GHT LOIRE

What GHT LOIRE does

GHT LOIRE is the public university hospital center (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire) based at Hôpital Nord in Saint-Étienne, France, operating under the legal name CHU Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne. Established as the coordinating establishment of the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire (GHT) Loire, the institution functions as the reference hospital for the entire Loire department and surrounding territories within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its core offering is a full continuum of hospital-based care: emergency services, inpatient and outpatient consultations, surgery, maternity and perinatal care, oncology (including the CancerDiag rapid diagnostic service), medical imaging (radiology, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine including scintigraphy and PET-Scan), radiotherapy, and an on-site medical laboratory. The CHU also operates dedicated patient support facilities, including the Maison des Usagers (information and association coordination space) and the Maison de Jonathan (family accommodation).

The technology base is clinical rather than proprietary software — standard hospital diagnostic equipment, imaging modalities, and laboratory infrastructure — with no described proprietary platform or AI/ML capabilities. Operationally, the CHU coordinates or participates in more than 15 territorial health networks covering conditions such as Alzheimer's disease (CROMA), perinatal care (ELENA), addiction (LOIREADD'), thrombosis (INNOVTE), vulnerable children (SEVE), pharmacovigilance (CRPV), patient education (UTEP 42), and disability consultations (HandiConsult42), alongside hundreds of partner patient associations.

As a public sector entity, GHT LOIRE is financed through the French national health insurance (Sécurité Sociale), regional health agency (ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) funding, and government subsidies. It does not operate a commercial sales motion; patient access is via physician referral, direct presentation, emergency admission, or online appointment booking. Revenue is generated through reimbursable medical acts, hospital stays, and consultations rather than commercial product sales. The go-to-market is institutional and territorial — coordination, referral pathways, public health campaigns (vaccination, screening, violence support), and community events — rather than competitive commercial capture.

Name

GHT LOIRE

Legal name

CHU Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne

Website

https://ghtloire.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GHT LOIRE is the public university hospital (CHU) of Saint-Étienne, serving as the reference hospital for the Loire department in France. It delivers the full continuum of acute, diagnostic, oncology, maternity, and public health services, coordinating 15+ territorial health networks for the regional population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital-Integrated Cancer Centers (Acute Oncology Programs) (HLAFAAAM)

Keywords

• University hospital services
• Territorial health networks
• Medical imaging diagnostics
• Cancer diagnostic services
• Public health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Étienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Service Delivery: As a French university hospital center (CHU), GHT LOIRE operates as a public healthcare establishment financed primarily through the French national health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale), government subsidies, and regional health agency (ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) funding. Revenue is not generated through commercial product sales but through reimbursable medical acts, hospital stays, consultations, and technical acts covered by the French health insurance scheme.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GHT LOIRE operates the CHU de Saint-Étienne, a French public university hospital center providing comprehensive medical care including emergency services, rapid cancer diagnosis (CancerDiag), medical imaging (radiology, CT, MRI, PET-Scan), nuclear medicine, laboratory analyses, maternity and perinatal services, radiotherapy, and public health programs. It also coordinates more than 15 territorial health networks covering chronic conditions such as Alzheimer, addiction, thrombosis, and vulnerable children, while delivering community-facing services through the Maison des Usagers and Maison de Jonathan family accommodation.

Product overview

GHT LOIRE is the Territorial Hospital Group of Saint-Étienne, a university hospital center (CHU) that provides comprehensive healthcare services to the Loire department. The organization operates as a multi-service hospital offering acute care, specialized medical departments, diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, laboratory services, cancer care, maternity services, and public health programs. Key services include CancerDiag rapid cancer diagnosis, medical imaging (radiology, scanner, MRI, ultrasound), nuclear medicine, laboratory analyses, patient support facilities (Maison des Usagers), hospital hotel accommodation (Maison de Jonathan), therapeutic patient education (UTEP), and various health networks for chronic disease management including Alzheimer, addiction, perinatality, and cardiovascular conditions. The hospital also provides public health services, emergency care, and recruitment for medical and administrative positions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CHU de Saint-Étienne - University Hospital Healthcare Services Comprehensive university hospital offering medical care, emergency services, cancer diagnosis, medical imaging, nuclear medicine, laboratory analyses, maternity services, and public health programs for the Loire region.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CancerDiagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancerDiag is a rapid cancer diagnostic service operated at the CHU de Saint-Étienne, providing expedited pathways for cancer suspicion cases. It serves as a flagship service of the CHU's cancer care offering.
• Centre Régional de PharmacoVigilance (CRPV)minorOthersRegional pharmacovigilance center operating under CHU coordination for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, monitoring drug safety and adverse reaction reporting.
• CROMA (Alzheimer Network)coreOthersTerritorial health network dedicated to Alzheimer and neurodegenerative disease care coordination, operating within the GHT Loire framework.
• ELENA (Périnatalité Network)coreOthersTerritorial perinatal health network coordinating maternity and neonatal care across the Loire territory, with CHU Saint-Étienne as a lead partner.
• LOIREADD' (Addiction Network)coreOthersTerritorial network for the management of addictive behaviors and substance use disorders in the Loire department.
• INNOVTE (Thrombosis Network)minorOthersRegional thrombosis care network coordinated through the CHU for the Loire and surrounding territories.
• SEVE (Vulnerable Children Network)minorOthersNetwork dedicated to vulnerable children, coordinated by the CHU as part of the territorial health organization.
• HandiConsult42minorOthersTerritorial telehealth and specialized consultation service for patients with disabilities in the Loire department.
• UTEP 42 (Patient Education Unit)minorOthersCross-functional unit for therapeutic patient education (ETP) development across sanitary and medico-social establishments in the Loire. Team: Chrystelle REY (pharmacist), Nathalie MARTINS (dietitian), Christine GHERRAS (secretary). Works with patient associations and ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• SOS Violences Conjugales 42coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized hotline and support service for domestic violence victims, operating in partnership with the CHU for medical and psychological care pathways. Contact: 04 77 25 89 10.
• Centre d'Information sur le Droit des Femmes et des Familles (CIDFF Loire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal information center for women and families, providing legal advice, orientation, and support for violence victims in partnership with CHU Saint-Étienne. Contact: 04 77 01 33 55.
• Sauvegarde 42minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial protection and child welfare association operating in the Loire, partnered with CHU for coordinated care of vulnerable populations. Contact: 04 77 32 72 45.
• Association Interprofessionnelle de Soins et de Prévention des Abus Sexuels (AISPAS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association for sexual abuse prevention and care, partnered with CHU for victim support. Contact: 07 81 41 24 82.
• ARS Auvergne-Rhône-AlpescoreOthersRegional Health Agency that funds, regulates, and coordinates public health services in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, including the CHU de Saint-Étienne and GHT Loire.
• Patient Associations (Hundreds of partner associations)coreOthersHundreds of volunteer association members partner with the CHU to improve patient welcome, care quality, and support. Associations provide documentation at the Maison des Usagers and collaborate on thematic events and information campaigns.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CHU de Montpellier: University hospital center serving the H\u00e9rault/Occitanie-M\u00e9diterran\u00e9e region, with comparable service breadth (cancer diagnosis, imaging, maternity, lab, public health) under identical public financing model.
• CHU de Bordeaux: Regional French university hospital center covering the Gironde/New Aquitaine territory, offering the analogous mix of university-level acute care, oncology, imaging, lab and public health programs under the same national public hospital framework.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon (CHU de Lyon): Public university hospital center (CHU) and regional reference for the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region, providing the same full continuum of acute, specialized, imaging, oncology and research-led care as GHT LOIRE. Both operate under ARS Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes oversight and share the same French public hospital financing model.
• CHU de Clermont-Ferrand: University hospital center serving the nearby Auvergne territory with similar scope (acute care, oncology, imaging, lab, public health programs) and the same public funding and ARS oversight model.
• CHU de Toulouse: University hospital center serving the Occitanie region with comparable service scope (acute care, cancer, maternity, imaging, laboratory, public health). Operates under identical French CHU financing and governance model.
• Assistance Publique - H\u00f4pitaux de Marseille (AP-HM): Public university hospital system for the Bouches-du-Rh\u00f4ne/Provence territory, operating multiple hospital sites with the same teaching, acute, oncology and imaging service mix as GHT LOIRE.
• H\u00f4pitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg: University hospital center in the Grand Est region with analogous offerings across cancer care, imaging, nuclear medicine and public health networks, comparable in size and CHR/CHU mandate structure to GHT LOIRE.
• CHU de Nantes: University hospital center serving the Pays de la Loire region with equivalent range of acute, oncologic, maternity and diagnostic services under the same French public hospital legal regime.
• CHU Grenoble Alpes: Public university hospital in the same Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region, offering comparable tertiary care, cancer diagnostics, maternity, imaging and territorial health network coordination. Direct geographic and structural peer for cross-border patient flows in the Loire/Is\u00e8re corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Assistance Publique - H\u00f4pitaux de Paris (AP-HP): France's largest public hospital system, operating a broad network of university hospitals in the \u00cele-de-France region. While not a direct territorial competitor, it shares the same CHU designation, public financing model and research/teaching integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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