Kidney House - Aurad Aquitaine

What Kidney House - Aurad Aquitaine does

Maison du Rein AURAD Aquitaine is a French non-profit healthcare association (association loi 1901) founded in the 1970s and headquartered in Gradignan, France, dedicated to the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The organization operates more than 25 dialysis units spanning five departments — Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, and Pyrénées-Atlantiques — and serves CKD patients requiring hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation support, or conservative treatment without renal replacement therapy. Its core offering is structured as five integrated care pathways: personalized pluriprofessional CKD consultation, in-facility hemodialysis, home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, hospital-based transplantation pathway support, and adapted treatment without renal replacement. The association positions itself as a human-scale, regionally embedded complement to hospital services, emphasizing patient autonomy, therapeutic education, multidisciplinary paramedical teams, and proximity-of-care to reduce travel burden for chronic patients.

The business model is reimbursement-driven through the French universal healthcare system (Sécurité Sociale), with no publicly disclosed pricing. The association operates as a non-profit, reinvesting surplus into care delivery rather than distributing returns; it has no parent company, no external investors, and no funding rounds on record. Distribution occurs through a network of proximity dialysis units, home-based treatment programs, and partnerships with local hospitals for transplantation and conservative care. Marketing is largely through the corporate website (maisondurein-aurad.fr) and physician referral networks, with a notable vacation dialysis coordination service ('Vos vacances') enabling patients to maintain treatment continuity while traveling. Quality and safety of care are overseen by the Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS) via the IQSS framework published on the Scope Santé platform.

From a technology standpoint, the association experiments with virtual reality headsets deployed across its antenna locations to reduce stress and pain during dialysis sessions, with pilot tests conducted at Gradignan and Le Haillan. Aside from this VR program, the technology stack is described as standard dialysis treatment technologies (hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis). No proprietary AI/ML systems, APIs, or model integrations are disclosed. Leadership is anchored by President Professor Christian Combe (since the founding era) and Director Christine Gay-Habold, providing clinical continuity and operational management.

Name

Kidney House - Aurad Aquitaine

Legal name

Maison du Rein AURAD Aquitaine

Website

https://aurad.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maison du Rein AURAD Aquitaine is a French non-profit association, founded in the 1970s, operating 25+ dialysis units across five departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine to deliver hemodialysis, home dialysis, and kidney transplantation support to chronic kidney disease patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dialysis and Kidney Care Services

NAICS

Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis) (HLAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Dialysis & Kidney Care Centers (HLAFABAE), Home Dialysis Support & Training Providers (HLAFAEAG), Home Dialysis Programs (Home HD/PD Training & Support) (HLAKAHAK), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Management Clinics (HLAKAHAB)

Keywords

• Hemodialysis services
• Peritoneal dialysis
• Kidney transplantation care
• Chronic kidney disease care
• Home dialysis programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Gradignan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Maison du Rein AURAD Aquitaine provides chronic kidney disease care through five integrated care pathways: personalized CKD consultations, in-facility hemodialysis, home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation support, and adapted conservative treatment without renal replacement therapy. Services are delivered across a regional network of 25+ proximity dialysis units in five departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, complemented by hospital partnerships.

Product overview

Maison du Rein AURAD Aquitaine operates as a unified healthcare network offering five integrated care pathways for chronic kidney disease patients. The core offerings include: (1) personalized chronic kidney disease management consultations, (2) establishment-based hemodialysis, (3) home-based hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, (4) kidney transplantation support, and (5) adapted treatment without renal replacement therapy. These five care pathways work together as a comprehensive, patient-centered continuum of care spanning prevention, treatment, and follow-up across dialysis centers in 5 departments of Aquitaine (Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parcours de prise en charge des maladies rénales (Chronic Kidney Disease Care Pathway) Personalized pluriprofessional consultation and ongoing medical management pathway delivered at each stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD), for patients with chronic renal insufficiency.
• Parcours Hémodialyse en établissement (In-Facility Hemodialysis) Care pathway providing accompaniment and hemodialysis treatment in dialysis units across the association's regional network, for patients requiring in-facility dialysis.
• Parcours Hémodialyse et Dialyse péritonéale à domicile (Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis) Home-based dialysis treatment using the peritoneum as a filter to purify blood (peritoneal dialysis) along with home hemodialysis programs, providing flexibility and autonomy for patients managing their own care.
• Parcours Transplantation rénale (Kidney Transplantation Pathway) Care pathway delivered in partnership with hospital centers, leading up to and including kidney transplantation surgery from a donor, for eligible CKD patients.
• Parcours adapté sans suppléance rénale (Adapted Treatment without Renal Replacement) Adapted conservative treatment pathway for patients not receiving renal replacement therapy, available in hospital centers or at home, aimed at improving quality of life for chronic kidney disease patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved patient comfort during dialysis sessions through VR technology

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Hospitals (Hôpitaux locaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComplementary partnership with local hospitals for comprehensive chronic kidney disease care. The Maison du Rein AURAD serves as a partner to hospitals, providing dialysis services and therapeutic education in a human-sized setting.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Elsan: Major French private hospital group operating clinics across the country. Relevant peer in terms of multi-site regional healthcare delivery in France, though its focus is broader than AURAD's dialysis specialization.
• B. Braun Avitum: Dialysis services arm of B. Braun, one of Europe's largest medical device and care providers. Comparable in that it combines dialysis equipment manufacturing with operating dialysis centers serving ESRD patients.
• Fresenius Medical Care: Global leader in dialysis products and dialysis care services operating hundreds of clinics worldwide. Direct competitor to AURAD as a dialysis services provider, though at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital group in France operating clinics across multiple specialties. Comparable as a multi-site healthcare services provider in France with regional presence, though not focused specifically on dialysis.

Regional players

• Centre de Dialyse de l'Orangerie: Smaller French private dialysis center providing in-center and home dialysis. Comparable to AURAD at the unit-level operating model, though operating at smaller scale and in a different region.
• CHU de Bordeaux: University hospital center in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Strategic partner and indirect competitor for ESRD patients, particularly for transplantation pathways and complex CKD cases that AURAD refers to or coordinates with.

Direct peers

• Diaverum: International dialysis services provider operating a large network of clinics across Europe and beyond. Direct comparison to AURAD in business model (operating dialysis units, offering hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) and patient population.
• Calydial: French regional dialysis association (association loi 1901) operating dialysis units in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Closest peer to AURAD by structure (non-profit association), service offering (in-center and home dialysis), and French regional focus.
• Association des Dialysés de Provence (ADPR): Non-profit association providing dialysis services to kidney disease patients in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Directly comparable to AURAD as a regional French non-profit dialysis provider operating multiple proximity units.
• NephroCare France (Fresenius): Fresenius's branded dialysis clinic network in France. Operates outpatient hemodialysis centers across the country, directly competing with AURAD for patients and nephrology referrals in overlapping French geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aurad

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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