Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest

What Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest does

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest (HNO) is a French public hospital network operating 4 hospitals (Villefranche-sur-Saône, Tarare, Trévoux, and Beaujeu-Belleville) and 10 EHPAD nursing homes, serving the Beaujolais region of the Rhône department and the Dombes region of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The network provides continuous 24/7 public healthcare through emergency departments, scheduled consultations, hospitalizations, Level 2B maternity, pediatric emergencies, oncology (including radiotherapy via partnership with Centre Léon Bérard), rehabilitation (SMR), and elderly residential care. With over 4,000 professionals, HNO handles approximately 270,000 consultations, 50,000 hospitalizations, 2,000+ births, and 36,000 pediatric emergency visits annually across 68 medical and surgical specialties.

The network's technology and infrastructure footprint includes a medical biology laboratory, medical imaging (radiography, ultrasound, CT, interventional radiology), an in-house healthcare training institute (Institut de Formations en Santé / IFS-HNO), the MyHNO patient portal for appointments and records, tele-expertise services via the GCS Sara territorial network, and — launching July 2026 — a drone-based biological sample transport line. Supporting platforms include PayFIP for online bill payment, Matomo for analytics, and Tarteaucitron for GDPR/CNIL-compliant cookie consent. The organization is not privately owned; it operates as a French public healthcare establishment (établissement public de santé) funded through the national health insurance system and social security reimbursements, with services provided to all patients regardless of ability to pay under statutory public service obligations.

Name

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest

Legal name

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest

Website

https://hno.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest is a French public hospital network operating 4 hospitals and 10 EHPADs across the Beaujolais (Rhône) and Dombes (Ain) regions, providing 24/7 emergency, maternity, specialty, and elderly care to local residents through public social-security funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villefranche-sur-saône

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a French public hospital network, Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest operates under the French social security system. Revenue is generated through public healthcare funding, social security reimbursements, and patient contributions. Services are provided to all patients regardless of ability to pay, with costs covered by French national health insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest is a French public hospital network delivering comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, maternity, pediatric, oncology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, and elderly care services through 4 hospitals and 10 EHPAD facilities in the Beaujolais and Dombes regions. The network operates 24/7 with over 4,000 professionals, supported by an online patient portal (MyHNO) and tele-expertise capabilities.

Product overview

Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest is a public hospital network comprising 4 hospitals (Villefranche-sur-Saône, Tarare, Trévoux, and Beaujeu-Belleville) and 10 EHPAD nursing homes serving the Beaujolais and Dombes regions. The network operates 24/7 and provides comprehensive healthcare including emergency services, maternity care (Level 2B, 2,000+ births/year), pediatric emergencies (36,000 visits/year), and 68 medical-surgical specialties. Key specialized services include oncology with radiotherapy partnership with Léon Bérard, medical rehabilitation (SMR), tele-expertise for remote consultations, and an healthcare training institute. The organization handles approximately 270,000 consultations and 50,000 hospitalizations annually with over 4,000 professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyHNO: Patient portal platform for accessing medical records and appointments
• Institut de formations en santé (IFS-HNO)

Products and services

• HNO Villefranche-sur-Saône Hospital Main regional hospital of the HNO network providing comprehensive services including 24/7 emergency care, Level 2B maternity, surgery, pediatric emergencies, and specialized consultations.
• HNO Tarare Hospital Secondary hospital site offering 24/7 emergency services, 62-bed medicine polyvalente unit, SMUR mobile emergency service, UHCD short-stay unit, and rehabilitation care.
• HNO Trévoux Hospital Hospital in the Dombes region providing medicine polyvalente, vascular surgery (médecine vasculaire), and oncological rehabilitation (SMR oncologique) services.
• HNO Beaujeu-Belleville Hospital Hospital facilities serving the Beaujolais region with acute care services and elderly care.
• EHPAD Nursing Homes 10 public nursing homes (EHPAD) affiliated with HNO providing residential care for elderly persons over 60 requiring daily assistance and medical supervision, including EHPAD Courajod and EHPAD La Clairière.
• Institut de Formations en Santé (IFS-HNO) Healthcare training institute offering education programs for future medical and paramedical professionals.
• Maternité des Hôpitaux Nord-Ouest Level 2B maternity ward handling over 2,000 births annually, providing prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care at Villefranche-sur-Saône and Tarare.
• Urgences Pédiatriques Pediatric emergency unit at Villefranche-sur-Saône open 24/7, handling approximately 36,000 pediatric emergency visits annually.
• Télé-expertise Remote expert consultation service enabling healthcare professionals to request specialist opinions via secure digital platforms through the GCS Sara network.
• Hôtel Hospitalier Hospital hotel service providing accommodation and hospitality support for patients and their accompanying family members.
• Medical Specialties Portfolio Comprehensive portfolio of 68 medical and surgical specialties including cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, pediatrics, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, pneumology, and others.
• Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation (SMR) Medical and rehabilitation care service (formerly SSR) providing post-hospitalization recovery, functional rehabilitation, and oncological rehabilitation.
• Centre de Radiothérapie du Beaujolais Radiotherapy center operated in partnership with Centre Léon Bérard, providing cancer treatment radiation therapy at the Villefranche-sur-Saône site.
• Laboratoire de Biologie Médicale Medical biology laboratory performing clinical analyses for patient diagnosis and treatment monitoring.
• Imagerie Médicale Medical imaging service providing radiography, ultrasound, CT scans, and interventional radiology procedures.
• Biological Transport by Drone Drone-based transport service for biological samples between HNO facilities, launching in July 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• 270,000 consultations and 50,000 hospitalizations annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Centre Léon BérardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Centre Léon Bérard (cancer research and treatment center in Lyon) to operate the Centre de radiothérapie du Beaujolais at the Villefranche-sur-Saône site, providing radiotherapy services for cancer patients locally.
• GCS Sara (Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire), Rhône-Nord-Beaujolais-DombescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerritorial health cooperation network organizing patient care pathways across the Rhône-Nord-Beaujolais-Dombes health territory, including tele-expertise services connecting HNO facilities with regional specialists.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital operator in France, running multi-site networks across emergency, maternity, surgery, and specialty care. Comparable multi-site hospital delivery model to HNO, though operating under private commercial financing rather than the public social security system.
• Elsan: Second-largest private French hospital operator with a national multi-site network covering emergency, maternity, oncology, and surgery. Comparable to HNO in scale and specialty breadth, but operating under a private commercial model rather than public hospital funding.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon: The largest public university hospital network in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, operating under the same French public funding system as HNO. Serves as the primary tertiary referral competitor in the wider Lyon area to which HNO channels complex cases.
• CHU de Saint-Étienne: University hospital center in the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, larger and more academic in scope than HNO. Comparable as a public multi-site hospital in the region, particularly for tertiary care, training, and research positioning.

Direct peers

• Korian (Clariane): Leading private operator of EHPAD nursing homes and elderly care services in France, comparable to HNO's ten-EHPAD residential care business. Contrast in funding model (private commercial vs. public) makes Korian a key benchmark for operational efficiency in French elderly care.
• Centre Hospitalier de Roanne: Public general hospital in the Loire department of similar size and rural-catchment profile to HNO, with parallel acute and EHPAD operations. Provides a clean comparative reference for a mid-sized French regional public hospital network.
• Centre Hospitalier de Mâcon: Public general hospital serving the Saône-et-Loire department across the river from HNO's Villefranche-sur-Saône site. Comparable in scale and service offering, with overlapping maternity, emergency, and surgical activity.
• Centre Léon Bérard: CLCC (cancer treatment center) in Lyon and HNO's strategic oncology partner, jointly operating the Centre de radiothérapie du Beaujolais. Directly comparable as a specialized regional hospital and oncology provider, and a critical partnership node for HNO's cancer services.
• Centre Hospitalier de Bourg-en-Bresse: Public general hospital serving the Ain department with overlapping catchment and a comparable service portfolio including emergency, maternity, surgery, and rehabilitation. Operates under the same French social security model with a similar multi-site public hospital structure.
• Orpea: Major private French nursing home and elderly care group with extensive EHPAD operations overlapping HNO's residential footprint. Comparable specifically on the EHPAD segment of HNO's business, with contrasting private commercial operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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