Rhön-Klinikum

Rhön-Klinikum is a German cooperation of hospitals and clinics headquartered in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany.^[2] It is a leading private hospital group in Germany.

Rhön-Klinikum AG

Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Traded as	FWB: RHK
Industry	Health care
Founded	1973
Headquarters	Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
Key people	Stephan Holzinger (CEO and chairman of the management board), Eugen Münch (Chairman of the supervisory board)
Services	Private hospitals and health centres
Revenue	€2.550 billion (2010)[1]
Operating income	€197.9 million (2010)[1]
Net income	€139.7 million (2010)[1]
Total assets	€3.058 billion (2010)[1]
Total equity	€1.495 billion (2010)[1]
Number of employees	38,060 (end 2010)[1]
Website	rhoen-klinikum-ag.com

Recent news

Founder Eugen Münch tried to sell Rhön-Klinikum to rival Fresenius in 2012 but German billionaire Bernard Broermann, fearing a dominant rival to his hospital chain Asklepios Kliniken, amassed a big enough stake in Rhön to block the deal.^[3] The firm still sold most of its hospitals to Fresenius in September 2013 for around $4.1 billion.^[4]

In 2020, Asklepios Kliniken, which already held 28.7% of Rhön's shares at the time, announced plans to initially buy a 12.4% stake from Münch. The two would then pool Münch's remaining stake of 7.6% in Rhön with shares held by Asklepios. As a result, their joint investment company would hold at least 49% in Rhön.^[5]