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Turkish hospital operator Medicana Group has signed a deal to acquire financially troubled Berlin Jewish Hospital, Germany's only Jewish hospital, as part of the facility's restructuring process.
Following approval from the hospital's creditors' committee, the takeover agreement was notarized and now awaits final clearance from the Berlin Senate's Health Administration, according to the hospital. Patient care and hospital operations will continue without interruption during the ownership transition.
The deal provides for the long-term preservation of the hospital's medical services, workforce and Jewish identity, while supporting further investment in healthcare quality and infrastructure, the hospital said.
Employing around 820 people and operating 384 beds, the facility provides emergency care alongside a broad range of specialist services.
It entered court-supervised self-administration proceedings in December 2025 after mounting costs and financial pressures strained its finances, triggering an investor search aimed at securing its long-term future.
Brit Ismer, chair of the hospital's executive board, said Medicana was chosen after an extensive review because of its medical expertise, financial stability and commitment to preserving the institution's history and identity.
The transaction would make Germany Medicana's third overseas market after Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Kingdom. Founded 34 years ago, the Turkish healthcare provider operates 19 hospitals and employs around 15,000 people across Türkiye and abroad.
The group opened Medicana Sarajevo Hospital in June 2025 before launching Medicana Winchester, described as the first Turkish hospital in the United Kingdom, later that year. It is also preparing to expand into Romania, where a 22,000-square-meter hospital is scheduled to open in Bucharest in 2028.
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