CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou

What CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou does

CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou is a French public hospital (Établissement Public de Santé) located in Kourou, French Guiana, providing short-stay healthcare services in medicine, surgery, obstetrics, and level IIa neonatology. The facility operates 112 beds across departments including general medicine (28 beds), surgery (26 beds), gynecology-obstetrics (16 beds), neonatology (4 beds), pediatrics (11 beds), continuous surveillance (4 beds), and a day hospital (11 places). Approximately 500 staff including doctors, midwives, nurses, and administrative personnel deliver around 42,492 consultations, 8,030 hospitalizations, 19,000 emergency visits, 2,424 surgical interventions, 796 deliveries, and 18,000 imaging examinations annually. The hospital runs a 24/7 emergency department with a SMUR (Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Service) and operates a decentralized consultation center in Sinnamary to extend coverage into surrounding communes. The site joined the newly created CHU de Guyane in 2025, unifying the three main hospitals of French Guiana (Kourou, Cayenne, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) under a single Director General.

Revenue is generated through billable healthcare services reimbursed under the French national health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale) at regulated tariffs, with supplementary coverage from mutuelles. The hospital guarantees access regardless of social coverage through the PASS (Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé) program. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via walk-in emergency, scheduled appointments (online via Doctolib, by phone, or by department email), and physician referrals. The underlying technology stack centers on a Digital Patient Record (DPI) system automatically synchronized with the national Mon Espace Santé platform, an internal IMAG platform for imaging, and a high-performance technical platform with 4 operating rooms, a recovery room, CT scanner, MRI, mammograph, and ultrasound equipment. The site is part of the territorial hospital group (Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de Guyane), the wider CHU de Guyane academic network, and an academic partnership with Université de Guyane established in June 2025.

Name

CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire - Site de Kourou

Website

https://ch-kourou.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou is a French public university hospital in Kourou, French Guiana, operating 112 beds and ~500 staff to deliver short-stay medical, surgical, obstetric, and neonatal care plus 24/7 emergency services to the savannah basin population as part of CHU de Guyane.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAG

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYHLAFAJAE

Neonatal Intensive Care & Special Care Nurseries (NICU/SCN)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Maternal and neonatal care
• Surgical and medical specialties
• Medical imaging diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Kourou, Guyane

HQ country

Guyana

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a public hospital (Établissement Public de Santé), CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou operates under the French national health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale). Revenue is generated through billable healthcare services covered by public health insurance, with additional coverage from supplementary health insurance (mutuelles). The hospital guarantees access to care regardless of social coverage through its PASS (Permanence d'Accès aux Soins de Santé).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou is a public university hospital providing short-stay healthcare services in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, and Neonatology (Level IIa) across approximately 112 beds. The hospital operates specialized departments covering emergency and SMUR services, general medicine, surgery, gynecology-obstetrics, pediatrics, neonatology, continuous surveillance, medical imaging (scanner, MRI, mammograph), and a decentralized consultation center in Sinnamary. It serves the local population of the Kourou savannah basin and surrounding communes in French Guiana with 24/7 emergency care and outpatient consultations.

Product overview

CHU Guyane - Site de Kourou is a public university hospital providing short-stay medical, surgical, obstetric, and neonatology services (level IIa). The hospital operates 112 beds across multiple departments including emergency/SMUR, general medicine (28 beds), surgery (26 beds), gynecology-obstetrics (16 beds), pediatrics (11 beds), day hospital (11 places), neonatology (4 beds), and continuous surveillance (4 beds). Services are delivered through specialized departments including medical imaging (equipped with scanner, MRI, mammograph), operating theaters, and a decentralized consultation center in Sinnamary. The hospital joined the CHU de Guyane in 2025, becoming part of a territorial hospital group with Cayenne and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urgences / SMUR (Emergency Department and Mobile Emergency Service) Emergency department and Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation (SMUR) providing 24/7 emergency care and mobile resuscitation services for the Kourou savannah basin population.
• Médecine polyvalente (General Medicine) General medicine department with 28 beds providing comprehensive medical care and day hospitalization for adult patients.
• Chirurgie (Surgery) Surgical services including urology, orthopedics, and visceral surgery with 26 beds and 4 operating rooms, supported by anesthesia and ambulatory care.
• Femme, Mère, Enfant, Adolescent (Women, Maternal, and Pediatric Services) Women's, maternal, and pediatric services including gynecology, obstetrics with 16 beds, neonatology with 4 beds, and pediatrics with 11 beds for women, mothers, children, and adolescents.
• Imagerie médicale (Medical Imaging) Medical imaging department equipped with 1 scanner, 1 MRI, 1 mammograph, radiography, ultrasound, and echo facilities for diagnostic imaging services.
• Cardiologie (Cardiology) Cardiology consultations and care services for diagnosis and management of cardiac conditions.
• Hépato-Gastro-Entérologie (Hepatology and Gastroenterology) Hepatology, gastroenterology, and enterology department providing consultations and care for digestive system conditions.
• Diabétologie et endocrinologie (Diabetology and Endocrinology) Diabetology and endocrinology services with a day hospitalization unit for the management of diabetes and endocrine disorders.
• Infectiologie (Infectiology) Infectiology department providing consultations and treatment for infectious diseases.
• Urologie (Urology) Urology department performing procedures including laser Thulium YAG prostate enucleation and other urological interventions.
• Orthopédie (Orthopedics) Orthopedic surgery department providing surgical treatment for musculoskeletal conditions.
• Bloc opératoire (Operating Theater) Operating theater facility with 4 operating rooms and 1 post-intervention recovery room supporting surgical procedures across all surgical departments.
• Unité de surveillance continue (Continuous Surveillance Unit) Continuous surveillance unit with 4 beds for intensive monitoring of patients requiring close observation.
• Pharmacie à usage intérieur (Internal Pharmacy) Internal pharmacy service managing medication dispensing and pharmaceutical care for the hospital.
• Permanences d'accès aux soins (PASS) Healthcare access service facilitating access to care and assisting vulnerable populations without adequate social coverage with social security procedures to open their rights.
• Centre de consultation délocalisé de Sinnamary (Sinnamary Decentralized Consultation Center) Decentralized consultation center located in Sinnamary providing specialized outpatient consultations including dermatology and general specialist services to residents of surrounding communes.
• Hôpital de jour (Day Hospital) Day hospital with 11 places for treatments requiring medical supervision without overnight stay.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~42,492 consultations and ~8,030 hospitalizations annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Partnership with the Guiana Space Centre for coordination on emergency exercises and mutual support in civil security situations. The hospital participates in civil security exercises with space center personnel.
• Université de GuyanecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Signing of the Hospital-University Convention (Convention Hospitalo-Universitaire) in June 2025, formalizing the academic partnership between the CHU de Guyane and the University of French Guiana. This makes CHU de Guyane the 33rd university hospital in France and the 4th in overseas territories.
• CHU de Guyane (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Guyane)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In 2025, the Centre Hospitalier de Kourou officially joined the CHU de Guyane university hospital network, becoming the 'Centre Hospitalier Universitaire site de Kourou'. This integration unites the three main hospitals of French Guiana (Kourou, Cayenne, and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) under the CHU de Guyane structure, enabling coordinated healthcare delivery and shared resources across the territory.
• Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de GuyanecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The hospital participates in the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire (GHT) de Guyane, a territorial hospital group that coordinates care provision across multiple hospital establishments in French Guiana.
• Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne (CHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWithin the CHU de Guyane structure, the Kourou site collaborates with the Cayenne hospital for specialized services including dermatology consultations and other specialist referrals. Medical teams from Cayenne provide services at the Kourou site.
• ARS Guyane (Agence Régionale de Santé Guyane)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency providing funding, regulatory oversight, and coordination of healthcare services in French Guiana. The ARS supports hospital projects including equipment purchases through France Relance funding.
• Association Ti'BaobabminorOthersLocal health association partnering with the hospital for events such as World Sickle Cell Disease Day, providing patient support and community education.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• CHU de Guadeloupe: Another French overseas university hospital serving a remote, geographically dispersed population under the same Sécurité Sociale and ARS oversight; comparable operating context to Kourou.
• CHU de La Réunion: French overseas university hospital with an island/isolated-territory catchment; comparable scale, public funding model, and reliance on specialist recruitment.
• CHU de Martinique: French overseas university hospital offering the same regulated acute-care and academic mission as CHU de Guyane - Site de Kourou; comparable in governance, public funding model, and demographic challenges.

Others

• Doctolib: Patient booking and telehealth platform integrated with the Kourou site for appointment scheduling; not a competitor but an ecosystem enabler central to the site's digital patient access strategy.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne (CHC): Direct peer within CHU de Guyane; both are acute-care public hospitals serving French Guiana and sharing specialists, GHT governance, and equipment across the territory.
• Centre Hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais (CHOG): Third site of CHU de Guyane, located in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni; operates the same public hospital model in French Guiana and shares GHT and university hospital governance with Kourou.

Broad incumbents

• CHU de Toulouse: Large French metropolitan university hospital; similar public, academic, and acute-care profile, useful for benchmarking specialty depth and digital infrastructure.
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): France's largest public hospital network; same Établissement Public de Santé model and Sécurité Sociale funding, but operates at metropolitan scale across many sites and specialties.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL): Large French metropolitan university hospital center; comparable public, teaching, and short-stay acute-care mission but at significantly larger scale than the Kourou site.
• CHU de Bordeaux: Major French metropolitan university hospital with the same teaching/research/clinical triad; broad incumbent reference point for what a mature CHU looks like at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CHK973
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-hospitalier-de-kourou

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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