Clinique Des Cedres

What Clinique Des Cedres does

Clinique des Cedres is a private, multi-specialty hospital founded in 1993 and headquartered in Echirolles, in the Grenoble metropolitan area of France. The facility operates across medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and 24/7 emergency care, with a workforce of 501-1,000 employees serving the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region. Operational scale includes approximately 60 emergency patients per day, ~800 births per year at its Level 1 maternity unit, a 28-bed acute geriatric unit, a 10-bed short-stay hospitalization unit, and seven monitored emergency examination rooms.

The hospital's technology stack centers on a Da Vinci Xi robotic surgical platform with 3D HD vision, fluorescence imaging, and augmented-reality software, complemented by an integrated imaging plateau (MRI, CT scanner, two digital radiography rooms, cone-beam OPG) operated by Groupe du Mail, plus a Somnocedres sleep medicine center and the newly integrated MICI Institut Prive for inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's, ulcerative colitis). Digital infrastructure includes an electronic health record, computerized bed management, an online patient portal for pre-admission and surgical-journey tracking, integration with the national Mon Espace Sante personal health record, secure online payment via SystemPay, and third-party booking via Doctolib. The clinic holds HAS V2014 Level A certification (the highest HAS tier), was the first French healthcare facility certified ISO 9002 in 1998, and was recognized as Vice-Champion at the European Private Hospital Awards 2025.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service billing to the French social security system (CPAM) and supplementary health insurers (mutuelles), with optional supplements for private rooms, television, telephone, and physician fee supplements ("depasseurs d'honoraires") subject to the "tact and mesure" principle. Patient out-of-pocket costs are zero for the emergency, maternity, palliative care, and geriatric poles. The customer base is essentially long-tail B2C: individual patients in the Grenoble region acquired through emergency walk-ins, physician referrals, and online booking, with no enterprise or single-payer concentration. The clinic's go-to-market is direct (no intermediaries, no resellers), with marketing conducted through its institutional website, social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube), online reputation management, and participation in regional and national healthcare awards. Strategic positioning centers on the bundled one-stop delivery of emergency, maternity, robotic surgery, orthopedics, oncology, gastroenterology, and chronic-disease specialty care anchored by academic partnerships with CHU Grenoble Alpes and Universite Grenoble Alpes.

Name

Clinique Des Cedres

Legal name

Clinique Des Cèdres

Website

https://cliniquedescedres.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Clinique des Cedres is a private multi-specialty hospital in Echirolles near Grenoble, France, founded in 1993, providing 24/7 emergency, maternity, robotic surgery (Da Vinci Xi), imaging, and specialty care including an IBD institute to patients across the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Hospital / Multi-Specialty Healthcare

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor & Delivery / Obstetric Hospitalist (OB Hospitalist) Services (HLAKAJAK)

Keywords

• Private hospital services
• Multi-specialty healthcare
• Surgical care
• Emergency medical services
• Maternity care

Headquarters

HQ city

Échirolles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospitalization and Medical/Surgical Fees: Fee-for-service billing to French social security (Sécurité Sociale) and supplementary health insurers (mutuelles) for all medical and surgical procedures, consultations, and hospital stays. Physicians, surgeons, and anesthesiologists bill professional fees including potential supplements ('dépassements d'honoraires') according to the 'tact and mesure' principle.
2. Hotel Supplements: Optional supplementary charges for private rooms (chambre particulière), towel purchases, television, and telephone services, which may be partially or fully covered by the patient's mutuelle depending on their contract.
3. Online Payment Processing: Secure online bill payment system (SystemPay) accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, for clinic invoices. Does not cover surgical or anesthesia professional fee supplements which are paid directly at the physician's office.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clinique Des Cèdres is a multi-specialty private hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and obstetric care to individual patients. Its services span a 24/7 emergency department, maternity care, robotic-assisted surgery across multiple specialties, medical imaging, and dedicated specialty centers (MICI Institut Privé for inflammatory bowel disease, Somnocedres for sleep medicine), supported by an online patient portal for appointments and payments.

Product overview

Clinique des Cèdres is a private hospital offering comprehensive healthcare services across multiple specialties. The facility operates as a single-site hospital with distinct service lines including emergency medicine (24/7), maternity care, robotic surgery using the Da Vinci X system, medical imaging (MRI, CT, radiography), and specialized centers for sleep medicine (Somnocedres) and inflammatory bowel disease (MICI Institut Privé). Digital patient services include an online appointment booking portal, patient portal for pre-admission and medical records access, and online payment through SystemPay. The hospital is organized around surgical and medical departments covering orthopedics, urology, gastroenterology, gynecology, and other specialties, with integrated Mon Espace Santé connectivity for national health record access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MICI Institut Privé: Specialized institute for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (MICI/Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) offering medical, surgical, and holistic patient care. Integrated into Clinique des Cèdres since April 2024.
• Robot Da Vinci X
• Centre Ostéo Articulaire des Cèdres

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency Department Round-the-clock emergency medical service accepting walk-in and ambulance patients for acute and trauma cases.
• Maternity Care Obstetric care including prenatal consultations, delivery, and postnatal follow-up for expectant mothers.
• Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci Xi) Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery using the Da Vinci Xi platform across multiple surgical specialties for improved precision and recovery.
• Medical Imaging Diagnostic imaging services including radiology, MRI, CT, and ultrasound scans for outpatient and inpatient diagnostic needs.
• Surgical Specialties (Urology, Orthopedics, Gastroenterology, Gynecology, Ophthalmology) Multi-specialty surgical services covering urology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, gynecology, and ophthalmology, including robotic-assisted procedures.
• MICI Institut Privé (IBD Center) Specialized center dedicated to the multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).
• Somnocedres (Sleep Medicine Center) Dedicated sleep medicine center providing evaluation, sleep studies, and treatment for sleep and respiratory disorders.
• Online Appointment Booking & Patient Portal Digital service allowing patients to schedule appointments and access hospital information online via the hospital's patient portal.
• Online Payment Secure online payment channel allowing patients to settle hospital bills digitally.

Quantifiable outcome

• No patient co-payment for emergency, maternity, palliative care, and geriatrics poles
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Groupe du MailcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe imaging center at Clinique des Cèdres (50 Avenue Grugliasco) is managed by Groupe du Mail, which provides radiology, MRI, CT scanner, and digital OPG services. Multiple radiologists (Dr François Robert, Dr Yves Ranchoup, Dr Stéphane Cantin, Dr Philippe Tourret, Dr Edith Fioretti, Dr Michaël Metzger, Dr Renaud Barthélemy, Dr Redouane Wazizi, Dr Yves Le Rumeur, Dr Virginie Lefournier, Dr Anne-Cécile Pesant, Dr Aude Stivalet) practice at this location.
• Laboratoire ORIADE NOVIALEcoreTechnology or IntegrationDr Guillaume Richalet serves as Managing Director of the ORIADE NOVIALE laboratory and is President of the CLIN (infection control committee) at Clinique des Cèdres. The laboratory provides microbiology, infectious disease, and hospital hygiene services including MRSA/MSSA screening using real-time PCR (Smart Cycler BD).
• Université Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA / CHU Grenoble Alpes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple physicians at the clinic hold academic affiliations with CHU Grenoble Alpes and Université Grenoble Alpes (Pr Nicolas Mathieu as Associate Professor of Gastroenterology). Collaboration includes clinical research, patient transition programs (pediatric-to-adult MICI), and joint management of extra-intestinal manifestations (rheumatology with Pr Baillet at CHU Sud).
• TIMC (Techniques de l'Ingénierie Médicale et de la Complexité)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TIMC (UMR CNRS) for the DIGEST study — a feasibility study of an innovative intestinal sampling device with functional transit evaluation, in partnership with ORIADE NOVIALE.
• ARS AURA (Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)minorOthersARS AURA is the regional health authority that oversees and evaluates healthcare establishments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, including Clinique des Cèdres. The agency presented the Prix de l'Exemplarité to the MICI Institut Privé in 2024.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Almaviva Santé: French private hospital group operating multi-specialty clinics with surgical, medical, and obstetric services. Closely comparable in operating model and French regulatory environment, though grouped across many sites.
• Elsan: Major French private hospital group with ~120 facilities across medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Comparable as a multi-specialty private hospital network, though significantly larger and more geographically diversified than Clinique des Cèdres.
• Vivalto Santé: French private hospital group with multi-specialty facilities across regions including Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Comparable in service mix (medicine, surgery, maternity) but larger and group-structured rather than independent.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest US for-profit hospital operator offering multi-specialty acute care. Comparable as a private multi-specialty hospital platform with quality and accreditation focus, though operating in a fundamentally different reimbursement system.
• Fresenius Helios: Europe's largest private hospital operator running multi-specialty acute care facilities across Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Comparable in offering comprehensive hospital services at scale, though operating across multiple national reimbursement systems.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest French private hospital group operating multi-specialty clinics across France. Directly comparable as a multi-site private hospital operator offering medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and emergency services, but at vastly greater scale and with national procurement and referral leverage.

Regional players

• Clinique de la Sauvegarde (Lyon): Major private multi-specialty clinic in the Lyon area offering surgery, medicine, and maternity. Comparable in service scope and French private hospital operating context, with overlapping catchment for specialty referrals.
• CHU Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA): Public university hospital serving the same Grenoble metropolitan area. Comparable as a tertiary referral destination offering medicine, surgery, and emergency care, but operates as a public teaching hospital rather than a private for-profit facility.
• Médipôle Lyon Villeurbanne: Large private multi-specialty hospital complex in the Lyon area with emergency, surgery, and maternity services. Comparable in service breadth and French private-hospital operating model, though geographically distinct and larger.
• Hôpital Privé Drôme Ardèche (Ramsay): Private multi-specialty hospital group in the Drôme/Ardèche area offering medicine, surgery, and obstetrics. Comparable as a regional French private hospital competitor, but operated by a national group.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CliniqueDesCedres-Echirolles
• Facebookfacebook.com/cliniquedescedres
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/clinique-des-c%C3%A8dres
• Instagraminstagram.com/cliniquedescedres

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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