Centre Hospitalier Dunkerque

What Centre Hospitalier Dunkerque does

Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque (CHD), legally Hôpital Alexandra Lepève – Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque, is a French public hospital (Établissement public de santé) operating under the oversight of the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Hauts-de-France. Founded in 1976 and headquartered at 130 avenue Louis Herbeaux in Dunkerque, it serves as the pilot (coordinating) hospital for the GHT du Dunkerquois et de l'Audomarois regional healthcare network, with a catchment spanning the Dunkerquois and Audomarois territories. The institution operates three principal units: the main acute-care hospital (89 specialized medical and surgical departments including emergency, maternity, surgery, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, and rehabilitation), the Résidence Les Charmilles EHPAD nursing home for elderly care, and the Institut des Formations en Santé (IFS) training institute (QUALIOPI-certified since 2022), which trains nurses and nursing assistants (345 nursing students and 58 caregiver students enrolled for 2025).

The hospital's underlying technology stack is centered on conventional clinical infrastructure — MRI and CT imaging, nuclear medicine, laboratory services — supplemented by an IFS-operated Moodle-based e-learning platform, a Digital Portfolio tool for tracking student training progress, and a Medical Simulation Center with mannequins for hands-on clinical education. Partnerships with ULCO (digital library access via the BULCO portal), CESU 59 (emergency-care teaching), and apprenticeship CFAs (CFA de Marquette-lez-Lille, CFA ADAMSS de Loos) extend the educational ecosystem. No proprietary AI/ML systems, mobile applications, or external software APIs are disclosed in the available data.

CHD's revenue mechanics are governed by French national health insurance (Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie), which reimburses medical consultations and hospitalization under standardized national tariffs, supplemented by patient co-payments and complementary insurance. Pricing is regulated rather than market-determined. The institution does not have traditional funding rounds or private equity backing, consistent with its status as a government-administrated public entity. Its GTM is direct-to-public: emergency access via SAMU (15) or 112, outpatient consultations via telephone and online forms, and IFS recruitment via the Parcoursup national platform and high-school forums. Management is led by Director Samy Bayod.

Name

Centre Hospitalier Dunkerque

Legal name

Hôpital Alexandra Lepève – Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque

Website

https://ch-dunkerque.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Centre Hospitalier Dunkerque is a French public hospital (Hôpital Alexandra Lepève) serving the Dunkerquois and Audomarois region as the pilot institution for the GHT regional network, providing acute care, maternity, elderly care, and nursing/caregiver training via its IFS institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

Hospitals (622), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Nursing education programs
• Elderly residential care
• Healthcare professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunkerque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: Government-funded hospital providing healthcare services to the public. Revenue is primarily derived from the French national health insurance system (Sécurité sociale), supplemented by patient co-payments and complementary health insurance reimbursements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier Dunkerque is a French public hospital group providing acute medical care (emergency, maternity, surgery, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, diagnostic imaging), residential elderly care through its EHPAD Les Charmilles facility, and healthcare professional education through the Institut des Formations en Santé (IFS). Services are delivered under the French national health insurance system and offered to the population of the Dunkerquois and Audomarois territory.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque operates as a multi-facility healthcare institution consisting of Hôpital Alexandra Lepève (the main acute care hospital), Résidence Les Charmilles (EHPAD nursing home for elderly care), and the Institut des Formations en Santé (IFS) which provides healthcare professional training. The hospital offers comprehensive medical services across numerous specialties including emergency care, surgery, cardiology, oncology, maternity, and pediatrics. The IFS training institute is a distinct operational unit offering multiple interconnected programs: nursing aide training (Formation Aide-Soignant), nursing degree programs (Formation Infirmier), emergency care certifications (GSU), experience validation (VAE), mentorship programs (Tutorat), and apprenticeship pathways—all designed to develop healthcare professionals at various career stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Institut des Formations en Santé (IFS): Training institute for healthcare professionals including nurses and nursing assistants
• Maison de Retraite les Charmilles (EHPAD)

Products and services

• Hôpital Alexandra Lepève Main acute-care hospital facility of Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque providing comprehensive medical services across 89 specialized departments including emergency care, maternity, surgery, cardiology, oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, and diagnostic imaging for the population of the Dunkerque basin.
• Résidence Les Charmilles (EHPAD) Nursing home (Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes) operated by Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque, providing residential care for elderly individuals in the Dunkerque territory as part of the hospital group.
• Institut des Formations en Santé (IFS)

Quantifiable outcome

• 345 nursing students and 58 caregiver students trained annually at IFS
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ULCO (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for access to electronic subscriptions and digital resources at the IFS resource center. Students benefit from university-level electronic documentation and research materials through the BULCO portal.
• CFA de Marquette-lez-LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational training center (Centre de Formation des Apprentis) collaborating with IFS for apprenticeship-based nursing and caregiver education programs.
• CFA ADAMSS de LooscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational training center partnering with IFS for apprenticeship training in nursing and caregiver programs.
• CESU 59 (Centre d'Enseignement des Soins d'Urgence)coreTechnology or IntegrationEmergency Care Teaching Center based in Lille, with which IFS has a convention to provide Gestes et Soins d'Urgence (GSU) training. CESU 59 retains authority over training for certain diploma holders.
• MNH (Mutuelle Nationale Hospitalière)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for health prevention village activities addressing topics such as addictions, nutrition, public health, and sexuality through educational workshops.
• GHT du Dunkerquois et de l'AudomaroiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital network (Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire) with CHD as the pilot hospital coordinating care delivery across the Dunkerque and Saint-Omer territory.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Omer: Public hospital within the same GHT du Dunkerquois et de l'Audomarois network, performing complementary acute care services in the territory alongside CHD; directly comparable in scale, mission, and regulatory regime.
• Groupe Hospitalier Public du Littoral (GHPS): Federation of public hospitals on the Hauts-de-France coast offering multi-site general hospital services comparable to CHD's territorial model; relevant peer for benchmarking network-style public hospital operations.
• Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes: Regional public general hospital of broadly similar size and service mix to CHD, also part of Hauts-de-France; directly comparable on inpatient portfolio, emergency care, and public funding dynamics.
• Centre Hospitalier de Lens: Public general hospital in the Pas-de-Calais area offering an overlapping multi-specialty portfolio to CHD; comparable French public hospital model in similar regional territory.
• Centre Hospitalier de Boulogne-sur-Mer: Regional public hospital serving the Boulogne area with similar emergency, surgical, and maternity offerings to CHD; comparable French public hospital model in the broader Hauts-de-France region.
• Centre Hospitalier de Calais: Neighboring public general hospital on the Opal Coast with a comparable multi-specialty service profile and similar bed/medical-staff scale; competes for emergency and elective volume in the adjacent territory.

Broad incumbents

• Elsan: Major French private hospital operator running multi-specialty clinics and acute care facilities; comparable in service breadth to CHD but under private commercial economics, providing a counterpoint funding model.
• Ramsay Santé: France's largest private hospital group operating general and specialty facilities nationwide; relevant broad incumbent comparison for service mix, scale, and capital structure — though operating under a private rather than public funding model.
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): France's largest public hospital group operating 38 hospitals in the Paris region; relevant broad-incumbent peer for benchmarking clinical scope, training infrastructure, and public-sector governance practices.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille: Largest academic hospital in Hauts-de-France, serving as the tertiary/quaternary referral center to which CHD escalates complex cases; comparable public hospital in the same region but at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CHDunkerque
• Facebookfacebook.com/CHDunkerque
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-hospitalier-de-dunkerque

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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