What Intercommunal Hospital Center of Castres-Mazamet does

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Castres-Mazamet (CHIC Castres-Mazamet) is a French public multi-site hospital (établissement public de santé) formed in 1999 through the merger of the Castres and Mazamet hospitals and headquartered at the Hôpital du Pays d'Autan in Castres, France. It operates seven facilities across the municipalities of Castres, Mazamet, and Aussillon, providing integrated acute (MCO), post-acute rehabilitation (SMR), and long-term elderly care (EHPAD/USLD) across more than 1,000 beds and places. The hospital serves a catchment population of approximately 150,000 residents in southern Tarn and neighboring areas, and functions as the hub establishment (établissement pivot) of the GHT Cœur d'Occitanie territorial hospital group.

Its service portfolio spans 21 medical and surgical specialties, including a 24/7 emergency department with SMUR mobile resuscitation units, a cancer care pathway with chemotherapy/immunotherapy day hospital, oncology-hematology, maternity-perinatal services, surgical specialties (digestive, urological, gynecological, ORL, vascular, orthopedic), medical specialties (cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, addiction medicine), and specialized programs for handicap access, organ and tissue procurement (authorized since 2000), and healthcare access for vulnerable populations (PASS). Digital infrastructure includes the DIGIHOSP pre-admission platform, Doctolib appointment booking, teleconsultation, the MesAnalyses lab results portal, and MIPIH online payment integration.

Revenue is generated entirely through the French public health insurance system (Sécurité sociale) under DRG tariffs, per-diem rates for SSR and EHPAD, patient co-payments, and direct public funding allocations. Annual operating budget is €160 million, with workforce of approximately 1,900 staff (200+ physicians and interns, 1,700+ non-medical agents). The hospital participates in inter-regional referral networks with the Oncopôle de Toulouse, CHU de Toulouse, Clinique Claude Bernard (Albi), and CRIOAC for complex oncology, radiotherapy, neurosurgery, and bone/joint infections.

Name

Intercommunal Hospital Center of Castres-Mazamet

Legal name

CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL CASTRES-MAZAMET

Website

https://chic-cm.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

French public multi-site hospital serving ~150,000 residents of southern Tarn across seven sites in Castres, Mazamet, and Aussillon, operating as the hub of GHT Cœur d'Occitanie with 1,000+ beds and 21 medical specialties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Post-Acute Transitional Care / Subacute Rehab Centers (HLADAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transitional Care Units (TCU) (HLAFAFAF), Subacute Care Units (High-Acuity Transitional Care) (HLADADAC), Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Acute care medicine
• Emergency medical services
• Rehabilitation and elderly care
• Oncology and surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Castres

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public health insurance reimbursements: Revenue is generated through reimbursements from the French public health insurance system (Sécurité sociale) based on Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) tariffs, per-diem rates for SSR and EHPAD, and patient co-payments. The hospital also receives public funding allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Castres-Mazamet is a multi-site public hospital providing comprehensive acute, emergency, surgical, maternal, oncology, rehabilitation, and long-term care to the population of southern Tarn. Its core offerings include 24/7 emergency and SMUR services, 21 medical and surgical specialties, a cancer care pathway (surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hematology), maternity-perinatal services, post-acute rehabilitation (SMR/UCC), and nursing home/long-term care (EHPAD/USLD) across seven facilities in Castres, Mazamet, and Aussillon.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Castres-Mazamet is a multi-site public hospital offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services across the Sud du Tarn region. The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare platform consisting of emergency services (Urgences-SMUR), acute care (MCO), post-acute rehabilitation (SMR), and long-term care (EHPAD/USLD). Key clinical services include cancer care (Cancérologie, Oncologie-Hématologie), maternity services (Maternité-Périnatalité), surgical specialties (digestive, urological, gynecological, ORL, vascular, orthopedics), and medical specialties (cardiology, neurology, infectious diseases, addiction medicine). The hospital provides specialized programs including a dedicated Handicap and Soins accessibility service, organ donation coordination (PMOT), and a healthcare access program (PASS) for vulnerable populations. Digital services include patient portals for teleconsultation, lab results (MesAnalyses), and online payment (MIPIH).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centre de Santé Sexuelle (CSS): Sexual health center providing contraception, pregnancy, STI screening, and IVG services
• Maison des Femmes Santé Tarn
• UAPED - Unité d'Accueil Pédiatrique pour l'Enfance en Danger

Products and services

• Emergency and SMUR Services Round-the-clock emergency department with mobile emergency resuscitation service (SMUR) handling medical, surgical, psychiatric, pediatric, and medico-social emergencies for the southern Tarn catchment area.
• Cancer Care (Cancérologie) Comprehensive cancer treatment including surgical oncology for gynecological, breast, digestive, urological, and ORL cancers; chemotherapy and immunotherapy at the day hospital; and coordinated radiotherapy referrals.
• Medical Oncology and Hematology
• Maternity and Perinatal Services
• EHPAD Nursing Home Facilities
• Medical Rehabilitation (SMR/UCC)
• Ambulatory Surgery
• UHCD Short-Stay Hospitalization Unit
• Addiction Medicine (Addictologie)
• Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine
• Women's, Children's Health and Protection Services Comprehensive women's health services including the Centre de Santé Sexuelle (contraception, pregnancy, STI screening, IVG), the Maison des Femmes (domestic violence support), and the pediatric protection unit (UAPED) for child protection and abuse assessment.
• Surgical Specialties
• Medical Specialties
• Medical-Technical Platforms (Imaging and Laboratory)
• Organ and Tissue Donation Coordination (PMOT) Coordination of multi-organ and tissue harvesting including corneas, authorized since 2000.
• PASS - Healthcare Access for Vulnerable Populations
• Disability Accessibility Services (Handicap et Soins)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~40,000 emergency visits, 1,200 deliveries, 28,000 MCO stays, 184,000 consultations, 8,000 surgical interventions annually

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• GHT Cœur d'OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe hospital is the hub establishment (établissement pivot) of the GHT Cœur d'Occitanie territorial hospital group, coordinating care pathways across member hospitals in the territory.
• Oncopôle de Toulouse (Institut Claudius Regaud / IUCT-Oncopôle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-regional collaboration for complex oncology: sarcomas, melanomas, CNS tumours, acute leukaemias, aplasia, bone marrow transplants, CAR-T cell therapies, and inclusion in clinical trials. Collaborates with haematologists for leukaemia and bone marrow transplant patient transfers.
• Clinique Claude Bernard (Albi)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadiotherapy partner for cancer patients; patients requiring radiotherapy can choose this clinic based on their place of residence. Also partner for neurosurgical emergencies.
• Centre Hospitalier d'AlbimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for thoracic oncology, gynaecological oncology, and medical nuclear medicine (TEP scan). Patients requiring radiotherapy or nuclear medicine are referred here.
• CRIOAC — CHU de ToulousemajorTechnology or IntegrationReferral relationship for complex bone and joint infections (osteoarticular infections including infected hardware). CRIOAC (Centre de Référence pour les Infections Ostéo-Articulaires Complexes) at CHU Toulouse provides expertise for complicated orthopaedic infection cases.
• AscomediaminorOthersTechnical maintenance provider for the hospital website (chic-cm.fr). Registered at 7 bis rue des Aulnes, Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, France.
• InfomaniakminorOthersWebsite hosting provider. Servers are based exclusively in Europe (Switzerland), ensuring GDPR-compliant data storage.
• Clinique du SidobreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for neurosurgical emergencies — patients requiring urgent neurosurgical intervention are transferred to Clinique du Sidobre.
• CIDFF (Centre Information Documentation Femmes Familles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for women and families providing administrative and social accompaniment for victims of domestic violence referred from the hospital's violence response cell.
• SIAO 115 (Services Intégrés d'Accueil et de l'Orientation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomelessness services network providing housing orientation for people without stable housing who are seen in the PASS (Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé).
• Solidac (RSPI — Réseau Santé Précarité Insertion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial insertion network animating healthcare access for the most vulnerable in southern Tarn, supporting administrative procedures and access to housing and social rights.
• CHU de ToulousemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for dental care of patients with complex needs, particularly for care requiring general anaesthesia. Also referral hub for complex infectious disease (spondylodiscitis), rheumatology (via webRCP and biotherapy committee), and other super-specialties.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: Among the largest public hospital groups in France, operating multiple hospital sites under a single public establishment. Comparable multi-site public hospital group model and similar GHT-style territorial coordination role, though at materially greater scale.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital group in France, operating across acute care, oncology, and outpatient services. Comparable broad service portfolio and competing for the same French patient pool, though under a private rather than public reimbursement model.
• Elsan: Major French private hospital operator with nationwide footprint across MCO, SSR, and outpatient specialties. Comparable in service breadth and competes with CHIC for privately insured and ambulatory surgery volumes in the region.
• Korian: Leading European operator of EHPAD, SSR, and home-care services with a significant French footprint. Directly comparable for CHIC's 550 EHPAD/USLD beds and SSR activities, though under a private rather than public-sector operating model.
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Toulouse: University hospital center serving as CHIC's main referral partner for super-specialty care, oncology, and infectious diseases. Same regional geography (Occitanie) and the dominant tertiary incumbent whose scope CHIC's services are designed to complement.

Others

• Doctolib: Telehealth and online appointment-booking platform integrated by CHIC for patient scheduling. Not a direct competitor but a key ecosystem enabler whose trajectory influences CHIC's digital front-door and teleconsultation capability.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Montauban: Public hospital serving a comparable southern-Occitanie catchment with similar acute, maternity, and long-term care services. A near neighbor in scale, geography, and demographic profile to CHIC Castres-Mazamet.
• Centre Hospitalier de Carcassonne: Public hospital of similar size and service profile serving a mid-sized non-metropolitan catchment in Occitanie. Closely comparable in multi-site footprint, acute and elderly care mix, and dependence on ARS funding.
• Centre Hospitalier d'Albi: Public hospital center in nearby Albi serving a comparable mid-sized catchment in the Tarn department. Most direct operating peer given shared territory, GHT-adjacent role, and similar mix of acute, post-acute, and elderly care services.
• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Vichy: Intercommunal public hospital center similar in legal form ('Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal'), bed count range, and rural/mid-sized catchment profile. Most direct structural peer outside the immediate Occitanie region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/chiccm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-hospitalier-intercommunal-de-castres-mazamet

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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