What Fondation Hopale does

Fondation Hopale is a French non-profit healthcare foundation (recognized ESPIC for certain facilities) operating 15 wholly-owned sanitary and medico-social establishments across the Hauts-de-France region, headquartered in Berck-sur-Mer. It specializes in osteoarticular and neurological pathologies, disability, and chronic conditions, organized around a Sanitary Pole (Institut Calot, Centre Jacques Calvé, Centre Hopale Rééducation, Centre Sainte Barbe, Centre Clair Séjour, Clinique des Acacias) and a Medico-Social Pole (UEROS, FAM Villa Normande, MAS Villa Clé des Dunes, IEM/DITEP Trajectoires, ESAT, EA Les Ateliers de la Manche, two EHPADs in Douai). The foundation also houses a clinical research division and a patient-partner program.

Its core offering is a unified, capital-intensive rehabilitation platform anchored by the MAKO robotic surgical system (~700 joint replacements per year), Vector Elite body-weight gait training system (unique in France), O-ARM intraoperative 3D imaging, a 3D motion analysis laboratory, virtual reality rehabilitation, a Rehab-Lab for 3D-printed assistive devices, Dom'Hopale smart home demonstrator, and access to Wandercraft exoskeletons and Kenevo electronic prosthetic knees. Patient access points include Doctolib appointment scheduling, Omnidoc tele-expertise, Viatrajectoire referrals, and the Cléo Hopale patient portal, with a dedicated Ville-Hopale physician network and an international patient cell serving UK patients in partnership with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The foundation is a fee-for-service healthcare provider reimbursed primarily through the French Sécurité Sociale and complementary health insurance under the ESPIC framework; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation inpatients, adults with severe disabilities, elderly care residents, para-athletes, and a small international patient cohort. Quality has been formally certified by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) — 'QUALITÉ DES SOINS CONFIRMÉE' — across all sanitary establishments in 2025, and Dr. Christophe Obry was elected to the Académie Nationale de Chirurgie in 2025.

Name

Fondation Hopale

Legal name

Fondation Hopale

Website

https://fondation-hopale.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fondation Hopale is a French non-profit healthcare foundation operating 15 sanitary and medico-social establishments in Hauts-de-France, providing orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation, disability care, and elderly services, anchored by advanced robotic surgery, gait training, and VR rehabilitation technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Rehabilitation and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Outpatient Surgery Departments (HOPDs) (HLAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Medical rehabilitation services
• Orthopedic surgery
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Medico-social care
• Assistive technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Berck

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Reimbursement: Fondation Hopale operates as a healthcare foundation providing medical rehabilitation and social-medical services. Revenue is generated through reimbursement by the French social security system (Sécurité Sociale) for healthcare procedures, supplemented by mutual insurance reimbursements for covered services. The foundation holds ESPIC (Etablissement de Santé Privé d'Intérêt Collectif) status for certain facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation Hopale is a French non-profit healthcare foundation operating 15 sanitary and medico-social establishments in northern France, providing integrated medical, surgical, and rehabilitation services across orthopedic, neurological, vascular, and trauma pathologies. It specializes in advanced joint replacement surgery using robotic-assisted MAKO systems, gait and cognitive rehabilitation through unique vectorized platforms and virtual reality, residential and vocational care for people with disabilities via FAM/MAS/ESAT/EA facilities, and elderly care through EHPAD homes.

Product overview

Fondation Hopale is a healthcare foundation operating 15 sanitary and medico-social establishments across the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. Its offering is a unified platform of integrated rehabilitation and medical care services, organized around two poles: (1) a Sanitary Pole covering surgical and rehabilitation care at facilities including Institut Calot (orthopedic surgery with MAKO robotic system and O-ARM imaging), Centre Jacques Calvé (neurological/spinal cord rehabilitation with Vector Elite gait system, virtual reality, and movement analysis laboratory), Centre Hopale Rééducation, Centre Sainte Barbe, Centre Clair Séjour, and Clinique des Acacias; and (2) a Medico-Social Pole covering disability services (UEROS, FAM, MAS, IEM/DITEP, ESAT, EA), elderly care (EHPAD Jean Menu, EHPAD Les Logis Douaisiens), and a Clinical Research division. Key technology-enabled services include the MAKO robotic surgery platform, Vector Elite body-weight gait support, virtual reality rehabilitation, movement analysis laboratory, Clinic of Positioning and Mobility (with a wheelchair center of 400+ chairs), Rehab-Lab 3D printing for assistive devices, Dom'Hopale smart home demonstrator, and tele-expertise via Omnidoc. The foundation also operates patient-facing digital tools including the Cléo Hopale patient portal and Doctolib appointment scheduling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Portail Cléo Hopale: Patient portal for accessing medical records and administrative services
• Rehab-Lab Calvé
• Dom'Hopale
• Programme Rose
• Service Comète
• Rehab Lab Calvé

Products and services

• Institut Calot - Soins médicaux et chirurgicaux Multi-specialty medical and rehabilitation institute in Berck-sur-Mer providing orthopedic surgery (including robotic-assisted MAKO procedures), spinal cord injury care, vascular surgery, and pediatric services.
• Centre Jacques Calvé - Rééducation neurologique et orthopédique Specialized rehabilitation center in Berck-sur-Mer for spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, and polytrauma patients, featuring Vector Elite gait training, virtual reality rehabilitation, and the 3D motion analysis laboratory.
• Centre Hopale Rééducation (Arras) Rehabilitation center in Arras providing physical and functional rehabilitation services to patients in the Hauts-de-France region.
• Centre Clair Séjour (Bailleul) Rehabilitation center in Bailleul offering physical rehabilitation alongside psychomotor therapy and balneotherapy services.
• Centre Sainte Barbe (Fouquières-lez-Lens) Rehabilitation center in Fouquières-lez-Lens offering physical and functional rehabilitation with virtual reality and psychomotor therapy programs.
• Clinique des Acacias (Cucq) Healthcare clinic in Cucq providing medical and surgical care services, operating under ESPIC (Établissement de Santé Privé d'Intérêt Collectif) status as of 2026.
• UEROS - Unité d'Évaluation, de Réentraînement et d'Orientation Sociale et professionnelle Specialized unit for cognitive and social-professional evaluation and rehabilitation of brain-injured patients in Berck-sur-Mer.
• FAM - Villa Normande Foyer d'Accueil Médicalisé in Berck-sur-Mer providing residential medical care for severely disabled adults with associated pathologies, primarily from the Pas-de-Calais region.
• EHPAD Jean Menu et EHPAD Les Logis Douaisiens (Douai) Senior living facilities (EHPAD) in Douai providing residential nursing care for dependent elderly persons.
• Établissements Trajectoires - IEM / DITEP (Rang-du-Fliers) Motor education institute (IEM) and therapeutic educational pedagogical device (DITEP) in Rang-du-Fliers providing care for children and adolescents with disabilities.
• Recherche clinique Hopale (Clinical Research) Clinical research program covering patient- and professional-facing studies, organized clinical research activities, and ongoing studies and publications at Fondation Hopale.
• Patient Partenaire Program Structured patient-partnership program involving patients as active partners in research and care improvement initiatives at the foundation.
• Télé-expertise médicale Omnidoc Digital tele-expertise service enabling city-based physicians to request specialist medical opinions from Fondation Hopale practitioners via the Omnidoc platform.
• International Patient Services Dedicated international patient cell providing admission coordination, language support, and post-discharge follow-up for foreign patients (notably UK) seeking care at Fondation Hopale facilities.
• Programme Rose - Rééducation post-cancer du sein Breast cancer rehabilitation program with adapted physical activities offered under the Programme Rose sub-brand of Fondation Hopale.
• Service Comète - Réinsertion professionnelle Insertion and rehabilitation service supporting return to employment for people in recovery following illness or accident.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 700 prosthetic procedures performed annually with MAKO robotic system
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Libel'upminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Partnership to give second life to medical equipment, collecting and refurbishing medical devices deemed defective or unnecessary but still functional or repairable.
• Centre Oscar LambretcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2025Partnership with Lille-based cancer treatment center to strengthen patient support and care pathways, enhancing comprehensive cancer care services across institutions.
• CDC Habitat Nord-EstminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Housing partnership to facilitate access to adapted housing near workplace locations for healthcare staff, offered at controlled rents to support healthcare worker attraction and retention.
• Future4CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023European e-health accelerator visited Fondation Hopale for a 'learning expedition' discovering over 6000m² of rehabilitation technical platforms and exchanging on health innovation and autonomy challenges. Represents collaboration with leading digital health startups.
• APPROCHE AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of general interest for promotion of new technologies serving people with disabilities. Network of 24 establishments including Centre Jacques Calvé. Hosts annual scientific symposiums on advanced technologies in rehabilitation.
• Les Ptits Doudous de l'Institut CalotminorOthersLocal branch of national association (founded 2011 by CHU Rennes) improving pediatric patient experience through educational games, gift distributions, and entertainment activities before and after surgery.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsan: Leading French private hospital operator with facilities across the country. Overlaps with Hopale's surgical and rehabilitation services at Institut Calot and Clinique des Acacias, but operates as a diversified for-profit group.
• Vivalto Santé: French private hospital group operating clinics across multiple regions. Competes with Hopale's surgical and rehabilitation offerings in northern France, though structured as a multi-region for-profit operator.
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): Largest public hospital system in Europe, centered in the Paris region. Comparable to Hopale in offering integrated rehabilitation and surgical care, though at vastly larger scale and as a public sector operator.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital group in France, offering surgery and medical care across specialties. Comparable to Hopale's Institut Calot surgical and rehabilitation offering, though Ramsay operates as a broad incumbent rather than a non-profit specialty player.

Direct peers

• Croix-Rouge française: Major French non-profit healthcare and social services organization. Comparable as a non-profit running a multi-site network of healthcare and medico-social facilities across France, with similar mission-driven model and dependency on public reimbursement.
• Korian: Major European provider of elderly care, post-acute rehabilitation, and home care services. Comparable to Hopale's EHPAD and rehabilitation center footprint, though at much larger scale and as a publicly listed for-profit operator.
• Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild: ESPIC-classified French healthcare foundation operating a hospital and research activities. Comparable to Hopale as a private non-profit foundation offering hospital care and integrating clinical research, though focused on a different specialty.
• Orpea (emeis): One of Europe's largest operators of nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, and home care. Directly comparable as a multi-site operator of rehabilitation and elderly care facilities across France, with overlapping medico-social and post-acute service lines.
• Hôpital Foch: French private non-profit hospital (ESPIC) located in the Paris region. Comparable to Hopale as a non-profit hospital operator with ESPIC status, offering surgical and rehabilitation services and integrating clinical research.

Regional players

• Clinique du Parc (Castelnau-le-Lez): French private clinic with strong orthopedic and rehabilitation focus. Comparable to Hopale's Institut Calot in terms of surgical robotics and rehabilitation programs, though operating in a different regional market (Occitanie vs. Hauts-de-France).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

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