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- RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG operates as one of Germany's largest healthcare providers, delivering inpatient, semi-inpatient, and outpatient medical services through acute hospitals, medical care centers, and rehabilitation hospitals; its core facilities include the highly specialized RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt with six clinics offering cardiological, surgical, psychiatric, neurological, neurosurgical, orthopedic, addiction treatment, and physical therapy services, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder), Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (UKGM), and Zentralklinik Bad Berka, all functioning as maximum- and intermediate-care providers with direct ties to universities and research facilities. The company, founded in 1973 and headquartered in Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany, generates all revenue domestically, primarily from Bavaria and Hesse regions, treating over 912,000 patients annually across its sites while emphasizing innovation in digitalization, outpatient care expansion, and intersectoral cooperation. Recent developments include sustained revenue growth to €1.60 billion in 2024 with €45.2 million consolidated profit, ongoing investments under the White Paper Plus agreement with Hesse totaling €850 million by 2032 for modernizing surgery wings, building a new adult psychiatry clinic in Marburg, expanding Giessen's surgical clinic, and acquiring advanced medical equipment, alongside pioneering digital initiatives such as the high-speed telematics infrastructure connector licensed by Gematik in 2024, AI-based "DokPro" emergency assessment at Marburg, and the HOUSE OF BEST CARE concept for enhanced staffing, training, and patient journeys; CEO Prof. Dr. Tobias Kaltenbach departed the Board as planned in 2025, with the company confirming outlook for €1.7 billion revenues and €110-125 million EBITDA in 2025 amid solid Q3 performance showing 7.8% revenue increase to €1.26 billion for the first nine months.