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FHP-MCO
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FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique)
Websiteurl
fhpmco.fr
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Private
Founded yearint
2002
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FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique) is a French national employers' syndicate (syndicat patronal) representing 540 private clinics and hospitals that participate in France's public health service missions. Founded in 2002 and headquartered at 106 rue d'Amsterdam in Paris, it is the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics branch of the parent FHP federation. The organization is led by Présidente Frédérique Gama (elected December 2020) and Délégué Général Thierry Béchu, supported by a small permanent team with legal, economic, statistical, and medical expertise.

The federation's operating model is membership-based. It generates revenue through recurring membership dues from its 540 affiliated establishments and, in return, delivers advocacy with national regulators (tutelles) and regional health agencies (ARS), technical guidance on legislation and financing, public health campaigns, and recurring events and publications. Core member-facing products include the Dialogue Santé newsletter, Data statistical publications (e.g., Data n°10 — Cancérologie), 5 minutes pour comprendre topical briefs, the Rapport annuel, over 100 expert dispatches (Dépêches) per year, and the Vademecum des autorisations de santé (an online health authorization resource). It also operates member-only infrastructure such as a job portal (emplois.fhpmco.fr), a DIM-physician discussion forum (discussions.fhpmco.fr), and thematic campaigns including Mars Bleu, Octobre Rose, and Fil Vert.

FHP-MCO does not develop or sell software, and its underlying technology footprint is limited to its website (fhpmco.fr), publications, and member portals. The go-to-market is relationship-led, with advocacy and information services delivered directly to member establishments and reinforced through specialist working groups (Club Pharmacie, Club des Médecins DIM) and annual events (Journées des métiers, Congrès des Représentants des Usagers). Members operate across France, jointly accounting for 53,652 beds and places, 119 emergency departments, 7.08 million patient stays, and 34,811 physicians per PMSI & SAE 2024 data.

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FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate representing 540 private clinics and hospitals participating in public health service missions, delivering advocacy, regulatory guidance, publications, and events for its members.

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Operating
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11–50
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HeadquartersParis, France
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Paris
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France
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Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
private hospital federation, employers union healthcare, healthcare advocacy services, medical surgery obstetrics, professional syndicate representation
NAICS code1 code
  • Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices551114
Product category
Professional Healthcare Federation / Employers Union
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion3 records

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Revenue model1 record
1Membership dues
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

As a national employers' union (syndicat patronal), FHP-MCO generates revenue through membership fees from its 540+ affiliated private clinics and hospitals. The federation provides representation, advocacy, technical support, and professional development services to its members.

fhpmco.fr
Marketing channels5 records

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Distribution channels1 record

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
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FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate (syndicat patronal) representing 540 private clinics and hospitals in France that participate in public health service missions. It provides advocacy, regulatory representation, expert analysis, publications, professional working groups, and events to its member establishments in the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics (MCO) sector.

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Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • 2.91 million patients welcomed annually in emergency services
+2 more records
Product overview1 text field

FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique) is a national patron syndicate representing 540 private clinics and hospitals in France that participate in public health service missions. Rather than a technology product company, FHP-MCO operates as a professional healthcare association offering its members a suite of information services and platforms including: the main FHP-MCO website featuring news, expert dispatches (Dépêches), and a facility directory; publications such as Dialogue Santé (policy commentary), Data (statistical reports), 5 minutes pour comprendre (topic briefings), and annual reports; professional working groups including Club Pharmacie and Club des Médecins DIM; events such as the Congrès des représentants des usagers and Journées des métiers; thematic communication campaigns (Mars Bleu, Octobre Rose, Fil Vert); specialized tools like the Vademecum des autorisations de santé; and member portals including a job offers platform and physician discussion forums.

Product and service9 records
1Dépêches (Expert Dispatches)
CategoryInformation service
Description

Expert dispatches providing technical information on legislation, financing, tariffs, and regulatory matters for member establishments. Over 100 expert dispatches are published annually.

2Dialogue Santé
CategoryPublication
Description

Regular publication providing analysis and commentary on healthcare policy, economics, and regulation affecting private hospitals.

3Data (Statistical Data Publications)
CategoryPublication
Description

Statistical data publications on specific healthcare topics such as oncology (Data n°10 - Cancérologie).

45 minutes pour comprendre
CategoryPublication
Description

Concise explanatory publications covering complex healthcare topics like tariff campaigns (N°22, April 2026) and PADHUE regulations (N°21, September 2025).

5Rapport annuel FHP-MCO
CategoryPublication
Description

Annual report providing key figures and activities of the federation.

6Vademecum des autorisations de santé
CategoryOnline resource tool
Description

Online resource accessible at https://fhpmco-autorisations.fr/ covering health authorization procedures for member establishments.

7Les établissements (Facility Directory)
CategoryDirectory listing
Description

Interactive map and search tool for locating the 540+ member private clinics and hospitals across France.

8Emplois FHP-MCO (Job Portal)
CategoryJob portal
Description

Job offers portal for member establishments, accessible at https://emplois.fhpmco.fr/.

9Discussions FHP-MCO (Physician Discussion Rooms)
CategoryOnline forum
Description

Discussion rooms for DIM (Département d'Information Médicale) physicians, accessible at https://discussions.fhpmco.fr/.

Scale indicator9 records

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Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership6 partners
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

FHP is the parent organization of FHP-MCO. FHP-MCO is the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics branch of the broader FHP federation representing private hospitalization in France.

2AFCUNHPC (Association Française des Chirurgiens des Hôpitaux Privés)
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Partner association representing surgeons in private hospitals, collaborating on professional and advocacy matters related to surgical services.

fhpmco.fr
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

FHP's dialysis branch focused on kidney health and dialysis services in private healthcare settings.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

FHP's psychiatry branch representing private psychiatric facilities and mental health services.

Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

FHP's post-acute care and rehabilitation branch representing private rehabilitation facilities.

Strategic tierMinorTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Committee for Sustainable Development in Health - an organization focused on environmental and social responsibility in healthcare settings. FHP-MCO members participate in C2DS surveys and initiatives.

Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

UNICANCER is the federation of French Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CLCCs). It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as a French healthcare federation representing specialized provider establishments, with similar advocacy, representation, and publication functions.

2FHP Dialyse (objectifreinsante.org)
TypeOthers
Description

FHP Dialyse is the dialysis branch of the FHP federation, focused on kidney health and private dialysis services. It is a sister organization under the same FHP umbrella as FHP-MCO, sharing structural and operational similarities but representing a different healthcare segment.

TypeDirect peer
Description

FEHAP is the French federation of private non-profit healthcare and social-service establishments. It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as a French healthcare employer federation serving a parallel (non-profit private) provider segment with similar advocacy and member-service functions.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

FHP is the parent federation of FHP-MCO and the broader umbrella for French private hospitalization. It is the most directly comparable organization in scope, representing the same private hospital constituency across multiple segments (MCO, dialysis, psychiatry, rehabilitation).

TypeRegional player
Description

HOPE is the European hospital and healthcare federation representing hospitals and healthcare providers across Europe. It is the closest international counterpart to FHP-MCO in scope (hospital federation), operating at the pan-European level rather than nationally.

TypeRegional player
Description

AHA is the US national organization representing hospitals, health systems, and healthcare networks. It is an international functional counterpart to FHP-MCO, performing advocacy, representation, and member services for the hospital sector in the US market.

TypeRegional player
Description

NHS Providers is the UK membership organization for NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance service trusts. It is an international structural counterpart to FHP-MCO, performing representation and advocacy for hospital providers in the UK public system.

8FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France)
TypeDirect peer
Description

FHF is the federation of French public hospitals. It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as the parallel sector federation representing the public hospital constituency, performing the same advocacy and representation role for the opposite side of France's public/private hospital mix.

TypeOthers
Description

FHP SSR is the post-acute care and rehabilitation branch of the FHP federation. It is a sister organization under the same FHP umbrella, with the same structural model as FHP-MCO but covering a different care segment.

10AFCUNHPC
TypeOthers
Description

AFCUNHPC is the French association of surgeons in private hospitals. It is a partner association collaborating with FHP-MCO on surgical services advocacy, sharing overlap on surgical service policy within the same private hospital ecosystem.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks5 records

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Key highlights7 records

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Named customers1 record

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Number of profiles
Profiles9 records

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Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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FHP-MCO

Professional Healthcare Federation / Employers Unionfhpmco.fr

FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate representing 540 private clinics and hospitals participating in public health service missions, delivering advocacy, regulatory guidance, publications, and events for its members.

What FHP-MCO does

FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique) is a French national employers' syndicate (syndicat patronal) representing 540 private clinics and hospitals that participate in France's public health service missions. Founded in 2002 and headquartered at 106 rue d'Amsterdam in Paris, it is the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics branch of the parent FHP federation. The organization is led by Présidente Frédérique Gama (elected December 2020) and Délégué Général Thierry Béchu, supported by a small permanent team with legal, economic, statistical, and medical expertise.

The federation's operating model is membership-based. It generates revenue through recurring membership dues from its 540 affiliated establishments and, in return, delivers advocacy with national regulators (tutelles) and regional health agencies (ARS), technical guidance on legislation and financing, public health campaigns, and recurring events and publications. Core member-facing products include the Dialogue Santé newsletter, Data statistical publications (e.g., Data n°10 — Cancérologie), 5 minutes pour comprendre topical briefs, the Rapport annuel, over 100 expert dispatches (Dépêches) per year, and the Vademecum des autorisations de santé (an online health authorization resource). It also operates member-only infrastructure such as a job portal (emplois.fhpmco.fr), a DIM-physician discussion forum (discussions.fhpmco.fr), and thematic campaigns including Mars Bleu, Octobre Rose, and Fil Vert.

FHP-MCO does not develop or sell software, and its underlying technology footprint is limited to its website (fhpmco.fr), publications, and member portals. The go-to-market is relationship-led, with advocacy and information services delivered directly to member establishments and reinforced through specialist working groups (Club Pharmacie, Club des Médecins DIM) and annual events (Journées des métiers, Congrès des Représentants des Usagers). Members operate across France, jointly accounting for 53,652 beds and places, 119 emergency departments, 7.08 million patient stays, and 34,811 physicians per PMSI & SAE 2024 data.

FHP-MCO firmographics

Firmographics
Name
FHP-MCO
Legal name
FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique)
Website
https://fhpmco.fr
Company type
Private
Founded year
2002
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate representing 540 private clinics and hospitals participating in public health service missions, delivering advocacy, regulatory guidance, publications, and events for its members.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where FHP-MCO is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Paris
HQ country
France
HQ region
Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

FHP-MCO business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

  1. Membership dues: As a national employers' union (syndicat patronal), FHP-MCO generates revenue through membership fees from its 540+ affiliated private clinics and hospitals. The federation provides representation, advocacy, technical support, and professional development services to its members.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

FHP-MCO product offering

Product offering

Core offering

FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate (syndicat patronal) representing 540 private clinics and hospitals in France that participate in public health service missions. It provides advocacy, regulatory representation, expert analysis, publications, professional working groups, and events to its member establishments in the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics (MCO) sector.

Product overview

FHP-MCO (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée : Médecine, Chirurgie, Obstétrique) is a national patron syndicate representing 540 private clinics and hospitals in France that participate in public health service missions. Rather than a technology product company, FHP-MCO operates as a professional healthcare association offering its members a suite of information services and platforms including: the main FHP-MCO website featuring news, expert dispatches (Dépêches), and a facility directory; publications such as Dialogue Santé (policy commentary), Data (statistical reports), 5 minutes pour comprendre (topic briefings), and annual reports; professional working groups including Club Pharmacie and Club des Médecins DIM; events such as the Congrès des représentants des usagers and Journées des métiers; thematic communication campaigns (Mars Bleu, Octobre Rose, Fil Vert); specialized tools like the Vademecum des autorisations de santé; and member portals including a job offers platform and physician discussion forums.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Dépêches (Expert Dispatches) Expert dispatches providing technical information on legislation, financing, tariffs, and regulatory matters for member establishments. Over 100 expert dispatches are published annually.
  • Dialogue Santé Regular publication providing analysis and commentary on healthcare policy, economics, and regulation affecting private hospitals.
  • Data (Statistical Data Publications) Statistical data publications on specific healthcare topics such as oncology (Data n°10 - Cancérologie).
  • 5 minutes pour comprendre Concise explanatory publications covering complex healthcare topics like tariff campaigns (N°22, April 2026) and PADHUE regulations (N°21, September 2025).
  • Rapport annuel FHP-MCO Annual report providing key figures and activities of the federation.
  • Vademecum des autorisations de santé Online resource accessible at https://fhpmco-autorisations.fr/ covering health authorization procedures for member establishments.
  • Les établissements (Facility Directory) Interactive map and search tool for locating the 540+ member private clinics and hospitals across France.
  • Emplois FHP-MCO (Job Portal) Job offers portal for member establishments, accessible at https://emplois.fhpmco.fr/.
  • Discussions FHP-MCO (Physician Discussion Rooms) Discussion rooms for DIM (Département d'Information Médicale) physicians, accessible at https://discussions.fhpmco.fr/.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 2.91 million patients welcomed annually in emergency services
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use FHP-MCO

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

FHP-MCO technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No
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AI maturity

App detail

FHP-MCO partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • FHP (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHP is the parent organization of FHP-MCO. FHP-MCO is the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics branch of the broader FHP federation representing private hospitalization in France.
  • AFCUNHPC (Association Française des Chirurgiens des Hôpitaux Privés)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner association representing surgeons in private hospitals, collaborating on professional and advocacy matters related to surgical services.
  • FHP Dialyse (now objectifreinsante.org)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHP's dialysis branch focused on kidney health and dialysis services in private healthcare settings.
  • FHP Psy (FHP Psychiatrie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHP's psychiatry branch representing private psychiatric facilities and mental health services.
  • FHP SSR (Soins de Suite et Réadaptation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHP's post-acute care and rehabilitation branch representing private rehabilitation facilities.
  • C2DS (Comité pour le Développement Durable en Santé)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommittee for Sustainable Development in Health - an organization focused on environmental and social responsibility in healthcare settings. FHP-MCO members participate in C2DS surveys and initiatives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

FHP-MCO competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • UNICANCER: UNICANCER is the federation of French Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CLCCs). It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as a French healthcare federation representing specialized provider establishments, with similar advocacy, representation, and publication functions.
  • FEHAP: FEHAP is the French federation of private non-profit healthcare and social-service establishments. It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as a French healthcare employer federation serving a parallel (non-profit private) provider segment with similar advocacy and member-service functions.
  • FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France): FHF is the federation of French public hospitals. It is a direct peer of FHP-MCO as the parallel sector federation representing the public hospital constituency, performing the same advocacy and representation role for the opposite side of France's public/private hospital mix.

Others

  • FHP Dialyse (objectifreinsante.org): FHP Dialyse is the dialysis branch of the FHP federation, focused on kidney health and private dialysis services. It is a sister organization under the same FHP umbrella as FHP-MCO, sharing structural and operational similarities but representing a different healthcare segment.
  • FHP SSR (Soins de Suite et Réadaptation): FHP SSR is the post-acute care and rehabilitation branch of the FHP federation. It is a sister organization under the same FHP umbrella, with the same structural model as FHP-MCO but covering a different care segment.
  • AFCUNHPC: AFCUNHPC is the French association of surgeons in private hospitals. It is a partner association collaborating with FHP-MCO on surgical services advocacy, sharing overlap on surgical service policy within the same private hospital ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

  • FHP (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée): FHP is the parent federation of FHP-MCO and the broader umbrella for French private hospitalization. It is the most directly comparable organization in scope, representing the same private hospital constituency across multiple segments (MCO, dialysis, psychiatry, rehabilitation).

Regional players

  • HOPE (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation): HOPE is the European hospital and healthcare federation representing hospitals and healthcare providers across Europe. It is the closest international counterpart to FHP-MCO in scope (hospital federation), operating at the pan-European level rather than nationally.
  • American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA is the US national organization representing hospitals, health systems, and healthcare networks. It is an international functional counterpart to FHP-MCO, performing advocacy, representation, and member services for the hospital sector in the US market.
  • NHS Providers: NHS Providers is the UK membership organization for NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance service trusts. It is an international structural counterpart to FHP-MCO, performing representation and advocacy for hospital providers in the UK public system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

FHP-MCO social profiles

Digital presence

FHP-MCO financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

FHP-MCO leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

FHP-MCO funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

FHP-MCO M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about FHP-MCO

What does FHP-MCO do?

FHP-MCO is a French national employers' syndicate (syndicat patronal) representing 540 private clinics and hospitals in France that participate in public health service missions. It provides advocacy, regulatory representation, expert analysis, publications, professional working groups, and events to its member establishments in the Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics (MCO) sector.

Is FHP-MCO a public or private company?

FHP-MCO is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was FHP-MCO founded?

FHP-MCO was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is FHP-MCO based?

FHP-MCO is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.

How does FHP-MCO make money?

One revenue line is on record: membership dues.

Who are FHP-MCO's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are UNICANCER, FEHAP and FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France). Others are FHP Dialyse (objectifreinsante.org), FHP SSR (Soins de Suite et Réadaptation) and AFCUNHPC. FHP (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée) is listed as a broad incumbent. Regional players are HOPE (European Hospital and Healthcare Federation), American Hospital Association (AHA) and NHS Providers.

Does FHP-MCO have an API?

No public API is recorded for FHP-MCO.

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PR Newswire1ère évaluation des relations des établissements de santé privés MCO avec leur ARSThe FHP-MCO presented the first year of its barometer regarding relations between private MCO health facilities and their Regional Health Agencies (ARS), revealing that 90% of surveyed establishments are dissatisfied with their situation. The survey indicates widespread pessimism, with only 40% holding a positive image of ARS, which are perceived as bureaucratic, inequitable, and opaque compared to public institutions. Key criticisms include a lack of transparency in decision-making by certain ARS and the perception that ARS actions hinder efficiency and innovation rather than supporting development.PR NewswirePrimera evaluación de las relaciones entre las salas de médicos, quirúrgicas y obstetricia (MCOs)FHP-MCO presented the results of the first evaluation of relationships between medical, surgical, and obstetrics departments (MCOs) in private healthcare establishments and their regional health agencies (ARSs) at its annual convention in Paris on May 26, 2016, conducted through the IPSOS institute. The survey of 201 private healthcare establishment managers revealed overwhelming dissatisfaction, with 9 out of 10 establishments unhappy with their place in the health system and 96% pessimistic about changes in the coming year. The findings highlight significant concerns about bureaucratic, unequal, and opaque treatment by ARSs, with 87% reporting they do not receive the same approval treatment as public healthcare establishments.