Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Rettungsdienst Ortenau gGmbH

DRK Rettungsdienst Ortenau gGmbH operates emergency medical services, specifically emergency rescue and qualified patient transport, and the Integrated Control Centre (Integrierte Leitstelle) in the Ortenau district under the Baden‑Württemberg emergency services law. Shareholders are the DRK Landesverband Badisches Rotes Kreuz e.V., the DRK district associations Kehl and Ortenau, and the DRK Ortsverein Oberkirch; a contractual cooperation exists with MEDIE Ambulanz GmbH & Co. KG to secure the service mandate. The company operates from seven ambulance stations (Ettenheim, Lahr, Altenheim, Kehl, Rheinau‑Freistett, Oberkirch and Offenburg) and manages the control centre in cooperation with the district; five stations are leased while parts of administration and the emergency service division are owned in the DRK Zentrum Offenburg. In the 2024 financial year the company reported revenue of 17,589 T€ and an average workforce of 171 employees, while reporting a net loss of €129,986.39.