yoga).
4. Ambulatory / Outpatient Services: Ambulatory surgical operations, anesthesia consultations, and outpatient clinical services provided in the Operatives Gyn-Zentrum and various specialist outpatient clinics, billed separately from inpatient stays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Klinik St. Elisabeth is a private women's hospital operating as part of the Frauengesundheitscampus Heidelberg, delivering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient women's healthcare across obstetrics, gynecology, breast health, pelvic floor care, prenatal diagnostics, family medicine, and operative gynecology. The facility offers modern labor and delivery rooms, four rooftop operating theaters, minimally invasive gynecological surgery, and DEGUM/FMF-certified prenatal diagnostics. It complements clinical services with prenatal and postnatal wellness courses (yoga, gymnastics, birth preparation, postpartum recovery, parent cafés) and a digital patient portal in development under Germany's KHZG framework.

Product overview

The Frauengesundheitscampus at Klinik St. Elisabeth is a unified healthcare campus combining nine specialized medical centers under one roof, dedicated to holistic women's health across all life stages. The core facility (Klinik St. Elisabeth) provides obstetrics, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and anesthesia services. This is complemented by specialized centers including the Brustzentrum (Breast Center) for breast diagnostics and surgery, Beckenboden Zentrum for pelvic floor conditions, Pränataldiagnostik Zentrum for prenatal diagnostics, Frauenheilkunde Zentrum for general gynecology, Operatives Gyn Zentrum for minimally invasive surgery, and Hausärztliches Zentrum for primary care. The Familienzentrum provides family support services from conception through early childhood. An additional center is currently under development. Beyond clinical services, the campus offers extensive wellness and educational programs including pregnancy gymnastics, prenatal yoga, Hatha yoga, childbirth preparation courses, breastfeeding support, postpartum rehabilitation, parent café meetings, and delivery room tours. The campus is operated by Klinik Sankt Elisabeth GmbH under new ownership of Patient21 SE since early 2022.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klinik St. Elisabeth: Core hospital facility offering obstetrics, plastic surgery, orthopedics, and anesthesia services.
• Brustzentrum Heidelberg
• Beckenbodenzentrum
• Hausärztliches Zentrum
• Familienzentrum
• Pränataldiagnostik Zentrum
• Frauenheilkunde Zentrum
• Operatives Gyn Zentrum

Products and services

• Klinik St. Elisabeth (Main Hospital Facility)
• Brustzentrum Heidelberg (Breast Center)

Quantifiable outcome

• Modern labor rooms with birth pools, dimmable lighting, aromatherapy, and Bluetooth music create calming birth environments reducing maternal stress
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gynäkologisches Ärztenetz Heidelberg/Rhein-Neckar e.V.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Gynecological Physician Network Heidelberg/Rhein-Neckar e.V. organizes the emergency on-call service for gynecologists in the Heidelberg/Rhein-Neckar region. The Frauengesundheitscampus collaborates with this network as a key referral channel for patients requiring hospital-level gynecological and obstetric care. This partnership ensures a steady flow of patients from community gynecologists to the hospital.
• Kochwerk HeidelbergminorOthersKochwerk Heidelberg is the campus catering partner, providing food services for patients, staff, and visitors. A cafeteria is operated on the ground floor of the hospital with a published menu (available at www.kochwerk-heidelberg.de). The cafeteria is open Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00 and weekends 12:00-16:00. Outside opening hours, vending machines are available.
• Therasport HeidelbergminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTherasport Heidelberg is a physiotherapy and sports medicine practice that serves as a referral partner for the Frauengesundheitscampus. Patients requiring post-treatment rehabilitation, sports physiotherapy, or specialized exercise therapy (Krankengymnastik) are referred to Therasport Heidelberg. This partnership provides continuity of care for patients discharged from the hospital.
• Sportopädie HeidelbergminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSportopädie Heidelberg is an orthopedic practice specializing in conservative and operative treatment of joint diseases and sports injuries. The Frauengesundheitscampus partners with Sportopädie for orthopedic referrals, providing comprehensive care for women with musculoskeletal conditions alongside the hospital's gynecological and obstetric services.
• Schwesternschaft St. Josef e.V.minorOthersThe Schwesternschaft St. Josef e.V. (Sisters of St. Joseph Order) is the charitable arm associated with the hospital, which operates independently. They support the hospital's social engagement initiatives, including international charity projects for impoverished children in India (Jhasuguda, Bombay/Orissa), including street children, beggar children, and sick children. Donations are managed through Sparkasse Staufen-Breisach (IBAN: DE78 6805 2328 0009 0011 16).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Large German private hospital group with extensive OB/GYN, prenatal, and breast services across multiple regions. Provides scaled competition and a benchmark for multi-site women's health operations relevant to any expansion of the Frauengesundheitscampus model.
• Sana Kliniken: Private German hospital group with broad OB/GYN and women's health services. Multi-site footprint and private operator profile make it a relevant comparable for Klinik St. Elisabeth's positioning within Patient21 SE.
• Schön Klinik: German private hospital group with significant gynecology, obstetrics, and pelvic floor service lines. Comparable as a private-sector, specialty-emphasized operator targeting premium patient segments.
• Helios Klinikum (Germany network): One of Germany's largest private hospital groups, operating broad OB/GYN, breast, and prenatal services across many sites. A broad incumbent whose scale, multi-site footprint, and national payer contracts compete with single-site women's health operators like Klinik St. Elisabeth.
• AGAPLESION: German non-profit hospital group with multiple sites offering OB/GYN, prenatal, breast, and pelvic floor care. Comparable in operating model (mission-driven hospital operator) and overlapping women's health service portfolio.
• Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Germany's largest university hospital with comprehensive obstetrics, gynecology, breast center, and prenatal diagnostics. Sets the clinical-quality benchmark for high-acuity women's health cases across Germany.

Direct peers

• Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg: Germany's university hospital in the same city as Klinik St. Elisabeth, with overlapping obstetrics, prenatal diagnostics, gynecology, breast, and pelvic floor services. The most direct local competitor for tertiary and high-acuity women's health cases in the Heidelberg catchment.

Emerging players

• Patient21 SE (parent): The parent company that owns Klinik St. Elisabeth and is actively building a multi-site women's and primary care platform in Germany. Most directly comparable as an emerging integrated operator pursuing the same campus-style women's health strategy at scale.

Regional players

• St. Joseph Krankenhaus Berlin-Tempelhof: A Catholic women's health hospital in Berlin with comparable obstetrics, gynecology, breast center, and prenatal services. Operates a similar integrated women's health model to the Frauengesundheitscampus but serves the Berlin market rather than the Heidelberg region.
• Marien Hospital Düsseldorf: Catholic women's health-focused hospital in Düsseldorf with comparable obstetrics, gynecology, and breast services. Operates a similar mission-driven, single-site model to Klinik St. Elisabeth but in a different German region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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