Spitex Biel-bienne Regio Ag

What Spitex Biel-bienne Regio Ag does

Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG is a Swiss home healthcare provider headquartered in Biel/Bienne and operating across the Biel/Bienne, Seeland and Berner Jura regions. The company delivers professional nursing and care services directly in patients' homes, with a service portfolio that spans basic and treatment nursing care, 24-hour emergency call support, and specialized programs in diabetes, dementia, wound management, palliative care, psychiatric care and pediatric home care (Kinderspitex). It also trains and supports family caregivers and partners with BelleVie Suisse AG for living assistance. Operations are organized around three locations (Biel, Pieterlen and Lengnau) with bilingual German/French staffing and a fleet of 40+ electric bicycles for home visits.

The underlying operating model combines regulated service delivery with a member-based ownership structure. The company holds a cantonal contract from the Canton of Bern, bills nursing services under cantonal tariffs reimbursed through Swiss basic health insurance (KVG), and receives additional cantonal subsidies for public healthcare provision. A two-tier structure places the operating Aktiengesellschaft under a nonprofit parent association (Verein Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio), and in January 2026 Spitalzentrum Biel — the regional hospital — acquired a 33% equity stake to deepen integrated care, including Hospital@Home and palliative initiatives. Patients are onboarded through the OPAN online registration platform, and the headcount of approximately 150 nursing professionals plus 20+ apprentices, supported by a centralized management team, indicates a mid-sized regional operator.

Growth has been driven by a combination of municipal consolidation, acquisition, and hospital partnership. Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio traces its roots to a 1997 merger of two Biel associations, expanded in 2008 to include Spitex organizations from Évilard-Magglingen, Pieterlen and Lengnau, and was reincorporated as an AG in 2022. In January 2025 the operator acquired Provitas Spitex AG with financial backing from Spitalzentrum Biel, and a new CEO, Dr. Christoph Napierala, was appointed in July 2024 to lead the integrated care agenda. The go-to-market motion is community- and referral-led, drawing patients through hospital discharges, physicians and direct outreach across the Biel-Bienne region.

Name

Spitex Biel-bienne Regio Ag

Legal name

Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG

Website

https://spitex-biel-regio.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG is a licensed Swiss home healthcare provider delivering basic, specialized, pediatric and palliative nursing services across the Biel/Bienne, Seeland and Berner Jura regions, with reimbursement through KVG basic health insurance and cantonal subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Healthcare Services

NAICS

Home Health Care Services (621610), Home Health Care Services (62161), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Coordination & Case Management (HSABAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Routine In-Home Hospice Care (HSABAFAA), Family Caregiver Support, Training & Coaching (HLADAGAK), Family Caregiver Relief & Coaching (Respite-Integrated) (HSABAGAJ)

Keywords

• Home nursing care
• Outpatient care services
• Pediatric home care
• Palliative care services
• Wound management nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Biel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Nursing care services: Core nursing care services reimbursed by basic health insurance (KVG) and subsidized by canton. Includes basic care (Grundpflege) and treatment care (Behandlungspflege).
2. Cantonal subsidies: Cantonal subsidies from the Canton of Bern for public healthcare services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG provides professional home nursing and care services to individuals of all ages across the Biel/Bienne, Seeland, and Berner Jura regions of Switzerland. Its portfolio spans basic and treatment nursing care, specialized services (diabetes, dementia, wound management, palliative, psychiatric), pediatric home care (Kinderspitex), a 24-hour emergency call service, and professional support for family caregivers. Services are delivered by qualified nurses in clients' homes and reimbursed through Swiss basic health insurance (KVG) supplemented by cantonal subsidies.

Product overview

Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG operates as a unified home healthcare service organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of nursing and care services. The core offering includes basic and treatment care, supported by specialized services for diabetes, dementia, wound management, palliative care, and psychiatric care. Pediatric home care (Kinderspitex) serves children and families with complex needs. The organization provides 24-hour emergency call services and supports caregiving relatives. A digital online registration system (OPAN) enables client onboarding. Services are delivered through three neighborhood teams in Biel and Evilard-Macolin, plus a team covering Pieterlen and Lengnau municipalities. A partnership with BelleVie Suisse AG extends living assistance capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grund- und Behandlungspflege (Basic and Treatment Care) Professional basic nursing care and medical treatment care delivered to patients at home; covered by basic Swiss health insurance (KVG) and cantonal subsidies.
• Spitex-24h-Notruf (24-Hour Emergency Call Service) Round-the-clock emergency call service for clients requiring urgent home-care assistance.
• Diabetes-Betreuung (Diabetes Care) Specialized home nursing care for patients with diabetes.
• Demenz-Betreuung (Dementia Care) Specialized care and support for patients with dementia at home.
• Wundmanagement (Wound Management) Professional wound care and management services delivered at home.
• Palliative Care End-of-life care and support services for terminally ill patients at home.
• Psychiatrische Pflege (Psychiatric Care) Ambulatory psychiatric nursing care services delivered at home.
• Kinderspitex (Pediatric Home Care) Home healthcare services for children and their families; bilingual pediatric home-care team serving Region Biel/Bienne, Seeland, and Berner Jura.
• Pflegende Angehörige (Caregiving Relatives Support) Professional support and guidance for family caregivers and relatives caring for dependent persons.
• BelleVie Living Assistance Living assistance service delivered in partnership with BelleVie Suisse AG.
• OPAN Online Client Registration Online client registration platform for new patients to sign up for Spitex services.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spitalzentrum BielcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 January 2026Hospital partnership with 33% equity stake in Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio AG announced January 2026. Focus on integrated care, seamless transitions, avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations, and developing innovative projects like Palliative Care and Hospital@Home. Strategic partnership on equal footing (Augenhöhe) for regional healthcare provision.
• Provitas Spitex AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Acquisition of Provitas Spitex AG effective January 1, 2025 with financial support from Spitalzentrum Biel. Aimed at strengthening integrated care in the Biel region. Existing brands, employees, contracts, and conditions of both Spitex organizations remain unchanged.
• BelleVie Suisse AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a cooperation partner in the links section. Provides services under the BelleVie program offering.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Senevita AG: Swiss operator of care homes, assisted living, and ambulatory Spitex services across multiple cantons. Comparable as a multi-service elder care provider with overlapping home nursing and specialized care offerings.
• ORPEA Suisse (LNA Santé): International senior care group with Swiss operations spanning nursing homes, assisted living, and home care services. Comparable in elder care service breadth and overlap on home-based nursing and dementia care.
• Tertianum Gruppe: Largest private Swiss operator of senior residences, assisted living, and home care services; offers home-based Spitex-style services alongside a broad residential portfolio, overlapping with Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio's home nursing and dementia care lines.

Emerging players

• Medi24: Swiss telemedicine and 24/7 health hotline provider operated under the CSS insurance group; partial overlap with Spitex's 24h-Notruf and triage services in the home care context. Comparable as a digital, home-based health access point for Swiss residents.

Direct peers

• Spitex Bern: Regional Spitex organization serving the city and region of Bern with comparable home nursing, palliative, and family caregiver services; the closest direct operating peer in the Canton of Bern catchment.
• Home Instead Schweiz: Franchised Swiss provider of non-medical and personal home care services for seniors; directly comparable business model delivering in-home care in Swiss regions, competing for similar elderly and family caregiver customers.
• BelleVie Suisse AG: Swiss living assistance service provider already working as a cooperation partner of Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio. Directly comparable on the integrated home help / Spitex service model and overlapping on caregiver support services.

Regional players

• Domicil Bern AG: Bern-region operator of residential care homes and related senior services; overlaps with Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio on elder care service models and shares the broader Canton of Bern service area, though primarily residential rather than home-based.
• Spitex Stadt Luzern: Municipal Spitex operator providing home nursing and support services in the Luzern region. Comparable as a regional Spitex organization offering similar service portfolios and operating under the same KVG reimbursement framework.

Others

• Spitex Verband Schweiz: National association of Swiss home care providers; not a direct competitor but the umbrella body Spitex Biel-Bienne Regio belongs to. Comparable as the coordinating ecosystem for ambulatory home nursing services across Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/72674225
• Instagraminstagram.com/spitexbielregio

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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