MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU

What MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU does

MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU is a French nonprofit (établissement privé à but non lucratif) rehabilitation and functional re-education center established in 1978 in Niort, Deux-Sèvres. It operates as a participating establishment in the French public hospital service and is the flagship entity of Association Melioris, a loi 1901 nonprofit created in January 2012 to consolidate the center with eleven other healthcare, medico-social, and elderly-care facilities across the department. The center specializes in three rehabilitation verticals: neurological conditions (spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, stroke, degenerative disease, balance disorders), locomotor conditions (amputees, polytrauma, post-orthopedic surgery, chronic back pain, scoliosis), and severe burn injuries, supported by a dedicated multidisciplinary burn team and a Comète France unit for early social-professional reintegration.

The facility runs 100 full-hospitalization beds and 40 day-hospital places, delivering approximately 31,400 inpatient days and 9,300 day-hospital sessions annually (2014 baseline). Its technology stack centers on rare rehabilitation robotics: a Lokomat robotic gait-training system (one of only 12 in France) and a planned Armeo Power upper-limb exoskeleton, complemented by digital patient-room terminals, a computerized care dossier, an indoor therapy pool, and a driving simulator for return-to-driving evaluation. A mobile team (Équipe Mobile) extends assessment services into patients' homes and partner facilities.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through the French national health insurance system (Assurance-maladie), with daily tariffs set by the regional health authority (ARS) at €284–€437 depending on specialty and inpatient/day status. The Grand Feu establishment runs on a roughly €14M annual budget (Association Melioris total: ~€28M) and employs 210 staff (388+ across the association) spanning 58 professional categories. Customer acquisition is referral-driven from hospitals, treating physicians, the in-house Centre de Santé Melioris, and partner organizations such as ANUAR, with the GTM motion best described as sales-led through medical professional networks rather than consumer marketing.

Name

MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU

Legal name

Centre le Grand Feu

Website

https://melioris-legrandfeu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU is a French nonprofit rehabilitation center in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, specializing in adult neurological, locomotor, and burn recovery across 100 inpatient beds and 40 day-hospital places, operating under Association Melioris.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Home Health Care Services (62161), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) (HLAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAM), Amputee & Prosthetic Rehabilitation Programs (HLAFAFAL), Orthopedic & Sports Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAI), Orthopedic & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation Centers (HLADAJAI), Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Rehab In-Home (HSABADAF), Chronic Pain Rehabilitation & Functional Restoration (HSADAIAJ)

Keywords

• Rehabilitation services
• Physical therapy
• Medical rehabilitation
• Burn care
• Functional recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Niort

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public health insurance (Sécurité sociale): Primary revenue from French national health insurance (Assurance-maladie). Daily rates are set by ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé) and cover all care costs. Social security covers 80% standard, 100% in specific cases.
2. Supplemental insurance (Mutuelles): Supplementary health insurance coverage for patient portions not covered by social security, including private room supplements and daily flat fees.
3. Patient out-of-pocket payments: Direct patient payments for optional services: private rooms (€65/day), television/internet/telephone packages (€4/day), guest meals, laundry services, WiFi (€1/hour), and other miscellaneous charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MELIORIS LE GRAND FEU operates a medical rehabilitation and functional re-education center in Niort, France, providing inpatient (100 beds) and day-hospital (40 places) care for adult patients across three specialties: neurological conditions, locomotor/musculoskeletal conditions, and burn injuries. Services include physiotherapy, ergotherapy, robotic-assisted therapy (Lokomat, Armeo Power), aquatic therapy, driving-readiness assessment, pain management, and a Comète France unit for early social and professional reintegration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maison Sport Santé: Sports activities on medical prescription for people with chronic diseases, vulnerable persons, and physical activity resumption programs
• Melioris Organisme de Formation
• Centre de Santé Le Grand Feu
• Centre de Santé Champclairot

Products and services

• Full hospitalization — Neurological specialty (Affection de l'appareil nerveux) Inpatient rehabilitation program for adults with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, stroke, degenerative neurological diseases, brain tumors, peripheral neuropathies, and balance disorders, including gait training with the Lokomat robotic system.
• Full hospitalization — Locomotor specialty (Affection de l'appareil locomoteur) Inpatient rehabilitation for amputees, polytrauma, post-orthopedic surgery, non-operated orthopedics, chronic back pain, rheumatology, and evolving scoliosis, including prosthetic rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, and driving-readiness assessment.
• Full hospitalization — Burn specialty (Affection des brûlés) Specialized inpatient burn injury rehabilitation with a dedicated medical referent, physiotherapists, ergotherapists, APA professors, specialized nursing team, pain nurse, and hypnotherapy-trained aide.
• Day hospitalization (Hospitalisation de jour) — across all three specialties Outpatient day-hospital rehabilitation program across neurological, locomotor, and burn specialties (40 places), delivering intensive therapy sessions without overnight stay.
• Mobile rehabilitation team (Équipe Mobile de SSR) Home-based assessment, expertise, and care coordination service for persons with disabilities, neurological, locomotor, or burn conditions, delivered in coordination with hospitals, liberal physicians, and social care institutions.
• Comète France early social-professional reintegration unit Structured early social and professional reintegration program for persons with disabilities, implemented via the Comète France network methodology hosted within the Grand Feu center.
• Driving-readiness assessment and resumption (Apprentissage ou reprise de la conduite) Driving simulator-based assessment of patients' fitness to return to or resume driving after neurological, locomotor, or trauma-related conditions.
• Centre de Santé Le Grand Feu (primary care and specialized consultations) On-site primary care health center providing specialized consultations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, nursing care, physiotherapy, and therapeutic education.
• Centre de Santé Champclairot Local primary care center offering general medicine, nutrition consultations, nursing care, and speech therapy (orthophonie).
• Melioris Organisme de Formation (healthcare professional training) Professional training organization delivering healthcare and medico-social training programs, member of the FEHAP training network.
• Maison Sport Santé (sports activities on medical prescription) Sub-brand offering sport and physical activity on medical prescription for people with chronic diseases, vulnerable persons, and those resuming physical activity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31,401 full hospitalization days delivered in 2014 (+1.82% from 2013)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• IREPS Poitou-CharentesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2016Health education and promotion regional body collaborated on 'Moi(s) sans tabac' (tobacco cessation) campaign targeting both patients and staff.
• Stade Niortais Rugby Fauteuil (wheelchair rugby section)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016Convention signed between Stade Niortais wheelchair rugby section and Grand Feu. Provides adapted sports activities for patients and promotes disability sports integration.
• UNITERRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2016Partnership with UNITERR association (manages MARPA senior residences) formalized during fusion absorption of Centre de Santé de Lellis. Combined to strengthen presence in rural south Deux-Sèvres.
• Association Amitiés Franco-Marocaines de NiortminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2016Franco-Moroccan friendship association collaborated on cultural week at Grand Feu, creating patient art activities and fundraising for children with disabilities in Morocco.
• ANUAR (Association Nationale des Usagers et Accidentés de la Route)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANUAR supports the center as a partner organization. The center serves road accident victims requiring rehabilitation. ANUAR is listed among the center's official partners.
• FEHAP (Fédération des Etablissements Hospitaliers et d'Aide à la Personne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMelioris training organization is a member of the FEHAP training network. FEHAP is a major federation for healthcare and social care establishments in France.
• COMETE FRANCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerComète France is a network focused on early social-professional integration for persons with disabilities. Melioris hosts a Comète France unit to implement early insertion methodologies.
• APIVIA Groupe MACIFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as mutual insurance partner. APIVIA is part of MACIF group, a major French mutual insurance company headquartered in Niort.
• MACIFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMutual insurance company partner. MACIF is based in Niort and is a major supporter of the regional healthcare ecosystem.
• Keep Cool (association of former patients)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of former patients and friends of Melioris Le Grand Feu that proposes sporting and leisure activities. Helps maintain patient connection with center after discharge.
• GCS Esanté (Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire)coreTechnology or IntegrationHealthcare cooperation group deploying secure messaging systems. Grand Feu was among first establishments in France to adopt secure health messaging, facilitating communication with other healthcare providers.
• Fédération Française HANDISPORTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational handisport federation listed as partner, supporting adapted sports activities for patients.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Inicea (Clariane/Korian): Inicea is Clariane's (formerly Korian) dedicated French SMR/SSR brand operating inpatient rehabilitation and post-acute care facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to Grand Feu in terms of clinical scope (neurological, locomotor, post-acute rehab) and ARS-tariff reimbursement model, though at much greater geographic scale.
• Clinéa (Emeis/Orpea): Clinéa is the clinic and rehabilitation subsidiary of Emeis (formerly Orpea), operating SSR/SMR facilities across France. Comparable to Grand Feu as a multi-specialty post-acute and rehabilitation operator funded by Assurance-maladie under ARS-set daily rates.
• CMPR Kerpape: Centre de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation Kerpape is a major French specialty rehab center in Brittany focused on neurological and locomotor rehabilitation. Directly comparable to Grand Feu in clinical scope and equipment intensity (robotic-assisted therapy), though larger and more research-oriented.
• Centre de Rééducation Bois-Larris: CMPR Bois-Larris is a well-known French post-acute rehabilitation center in the Hauts-de-France region offering neurological, locomotor, and burn rehabilitation. Directly comparable to Grand Feu in multi-specialty rehab scope and ARS-funded model.

Broad incumbents

• UGECAM: UGECAM is the healthcare establishment network of the French Assurance Maladie, operating SMR/SSR facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to Grand Feu in clinical scope and public reimbursement model, though it benefits from being part of the national social-security operator network.
• LNA Santé: LNA Santé is a listed French healthcare group operating hospitals, clinics, and post-acute rehabilitation facilities. Overlaps with Grand Feu in the rehabilitation and post-acute segment but operates as a broader for-profit portfolio rather than a single nonprofit association.
• Emeis (formerly Orpea): Emeis is one of the largest European healthcare operators, with a substantial French footprint including SMR/SSR facilities (via Clinéa). Comparable to Grand Feu as a French rehab operator with ARS reimbursement exposure, though at far greater scale and as a commercial group.
• Clariane (formerly Korian): Clariane is a major European care and healthcare operator; in France its SMR activity runs through Inicea. Comparable to Grand Feu in the rehab/post-acute segment and in reliance on Assurance-maladie funding, with broader services in nursing homes and home care.
• Colisée Group: Colisée is a French healthcare and senior-care operator with clinics and post-acute rehabilitation facilities. Comparable to Grand Feu in operating rehab capacity under French public reimbursement, though weighted more toward elderly care services.
• Croix-Rouge Française: Croix-Rouge Française operates a network of SMR/SSR and post-acute rehabilitation facilities across France. Comparable to Grand Feu as a non-commercial operator of rehab facilities, though at national scale and with a broader humanitarian/medical mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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