Centre Hospitalier de Laval

What Centre Hospitalier de Laval does

Centre Hospitalier de Laval (CH Laval) is a French public hospital (établissement public de santé) located at 33 Rue du Haut Rocher, Laval, in the Mayenne department of the Pays de la Loire region. It is the central établissement support of the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire (GHT) des Hôpitaux de la Mayenne et du Haut-Anjou, a legally constituted network of seven public hospitals across the Mayenne department and Haut-Anjou. The hospital delivers a full scope of medical and surgical specialties — emergency medicine (adult and pediatric), a Level 2B maternity with an 8-bed neonatology unit, cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, hepato-gastro-enterology, mental health across all age groups (including child psychiatry and family therapies), rehabilitation, and dialysis — together with home hospitalization (HAD), medical imaging (MRI, CT, mammography, ultrasound), a shared departmental laboratory (GCS Mayenne), and a pharmacy-sterilization unit.

The hospital operates four EHPAD nursing homes (La Maison du Rocher, Le Verger de Jeanne, Le Faubourg St Vénérand, Les Charmilles) and runs territorial public health programs including Diabète et Surpoids 53, CSAPA 53 addiction services, and the CFPD 53 federated screening and prevention center. Technology assets include the shared Dossier Patient Informatisé Sillage deployed across the GHT, MRI and CT imaging, video capsule endoscopy, an exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation platform, and the Baby Cam videoconference system for cesarean mother-child bonding. Recent product launches (2025-2026) include AgriCare 53 (occupational health for agricultural workers), the bain enveloppé maternity workshop, expanded temporary elderly accommodation, and the selection of SCAU as architect for the new acute-care technical plateau.

CH Laval is publicly financed through the French statutory health insurance system (Sécurité sociale) and ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé) allocations, with services regulated and priced by national health authorities. Patient access is through medical referral, emergency arrival, or self-referred consultation, supplemented by Doctolib online appointment booking and PayFIP online bill payment. The hospital is not a commercial enterprise: it is a public service entity under government governance with no private ownership, no funding rounds, and no equity instruments, operating under guaranteed territorial coverage obligations rather than market competition.

Name

Centre Hospitalier de Laval

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier de Laval

Website

https://chlaval.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Centre Hospitalier de Laval is a French public hospital and central hub of a seven-hospital GHT network, providing comprehensive acute, maternity (Level 2B), surgical, mental health, geriatric (4 EHPADs), and public health services to the Mayenne department population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Maternity & Perinatal Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency acute care
• Maternity neonatology care
• Mental health psychiatry
• Elderly nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Laval

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier de Laval is a public hospital providing comprehensive acute, emergency, surgical, maternal-neonatal (Level 2B), psychiatric, rehabilitation, and geriatric healthcare services across the Mayenne department. It operates four EHPAD nursing homes, home hospitalization (HAD), medical-technical platform services (laboratory, imaging, pharmacy), and territorial public health programs including Diabète et Surpoids 53 and addiction services. Care is delivered through its main campus and coordinated across a network of seven GHT public hospitals.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier de Laval is a public hospital offering comprehensive healthcare services across the Mayenne department. The hospital operates a unified healthcare platform structured around multiple interconnected departments including emergency services (adult and pediatric), maternity care (Level 2B with neonatology), surgical services, medical specialties (cardiology, neurology, oncology, etc.), mental health, rehabilitation, and geriatric care including four EHPAD facilities. The hospital also provides home hospitalization (HAD), medical imaging, laboratory services, and pharmacy services through its medical-technical platform. Patient-facing digital services include Doctolib for online appointments and PayFIP for bill payments. Key specialized offerings include the Diabète et Surpoids 53 territorial program, maternity workshops (nesting, baby massage, wrapped bath), and rehabilitation with exoskeleton technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maternité du CH de Laval Level 2B maternity ward offering 24/7 specialized care with gynecology-obstetrics, neonatology, and pediatrics services. Features physiological delivery room, neonatal unit with 8 beds, and various parental workshops. Serves expectant mothers and families across the Mayenne department.
• Urgences adultes (Adult Emergency Services) 24/7 emergency medical services for adults including emergency room, resuscitation, and continuous care units at the main hospital campus.
• Urgences pédiatriques (Pediatric Emergency Services) Pediatric emergency services available 24/7, with traumatological emergencies handled by the main emergency service.
• Imagerie médicale (Medical Imaging) Medical imaging department offering radiography, mammography, bone densitometry, ultrasound, CT scanner, and MRI services for inpatients and outpatients.
• Laboratoire du GCS de la Mayenne Shared medical laboratory operated by the GCS of Mayenne, providing analysis services for CH Laval and other hospitals across the Mayenne department.
• Pharmacie-Stérilisation Hospital pharmacy and sterilization services supporting clinical operations.
• Hospitalisation à domicile (HAD) Home hospitalization service allowing patients to receive hospital-level care at home across the Mayenne department.
• Néonatalogie (Neonatology) Neonatology unit with 8 beds (6 neonatology and 2 neonatal intensive care) serving premature infants from 30 weeks gestation and/or 1000g, accepting transfers from three departmental maternities.
• Diabète et Surpoids 53 Territorial program providing education and support for diabetes type 2, prediabetes, and overweight management (BMI>25) across Mayenne department, offering therapeutic education in group or individual sessions.
• EHPAD (Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes) Four elderly nursing homes operated by CH Laval: La Maison du Rocher, Le Verger de Jeanne, Le Faubourg St Vénérand, and Les Charmilles. Provides long-term residential care for dependent elderly residents.
• Médecine physique et Réadaptation (MPR) Physical medicine and rehabilitation service featuring a technical plateau and exoskeleton technology for patient rehabilitation.
• Santé mentale (Psychiatrie) Mental health services including child psychiatry, adult psychiatry, family therapies, therapeutic family accommodation (AFT), and intensive psychiatric home care (SPID).
• Chirurgie (Surgery) Surgical services including orthopedic and traumatological surgery, general and visceral surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, and stomatology.
• Plateau médico-technique Medical-technical platform combining laboratory, pharmacy-sterilization, and medical imaging services to support clinical care.
• Centre Fédératif de Prévention et de Dépistage (CFPD) 53 Public health screening and prevention center within CH Laval providing anti-rabies care (CAR 53), sexual health services (CeGIDD 53), tuberculosis screening (CLAT 53), and vaccination (CVP 53).

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CSE de LactalisminorOthers · 30 June 2026The CSE (Comité Social et Économique) of Lactalis donated 2,500 euros to the ACREP association in child psychiatry at CH Laval. Lactalis is a major dairy and food products company based in the Mayenne department, and its employee committee supports local health initiatives.
• AgriCare 53minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026CH Laval developed AgriCare 53, an innovative prevention and screening device dedicated to professionals in the agricultural sector of Mayenne. The project won the 'Coup de cœur du jury' at the La Mayenne Innove 2026 competition. This initiative addresses occupational health risks specific to the agricultural community in the region.
• GHT des Hôpitaux de la Mayenne et du Haut-AnjoucoreOthersCH Laval serves as the central hospital (hôpital support) of the GHT, a hospital territorial grouping comprising seven public hospitals across the Mayenne department and Haut-Anjou. The GHT coordinates shared medical projects including the deployment of a common computerized patient record (Dossier Patient Informatisé Sillage).
• Les P'tits doudous de LavalminorOthersThe patient support association Les P'tits doudous de Laval financed the Baby Cam video system for the maternity ward, enabling mothers to follow their newborn's care in real time during cesarean procedures.
• Réseau Sécurité Naissance des Pays de la LoirecoreOthersCH Laval's maternity is part of the birth safety network of the Pays de la Loire region, coordinating perinatal care pathways and maternal-neonatal referrals across the regional hospital network.
• EndoFranceminorOthersEndoFrance, the national endometriosis patient association, became the 29th associated patient group at the Maison des Usagers et Associations of CH Laval. The Maison des Usagers serves as a space for patient associations to provide peer support and health education.
• Comité Départemental Olympique et Sportif (CDOS) 53minorOthersIn collaboration with CDOS 53, the maternity ward offers the 'Ma Grossesse en Mouvement' program, providing adapted physical activity (aquatic therapy, gentle cardio, adapted gymnastics) for pregnant women twice weekly for 12 weeks at the hospital's sports medicine facility.
• Centre Fédératif de Prévention et de Dépistage (CFPD) 53minorOthersCFPD 53 provides public health screening and prevention services including anti-rabies care (CAR 53), sexual health (CeGIDD 53), tuberculosis screening (CLAT 53), and vaccination (CVP 53), operating as a structured public health unit within CH Laval.
• Laboratoire du GCS de la MayennecoreOthersA shared laboratory service operated by the GCS (Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire) of Mayenne, providing medical analysis services to CH Laval and other hospitals across the department.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsan: France's largest private hospital group operating clinics across the country including Pays de la Loire; competes for outpatient and ambulatory volumes and represents the structural private-sector alternative CH Laval must position against.
• CHU de Nantes: Largest academic hospital in Pays de la Loire and the dominant tertiary referral center for complex cases originating from CH Laval's catchment; structurally incumbent in the same regional ecosystem.
• Centre Hospitalier d'Angers (CHU d'Angers): University hospital for the broader Pays de la Loire region; overlaps with CH Laval across specialties but operates at a larger academic scale, absorbing tertiary referrals from Mayenne and competing for specialist talent.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Mayenne: One of the 7 public hospitals within CH Laval's own GHT network; serves the northern Mayenne sub-territory with a smaller-scope acute and geriatric portfolio and is materially linked to CH Laval via shared DPI and referral pathways.
• Centre Hospitalier de Cholet: Maine-et-Loire public hospital center with a similar department-scale footprint, offering emergency, maternity, surgical, and elderly care services — a closely comparable regional public hospital model.
• Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Nazaire: Public hospital in Pays de la Loire providing a comparable mix of acute care, surgery, maternity, and geriatrics for a department-level catchment; structurally similar to CH Laval in scope and GHT positioning.
• Centre Hospitalier de Château-Gontier: Member of the GHT Mayenne et Haut-Anjou alongside CH Laval, providing local acute and geriatric care in the southern Mayenne sub-territory; operates under CH Laval's coordination.
• Centre Hospitalier du Mans: Public regional hospital center serving the Sarthe department within Pays de la Loire, with a comparable full-service portfolio (emergency, maternity, surgery, geriatrics, mental health) and similar GHT-style territorial coordination role — the most direct structural peer to CH Laval within the same region.

Others

• Doctolib: Patient-facing digital infrastructure provider integrated with CH Laval for appointment booking; not a clinical competitor but a critical ecosystem dependency that shapes the hospital's digital patient experience.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Mid-sized French public hospital with a comparable multi-specialty portfolio (emergency, maternity, surgery, geriatrics, EHPAD links) operating under similar public-sector constraints but in the Île-de-France region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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