Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice

What Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice does

Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice (CHBSM) is a French public hospital (établissement public de santé) founded in 1358 and located in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie. It operates 163 beds across emergency/SMUR, surgery, maternity, general medicine/geriatrics, and an EHPAD (nursing home), and is the only public hospital anchoring the upper Tarentaise Valley — a catchment that includes year-round residents plus seasonal visitors to major ski resorts (Les Arcs, La Plagne, Tignes, Val d'Isère, La Rosière). Annual activity is roughly 17,000 A&E presentations, ~3,900 hospitalizations, and ~3,000 surgical procedures, of which approximately 70% are winter-sports trauma-related. CHBSM is a member of the GHT Savoie-Belley territorial hospital group and operates within a regulated network of French public-sector healthcare provision.

The hospital's core "product" is acute and post-acute care delivery: emergency and pre-hospital services (including mountain-rescue-linked SMUR), scheduled surgery, obstetrics, geriatric and post-operative care, and on-site medical imaging (MRI via the GIE IRM de la Tarentaise joint venture, scanner, and other modalities). Supporting digital infrastructure includes the MyCHBSM online appointment-booking portal, Bluefiles for secure patient document exchange, and VenusShare for medical imaging transfer. Recurring philanthropic and partnership funding channels (Fond'Hôp established 2022, Fondation NOVA PALM partnership 2024, GIP Restauration Haute Tarentaise membership 2025) supplement statutory capital.

The business model is French statutory public healthcare reimbursement under the Sécurité Sociale system, primarily activity-based funding (T2A) for inpatient/ambulatory activity, supplemented by departmental and regional subsidies for capital projects (e.g., €600,000 from the Savoie Departmental Council in 2024). Patients pay the "ticket modérateur" (20% of the daily fee) as standard user fee. As a non-profit public establishment, CHBSM does not generate equity returns and reinvests any surplus into operations and capital projects; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier de Bourg-Saint-Maurice Tarentaise

Website

https://ch-bsm.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a French public hospital with 163 beds in the Tarentaise Valley, serving year-round residents and seasonal ski-resort visitors through emergency, surgical, maternity, geriatric, and medical imaging services under statutory French healthcare reimbursement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB), Palliative Care Clinics & Outpatient Programs (HLADAHAF)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Acute inpatient care
• Elderly residential care
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourg-Saint-Maurice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Reimbursement: As a French public hospital, the CHBSM generates revenue through the French social security and health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale). Patients with social security coverage pay user fees (ticket modérateur) and daily hospital fees, with remaining costs covered by the statutory health insurance.
2. Third-Party Payment (Tiers Payant): The hospital implements the ROC (Remboursement des Organismes Complémentaires) system for third-party payment on the complementary insurance portion, allowing real-time verification of complementary insurance coverage and digital billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice operates as a French public general hospital providing acute inpatient care, emergency medicine, outpatient consultations, and follow-up/rehabilitation services across medicine, surgery, obstetrics, paediatrics, geriatrics, and rehabilitation. It also operates an EHPAD (residential care home) for elderly dependents, with 163 beds in total and around 17,000 A&E attendances annually.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a public hospital offering a unified platform of core clinical services (emergency/SMUR, surgery, maternity, general medicine/geriatrics, and EHPAD nursing home) alongside patient-facing digital tools. The hospital operates 163 beds across surgery (40), outpatient surgery (5), general medicine (24), high dependency (6), maternity (12), ED observation (12), and EHPAD/geriatrics (58). Patient-facing digital modules include the MyCHBSM online appointment booking portal, the medical imaging results portal, and the Bluefiles secure document exchange system, all integrated into the hospital website at ch-bsm.fr.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department (A&E) services
• Acute inpatient care (medicine and surgery)
• Maternity and obstetrics services
• Paediatric inpatient and outpatient care
• Geriatric care and EHPAD residential home
• Rehabilitation and follow-up care (SSR)
• Outpatient consultations and day hospital

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,000 patients admitted and treated in A&E annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GIP Restauration Haute TarentaiseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Public interest group for catering created in September 2025 with several local authorities to manage food services at the hospital.
• Fondation NOVA PALMminorOthers · 1 January 2024Foundation partnership with the hospital, announced in August 2024, supporting hospital initiatives and projects.
• Fond'Hôp (Fonds de Dotation du GHT Savoie-Belley)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Philanthropic endowment fund created at the initiative of GHT Savoie-Belley in 2022 at CHBSM. Receives and manages donations to improve quality of life for patients, residents, caregivers, and hospital staff. Enables tax-deductible donations for individuals and companies.
• GIE IRM de la TarentaisecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Joint imaging center co-founded by CHBSM and Imagerie des Cimes to provide high-tech medical imaging with a modern MRI. Located within the Mountain Medical Center.
• GHT Savoie-Belley (Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CHBSM is part of the GHT Savoie-Belley, a territorial hospital group comprising 7 public health facilities. The GHT coordinates purchasing management, promotes convergence of information systems, and is elaborating a Shared Medical Project (Projet Médical Partagé). It is conventioned with CHU Grenoble Alpes.
• Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie (CHMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated in Chambéry and Aix-les-Bains, CHMS is the main hospital in the GHT Savoie-Belley network and the initiating institution of the Fond'Hôp endowment fund.
• CHU Grenoble AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GHT Savoie-Belley has signed a convention with CHU Grenoble Alpes for specialized care pathways and medical coordination.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreOthersRegional health agency overseeing public health policy, healthcare facilities, and health system coordination in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• CPTS de Haute Tarentaise (Communauté Professionnelle Territoriale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of health professionals in Haute Tarentaise working to strengthen coordination between town-based and hospital-based care. Organizes health forums, prevention campaigns, and professional support activities.
• CSAPA Le PélicanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter for Care, Support and Prevention for Addictions. Collaborates with CHBSM to organize consultations for young users and their parents. Located in Albertville with additional consultations in Aix-les-Bains, St-Genix-sur-Guiers, Belley, St-Pierre-d'Albigny.
• Département de la SavoiecoreOthersDepartmental council providing funding support including a 600,000€ subsidy in 2024 for scanner renewal and EHPAD extension.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorOthersRegional council providing institutional support and funding for healthcare facilities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Communauté de Commune de Haute TarentaisecoreOthersLocal intermunicipal authority representing the Haute Tarentaise territory, supporting healthcare access and hospital initiatives.
• Mountain Resorts (Les Arcs, La Plagne, Tignes, Val d'Isère, La Rosière, Aime-La-Plagne)minorOthersMajor ski resorts in the Tarentaise Valley whose populations and visitors constitute a significant portion of the hospital's patient base, particularly for emergency and trauma care.
• Les P'tits Doudous de TarentaiseminorOthersLocal association providing teddy bears to children undergoing surgery to improve their experience in the operating room. Also provides VR headsets for patient distraction during procedures. Financed through recycling of hospital waste and donations from Crédit Mutuel de Bourg Saint Maurice.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: Public hospital in the Maurienne Valley (Savoie), serving a neighbouring alpine valley with similar demographics, ski tourism exposure, and French public hospital operating model. Comparable in scale and scope.
• Hôpitaux du Pays du Mont-Blanc (HPMB): Multi-site public hospital grouping serving the Mont-Blanc valley with similar mountain resort characteristics, emergency/surgical profile, and bilingual service offering for international ski tourists. Comparable as a French public hospital serving a high-altitude ski tourism catchment.
• Centre Hospitalier d'Albertville: Public hospital in Albertville, also part of the GHT Savoie-Belley network (CHBSM's parent territorial hospital group). Provides comparable acute care services (medicine, surgery, maternity, geriatrics) to a similar Savoie population, and collaborates with CHBSM on palliative care coordination.
• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Moûtiers: Public hospital in Moûtiers in the heart of the Tarentaise Valley, also part of GHT Savoie-Belley. Same geographic catchment area and overlapping service lines, making it the closest geographic peer to CHBSM.
• Centre Hospitalier de Sallanches-Chamonix Hôpital du Pays du Mont-Blanc: Public hospital in Sallanches serving the Arve Valley and parts of Haute-Savoie. Similar mid-sized acute care facility with comparable emergency and surgical capabilities, and a comparable mix of resident and tourist caseload in an alpine setting.
• Centre Hospitalier de Briançon: Public hospital in Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, serving another major French alpine ski region (Serre Chevalier, Montgenèvre). Highly comparable in scale, service mix, and the dual resident/tourist patient base characteristic of mountain hospitals.
• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Mont-Blanc (Chamonix): Public hospital in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc serving another major French ski resort area. Most directly comparable to CHBSM as a mountain resort hospital with similar winter sports trauma caseload, comparable bed count, and equivalent French public hospital governance structure.

Broad incumbents

• Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie (CHMS): Larger public hospital in Chambéry/Aix-les-Bains, the initiating institution of the GHT Savoie-Belley and the GHT's referral hub. Provides the same core acute services as CHBSM but at substantially greater scale, and acts as an upstream referral destination for CHBSM.
• CHU Grenoble Alpes: Regional university hospital centre and CHBSM's conventioned tertiary referral partner under GHT Savoie-Belley. Provides the same general and specialty hospital services but as a large teaching hospital with full tertiary capabilities, and represents the upstream option for complex cases originating at CHBSM.

Others

• Clinique de la Savoie (private clinics in Chambéry/Aix area): Private-sector healthcare operators in the same broader Savoie geography offering selected overlapping services (outpatient surgery, ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery). Not a direct competitor for emergency and trauma care, but adjacent providers competing for some of CHBSM's ambulatory and elective surgical volumes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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