Medical aids supply and technical care for out-of-hospital care and intensive home care in Bavaria
WKM Medizintechnik GmbH
Emmering · Fürth · Nuremberg · Regensburg · HappingNew on Amplifa
About WKM Medizintechnik
WKM Medizintechnik GmbH, headquartered in Emmering near Munich, has been supplying patients in all areas of out-of-hospital care and intensive home care with medical technology, nursing aids and consumables since 1990. The range of services covers home ventilation, mobile ventilation, oxygen therapy including LOX supply with liquid oxygen, tracheostomy care, patient monitoring, enteral and parenteral nutrition, decubitus prophylaxis as well as system hygiene. Devices are expertly repaired and reprocessed in the in-house workshop; a cleaning room with semi-automated disinfection using sodium hypochlorite mist has been available since 2018. The company offers transition management, training courses, a 24h emergency service, technical service with safety inspections, rental services and handling of cost coverage with the cost bearers. In addition to the headquarters in Emmering, WKM operates branches in Fürth and Nuremberg (Respiratory Center) as well as external warehouses in Regensburg and Happing. With 176 employees, around 3,800 patients are cared for on average; the company is a contracting partner of the major German health insurance funds and a member of the Auxilium group.
- Site
- Emmering
- Processes
- Repair and reprocessing of medical technology devices in in-house workshop, Semi-automated disinfection of medical devices with sodium hypochlorite mist in the cleaning room, Safety inspections (STK), maintenance and repairs of medical technology devices, Storage and reprocessing of pool devices according to manufacturer specifications, Ambulatory disinfection by cold mist, Device rental (feeding pumps, oxygen concentrators, suction devices, inhalation devices, etc.), Seminars and training courses (artificial ventilation, wound care, enteral nutrition, etc.), Transition management
- Materials
- Disinfection with sodium hypochlorite mist, Ambulatory disinfection by cold mist
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, Hygiene certification (reprocessing of medical aids according to KRINKO/BfArM), ISO 9001, Hygiene certification according to KRINKO/BfArM
- Founded
- 1990
- Employees
- 176
- Industries
- Out-of-hospital care and intensive home care, Homecare/home ventilation, Healthcare/medical aids supply
- 01
Consultation and transition management
- 02
Cost coverage with cost bearers
- 03
Device rental and supply with consumables
- 04
Training of patients and relatives
- 05
Technical service (STK safety inspections, maintenance, repair)
- 06
Reprocessing and disinfection in in-house workshop
- 07
Long-term care supply and 24h emergency service
Services and Reprocessing
Disinfection with sodium hypochlorite mist
Semi-automated hygienic reprocessing of medical devices in the cleaning room.
Ambulatory disinfection by cold mist
Room disinfection for care facilities and outpatient nursing services.
Locations
Emmering
DEHeadquarters
- In-house workshop
- Cleaning room with semi-automated disinfection
- Warehouse with partial automation
Fürth
DEBranch
Nuremberg
DEBranch (Respiratory Center)
Regensburg
DEExternal warehouse
- Devices, accessories and spare parts for various care areas
Happing
DEExternal warehouse
- Devices, accessories and spare parts for various care areas
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repair and reprocessing of medical technology devices in in-house workshopTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Semi-automated disinfection of medical devices with sodium hypochlorite mist in the cleaning roomSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Safety inspections (STK), maintenance and repairs of medical technology devicesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Storage and reprocessing of pool devices according to manufacturer specificationsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ambulatory disinfection by cold mistSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Device rental (feeding pumps, oxygen concentrators, suction devices, inhalation devices, etc.)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Seminars and training courses (artificial ventilation, wound care, enteral nutrition, etc.)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
WKM Medizintechnik GmbH is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and, since 2019, certified in the area of hygiene according to the KRINKO and BfArM recommendations for the reprocessing of medical aids. Devices are documented, maintained and reprocessed in accordance with manufacturer specifications and the Medical Device Operator Ordinance.
| Evidence | Emmering |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Hygiene certification according to KRINKO/BfArM |
Company History
- 1990
WKM Reha separates as an independent company from the WKM group of the Pfennigparade Foundation e.V.; Streifeneder group acquires shares
- 2000
Expansion with a medical technology division; Sinisa Krnajac joins as shareholder and managing director; 9 employees
- 2001
Relocation within Munich to larger business premises (Wildermuthstraße); 20 employees
- 2003
Opening of office in Nuremberg focusing on out-of-hospital ventilation
- 2005
First company with contracts from the major German cost bearers for out-of-hospital care with intensive medical technology
- 2012/2013
New building and relocation to Emmering
- 2014
Start of vocational training for career entrants
- 2015
Founding of subsidiary WKM Medizintechnik und Sauerstofftherapie GmbH in Metzingen
- 2016
Expansion of administrative building in Emmering by one floor
- 2017
124 employees
- 2018
Commissioning of new cleaning room with semi-automated disinfection
- 2019
First hygiene day; certification in the area of hygiene; 4 apprentices
- 2020
Warehouse expansion by more than 60% with partial automation; 130 employees
- 2021
Member of the Auxilium group; Roman Bartelt becomes managing director; renamed WKM Medizintechnik GmbH; approx. 3,800 patients cared for
- 2022
154 employees in Bavaria; subsidiary in Baden-Württemberg becomes independent
- 2023
Takeover of LOX supply (liquid oxygen); 176 employees as of 01.09.