GBNA Santé

What GBNA Santé does

GBNA Santé is a private hospital group founded in 1967 and headquartered in Bordeaux, operating 12 health establishments across four departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde, Dordogne, Charente, Pyrénées-Atlantiques). The group is the #1 private provider in the Médecine-Chirurgie-Obstétrique (MCO) sector in Gironde and #2 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, with 2,150 beds and places, more than 700 physicians, and a community of over 4,300 health professionals. Three of its facilities ranked in the Le Point 2025 national top 50, and seven were classified across 43 specialties. Its core business spans MCO services, oncology, maternity, ophthalmology/ENT, rehabilitation (SMR), elderly care (EHPAD), and specialised centres such as the Vertebra spinal surgery centre and the PEAS sleep medicine pole.

The group's product and technology stack combines clinical services with proprietary platforms: the 1000 Days perinatal programme deployed across three maternities, pioneering surgical techniques (endoscopic prophylactic mastectomy, vNOTES, UBE with 3D navigation and augmented reality), and AI-assisted sleep diagnostics (SunSAS). Operational infrastructure includes GBNA Logistics (ISO 9001-certified, 2,000 pallets, 5,000 SKUs, PUI licensed by ARS), Loghos (hospital expertise services), Cuisine Centrale ALIUM (collective catering), and CFPBNA (IFSI/IFAS training). The Doctores platform and KonecTeam internal social network underpin community engagement across the 3,650+ collaborators.

Revenue is generated through publicly regulated French healthcare tariffs reimbursed via the Sécurité sociale and supplemental mutuelles, with EHPAD accommodation and personal care contributing additional streams. Pricing is non-discretionary under the national framework. GTM is direct-to-patient through owned establishments, supported by physician referrals, ARS and Ministry of Health partnerships, community awareness campaigns (Octobre Rose, Keep Breast), physician education events (MED'x), and earned media from Le Point rankings. The group is majority-owned by family and medical shareholders, with UI Investissement and GENEO holding minority positions since 2020.

Name

GBNA Santé

Legal name

GBNA Santé

Website

https://gbna-sante.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

GBNA Santé is a private hospital group operating 12 healthcare establishments across Nouvelle-Aquitaine, providing medicine-surgery-obstetrics, maternity, rehabilitation, and elderly care to the regional patient population. It is the #1 private MCO group in Gironde and #2 in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital Shared Services, GPOs & System Support Organizations (HLAFAAAO)

Keywords

• Private hospital services
• Healthcare facility network
• Medical surgery obstetrics
• Elderly care services
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital and Clinic Services: GBNA Santé generates revenue through operation of 12 health establishments providing medical and surgical services, maternity care, rehabilitation (SMR), and elderly care (EHPAD). Revenue is derived from healthcare procedure reimbursements under the French social security system, with additional revenue streams from accommodation and personal care services in EHPAD facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GBNA Santé operates a network of 12 private healthcare establishments across Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde, Dordogne, Charente, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) providing multi-specialty medicine, surgery, and obstetrics (MCO), rehabilitation, maternity care, oncology, geriatrics, and elderly care (EHPAD). The group also runs centralized hospital logistics (GBNA Logistics), collective catering (Cuisine Centrale ALIUM), and a professional nursing training center (CFPBNA).

Product overview

GBNA Santé is a private healthcare group founded in 1967, operating as a network of 12 healthcare establishments across Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (Gironde, Dordogne, Charente, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments). The Group is the #1 private MCO (Médecine-Chirurgie-Obstétrique) provider in Gironde and #2 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Beyond its core clinical operations, the Group has developed complementary divisions: GBNA Logistics (centralized procurement and supply chain management), Loghos (hospital expertise services), CFPBNA (nursing education), and GBNA-LS (hospital logistics). Additional offerings include Doctores (medical knowledge-sharing platform), specialized centers like the Sleep Disorder Center (PEAS), and training programs such as the Certificat Manager. The Group provides care across maternity, surgery, oncology, geriatrics, rehabilitation, and ophthalmology/ENT services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GBNA Logistics: Logistics platform for medical and non-medical devices, solutions and household products for all group establishments
• Doctores
• Loghos
• KonecTeam
• MED'x
• Cuisine Centrale ALIUM

Products and services

• GBNA Santé Healthcare Establishment Network Network of 12 private healthcare establishments delivering multi-specialty medicine, surgery, obstetrics (MCO), maternity, oncology, rehabilitation (SMR), and elderly care (EHPAD) services across Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Provides 2,150 beds and places with 700+ practitioners and 3,650+ employees.
• GBNA Logistics Centralized ISO 9001-certified logistics platform supplying medical devices, non-medical devices, solutions, and household products to all GBNA Santé group establishments. Operates a Pharmacie à Usage Intérieur (PUI) licensed by ARS, managing 5,000 product references across 2,000 pallet locations.
• Centre de Formation Professionnelle Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine (CFPBNA) Healthcare training center offering nursing (IFSI) and nursing assistant (IFAS) education programs, distributing qualified healthcare professionals into the regional workforce.
• Cuisine Centrale ALIUM Central kitchen providing collective catering services (meal preparation and distribution) to GBNA Santé group establishments, complementing the GBNA Logistics supply chain.
• Programme Les 1000 Premiers Jours Innovative day-hospitalization care program providing comprehensive medical, social, and psychological support to parents from pregnancy planning through the first 1,000 days of the child's life. Deployed across 3 maternity units at Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine, Polyclinique Bordeaux Rive Droite, and Polyclinique Pau Pyrénées.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 establishments ranked among top 50 best clinics in France (Le Point 2025)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Ministère de la Santé (Ministry of Health, France)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Ministry of Health encourages and supports the 1000 Days Programme deployed by GBNA Santé's 3 maternities, providing an innovative ante- and post-natal care pathway.
• ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Regional Health Agency)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine supports and encourages the 1000 Days Programme and other GBNA Santé initiatives, including the GPER (Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire) network collaborations.
• What's up DoccoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025What's up Doc ('the media for young doctors') partners with GBNA Santé's MED'x events — annual physician education evenings organized by 5 Bordeaux establishments to share knowledge and create physician networking links.
• NEOMA Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NEOMA Business School co-designs and delivers the Certificat Manager GBNA Santé — a 10-month certifying management training programme targeting proximity managers across 9+ group establishments.
• MELTIScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MELTIS partners with NEOMA Business School and GBNA Santé to deliver the Certificat Manager GBNA Santé training programme.
• Ligue contre le CancercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ligue contre le Cancer partners with GBNA Santé establishments during October Rose breast cancer awareness month, providing prevention stands, information, and solidarity activities across multiple sites.
• CAMI Sport & CancerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CAMI Sport & Cancer partners with Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine and Hôpital Privé Francheville during October Rose, offering adapted physical activity sessions for cancer patients.
• Centre de Formation Professionnelle Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine (CFPBNA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CFPBNA is GBNA Santé's own professional training institute for nursing (IFSI) and care assistant (IFAS) training, opened in 1973 and expanded in 2022 to include IFSI certification.
• CACICminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025CACIC co-sponsored the MED'x 2025 physician education evening organized by GBNA Santé's Bordeaux establishments.
• Cancer Support FranceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023GBNA Santé partners with Cancer Support France to facilitate care for English-speaking cancer patients, improving accessibility for non-French-speaking patients.
• Alliance Apnées du SommeilminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Dr Marc Sapène created the Alliance Apnées du Sommeil endowment fund, contributing to public health awareness and research funding for sleep apnea disorders, aligned with PEAS activities.
• BrainlabcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Brainlab provides the 3D navigation system used at the Vertebra spinal surgery centre (Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine) for real-time intraoperative visualization, adapted from neurosurgery applications to spinal surgery.
• Alium Cuisine CentraleminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Alium Cuisine Centrale is GBNA Santé's collective catering service, opened in 2011, providing meals to group establishments and complementing the GBNA Logistics supply chain.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Clinique Mutualiste de la Porte Verte: Mid-sized multi-specialty private hospital in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine/Greater Paris area. Not a direct competitor to GBNA, but operationally comparable as a regional MCO provider facing similar French regulated pricing dynamics and regional demographic drivers.

Broad incumbents

• Clariane (formerly Korian): Major European long-term and elderly care operator with significant French EHPAD exposure. Comparable to GBNA's EHPAD segment (Le Parc du Bequet, Le Verger des Balans) and represents the broader sector dynamics — though recent financial difficulties illustrate EHPAD risk.
• Orpea: One of Europe's largest elderly care and post-acute groups with substantial French EHPAD presence. Comparable to GBNA's EHPAD/SMR segment; useful as a benchmark for elderly care sector economics and regulatory headwinds.

Others

• Doctolib: France's leading digital health platform for appointment booking and telehealth. Not a direct competitor, but an ecosystem enabler touching GBNA's practitioner community and complementing GBNA's own Doctores and PEAS telehealth initiatives.
• Inovie: Leading French private medical diagnostics and biology group. Not a direct MCO competitor, but a relevant healthcare ecosystem player in France, with comparable PE-backed growth profile and shared regulatory/pricing environment with private hospital operators.

Direct peers

• Elsan: Second-largest French private hospital group with 120+ clinics across MCO, SSR, and psychiatric care. Directly comparable to GBNA in terms of multi-specialty MCO focus and PE-backed structure, though serving a national footprint.
• Médipôle Partenaires: Mid-sized French private hospital group with multi-site MCO and rehabilitation facilities. Comparable to GBNA in regional multi-establishment structure, physician-shareholder model, and growth trajectory backed by institutional investors.
• Almaviva Santé: French private hospital operator with 40+ clinics predominantly in southern France. Directly comparable to GBNA as a multi-regional MCO group of similar scale, with overlapping medical specialty offerings and group purchasing dynamics.
• Vivalto Santé: French private hospital group with 50+ facilities and ~6,000 beds across multiple regions. Closely comparable to GBNA in MCO focus, PE-backing profile, and growth-via-acquisition strategy, with similar physician-shareholder governance model.
• Ramsay Santé: France's largest private hospital group operating 350+ facilities across MCO, mental health, and rehabilitation. Directly comparable to GBNA as a private for-profit multi-specialty hospital operator, but at significantly larger national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GBNA.Sante
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gbnasante

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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