What Fondation Edith Seltzer does

Fondation Edith Seltzer is a private non-profit foundation (under French law) established in 1930 and headquartered in Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, France. It operates as a multi-service medico-social institution providing an integrated continuum of healthcare, social inclusion, disability support, and vocational training services across the Grand Briançonnais and northern Hautes-Alpes. The foundation's portfolio spans a full hospital (Centre Médical Chant'Ours) with polyvalent medicine, geriatrics, psychiatry, diabetology, digestive diseases, nutrition, and addictology units; primary care centers (Centre de santé Serre Chevalier/Saint-Chaffrey, Centre de santé Bois de l'Ours); mobile health services (Médicobus, LHSS Mobiles); social inclusion services (LHSS, ACT, CADA, Résidence Paramar); disability facilities (EAM, EANM, SAMSAH); child welfare services (MECS L'Envol); caregiver support platforms (Plateforme Seltzer des Aidants, Territoires Aidants); vocational training (IFSS, ESRP, CFA, Seltzer Compétences); and a central kitchen (La cuisine du Grand Chemin) with European food safety approval supporting institutional catering and home meal delivery.

The foundation employs over 500 professionals across nearly 80 different professions, with annual CDI recruitment. Its core technology infrastructure is modest: standard CMS-based website with Google Analytics, Facebook integration, and Doctolib appointment booking. The central kitchen features modern low-temperature and steam cooking equipment, solar panels, and connection to the Bois de l'Ours wood-chip district heating network, reflecting sustainability investments. The foundation is GDPR-compliant with a designated DPO and has secured European agrément for its kitchen facility.

The revenue model is primarily public-sector anchored: medical services are reimbursed through French Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie; social care, disability, and inclusion services are funded through departmental contracts (Conseil Départemental des Hautes-Alpes) and ARS PACA (the regional health agency); training activities are financed through OPCO skills development funding, France Travail, and public subsidies. Distribution occurs via direct on-site service delivery across multiple facilities, mobile health outreach, training programmes, and home meal delivery. The foundation operates as a regional natural monopoly given the rural, mountainous Hauts-Alpes department where population density cannot sustain competing providers of equivalent scope.

Name

Fondation Edith Seltzer

Legal name

Fondation Édith Seltzer

Website

https://fondationseltzer.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fondation Edith Seltzer is a 1930-established French non-profit medico-social foundation operating healthcare, social inclusion, disability, and vocational training services across the Hautes-Alpes department, serving vulnerable populations through public-funded comprehensive care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medico-Social Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Home Health Care Services (62161)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF), Specialty Palliative Care (e.g., oncology, CHF/COPD, dementia) (HLADAHAJ)

Keywords

• Medical rehabilitation services
• Social inclusion services
• Vocational training healthcare
• Disability care services
• Medico-social foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Notre-dame-de-briançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public health insurance and government contracts: As a French healthcare and social care foundation (établissement médico-social), the organisation is primarily funded through public health insurance reimbursement (Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie) for medical care, and through departmental and regional government contracts (Conseil Départemental des Hautes-Alpes, ARS PACA) for social care, disability, and inclusion services. Training activities (IFSS, ESRP) generate revenue through skills development funding (OPCO, France Travail) and public subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation Edith Seltzer is a non-profit medico-social foundation operating an integrated continuum of healthcare, social care, and vocational training services in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The foundation delivers medical and rehabilitation care (Centre Médical Chant'Ours, Centre de santé Serre Chevalier, Medicobus), social inclusion services (LHSS, ACT, CADA, Résidence Paramar), disability care (EAM, EANM, SAMSAH), caregiver support (Plateforme Seltzer des Aidants), children's services (MECS L'Envol), and professional training (IFSS, ESRP, Seltzer Compétences, Seltzer Restauration).

Product overview

Fondation Edith Seltzer operates as a multi-service healthcare and social welfare foundation offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services. The foundation's core medical services include Centre Médical Chant'Ours (providing diverse medical and rehabilitation care), Centre de santé Serre Chevalier (general and sports medicine), and specialized units for geriatrics, psychiatry, diabetes, and addiction. Social support services encompass LHSS (temporary health housing), ACT (therapeutic apartments), CADA (asylum seeker reception), Résidence Paramar (supported housing), and Plateforme des Aidants (caregiver support). The foundation also operates IFSS Seltzer (healthcare training institute) and ESRP Seltzer (vocational rehabilitation), alongside Seltzer Compétences (continuing education) and Seltzer Restauration (catering services). Disability services include SAMSAH, EAM, and EANM facilities. The organization serves the Briançonnais and Hautes-Alpes regions with facilities including Chantoiseau, Bois de l'Ours, and Serre Chevalier.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seltzer Compétences: Continuing education and professional training center operated by the foundation
• Seltzer Restauration
• IFSS Seltzer
• ESRP Seltzer
• Plateforme Seltzer des Aidants
• Territoires Aidants
• La cuisine du Grand Chemin
• ACT 05
• LHSS
• CADA Nord 05

Products and services

• Centre Médical Chant'Ours Medical and rehabilitation centre providing polyvalent medicine, geriatrics, psychiatry, diabetology, digestive diseases, nutrition, and addiction services, with hospitalisation, day hospital, and therapeutic education.
• Centre de santé Serre Chevalier / Centre de santé Chantemerle Health centre offering general medicine, sports medicine, acupuncture, and vascular echo-doppler, with free ASALÉE nurse consultations for chronic disease monitoring.
• Médicobus des Hautes-Alpes Mobile medical bus bringing healthcare services to underserved mountain areas of the Hautes-Alpes region.
• CSAPA - Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention des Addictions Center for addiction care, support, and prevention, addressing substance use disorders.
• Handiconsult 05 Accessibility-focused medical consultation service for people with disabilities in Hautes-Alpes.
• EAM - Établissement d'Accueil Médicalisé Medicalised reception establishment providing residential care for adults with disabilities requiring ongoing medical support.
• EANM - Établissement d'Accueil Non Médicalisé Non-medicalised reception establishment providing occupational activities for adults with disabilities.
• SAMSAH Nord 05 Service for accompaniment of disabled adults providing coordinated medical and social support in northern Hautes-Alpes.
• Lits Halte Soins Santé (LHSS) and LHSS Mobiles Temporary health housing providing sanitary and social care for homeless persons whose health conditions require monitoring without hospitalisation; mobile LHSS service covers Gap area within 15km radius.
• Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique (ACT 05) Therapeutic coordination apartments providing temporary housing for people in precarious situations with chronic diseases, combining medical, social, and psychological support.
• Centre d'Accueil pour Demandeurs d'Asile (CADA Nord 05) Reception centre providing housing, social, and administrative support for asylum seekers admitted to France in the Grand Briançonnais.
• Résidence Accueil Paramar Social residence in Laragne with 25 individual apartments (T1bis, 34m²) providing long-term supported housing for isolated individuals with mental health conditions.
• Accueil de jour Simone Weiss-Perreau Therapeutic day care centre for up to 10 people with Alzheimer's or related disorders, operating Monday-Friday at the Chantoiseau site in Briançon.
• Plateforme Seltzer des Aidants Support platform providing respite, resources, and guidance for family caregivers assisting dependent or disabled persons across the Hautes-Alpes department.
• Maison d'Enfants à Caractère Social (MECS L'Envol) and Filière Enfance Children's home with 8+1+1 places for minors aged 4-18, including emergency placements, semi-autonomy apartments for 16-18 year olds and young adults, and modular home-based support.
• IFSS Seltzer - Institut de Formation Sanitaire et Social Healthcare and social worker training institute offering qualifying diplomas in nursing assistance and childcare, plus CFA apprenticeship pathways.
• ESRP Seltzer - Établissement et Service de Réadaptation Professionnelle Vocational rehabilitation establishment offering qualifying programmes (tertiary: administrative assistant, accountant, medical secretary, hospitality receptionist; sanitary and social: nursing assistant, childcare auxiliary, social educator) for people with disabilities.
• Seltzer Compétences Continuing education centre for health, social, and medico-social professionals offering short professionalising training courses.
• Seltzer Restauration - Home Meal Delivery Catering service operating from La cuisine du Grand Chemin (European agréement), providing institutional catering, partner restaurant supply, and home delivery of balanced daily meals with personalised diets in the Grand Briançonnais.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98 points out of 100 on the 2025 gender equality index (Index égalité professionnelle homme-femme)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ARS PACA (Agence Régionale de Santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023ARS PACA is the regional health agency that funds and oversees healthcare and social care establishments in the region. As the governing body for healthcare provision and public health policy in the region, ARS PACA is a key public partner that validates and funds the foundation's medical and social care activities.
• Collectif Territoires AidantscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023A collaborative network of actors (healthcare providers, social services, associations, local authorities) in the Hautes-Alpes working together on caregiver support. The foundation coordinates this collective, which includes numerous local partners across the department.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Fondation OVE: Fondation OVE is a French non-profit foundation operating disability care facilities (EAM, EANM, MAS, FAM) and social inclusion services, with a comparable mix of facility-based and community-based programs. It is one of the closest direct comparables in terms of foundation structure, disability focus, and regional multi-site delivery.
• APF France Handicap: APF France Handicap is a major French non-profit providing disability services, including residential facilities, day services, and community support similar to the foundation's EAM, EANM, and SAMSAH operations. It is a leading national disability association with overlapping service models.
• France Horizon: France Horizon is a French association network operating social inclusion and refugee accommodation services, including facilities similar to the foundation's CADA and LHSS operations. It is a like-for-like comparator for the social inclusion and vulnerable-population service lines.
• Fondation Partage & Vie: Fondation Partage & Vie is a French non-profit foundation operating EHPAD and disability care facilities across France, with a service mix closely comparable to the foundation's elderly and disability activities (EAM, EANM, SAMSAH, Accueil de Jour). It is a direct foundation-to-foundation comparator.
• ADMR (Aide à Domicile en Milieu Rural): ADMR is a French federation of associations providing home care, personal assistance, and social services in rural areas, with a structure similar to Fondation Edith Seltzer's home meal delivery and social inclusion activities. Both organizations address healthcare access gaps in rural France through distributed local service networks.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: The French Red Cross is a large national humanitarian organization that, like Fondation Edith Seltzer, operates a multi-service portfolio of medical, social, disability, and training services across France. Both are nonprofit foundations offering integrated medico-social care, though the Croix-Rouge operates at vastly greater national scale.
• Korian: Korian is a major European operator of medical and elderly care facilities, including clinics and nursing homes in France. Its medical care and rehabilitation services directly overlap with the foundation's Centre Médical Chant'Ours and its geriatric and rehabilitation units.
• Emeis (formerly ORPEA): Emeis is one of the largest European nursing home, clinic, and home care operators, with French facilities providing medical, rehabilitation, and elderly care services similar to those at Centre Médical Chant'Ours. It is a much larger, publicly listed operator that competes broadly with the foundation's medical and long-term care activities.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon: Hospices Civils de Lyon is a large public hospital network providing the same broad range of medical specialties (geriatrics, psychiatry, diabetes, addiction, rehabilitation) that the foundation offers at Centre Médical Chant'Ours. It is a public-sector counterpart at far greater scale.

Regional players

• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Fondation Abbé Pierre is a major French non-profit addressing housing exclusion and homelessness, with services that overlap with the foundation's LHSS, Résidence Paramar, and social inclusion activities. Both nonprofits serve vulnerable populations through French public funding channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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