What Cap Sante does

Cap Santé is a private regional healthcare group operating 19 medical establishments across the Occitanie region of France (Hérault, Aude, and Gard departments) under the legal entity SAS Cap Santé. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Pézenas, the group delivers a vertically integrated continuum of care including four surgical clinics (Clinique Saint-Jean Sud de France, Clinique Saint-Louis, Polyclinique des 3 Vallées, Polyclinique Pasteur), three rehabilitation centers (SMR La Petite Paix, SMR Le Colombier, SMR Les Châtaigniers), one psychiatric clinic (Clinique de Miremont), a home hospitalization service (HAD Cap Santé), five EHPAD/elderly care facilities, a senior residence, a childcare nursery (La Petite Traversette), and four ambulance transport services. The group operates 925 beds/places, employs approximately 2,000 staff, and works with 310+ liberal physicians to serve 100,000 patients annually, including 90,000 emergency visits.

The group's underlying technology stack is operationally clinical rather than digital-first: Mako robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery, Alter G anti-gravity rehabilitation equipment, polysomnography-based sleep laboratory, MRI imaging, and a telemedicine service. Specialized assets include the embedded ORTHOSUD hyper-specialized orthopedic/neurosurgery group, the Pediapole pediatric coordination center, and the Fondation Cap Santé (under Fondation Saint-Pierre guardianship) for pediatric health initiatives. Quality infrastructure is anchored by mandatory HAS certifications (scores up to 99.93%) and ISO 9001 at Clinique Saint-Jean.

Commercially, Cap Santé is conventioned by the French Sécurité Sociale and bills through mutual insurance partnerships for clinical services, while EHPAD revenue is generated via monthly resident payments (rates start at €78.87 TTC/day at Les Floréales), APA subsidies, and dependency-tariff add-ons under the GIR/AGGIR framework. Go-to-market is sales-led and facility-based: patients access care through direct facility visits, physician referrals across the 310+ liberal physician network, and home-based HAD service delivery. The group is led by President Lamine Gharbi and Director General Laurent Ramon and operates as an independent, founder-owned SAS with no external investment or parent company disclosed.

Name

Cap Sante

Legal name

SAS Cap Santé

Website

https://capsante.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cap Santé is a private regional French healthcare group operating 19 facilities across Occitanie since 1990. It delivers surgical, rehabilitation, psychiatric, home hospitalization, elderly care, and childcare services to approximately 100,000 patients annually with 2,000 employees and 925 beds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Healthcare and Hospital Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Transitional Care / Subacute Rehab Centers (HLADAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)-Based Rehab Units (HLADAJAB), Luxury / High-End Assisted Living Communities (HLADABAD)

Keywords

• Private healthcare services
• Surgical clinic operations
• Rehabilitation and SMR services
• Elderly residential care
• Home hospitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Pézenas

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: The group generates revenue primarily through direct patient care services across its 19 healthcare establishments, including surgical procedures, medical consultations, rehabilitation services, psychiatric care, and emergency services. Services are billed through the French social security system (Sécurité Sociale) and supplemented by mutual insurance partnerships.
2. EHPAD (Elderly Care) Services: Residential care services for elderly dependents, including permanent and temporary accommodation, with pricing based on dependency levels (GIR evaluation) and standard daily rates. Revenue includes government APA subsidies and direct resident payments.
3. Home Hospitalization (HAD): Medical and paramedical care delivered at patients' homes, providing an alternative to hospital stays with services covered by health insurance
4. Medical Transport Services: Ambulance and medical transport services operating from multiple locations (Pézenas, Bessan, Lamalou-les-Bains), providing both emergency and scheduled patient transportation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cap Santé is a regional private healthcare group operating 19 complementary establishments across the Aude, Hérault, and Gard departments of Occitanie, France. Its portfolio includes surgical clinics, rehabilitation centers (SMR), a psychiatric clinic, home hospitalization (HAD), EHPAD elderly care residences, a nursery, and ambulance transport services. The group delivers integrated care pathways from acute surgery through post-acute rehabilitation to long-term elderly care, serving 100,000 patients per year through 925 beds/places and approximately 90,000 emergency visits.

Product overview

Cap Santé is a regional private healthcare group operating 19 establishments across the Occitanie region (Aude, Hérault, and Gard departments) since 1990. The group operates a comprehensive network of healthcare facilities including 4 surgical clinics (Clinique Saint-Jean, Clinique Saint-Louis, Polyclinique des 3 Vallées, Polyclinique Pasteur), 3 rehabilitation centers (SMR La Petite Paix, SMR Le Colombier, SMR Les Châtaigniers), 1 psychiatric clinic (Clinique de Miremont), 1 home hospitalization service (HAD Cap Santé), 5 EHPAD/elderly care facilities (Le Château de la Bourgade, Les Floréales, Les Jardins de la Fontaine, La Madelon, Les Hauts de la Madelon), 1 childcare center (La Petite Traversette), and ambulance transport services. The group serves approximately 100,000 patients annually with 925 beds/places, 2,000 employees, and 310 physicians. Specialized services include a sleep laboratory, robot-assisted orthopedic surgery using the Mako system, MRI imaging, and the ORTHOSUD hyper-specialized orthopedic group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clinique Saint-Jean Sud de France: Surgical clinic in Saint-Jean-de-Védas, ranked among top 10 French clinics by Le Point magazine
• ORTHOSUD
• Pediapole

Products and services

• Clinique Saint-Jean Sud de France Surgical clinic located in Saint-Jean-de-V\u00e9das, offering emergency services with capacity for 50,000 emergency visits, outpatient care, and hospitalizations. Houses the ORTHOSUD orthopedic surgery group, Mako robotic-assisted knee prosthesis surgery, Alter G anti-gravity rehabilitation, and the Sleep Laboratory (polysomnography for children and adults). Ranked 13th best clinic in France by Le Point 2025.
• Clinique Saint-Louis Surgical clinic serving the C\u00e9vennes region from Ganges, providing emergency services (14,000 visits/year), hospitalizations (8,600/year), maternity care (310 births/year), and MRI imaging for the regional medical imaging access. Achieved HAS certification with 99.93% score.
• Polyclinique des 3 Vall\u00e9es Surgical clinic in B\u00e9darieux providing emergency services (13,800 visits/year), ambulatory care (1,500/year), and inpatient hospitalizations (2,500/year). Certified by HAS with 99.19% score.
• Polyclinique Pasteur Surgical clinic in P\u00e9zenas offering emergency services and various surgical specialties, co-located with the group's headquarters at 3 Rue Pasteur, 34120 P\u00e9zenas. Underwent V2020 HAS certification visit between October 2024 and March 2025.
• SMR La Petite Paix Soins de Suite et R\u00e9adaptation (SMR) rehabilitation center in Lamalou-les-Bains with 71 beds serving approximately 670 patients annually, featuring innovative technological devices for patient rehabilitation. Certified Qualit\u00e9 des soins confirm\u00e9e under HAS V5 referential in April 2022.
• SMR Le Colombier SMR rehabilitation center in Lamalou-les-Bains providing post-treatment rehabilitation services, with approximately 15,000 hospitalization days annually and HAS certification received in March 2025.
• SMR Les Ch\u00e2taigniers SMR rehabilitation center in Moli\u00e8res-Cavaillac with 50 beds and approximately 18,000 hospitalization days annually, achieving 99.55% HAS certification score.
• Clinique de Miremont Psychiatric clinic in Badens with 74 places, providing specialized mental health care and integrated into the Cap Sant\u00e9 group in 2021 to extend the network's psychiatric offerings. Underwent V2020 HAS certification visit between October 2024 and March 2025.
• HAD Cap Sant\u00e9 (Home Hospitalization) Hospitalisation \u00e0 Domicile (HAD) service providing medical and paramedical care delivered at patients' homes, allowing treatment in familiar surroundings as an alternative to hospitalization. Services are typically covered by S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Sociale and health insurance.
• EHPAD La Madelon EHPAD elderly care facility in Cournonsec with 60 permanent and 5 temporary beds, including a protected Alzheimer's unit (Les Oliviers) with 17 beds. Pricing determined based on individual dependency assessment (GIR level), with APA subsidies potentially offsetting dependency costs; daily rates include accommodation, meals, activities, and laundry services.
• EHPAD Le Ch\u00e2teau de la Bourgade EHPAD elderly care facility in Cuxac-d'Aude with 65 residents, 14 places in a protected unit (P'tit Domaine Alzheimer's), and 5 beds habilitated for social aid, located in the Aude wine region near Narbonne.
• EHPAD Les Flor\u00e9ales EHPAD elderly care facility in Pinet with 57 EHPAD places (including 3 temporary), 13 EHPA places, 14 places in a protected unit featuring a PASA for Alzheimer's patients with behavioral disorders. Base rate \u20ac78.87 per day including heating, air conditioning, lighting, laundry, and linen services; additional dependency charges based on GIR evaluation.
• EHPAD Les Jardins de la Fontaine EHPAD elderly care facility in Murviel-l\u00e8s-Montpellier with 43 residents, including 10 in the Les M\u00fbriers protected unit for Alzheimer's patients, across a 2,493 m\u00b2 facility on three levels. Pricing negotiated individually based on resident's dependency level and care requirements.
• Les Hauts de la Madelon (Senior Residence) Senior residence in Cournonsec offering 23 adapted apartments and 2 transition apartments for post-hospitalization recovery, with services from studio to T2 units.
• La Petite Traversette (Childcare) Multi-Accueil childcare facility (cr\u00e8che) in Cournonsec with 23 places for children aged 10 weeks to 4 years, offering regular and occasional care from 7h30 to 18h30 to support working parents with flexible schedules and early childhood development.
• Ambulance Transport Services Sanitary medical transport services including Ambulance Garrigues and Ambulance JP (P\u00e9zenas), Ambulance du Soleil (Bessan), and Ambulance Fabre (Lamalou-les-Bains), providing medicalized or seated transport for emergency and scheduled patient transportation.
• Sleep Laboratory (Laboratoire du sommeil) Specialized sleep disorder diagnosis and treatment facility located at Clinique Saint-Jean Sud de France, offering polysomnography examinations and multidisciplinary specialist care (sleep specialists and pediatric ENT) for sleep disorders affecting children and adults.
• ORTHOSUD Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Group Hyper-specialized orthopedic and neurosurgery group with surgeons covering shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle, foot, and spine, embedded within the consultation center at Clinique Saint-Jean. Provides surgical expertise including Mako robotic-assisted knee prosthesis surgery for general orthopedic services and for the Montpellier H\u00e9rault Rugby partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ patients served annually across the group
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondation Saint-PierrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 July 2022Cap Santé Foundation established under the guardianship of Fondation Saint-Pierre. Focuses on children's health: aiding children in remote areas, supporting parents, enabling children from developing countries to receive surgery in France, and promoting prevention and innovation in pediatric health.
• Montpellier Hérault Rugby (MHR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2021Partnership renewed for four seasons in 2021. Cap Santé provides comprehensive medical expertise including orthopedic surgery, post-operative care, and prevention through ORTHOSUD specialist surgeons. MHR players receive access to advanced facilities including Mako robotic surgery and Alter G rehabilitation equipment. The partnership is based on shared values of solidarity, team spirit, and proximity.
• ORTHOSUDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroup of hyperspecialized orthopedic and neurosurgeons covering shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, ankle, foot, and spine. Embedded within the consultation center at Clinique Saint Jean. Provides surgical expertise for MHR partnership and general orthopedic services.
• ARS Occitanie (Regional Health Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Regional Health Agency for healthcare planning, quality certification, and public health initiatives. Director of ARS 34 participated in Cap Santé Foundation launch.
• Local Associations NetworkminorOthersEHPAD La Madelon maintains partnerships with local cultural and social associations including 'Et si on chantait' singing workshop, Cournonterral choir, 'Les Bourboullaades' theater troupe, René Escuié library, Le Micocoulier primary school, village church, and regular collaborations with Les Jardins de la Fontaine EHPAD and Musée Dubout in Palavas.
• Dia'Best AssociationminorOthersAssociation providing diabetic patients with human and positive approach to diabetes through sports and group activities.
• Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandatory certification body for healthcare quality assessment. Conducts regular facility visits and certifications. Multiple Cap Santé facilities have achieved highest-level certifications.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elsan: Largest French private hospital group operating 25+ clinics across multiple regions with surgical, medical, and obstetric services. Directly comparable multi-site private hospital operator model with regional clustering and HAS-certified facilities.
• Ramsay Santé: France's largest private healthcare group with ~140 facilities spanning hospitals, clinics, and imaging. Comparable in offering an integrated care network operating under Sécurité Sociale convention across multiple specialties and regions.
• Vivalto Santé: French private hospital group with dozens of clinics and surgical centers, focused on regional clusters with multidisciplinary services. Comparably positioned as a regionally anchored, multi-specialty private operator pursuing a network-of-facilities strategy.
• Korian: European leader in EHPAD and senior care operating thousands of beds across France and continental Europe. Directly comparable to Cap Santé's EHPAD portfolio (~300 residents, 5 sites, multi-protector units, GIR-based pricing).
• emeis (formerly Orpea): Major French-headquartered operator of EHPAD, clinics and rehabilitation facilities across Europe. Comparable in scaled EHPAD/clinical operations and exposure to French regulatory and pricing environment.
• DomusVi: French EHPAD and senior care operator with hundreds of residential facilities. Directly comparable EHPAD operating model and exposure to French dependency-tariff regime governing Cap Santé's EHPADs.
• Almaviva Santé: Mid-sized French private hospital group (~30 facilities in southern France) with surgical and medical clinics. Closely comparable in scale, regional footprint, multi-disciplinary service mix, and family-led governance profile.
• Fondation Santé Service: Leading French non-profit operator of Hospitalisation À Domicile (HAD). Directly comparable home-hospitalization model to Cap Santé's HAD Cap Santé subsidiary, both delivering coordinated home-based care under French reimbursement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61552232704430
• Instagraminstagram.com/ehpad.lamadelon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinique-saint-jean

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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