Centre des Massues

What Centre des Massues does

Centre des Massues (legally Centre-Médico Chirurgical de Réadaptation des Massues, or CMCR Massues) is a private non-profit medico-surgical rehabilitation establishment founded in May 1960 and wholly owned by Croix-Rouge française, the French Red Cross. The facility operates from a single 379-bed and 55-place campus at 92 rue Dr Edmond Locard in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, following the 2018 consolidation of Croix-Rouge's Lyon sanitary activities onto a unified, modernized site. With 179 employees and a multidisciplinary clinical staff, it provides diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of locomotor system deficiencies and disabilities of orthopedic, tumor-related, neuromuscular, and neuro-rheumatological origin across the full lifespan — pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. The core service portfolio spans physical medicine and rehabilitation (MPR), orthopedic surgery (including spinal, pediatric, and tumor-related surgery), geriatric medicine and rehabilitation, palliative care, and specialized programs for rare bone diseases (osteogenesis imperfecta, achondroplasia), cerebral palsy, amputee care, and scoliosis. Notable proprietary technology includes the Dive In Gait platform — a virtual-reality immersion system combining an instrumented treadmill with force platforms, 10 infrared motion-capture cameras, surface EMG, and a panoramic projection screen for 3D gait analysis and re-education — alongside an on-site prosthetics and orthotics workshop and intensive therapy programs such as BB-Bim, COLHEMI, and APOGER.

The business model is a French public-interest healthcare establishment operating "sans dépassement d'honoraire" (no fee overruns), reimbursed through the Sécurité sociale under the national DRG/tariff framework. Go-to-market is referral-based: patients access services via formal physician referral or through the ViaTrajectoire national admission platform, with no commercial marketing channels. Customer segments are individual patients organized into four primary cohorts (children with locomotor/neurological disabilities, adults with musculoskeletal/neurological conditions, elderly patients across four geriatric units, and palliative care patients), plus a non-primary segment for rare bone diseases. The Centre is interconnected with the broader French rehabilitation ecosystem through its membership in the Comète France network (over 50 rehabilitation establishments) and strategic clinical partnerships with Hospices Civils de Lyon (FORTIL pediatric orthopedic federation and OSCAR rare bone diseases filière) and Centre Léon Bérard for musculoskeletal tumor surgery. In March 2026 it received the highest HAS "Haute Qualité des Soins" certification for the second consecutive time under the v2025 framework.

Name

Centre des Massues

Legal name

Centre-Médico Chirurgical de Réadaptation des Massues

Website

https://cmcr-massues.croix-rouge.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Centre des Massues is a Lyon-based, non-profit medico-surgical rehabilitation hospital under Croix-Rouge française, operating 379 beds and serving pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients with locomotor, orthopedic, neuromuscular, and rare bone disease conditions across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rehabilitation Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAKALAL

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) / Non-Operative Musculoskeletal

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

SECONDARYHLAFAIAG

Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Surgical Centers & Perioperative Care (ASCs)

Keywords

• Physical medicine rehabilitation
• Orthopedic surgery services
• Geriatric rehabilitation care
• Palliative care services
• Rare bone disease care

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services Revenue: As a private healthcare establishment of public interest (établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif) without fee overruns (sans dépassement d'honoraire), the Centre operates under France's public healthcare financing system. Services are reimbursed through the French social security system (Sécurité sociale). Revenue is generated through patient care activities including consultations, inpatient stays, day hospital care, and ambulatory surgery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centre des Massues is a medico-surgical rehabilitation establishment that provides physical medicine and rehabilitation (MPR), orthopedic surgery, geriatric care, palliative care, and pediatric care (including rare bone disease management) across 379 beds and places, delivered through inpatient hospitalization, day hospital, ambulatory surgery, and outpatient consultations under the French Sécurité sociale reimbursement framework. It complements clinical care with specialized therapeutic programs (BB-Bim, Mini-COLHEMI, COLHEMI, APOGER, RECET, PrEduSED, scoliosis programs), an integrated prosthetics and orthotics workshop, the Dive In Gait virtual-reality gait analysis platform, and the Comète France professional insertion service.

Product overview

Centre des Massues is a medico-surgical rehabilitation establishment (Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Réadaptation) affiliated with the French Red Cross, offering a comprehensive range of healthcare services across physical medicine and rehabilitation (MPR), orthopedic surgery, geriatric care, palliative care, and rare diseases. The facility operates 379 beds and places across multiple units and provides specialized therapeutic programs including intensive therapy programs (BB-Bim, COLHEMI, APOGER) for cerebral palsy, therapeutic education programs (RECET, PrEduSED, scoliosis programs), and the innovative Dive In Gait VR-based rehabilitation system. The center also features professional insertion support through the Comète France network and enhanced recovery after surgery (RAAC) pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (MPR) Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of deficiencies and disabilities of the musculoskeletal system including orthopedic, tumor, neuromuscular, and neuro-rheumatic conditions for children, adults, and elderly patients across full hospitalization, day hospital, and outpatient consultations.
• Surgery Orthopedic surgery services covering spinal surgery, pediatric orthopedics, tumor surgery, and lower limb surgery with ambulatory (outpatient) surgery options.
• Geriatric Care Comprehensive geriatric medicine and rehabilitation services for elderly patients with age-related conditions across 4 dedicated units totaling 124 beds.
• Palliative Care Specialized palliative care unit with 10 beds plus a mobile team and a day hospital opened in late 2024, providing end-of-life support, pain/symptom management, psychological care, and family accompaniment.
• Rare Bone Diseases Care Specialized care for constitutional bone diseases including osteogenesis imperfecta, achondroplasia, multiple exostoses, Ollier disease, and bone dysplasias, coordinated with Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant des Hospices Civils de Lyon as part of the OSCAR filière.
• Amputee Care Service Comprehensive care for amputees covering pre-amputation consultations, prosthetic rehabilitation, fitting, and socio-professional reintegration for adults and children.
• Pediatric Care Services Comprehensive pediatric care in both day hospital and full hospitalization with in-house schooling, psychology support, and adapted leisure activities.
• Dive In Gait A mixed VR-based system for 3D movement evaluation and functional rehabilitation, featuring an instrumented treadmill with two force platforms and 4 degrees of freedom, 10 infrared cameras for motion capture, 4 video cameras, 16-channel surface EMG sensors, and a semi-cylindrical panoramic screen (5m diameter, 3.2m high) for full immersion.
• BB-Bim Program Early bimanual stimulation program for infants (5 months to 2 years) with cerebral lesions, delivered by parents with regular therapist coaching.
• Mini-COLHEMI Program Intensive therapy program for children aged 3-5 years, delivered individually within small groups over 2 consecutive weeks in day hospitalization.
• COLHEMI Program Constraint-induced therapy combined with bimanual therapy program for children aged 6-12 years with unilateral conditions, delivered over 2 consecutive weeks in day hospitalization.
• Mini-APOGER Program Junior version of intensive motor training program for children and adolescents with daily 4-hour training sessions over 2 weeks.
• APOGER Program Group-based intensive motor training program for adults with cerebral palsy, with individualized support, delivered in day hospitalization over 4 consecutive weeks.
• RECET Program Therapeutic education program for chronic low back pain patients combining exercise training, coping strategies, and therapeutic education.
• PrEduSED Program Therapeutic education program for patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome hypermobility type, focusing on self-management of therapeutic options.
• Scoliosis and Corset Education Programs Therapeutic education programs for children and adults with scoliosis, covering corset treatment management and lifestyle adaptation.
• Comète France Professional Insertion Program Early professional insertion service helping hospitalized patients (from age 16) build and implement career projects, with multidisciplinary support continuing up to one year after discharge, using the Démarche Précoce d'Insertion (DPI) methodology.
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (RAAC) Global surgical recovery program featuring prehabilitation, multidisciplinary evaluation, early mobilization, and coordinated hospital-to-home transitions.
• Pain Management Services Multidisciplinary acute and chronic pain management combining medication (multimodal analgesia, regional anesthesia, botulinum toxin), non-pharmacological techniques (TENS, hypnosis, virtual reality, musicotherapy), and prehabilitation programs.
• Plaster and Orthotics Services Integrated orthotics workshop and fitting sector with specialized professionals for custom-made equipment; plaster immobilization and removable orthoses for adults and children.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Comète FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Since 2012, the Centre des Massues has been a member of the Comète France network, which federates over 50 rehabilitation establishments across France. The network integrates professional insertion teams (Comète teams) that work with hospitalized patients to help them build and implement professional projects, using the Démarche Précoce d'Insertion (DPI) methodology. The Centre has an in-house Comète team (Comete unit) that provides multidisciplinary support from hospitalization through up to one year after discharge.
• HandisportminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHandisport partnered with the Centre des Massues during the 'Sport en fête' event (June 2025), providing introductions to adapted sports disciplines including cycling, fencing, boccia, laser shooting, and athletics for patients of all ages and levels.
• FORTIL (Fédération d'ORthopédie et de Traumatologie Infantile Lyonnaise)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFORTIL is a partnership between the Centre des Massues and the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) to structure and strengthen pediatric orthopedic and trauma care in Lyon. This formalized collaboration aims to advance pediatric orthopedic surgery and traumatology practices.
• Centre Léon BérardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centre des Massues collaborates with Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon's comprehensive cancer center, for tumor surgery of the musculoskeletal system. Dr Gualter Vaz performs tumor-related orthopedic surgery at the Centre in collaboration with Léon Bérard.
• Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant des Hospices Civils de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centre collaborates closely with the Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant (Hospices Civils de Lyon) within the OSCAR filière (Maladies Osseuses Constitutionnelles – constitutional bone diseases). This center of competence manages rare bone diseases in children in close collaboration with the Centre's pediatric orthopedic surgeons.
• FIPHFP (Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées dans la Fonction Publique)minorOthersFIPHFP is referenced as a partner in the Comète professional insertion program, providing funding and support for professional reintegration of people with disabilities, including those in public sector employment.
• AGEFIPH (Association de Gestion du Fonds pour l'Insertion des Personnes Handicapées)minorOthersAGEFIPH is referenced as a partner logo alongside FIPHFP in the Comète insertion program, supporting professional reintegration of people with disabilities in the private sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Spaulding Rehabilitation Network: Large U.S. rehabilitation network with inpatient rehab, outpatient, and specialty programs across multiple sites. Comparable as a multi-modality rehab platform with research and academic affiliations.
• Shirley Ryan AbilityLab: U.S.-based global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation research and care. Broadly comparable for the integration of clinical care, research, and advanced technology platforms in rehabilitation medicine.

Direct peers

• Institut de Réadaptation de Saint-Maurice (IRPS): Specialized rehabilitation institute in Île-de-France offering PM&R, pediatric orthopedics, prosthetics, and rare disease expertise. Closely matches Centre des Massues' pediatric and orthopedic rehabilitation focus.
• Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré (AP-HP): Leading French physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital within AP-HP, based in Garches (Île-de-France). Directly comparable as a major tertiary rehabilitation and orthopedic platform with research depth and a similar medico-surgical model.
• Centre de Kerpape (Fondation Ildys): Large Breton rehabilitation center covering locomotor, neurological, and pediatric rehab, with a similar integrated care model, technical platforms, and Comète France membership. Directly comparable in service breadth and patient population.

Regional players

• Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL): Major public university hospital center in Lyon and an active partner (FORTIL, Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant). Comparable regional referral hospital system; partners rather than directly competes, but anchors the same catchment.
• Centre Léon Bérard: Lyon's comprehensive cancer center and partner of Centre des Massues for tumor-related orthopedic surgery. Comparable for the oncology-adjacent musculoskeletal work, though its core mission is oncology rather than rehabilitation.
• Clinique du Parc (Lyon): Private orthopedic surgery clinic in Lyon offering surgical procedures and ambulatory care in the same regional catchment. Comparable for the orthopedic surgery component of Centre des Massues, but lacks integrated rehabilitation.

Emerging players

• Centre Médical Infantin Romand (CMIR) / Swiss Paraplegic Center: Specialized rehabilitation center in Switzerland (and pediatric rehab centers across the Francophone world) with similar medico-surgical rehab and gait analysis capabilities. Comparable for the Dive In Gait-style motion analysis and pediatric CP programs.

Others

• Croix-Rouge française other établissements de santé: Sister establishments within the same parent organization. Comparable on governance, financing model (ESPIC), and organizational culture; relevant for shared services and cross-site patient pathways but not direct market competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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