Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück

What Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück does

Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück is a charitable Catholic acute-care hospital located at St.-Vinzenz-Straße 1, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Operating since 1849 and located at its current site since 1963, the hospital serves the general patient population of the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region through emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services. Its clinical footprint comprises eight medical departments — General Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, Diabetology/Endocrinology/Nutritional Medicine, Geriatrics, General/Visceral/Vascular Surgery, Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care, Radiology, and Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery — and six certified centers of excellence: a Lokales Traumazentrum (DGU TraumaNetzwerk OWL), the first certified EndoprothetikZentrum in the Gütersloh district (DGOOC/EndoCert, operating since November 2014) using MAKO robotic-assisted surgery with digital preoperative planning, a DDG-certified Diabeteszentrum, an Adipositaszentrum, an Alterstraumatologiezentrum, and a Schmerzambulanz.

Service delivery is built around process-oriented, interdisciplinary coordination managed through a centralized emergency department (Zentrale Notaufnahme, 24/7/365), a Zentrales Belegungsmanagement (ZBM) for inpatient scheduling, and a Zentrale Patientenaufnahme (ZPA) / Aufnahme- und Vorbereitungseinheit (AVE) for intake. Supporting services include Vinzenz aktiv physiotherapy, social counseling and rehabilitation management, pastoral care, and nursing care. Technology stack is conventional hospital infrastructure — diagnostic imaging (Radiology), surgical facilities (Operationssaal), and an interdisciplinary Intensivstation — with MAKO robotic-assisted surgery and digital preoperative planning as the main differentiators within orthopedics.

The hospital is owned and operated as a non-profit (gemeinnützige GmbH) under Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen gGmbH (KHO), a network of six Catholic hospitals formed via a July 2022 merger; the parent reported approximately €285 million in combined 2021 revenue. Sankt Vinzenz generates revenue primarily through the German DRG (Diagnosis-Related Groups) inpatient reimbursement system, supplemented by outpatient fees through statutory (GKV) and private (PKV) health insurance, and emergency care tariffs; specific case-level pricing is not publicly itemized. It sells services direct-to-consumer via emergency presentation, physician referral, and scheduled appointments to a regional Ostwestfalen-Lippe catchment. Leadership is exercised by Medical Director Dr. Rainer Schnippe, Nursing Director Susanne Welp, and Commercial Director Frank Schnieder at the site level, with network CEO Matthias Bitter (since October 2024).

Name

Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück

Legal name

Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen gGmbH

Website

https://sankt-vinzenz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1849

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück is a non-profit Catholic acute-care hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, serving the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region through eight medical departments and six certified centers of excellence, including orthopedics, trauma, diabetes, and obesity care. The hospital is part of the six-hospital KHO network and operates under Germany's DRG inpatient reimbursement system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rheda-Wiedenbrück

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Hospital Services (DRG System): The hospital generates revenue primarily through the German Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) reimbursement system for inpatient treatments, charging per case based on diagnosis groupings.
2. Outpatient/Ambulatory Services: Revenue from outpatient treatments, emergency department visits, and ambulatory procedures, billed through statutory and private health insurance systems.
3. Emergency Medical Services: 24/7 emergency medical services provided to patients presenting to the Zentralen Notaufnahme, compensated through emergency care tariffs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück is a Catholic acute-care hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services. It operates seven medical departments (Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, Diabetology/Endocrinology/Nutritional Medicine, Geriatrics, General/Visceral/Vascular Surgery, Anesthesiology/Intensive Care, Radiology, and Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery) and six certified specialized centers (Trauma Network, Diabetes Center, Endoprosthetics Center, Obesity Center, Geriatric Trauma Center, and Pain Clinic). All services are delivered at the St.-Vinzenz-Straße 1 facility as part of the KHO network of six Catholic hospitals.

Product overview

Sankt Vinzenz Hospital Rheda-Wiedenbrück is a general hospital providing acute medical care through multiple specialized departments and certified centers. The hospital operates as part of the Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO) and offers emergency services (Zentrale Notaufnahme), general and specialized medical departments (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Orthopedics/Trauma Surgery), and six certified specialized centers: Traumanetzwerk (DGU-certified local trauma center), Diabeteszentrum (DDG-certified), Endoprothetikzentrum (EndoCert-certified), Adipositaszentrum, Alterstraumatologiezentrum, and Schmerzambulanz (pain clinic). Supporting services include physiotherapy (Vinzenz aktiv), nursing care, social counseling, pastoral care, and patient guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zentrale Notaufnahme (ZNA)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Katholische Hospitalvereinigung Ostwestfalen (KHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSankt Vinzenz Hospital is an integral member of the KHO hospital network, which includes five other hospitals across Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The partnership enables shared resources, coordinated medical care pathways, joint training programs through the KHO-Bildungscampus, and unified administrative and strategic management.
• Franziskus Hospital BielefeldmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital within the KHO network collaborating on orthopedic and endoprothetic procedures. The Endoprothetikzentrum operates interdisziplinär within the hospital and with partner hospitals including Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld and Elisabeth Hospital Gütersloh.
• Elisabeth Hospital GüterslohmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital within the KHO network collaborating on orthopedic and endoprothetic procedures. Part of the interdisciplinary network of the Endoprothetikzentrum.
• Universitätsklinikum Giessen-Marburg (UKGM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Daniel Winter, Chefarzt of the Diabeteszentrum, previously served as Deputy Director of the University Diabetes Center and University Center for Diabetic Foot at UKGM Giessen. Historical professional connection indicating academic collaboration in diabetes care.
• Kooperationspartner Diabeteszentrum (Various)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple medical specialists collaborate with the Diabeteszentrum including nephrology (Dr. med. Helmut Schneider), neurology (Dr. med. Bernd Daelen), ophthalmology (Dr. Gabriele Werner), psychology (Dr. med. Katarzyna Jereczek), angiology/radiology (Prof. Dr. med. Jakub Wiskirchen), vascular surgery (Dr. med. Werner Grebe), cardiology (Dr. med. Jens Völker), gynecology/obstetrics (PD Dr. med. Roland Csorba), and orthopedic shoemaking (Markus Knappe).
• Other KHO Hospitals (Mathilden Hospital Herford, Elisabeth Hospital Gütersloh, Marienhospital Oelde, Lucia Hospital Harsewinkel)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll KHO hospitals support the world record attempt for continuous CPR, demonstrating inter-hospital collaboration across the network for public health initiatives.
• Klinikum BielefeldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner in the world record attempt for continuous CPR demonstration, part of broader regional healthcare cooperation in Ostwestfalen-Lippe.
• Evangelisches Klinikum BethelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner in the world record attempt for continuous CPR demonstration, part of broader regional healthcare cooperation.
• Klinikum LippeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating partner in the world record attempt for continuous CPR demonstration.
• Förderverein MED OWLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional support organization partnering in public health initiatives including the world record CPR attempt.
• Medical Faculty StudentsminorOthersMedical students from the region participating in public health initiatives and the CPR world record attempt.
• Feuerwehr und RettungsdienstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFire brigade and rescue service supporting the CPR world record attempt and regional emergency response cooperation.
• Studieninstitut Westfalen-LippeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institute supporting public health training initiatives including CPR education as part of the world record attempt.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator with ~90 facilities nationwide. Comparable in offering broad multi-specialty acute care but operates at much greater scale and as a for-profit commercial chain, providing a benchmark for private-sector efficiency.
• Sana Kliniken: Major German private hospital chain owned by private health insurer Gothaer. Provides comparable acute care services across multiple sites but operates commercially, contrasting with Sankt Vinzenz's non-profit Catholic model.
• Marienhaus Kliniken: Catholic hospital network with ~18 facilities across western Germany. Most comparable in terms of Catholic non-profit identity, multi-site regional network structure, and broad acute care service mix—offering a like-for-like operating model benchmark.
• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups with facilities across multiple federal states. Comparable multi-specialty acute care focus but at corporate scale, with publicly listed parent providing capital markets benchmark.

Direct peers

• Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel: Large Protestant non-profit hospital group in Bielefeld, collaborating with Sankt Vinzenz on regional public-health initiatives (CPR world record). Comparable multi-specialty acute care provider in the same primary catchment.
• Sankt Elisabeth Hospital Gütersloh: KHO sister hospital in Gütersloh, geographically close to Rheda-Wiedenbrück and likely competing for some patients. Operates under the same Catholic non-profit governance model with similar multi-specialty acute care offerings.
• Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld: Sister Catholic hospital within the KHO network, collaborating directly on orthopedic and endoprosthetic procedures through the Endoprothetikzentrum. Operates with similar non-profit Catholic governance and multi-specialty acute care model.
• Mathilden Hospital Herford: KHO sister hospital in Herford, sharing IT infrastructure exposure with Sankt Vinzenz (both affected by December 2023 cyberattack). Offers comparable Catholic non-profit multi-specialty acute care services in the broader network catchment.
• Klinikum Lippe: Regional general hospital in the Lippe area adjacent to Ostwestfalen-Lippe, collaborating on regional emergency and public-health initiatives. Provides comparable acute care and specialty services in an overlapping regional catchment.
• Klinikum Bielefeld: Public general hospital located in Bielefeld within the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region. Provides comparable acute care, emergency services, and multiple specialty departments serving the same catchment area as Sankt Vinzenz.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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