Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes

What Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes does

CHU Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA) is a public university hospital center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire) located in La Tronche, France, operating as the primary referral hospital for Southern Isère under the French Ministry of Health. The establishment combines three statutory missions — patient care, medical teaching, and clinical research — and employs approximately 11,500 healthcare professionals, making it the largest employer in its territory. It operates 2,120 beds and places across four main sites: Hôpital Michallon and Hôpital Couple-Enfant (La Tronche), Hôpital Sud (Echirolles), and Hôpital de Voiron, plus an EHPAD nursing home at Coublevie. Hôpital Michallon alone accounts for 72% of total CHUGA activity.

The hospital delivers a full spectrum of medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, geriatric, and psychiatric care, including 24/7 emergency services via SAMU 15 regulation, and operates national reference centers such as CREAK for bradykinin angioedema. Research infrastructure includes the MISIT (Méthodologie de l'Information en Santé) biostatistics and Big Data/AI service, the PREDIMED Health Data Warehouse, and the CIC-IT clinical investigation center. CHUGA has been a first-in-Europe site for novel oncology treatments, including the ACAPELLA DaRT trial for pancreatic cancer with Alpha Tau Medical (April 2026) and the LAPNET-1 NP137 antibody study (Nature, April 2026). The hospital trains approximately 1,500 students annually across 9+ certified (Qualiopi) training institutes spanning nursing, midwifery, anesthesia, radiology, and management specialties. Other specialized services include IS-ICOPE/Digicope digital frailty screening for seniors in partnership with La Poste, PASS programs for vulnerable adult and pediatric populations, and COMARE rare disease coordination across 3 reference centers, 3 resource centers, and 48 competence centers.

CHUGA generates revenue primarily through French national health insurance (Sécurité sociale) reimbursement under regulated CCAM and NGAP tariff schedules, supplemented by training subsidies, apprenticeship tax, international patient fees, and a donation fund (Fonds de Dotation). Pricing is publicly disclosed via a 'guide des tarifs' on the hospital website, with online payment via the TIPI system. As a public hospital, CHUGA's budget exceeds €200M and operates under mandatory public transparency requirements including salary disclosure (Article 37, August 6, 2019 law) and gender equality index reporting. The institution earned the Haute Qualité des Soins highest certification from HAS in 2023 (98% patient chapter score), confirming its 2019 status as the first French CHU to achieve Level A certification in full and on first intention. The CIME modernization project is the strategic long-cycle capital investment reshaping the main campus through 2035.

Name

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes

Website

https://chu-grenoble.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CHU Grenoble Alpes is a French public university hospital center employing 11,500 professionals across 2,120 beds at four sites, serving as the regional referral hospital for Southern Isère through clinical care, healthcare training, and research.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• University hospital care
• Public healthcare services
• Clinical research trials
• Healthcare professional training
• Emergency medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services (Soins publics): The CHU Grenoble Alpes operates as a public hospital providing medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, and psychiatric care funded primarily through the French national health insurance system (Sécurité sociale). Revenue is generated through consultations, hospitalizations, emergency care, and medical procedures billed to public health insurers and patients.
2. Training and Education Services: The CHU generates revenue through its training institutes (IFSI, IFAS, IFAP, IFCS, IADE, IFIP, IFMEM, IFA, CFARM) which train approximately 1,500 students annually. Funding comes from government training subsidies and the apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) paid by employers.
3. Donations and Fundraising (Fonds de Dotation): The CHU operates a donation fund (Fonds de dotation du CHUGA) that receives charitable donations to support patient welfare projects, therapeutic gardens, family units in neonatology, patient lounges, relaxation spaces, and staff well-being initiatives (Bulles & Co).
4. International Patients (Patients internationaux): The CHU provides specialized services for international patients who pay for care either directly or through international insurance agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes is a French public university hospital center delivering comprehensive patient care (medicine, surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, oncology, immunology, emergency), healthcare professional training through nine certified institutes, and clinical research across four hospital sites totaling 2,120 beds with 11,500 professionals. Revenue is generated primarily through the French Sécurité sociale reimbursement system for public healthcare services, supplemented by training subsidies, charitable donations, and select international patient services. Specialized programs include national reference centers (CREAK for angioedema), rare disease coordination (COMARE), vulnerable population access (PASS), and senior frailty screening (IS-ICOPE/Digicope).

Product overview

CHU Grenoble Alpes operates as a comprehensive university hospital center offering integrated healthcare services across multiple sites (Hôpital Michallon, Hôpital Couple-Enfant, Hôpital Sud, Hôpital de Voiron, and EHPAD facilities). The hospital provides a full spectrum of medical, surgical, and emergency services through specialized departments including geriatrics, immunology, oncology, and rare disease centers. Digital patient services include MyCHUGA portal and Mon espace santé integration for appointments and medical records. Research infrastructure encompasses MISIT (health data methodology), PREDIMED data warehouse, and CIC-IT clinical investigation center supporting clinical trials. Healthcare training is delivered through multiple certified institutes (Qualiopi) forming approximately 1,500 students annually. Social healthcare access is facilitated through PASS services for vulnerable populations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyCHUGA Patient Portal Digital patient portal for the CHU Grenoble Alpes enabling patients to book appointments, view medical results, and pay hospital bills online.
• Emergency Services (Urgences) 24/7 emergency departments across multiple CHUGA sites covering adult, pediatric, gynecological-obstetrical, and trauma cases under SAMU 15 regulation.
• Geriatric Medicine Services Comprehensive geriatric care delivery across consultations, day hospital, short-stay hospitalization, rehabilitation, long-term care (USLD), EHPAD (Les Jardins de Coublevie, 123 beds), and intra- and extra-hospital mobile teams.
• Immunology Laboratory Biological diagnostic service for auto-immune, auto-inflammatory, allergic, infectious diseases, immune deficiencies; supports the CREAK national reference center with flow cytometry for hematological malignancies and angioedema diagnosis.
• CREAK National Reference Center for Angioedema National reference center for bradykinin angioedema offering specialized consultations, therapeutic management, patient education, and 24/7 urgent advice.
• COMARE (Commission des Maladies Rares) Rare disease coordinating commission across 3 reference centers, 3 resource centers, and 48 competence centers covering 6,000-8,000 identified rare diseases.
• PASS Adultes (Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé) Free healthcare access service for adults in precarious situations providing medical consultations, nursing care, social support, and access to technical facilities and medications.
• PASS Pédiatrique Free pediatric healthcare access service for vulnerable children and youth under 18 facing social coverage difficulties, offering medical consultations, nursing care, and social support.
• MISIT Service (Méthodologie de l'Information en Santé) Health information methodology service providing Big Data/AI capabilities, biostatistics, clinical research methodology, and health data engineering for research and quality of care.
• PREDIMED Health Data Warehouse (EDS) Electronic health data warehouse enabling secondary use of clinical data for research, quality improvement, and health system optimization.
• CIC-IT (Centre d'Investigation Clinique – Innovation Technologique) Clinical investigation center providing methodological and technological support for clinical research projects and technological innovation in healthcare.
• Healthcare Training Institutes (IFSI, IFAS, IFAP, IFMEM, IADE, IFIP, IFCS, IFA, CFARM) Multiple Qualiopi-certified healthcare training institutes delivering initial and continuing education for nurses, nursing assistants, childcare assistants, ambulance drivers, healthcare managers, radiology technicians, nurse anesthetists, pediatric nurses, and medical regulation assistants.
• Home Hospitalization (Hospitalisation à Domicile - HAD) Hospital-level care delivered to patients in their own homes, coordinated by CHUGA from the Voiron site.
• Tele-expertise (Téléexpertise) Remote specialist consultation service via the MonSisra platform allowing GPs and other healthcare professionals to request expert opinions from CHUGA specialists.
• EHPAD Les Jardins de Coublevie Nursing home and long-term care facility with 123 beds in Coublevie providing accommodation, medical care, and dependent living support for elderly persons.
• Fonds de dotation du CHUGA (Donation Fund) Endowment fund receiving charitable donations to support patient welfare projects, therapeutic gardens, family units in neonatology, patient lounges, and staff well-being initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified 'Haute Qualité des Soins' by HAS with 98% score on patient chapter, 98% on care teams chapter, 97% on healthcare establishment chapter — highest certification level
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration10 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alpha Tau MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2026CHU Grenoble Alpes partnered with Alpha Tau Medical to conduct the ACAPELLA study, the first in Europe, evaluating DaRT (Diffusing Alpha Radiation Therapy) technology using radium-224 coated titanium micro-rods for targeted internal radiotherapy in inoperable pancreatic cancer patients. The CHU performed the first European implantation on April 22, 2026.
• Netris PharmacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Netris Pharma, a startup holding rights to the NP137 antibody (targeting netrin-1 for pancreatic cancer), partnered with CHU Grenoble Alpes for the LAPNET-1 Phase 1b clinical trial, co-funded alongside Fondation ARC. Results were published in Nature.
• ODON ValletminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026ODON Vallet approached CHUGA with a project to establish a medical specialties center dedicated to retired physicians or those in employment-retirement combination, to occupy 233 m2 of space (expandable by 152 m2) in the Ecole building at Hôpital Sud, scheduled for September 2026.
• Département de l'IsèrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Department of Isère co-funds and co-promotes the IS-ICOPE senior health screening program, contributing €100,000 per year for 3 years (2025-2027) plus €55,000 from the Conference des Financeurs de la Prévention de la Perte d'Autonomie in 2025 and €30,000 from Communauté de Communes Le Grésivaudan.
• La Poste (Groupe La Poste)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025La Poste developed and provides the Digicope mobile application for the IS-ICOPE self-screening program, leveraging its postal carrier network (facteurs) to reach elderly residents (60+) across Isère for health fragility screening.
• CPTS (Communautés Professionnelles Territoriales de Santé)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CPTS networks of healthcare professionals in the territory collaborate with CHUGA and partners in the IS-ICOPE program for evaluation and referral of seniors identified with fragilities.
• CCAS (Centres Communaux d'Action Sociale)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Municipal social action centers participate in the IS-ICOPE program by supporting the evaluation and follow-up of seniors identified with fragilities.
• Association des centres de Prévention ARGIC-ARCCOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Prevention association that finances and conducts preventive health assessments for seniors within the IS-ICOPE program framework.
• Université Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHUGA is a university hospital (CHU) affiliated with Université Grenoble Alpes, combining patient care, teaching, and research missions. Research collaborations include neuroscience (GIN), advanced biology (IAB), and clinical research through shared university-hospital departments.
• Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (CRCL, CNRS/INSERM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Dr Patrick Mehden's team at CRCL for the discovery and clinical development of NP137 antibody targeting netrin-1 in pancreatic cancer (LAPNET-1 study), illustrating lab-to-clinic collaboration.
• CREAK (Centre de Référence des Angioedèmes à Kinines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational reference center for bradykinin angioedema operates in partnership with immunology laboratory (Pr Dumestre-Perard) and molecular biochemistry laboratory (Pr Faure) for comprehensive biological diagnosis and patient management.
• Centre Hospitalier Fabrice Marchiol - La MureminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of several hospitals under common management direction (établissements en directions communes) with CHUGA, part of a territorial hospital network.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): Largest French university hospital group (39 hospitals) operating under the same CHU public hospital model as CHUGA. Directly comparable as a leading French academic medical center with research, teaching, and tertiary care missions.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL): Second-largest French university hospital center with 13 hospitals and ~24,000 professionals, operating in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes alongside CHUGA. Closest regional peer with identical CHU status, research/teaching mission, and tertiary care scope.
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM): Major French university hospital center covering Southern France with similar public CHU governance, multi-site operations, teaching/research mission, and emergency services. Directly comparable in scale and operating model.
• CHU de Toulouse: Major French university hospital with similar multi-site operations, academic medical center status, and broad specialty coverage including oncology, geriatrics, and rare disease reference centers.
• CHU de Bordeaux: University hospital center with comparable multi-site model, academic research activities, and French public hospital framework. Directly comparable for benchmarking operations and digital health initiatives.
• CHU de Lille: Large French university hospital with similar scale and academic medical center model, including HAS certification, training institutes, and specialty reference centers.
• CHU de Nantes: University hospital center operating under the same French public hospital framework with comparable teaching, research, and tertiary care functions.
• CHU de Strasbourg: French university hospital with similar academic medical center status, multi-site operations, and research/clinical investigation center (CIC-IT equivalent) infrastructure.
• CHU de Montpellier: University hospital center in Southern France operating under the same CHU governance model with comparable specialty reference centers and training activities.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV): Swiss university hospital in Lausanne operating under a different (cantonal) governance model but with comparable academic medical center mission, multi-specialty tertiary care, and clinical research leadership. Useful for international benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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