Zentrum für integrative Psychiatrie

What Zentrum für integrative Psychiatrie does

Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) gGmbH is the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic competence center for the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, operating as a non-profit limited liability company (gGmbH) under the umbrella of the Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH). From campuses in Kiel and Lübeck, ZIP delivers a full continuum of mental healthcare — inpatient (Stationäre Behandlung), semi-inpatient day-clinic (Teilstationäre Behandlung), outpatient (Ambulante Behandlung), and 24/7 psychiatric emergency services — across adult, child and adolescent, psychosomatic, and forensic psychiatry/sexual medicine patient populations.

The service architecture is built around four clinical departments (Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik des Kindes- und Jugendalters, and Institut für Sexualmedizin und Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie) supported by ambulatory infrastructure (Ambulanzzentrum Kiel, MVZ der ZIP gGmbH) and a multiprofessional treatment model that explicitly combines medical, psychological, and therapeutic interventions. Patient-facing digital services (Mein UKSH portal, electronic health record / ePA, online prescription ordering) are provided through shared UKSH infrastructure rather than built independently. Core technology is essentially the integrative clinical methodology itself, integrated with research output from academic partners Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and Universität zu Lübeck.

ZIP's revenue model is reimbursement-driven under the German healthcare framework: services are billed through the statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung), private health insurance, and the German DRG hospital payment system, with no disclosed commercial pricing or subscription model. There are no funding rounds, M&A activity, or disclosed equity-based disclosures in the input. Operating leadership comprises Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Jens Scholz (Chair of Management), Monika Alke (Management), and Nils Oldekop (Commercial Managing Director). External recognition includes the FOCUS Klinikliste ranking, DGBT bipolar-disorder certification, and stern "Ausgezeichnete Arbeitgeber" employer seals.

Name

Zentrum für integrative Psychiatrie

Legal name

Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie ZIP gGmbH

Website

https://zip.uksh.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) gGmbH is the designated psychiatric competence center for Schleswig-Holstein, operating within UKSH to deliver inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient mental healthcare to adults and children across Kiel and Lübeck.

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Product category

Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Hospital Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Psychiatric hospital care
• Psychotherapy services
• Child adolescent psychiatry
• Psychosomatic medicine
• Forensic psychiatry

Headquarters

HQ city

Kiel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zentrum für integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) gGmbH provides psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults, children, and adolescents at two hospital campuses in Kiel and Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Services are delivered across inpatient, semi-inpatient (day clinic), and outpatient settings through specialized clinical departments covering general psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, and sexual medicine/forensic psychiatry.

Product overview

Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP) gGmbH is a healthcare institution providing psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services across two campuses in Kiel and Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein. The organization operates as a unified medical center offering inpatient, partial inpatient, and outpatient treatment through specialized clinical departments including general psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, child and adolescent psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. ZIP's service portfolio comprises clinical departments (Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, child and adolescent psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry institute), outpatient facilities (Ambulanzzentrum Kiel, MVZ der ZIP gGmbH), and patient-facing digital services (Mein UKSH patient portal, online prescription ordering, electronic health records). Treatment is delivered through a multiprofessional team approach combining medical, psychological, and therapeutic methodologies.

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Products and services

• Stationäre Behandlung (Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment) Comprehensive inpatient (stationary) psychiatric treatment for adults, children, and adolescents at ZIP's Kiel and Lübeck hospital campuses, providing intensive 24/7 clinical care for severe or acute psychiatric conditions.
• Teilstationäre Behandlung (Day Clinic / Semi-inpatient Treatment) Partial-inpatient day clinic treatment offering structured therapeutic interventions during the day while patients return home in the evenings, balancing intensive care with community-based living.
• Ambulante Behandlung (Outpatient Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Services) Outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services including initial diagnostic consultations and ongoing treatment appointments for patients across the ZIP service area.
• Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Clinic) Clinical department providing diagnostic evaluation, crisis intervention, and long-term psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment for adult patients at both ZIP campuses.
• Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie (Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy Clinic) Specialized clinic treating patients with somatic symptoms that have psychological origins, integrating psychosomatic medicine with psychotherapy at both Kiel and Lübeck campuses.
• Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik des Kindes- und Jugendalters (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic) Dedicated child and adolescent psychiatry, psychotherapy, and psychosomatic clinic offering age-appropriate diagnostics and treatment for young patients and their families.
• Institut für Sexualmedizin und Forensische Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Sexual Medicine and Forensic Psychiatry Institute) Specialized institute providing expert assessment, treatment, and forensic-psychiatric services in sexual medicine and forensic psychiatry.
• Ambulanzzentrum Kiel (Outpatient Clinic Center) Centralized outpatient clinic center in Kiel offering consolidated psychiatric and psychotherapeutic outpatient services across ZIP's specialty areas.
• MVZ der ZIP gGmbH (Medical Care Center) Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum (Medical Care Center) operated by ZIP gGmbH, providing outpatient psychiatric services under the German MVZ framework.
• Notfallversorgung (24/7 Psychiatric Emergency Services) Round-the-clock psychiatric emergency services available at both Kiel and Lübeck campuses with dedicated emergency contact numbers for acute mental health crises.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the University of Kiel for research collaboration and integration of scientific findings into psychiatric treatment. ZIP is part of the University of Schleswig-Holstein Hospital (UKSH) which maintains close ties with the university.
• Universität zu LübeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the University of Lübeck for research collaboration and academic integration of psychiatric care. The close cooperation ensures a scientifically grounded integrative approach.
• Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZIP gGmbH is organizationally part of UKSH (Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein). UKSH provides the institutional framework, infrastructure, and shared services including the Mein UKSH patient portal, electronic patient records (ePA), and administrative support.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Asklepios Kliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating a broad network including psychiatric and psychosomatic departments. Directly comparable in delivering inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care within the German statutory insurance system, though ZIP is state-owned while Asklepios is private.
• Vivantes Netzwerk für Gesundheit: Municipal hospital network in Berlin providing psychiatric, psychosomatic, and forensic care across multiple campuses. Comparable multi-site, publicly-affiliated psychiatric provider under statutory reimbursement, with academic teaching roles.
• Bezirksklinikum Ansbach (Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken): Public regional psychiatric hospital in Bavaria providing adult and forensic psychiatric care. Comparable as a state/regional psychiatric competence center offering inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient services under statutory reimbursement.
• Sana Kliniken: German private hospital group with dedicated psychiatric and psychosomatic facilities across multiple states. Comparable in operating statutory-reimbursed psychiatric departments and day-clinics within a multi-clinic structure.
• Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Germany's largest university hospital with academic psychiatric departments for adults, children/adolescents, and forensic psychiatry. Closest peer in terms of university-affiliated, research-integrated, multi-specialty psychiatric care serving a metropolitan catchment.
• LVR-Klinikverbund: Network of psychiatric hospitals operated by the Rhineland regional authority (Landschaftsverband Rheinland). Direct peer as a regional public psychiatric provider offering inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient psychiatric care under German statutory reimbursement.
• Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie: Academic university hospital in northern Germany providing adult and child/adolescent psychiatry with research integration. Highly comparable given ZIP's northern Germany footprint and similar academic-care model.
• LWL-Kliniken (Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe): Regional public psychiatric hospital network in Westphalia-Lippe delivering inpatient and outpatient mental health services. Closely mirrors ZIP's model as a publicly mandated regional psychiatric provider with multiple sites and academic teaching roles.
• Medbo (Medizinische Einrichtungen des Bezirks Oberpfalz): Public psychiatric and neurological hospital network in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria. Direct peer operating under a public-sector mandate for psychiatric inpatient, day-clinic, and outpatient care within the German DRG framework.

Broad incumbents

• Helios Kliniken: Germany's largest private hospital operator (Fresenius subsidiary) with multiple psychiatric and psychosomatic clinics. Comparable as a multi-site provider of statutory-reimbursed psychiatric services, but operates across a much broader portfolio (somatic, surgical, rehab) rather than specializing in psychiatry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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