BBT Group Launches Data Center At Hospital In Bad Mergentheim, Germany

The Barmherzige Brüder Trier (BBT) Group has opened a new 78kW data center at Caritas Hospital in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. The €3.6m ($4.1m) facility will support the digital and AI needs of Caritas, as well as other regional hospitals and elderly care facilities.

“With today’s commissioning of the new data center, you are setting an important milestone for the future of your institution,” Manuela Zahn, Bad Mergentheim’s first deputy mayor, told Caritas Hospital staff at the data center’s opening ceremony. “A data center like this is more than just a technical building. It is the digital heart of modern medical facilities.”

Construction began in October 2025. The 147 sqm (1,580 sq ft) modular facility has space for 10 racks and can expand to 220kW if needed. Cooling is connected to the hospital’s existing system, while diesel generators provide backup power. The data center is also designed to support future AI healthcare applications.

Headquartered in Koblenz, BBT Group is one of Germany’s largest healthcare operators. Its new data center adds to Baden-Württemberg’s growing data center market, which has 32 facilities. Other projects include a proposed 707MW hyperscale campus in Philippsburg and a supercomputer facility at the University of Stuttgart with 48.1 petaflops of peak performance.