CHU Guyane - Site de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

What CHU Guyane - Site de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni does

Centre Hospitalier Ouest Guyanais (CHOG) Franck Joly is a public hospital establishment (établissement public de santé) located in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, operating under the French Ministry of Health with a territorial mandate to serve the West French Guiana region. Founded in 1906 and currently staffed by approximately 261 employees, CHOG functions as the sole major hospital serving the western territory of French Guiana, providing comprehensive healthcare services across multiple specialties including emergency medicine, surgery, gynecology-obstetrics, pediatrics-neonatology, mental health, internal medicine, dialysis, rehabilitation (SSR), and elderly residential care (EHPAD). The hospital operates four sites in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: the main campus, an EHPAD with 47 beds, the MAPI psychosocial rehabilitation center inaugurated in February 2022, and the Maison des Adolescents covering West Guiana territory.

The hospital's technical infrastructure centers on a medical imaging department equipped with a 1.5 Tesla GE MRI (operational since September 2018), a 64-slice GE Revolution Evo CT scanner, digital mammography, ultrasound units, dental panoramic and Cone Beam imaging, and a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) for digital image management. A multi-disciplinary medical biology laboratory provides over 100 medical analyses 24/7. Specialized clinical infrastructure includes 6 delivery rooms (expanding to 7), 15 pediatric beds, 12 neonatology beds with 6 neonatal intensive care beds, 14 SSR beds (with planned expansion to 28), an emergency department with 5 adult boxes, 3 pediatric boxes, 3 SAUV stations, and SMUR mobile emergency service.

The hospital is financed through the French national health insurance system, government subsidies, and patient payments, with tariffs fixed by the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS). Daily hospitalization rates range from €173 (SSR) to €329.40 (surgery), with insured patients paying daily rates plus a €20 forfait journalier. The hospital has received €3.95 million in cumulative EU funding under the France Relance (Ségur) plan across two envelopes (€2.56M in 2021 and €1.39M in 2022) for infrastructure modernization, equipment procurement, and facility expansion. CHOG achieved HAS Certification B in January 2021 and operates without private equity or venture capital ownership, classifying as a French territorial public establishment (EPS).

Name

CHU Guyane - Site de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais

Website

https://chog.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CHOG Franck Joly is a French public hospital in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni serving as the sole major healthcare facility for West French Guiana. It provides comprehensive hospital services across emergency, surgery, maternity, pediatrics, mental health, and rehabilitation specialties to approximately 261 employees and the regional population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CHOG Franck Joly is a public hospital providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services to the population of West French Guiana, including 24/7 emergency care, surgery, gynecology-obstetrics, pediatrics-neonatology, mental health, rehabilitation (SSR), geriatrics (EHPAD), day hospital, dialysis, medical imaging (MRI, CT, mammography, ultrasound), and a 24/7 medical biology laboratory. The hospital also runs community health programs such as CEGIDD (free STI/HIV screening), PASS (healthcare access for vulnerable populations), and a Maison des Adolescents youth clinic, supported by cultural mediator services in multiple languages.

Product overview

CHU Guyane (Centre Hospitalier Ouest Guyanais Franck Joly) is a public hospital in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni offering comprehensive healthcare services across multiple specialties. The hospital operates a unified service model with distinct clinical departments including emergency/critical care, surgery, maternity/pediatrics, mental health, and diagnostic services. Key service units include medical imaging (with MRI, CT scanner, mammography, and PACS system), medical biology laboratory (performing over 100 analyses), pharmacy, rehabilitation services, and specialized units for elderly care (EHPAD), day hospital, and community health programs (CEGIDD, PASS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Services (Urgences / SMUR / UHCD) 24/7 emergency department providing adult and pediatric acute care with 5 adult boxes, 3 pediatric boxes, 3 SAUV critical care stations, 6 UHCD short-stay beds, and 1 psychiatric emergency bed. Includes the SMUR mobile emergency service for pre-hospital care.
• Medical Imaging (Imagerie médicale) Diagnostic imaging services including radiography, ultrasound, mammography, interventional radiology, dental panoramic imaging, Cone Beam, 64-slice CT scanning (GE Revolution Evo), and 1.5T MRI. Includes PACS system for digital image archiving and distribution across the hospital.
• Medical Biology Laboratory (Biologie médicale) Multi-disciplinary medical laboratory performing over 100 medical analyses 24/7 including biochemistry, immuno-serology, hematology, and microbiology. Staffed by 25 technicians, 4 biologists, 8 secretaries, and support personnel.
• Gynecology-Obstetrics (Gynécologie-Obstétrique) Comprehensive maternal and child health services including 6 delivery rooms (expanding to 7 after 2022 EU-funded expansion), 4 pre-labor private rooms, 14 high-risk pregnancy beds, 35 postpartum beds, 9 gynecological beds (including 2 for abortion services), and 24/7 emergency obstetrics.
• Pediatrics-Neonatology (Pédiatrie-Néonatologie) Pediatric and neonatal care including 15 pediatric inpatient beds, 3 day hospital beds, 12 neonatal beds, and 6 neonatal intensive care beds for premature infants (32 weeks+). Staffed 24/7 by specialized pediatricians.
• Mental Health Services (Santé mentale) Mental health services including adult and child psychiatric units, hospitalization, outpatient clinics (CMP), day care (CATTP), psychiatric emergencies, and the MAPI psychosocial rehabilitation center covering Maripasoula and surrounding areas.
• CEGIDD - Free Information, Screening and Diagnosis Center Free HIV, hepatitis, and STI prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment center, along with contraceptive services. Located adjacent to EHPAD and open to all regardless of insurance status.
• PASS - Healthcare Access Service for Vulnerable Populations Healthcare access service helping underserved populations (without social coverage, undocumented migrants, those without resources) access hospital care and apply for social rights (CMU, AME coverage).
• Surgery Department (Chirurgie) Multi-purpose surgery department including traumatology/orthopedics with prosthetic surgery, ambulatory surgery, digestive/vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, and urology (monthly consultations and operations). Features 10 ambulatory surgery places.
• Dialysis (Dialyse) Renal dialysis treatment services for patients with kidney failure.
• Internal Medicine (Médecine) Internal medicine department treating patients 16+ for infectious diseases, cardiovascular conditions, diabetes, oncology, and sickle cell disease. Includes specialized consultations in cardiology, oncology, infectiology, and hepatogastroenterology.
• Day Hospital (Hôpital de jour) Multi-purpose day hospital with 10 places offering multidisciplinary assessments for chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular, obesity), chemotherapy, transfusions, and erythrocytapheresis. Open Tuesday-Thursday.
• SSR - Post-Acute Care and Rehabilitation (Soins de Suite et Réadaptation) Post-acute and rehabilitation service with 14 beds including 2 LISP palliative care beds, with planned expansion to 28 beds. Covers stroke, neurodegenerative conditions, trauma, orthopedics, oncology, palliative care, and post-surgical recovery.
• Critical Care (Réanimation et soins continus) Intensive care and continuous care unit for critically ill patients requiring close monitoring and life-support interventions.
• EHPAD - Medicalized Elderly Care Home Établissement d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes with 47 resident capacity (34 rooms: 19 doubles and 9 singles). Located in historic CHOG buildings on the Maroni River waterfront, providing medicalized residential care for elderly dependent persons over 60 years old.
• Maison des Adolescents (MDAOG) Adolescent Health Center Adolescent health center serving youth ages 11-21 across West French Guiana (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Mana, Javouhey, Apatou, Maripasoula). Offers free, confidential services including medical, psychological, social, and educational support without requiring parental consent or insurance.
• Hospital Pharmacy (Pharmacie à usage intérieur) Hospital pharmacy dispensing medications for inpatient care needs.
• Physiotherapy (Kinésithérapie) Rehabilitation service with 3 physiotherapists providing care across surgery, medicine, pediatrics, maternity, emergency, SSR, and EHPAD departments.
• Public Health and Epidemiology (Santé publique - Épidémiologie) Public health and epidemiology monitoring and response services for the West French Guiana territory.
• Mortuary (Chambre mortuaire) Body preparation and viewing facilities for deceased patients, including thanatopraxis services. Free for first 3 days, €55/day thereafter, up to 6 days (10 if family absent).
• Hospital Hygiene (Hygiène hospitalière) Hospital hygiene and infection control team working to prevent nosocomial infections and ensure compliance with hygiene protocols throughout the hospital.
• Dietetics (Diététique) Nutritional counseling and dietetic services for patients at the hospital.
• Patient Therapeutic Education (Éducation Thérapeutique du Patient) Patient therapeutic education programs to support self-management of chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular, etc.).

Quantifiable outcome

• HAS Certification 'B' achieved January 2021
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): Largest French public hospital network, providing the highest-level specialty referrals (including pediatric, oncology, cardiac) to which CHOG escalates complex cases from French Guiana. Comparable as a broader French public hospital incumbent operating under the same national regulatory and tariff framework.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL): Major French university hospital network in Lyon, part of the same national public-hospital system as CHOG. Comparable as a broad incumbent French public hospital providing tertiary referrals and serving as a peer reference for HAS certification, ARS oversight and Ségur/France Relance funding programs.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon (CHAR): Public general hospital in Cayenne, French Guiana, operating as the sister/companion public hospital to CHOG within the same French overseas health system. Directly comparable in scope (emergency, surgery, maternity, mental health) and regulatory framework (ARS tariffs, French public hospital status).
• CHU de Mayotte: University hospital center in Mamoudzou serving Mayotte, the most remote and resource-constrained French overseas department. Closely comparable to CHOG on isolation, multilingual/multicultural catchment (Comorian/Shimaore), vulnerable-population outreach, and reliance on transfers for complex care.
• CHU de Martinique (CHUM): University hospital center in Fort-de-France serving the French overseas territory of Martinique. Comparable as a French overseas public hospital providing the regional referral role for an island/remote population, including complex specialty care to which CHOG transfers patients.
• CHU de Guadeloupe: University hospital center in Pointe-à-Pitre/Les Abymes serving Guadeloupe. Comparable as a French Caribbean overseas public hospital with similar territorial referral function, regulatory regime and demographic profile.
• CHU de La Réunion: University hospital center serving Réunion, a French overseas department with isolated island geography. Comparable to CHOG as a French overseas public hospital combining general hospital services, emergency/trauma, and regional referral responsibilities in a remote setting.
• Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS): Private not-for-profit hospital based in Cayenne, French Guiana. Comparable as another major acute-care provider operating in the same French Guiana territory and patient population, providing emergency, surgical and diagnostic services that overlap with CHOG's portfolio.

Regional players

• Stichting Diakonessenhuis Paramaribo: General hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname, providing emergency, surgical and inpatient services in the same border region as CHOG. Comparable as a neighboring-country acute-care provider serving cross-border populations from western French Guiana.
• Academisch Ziekenhuis Paramaribo (AZP): The main academic/public hospital in Paramaribo, Suriname — directly across the Maroni River frontier from CHOG's catchment. Comparable as the dominant regional public hospital serving a similar tropical, multilingual border population on the opposite side of the Suriname–French Guiana border.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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