Artemed SE

Artemed SE is a German operator of acute-care and specialty hospitals headquartered in Tutzing, Bavaria. The group traces its origins to 1990, when the entity that became today's SE was founded by Rainer Salfeld, his father Kurt Salfeld and a further partner. Its clinical base was formed by three independent specialty clinics focused on dermatologic surgery and phlebology, which were contributed in 2007 into the newly founded Artemed GmbH & Co. KG. From that platform the group grew mainly by taking over non-profit and charitable hospitals across Germany. As of 29 January 2026 the Artemed Klinikgruppe operated 19 hospitals in Germany with more than 10,000 employees. Its range of services spans basic and standard care as well as specialized fields such as orthopaedics, neurology and cardiac surgery. Several sites act as regional providers with emergency departments and stroke and heart-attack care. The group's maternity units deliver roughly 7,000 children a year. The most recent addition, completed on 29 January 2026, was the Marianne-Strauß-Klinik in Berg, a clinic specializing in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis with 120 inpatient beds, together with its associated nursing home. Beyond inpatient care, Artemed describes itself as pursuing an integrated model of health provision. Alongside its hospitals it operates Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ), outpatient medical care centres often attached to hospital sites, which complement the network of established physicians and form a further building block for interdisciplinary, one-stop patient care. Internationally, the group is active in several countries outside Germany. In China it works with Silver Mountain Capital and the GoBroad Healthcare Group; the Shanghai Artemed Hospital, opened in 2019, was the first clinic in China whose medical concept and construction were developed by Artemed and which is now operated under licence by Chinese partners. A Chongqing Artemed Hospital is also operated in cooperation with Silver Mountain Capital. The Artemed Stiftung (Artemed Foundation) supports medical basic care abroad: in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta it runs two mobile ship clinics with a total of 23 landing points plus a mother-and-child centre; in Tanzania it supports, together with the local diocese and the government, the St. Walburg's Hospital founded in 1959, which treats about 90,000 patients and attends around 3,200 births a year; and in Bolivia mobile medical teams under the name Street Doctors provide medical and dental care to around 6,000 children and adolescents. The group's Artemed Akademie also runs several schools in Germany and a training institution for health professions in Tanzania. Artemed positions itself around the credo of modern medicine in a family atmosphere, combining local rootedness of each house with the individual needs of patients on site. The group is privately held and organized as a Societas Europaea (SE).

The entity that became today's Artemed SE was founded in 1990 by Rainer Salfeld, his father Kurt Salfeld and a further partner. The clinical foundation of the group was formed by three independent specialty clinics focused on dermatologic surgery and phlebology. In 2007 these were contributed into the newly founded Artemed GmbH & Co. KG, which became the operating vehicle for the hospital group. In the further course of its corporate history, Artemed grew primarily by taking over non-profit and charitable hospitals (frei-gemeinnützige Krankenhäuser) across Germany. This acquisition-led strategy built a network that spans basic and standard care providers as well as highly specialized specialty clinics. By 29 January 2026 the group operated 19 hospitals in Germany with more than 10,000 employees, and its maternity units delivered roughly 7,000 children a year. The most recent acquisition, completed on 29 January 2026, was the Marianne-Strauß-Klinik in Berg, a clinic specializing in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis with 120 inpatient beds; its associated nursing home was also added. Alongside inpatient care, the group developed an integrated care model. Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ), often attached to hospital sites, complement the network of established physicians and form a further building block for interdisciplinary, one-stop patient care. Internationally, Artemed expanded into several countries. In China, working with Silver Mountain Capital and the GoBroad Healthcare Group, the Shanghai Artemed Hospital opened in 2019 as the first clinic in China whose medical concept and construction were developed by Artemed; it is now operated under licence by the Chinese partners. A Chongqing Artemed Hospital is also operated in cooperation with Silver Mountain Capital. The Artemed Stiftung supports medical basic care abroad: in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta it runs two mobile ship clinics with 23 landing points and a mother-and-child centre; in Tanzania it supports the St. Walburg's Hospital founded in 1959 together with the local diocese and the government, where about 90,000 patients are treated and around 3,200 births attended each year; and in Bolivia mobile medical teams under the name Street Doctors provide medical and dental care to around 6,000 children and adolescents. The group's Artemed Akademie runs several schools in Germany and a training institution for health professions in Tanzania.

• 2026

  On 29 January 2026 Artemed acquired the Marianne-Strauß-Klinik in Berg, a multiple sclerosis specialty clinic with 120 inpatient beds, and its associated nursing home.

• 2019

  The Shanghai Artemed Hospital opened in China, the first clinic in China whose medical concept and construction were developed by Artemed.

• 2007

  Three independent specialty clinics focused on dermatologic surgery and phlebology were contributed into the newly founded Artemed GmbH & Co. KG.

• 1990

  The entity that became today's Artemed SE was founded by Rainer Salfeld, Kurt Salfeld and a further partner.

Integrated health care with modern medicine in a family atmosphere, combining local rootedness of each hospital with the individual needs of patients on site.

• Artemed Klinikgruppe hospital network

  19 hospitals in Germany as of 29 January 2026, spanning basic and standard care to highly specialized specialty clinics, with more than 10,000 employees.

• Medizinische Versorgungszentren (MVZ)

  Outpatient medical care centres, often attached to hospital sites, complementing the network of established physicians.

• Shanghai Artemed Hospital

  Opened in 2019 in China; medical concept and construction developed by Artemed, now operated under licence by Chinese partners GoBroad Healthcare Group and Silver Mountain Capital.

• Chongqing Artemed Hospital

  Operated in China in cooperation with Silver Mountain Capital.

• Artemed Stiftung projects

  Mobile ship clinics in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta, support for St. Walburg's Hospital in Tanzania, and Street Doctors mobile medical teams in Bolivia.

• Artemed Akademie

  Runs several schools in Germany and a training institution for health professions in Tanzania.

1. 1Artemed Gruppeartemed.de
2. 2Artemed SE (Germany) – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Artemed – Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org