Ordre de Saint-Jean France

What Ordre de Saint-Jean France does

Ordre de Saint-Jean France is a French non-profit charitable association (association loi 1901) that operates a network of 9 hospital guest houses (maisons hospitalières) across France, providing affordable accommodation for families of hospitalized patients and ambulatory patients receiving treatment at major French university hospitals. Founded as the French Commandery in 1960 and operationally active since 1961, the organization opened its first hospital house in 1977 and has expanded steadily, now operating in Paris (including Necker-Enfants Malades and Saint-Louis locations), Garches, Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, and Nantes with over 166 beds. The organization was granted public utility status (reconnaissance d'utilité publique) by decree on November 4, 2002.

Beyond the core hospital guest house network, Saint-Jean operates two medical facilities in Madagascar — a diabetes clinic in Antananarivo (in partnership with AMADIA and Saint-Jean Suisse) and a primary care center in Andranovelona serving approximately 500 births and 4,000 medical acts annually. Additional programs include the Fil Rouge mentorship initiative supporting disadvantaged students in higher vocational education, the Jeunes Saint-Jean youth volunteer program organizing camps and outings for persons with disabilities, La Visite Saint-Jean (volunteer visits to isolated or ill individuals), and international refugee support in Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon through Johanniter International. The organization has no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is fundamentally relational, coordinated through the website, dedicated microsites for each house, and direct phone reservations.

The funding model combines earned revenue from accommodation fees ranging from €11 to €76 per night (with sliding-scale subsidies for low-income families), partial reimbursements from French social security and mutual insurance funds, institutional foundation grants (including Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris, Fondation Princesse Grace, and CRAMIF), and charitable contributions from approximately 450 regular donors. The organization is governed by three constituent associations — the Association des Œuvres (operational), the Entraide Saint-Jean (volunteer activities), and the Fondation Saint-Jean (endowment foundation housed within Fondation du Protestantisme) — and is affiliated with the international Johanniter network operating across 50 countries.

Name

Ordre de Saint-Jean France

Legal name

Association des Œuvres de l'Ordre de Saint-Jean

Website

https://ordredesaintjean.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ordre de Saint-Jean France is a French non-profit association operating 9 hospital guest houses across France, providing affordable accommodation for families of hospitalized patients and ambulatory patients. The organization also runs medical facilities in Madagascar, student mentorship, disability programs, and international humanitarian aid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Patient and Family Hospitality Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Hospital-Adjacent Extended Stay (THAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Healthcare Travel Housing (Travel Nurses, Locums, Patient/Family) (THAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Hospital hospitality services
• Charitable accommodation services
• Patient family lodging
• Humanitarian medical aid
• Volunteer charitable programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Accommodation fees: Nightly accommodation fees paid by residents (patients and families), with rates varying by location. Some fees are subsidized based on income through a sliding scale.
2. Social security and insurance reimbursements: Some health insurance funds and mutual insurance companies reimburse stays in the houses, providing partial revenue.
3. Individual donations: Regular donations from approximately 450 donors (individuals, associations, and foundations) who support the organization's mission annually.
4. Foundation funding: Saint-Jean Foundation and other major foundations provide investment funding for major projects like house renovations and new facilities.
5. Corporate philanthropy: Corporate donors can contribute through direct sponsorship or employee fundraising campaigns, with 60% tax deductibility up to 0.5% of revenue.
6. Legacies and insurance: Bequests, life insurance beneficiary designations, and donations allow donors to leave assets to the organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ordre de Saint-Jean France operates a network of 9 hospital guest houses (maisons hospitalières) located within or adjacent to major French hospitals, providing affordable accommodation to families of hospitalized patients and to ambulatory patients. Beyond accommodation, the organization runs the Fil Rouge student-mentorship program, Jeunes Saint-Jean disability-companionship activities, hospital and retirement-home visiting services, refugee humanitarian aid in Lebanon and Syria through Johanniter International, and two medical facilities in Madagascar (a diabetes clinic in Antananarivo and a care center in Andranovelona).

Product overview

Ordre de Saint-Jean France operates a network of 9 hospital guest houses (maisons hospitalières) across France, providing accommodation for families of patients and ambulatory patients near major hospitals in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Montpellier, and Nantes. The organization also runs the Fil Rouge mentorship program for disadvantaged students, youth volunteer programs supporting people with disabilities, hospital visiting services, international aid initiatives through Johanniter International, and healthcare facilities in Madagascar including a diabetes clinic and a regional care center. The services are supported by a donation platform enabling contributions via multiple payment methods with tax deduction benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fil Rouge: Support and accompaniment program for students in social difficulty pursuing higher vocational education
• Jeunes Saint-Jean
• Clinique du diabète (Antananarivo)
• Centre de soins Saint-Jean (Andranovelona)

Products and services

• Maison des parents Saint-Jean (Necker Parents) Guest house accommodation for parents of children hospitalized at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital in Paris, offering rooms for patient companions on a sliding-scale basis from €12 to €38 per person per night.
• Maison des familles Saint-Jean (Necker Familles) Family accommodation house at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital for parents with children receiving day treatment, consultations, or pre/post hospitalization; pricing €52 for 2-person room, €26 third person, €13 from 4th person.
• Maison des parents Saint-Jean (Hôpital Saint-Louis) Parent guest house located within Hôpital Saint-Louis in Paris, offering accommodation for families of patients at €38 per person per night (standard) or €12-€38 subsidized based on income; funded by CRAMIF for modest-income families.
• Maison Saint-Jean La Croisée Multi-purpose family accommodation at Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint-Simon in Paris, serving families and patients from multiple hospitals; individual €48, 2-person €76, 3rd bed €17 per night.
• Maison Saint-Jean La Clairière Family guest house located 5 minutes from Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré in Garches, offering accommodation at €45 per person per night (standard) or €11-€45 subsidized based on income.
• Maison des familles Saint-Jean Bordeaux Family accommodation within Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin in Bordeaux, offering 17 rooms at €43 individual, €56 2-person, €69 3-person per night, serving over 7,000 nights annually.
• Maison hospitalière Saint-Jean Lyon Hospital guest house at Centre hospitalier Lyon Sud Pierre-Bénite for companions of hospitalized patients; double room €56, family room (3 beds) €69 per night, includes breakfast.
• Maison Saint-Jean ICM Montpellier Guest house at Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM) for patients and companions during cancer treatment; individual €42, family 2-person €54, family 3-person €66 per night, with 16 additional beds planned.
• Maison hospitalière Saint-Jean Nantes Hospital guest house at CHU Hôtel-Dieu in Nantes, oriented toward ambulatory surgery patients and their companions; family room for 3 persons €66 per night, with some coverage available through health insurance.
• Programme Fil Rouge Mentorship and support program for high school graduates in social difficulty, helping them pursue vocational higher education through volunteer mentors, financial assistance, cultural outings, and internship opportunities.
• Clinique du diabète à Tananarive Diabetes clinic in Antananarivo, Madagascar, treating diabetes-related conditions including orthopedics, ophthalmology, and dentistry and promoting prevention through diet education, built and operated in partnership with AMADIA and Saint-Jean Suisse.
• Centre de soins d'Andranovelona Healthcare center on the Malagasy highlands providing medical care, deliveries, and hygiene training, serving approximately 500 annual births and 4,000 medical acts, including dental care.
• Jeunes Saint-Jean (Youth Program) Youth volunteer program organizing summer camps and weekend outings for people with disabilities, providing companionship and family-style support.
• La visite Saint-Jean Hospital and retirement home visiting program where volunteers provide regular presence, listening support, administrative assistance, and companionship to isolated or ill individuals.
• Soutien aux réfugiés (Refugee Support) International solidarity actions supporting refugees in Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon through Johanniter International and the Lebanese Association AMEL, providing medical assistance and food support for women and children.
• Fondation Saint-Jean Endowment foundation housed within Fondation du Protestantisme, dedicated to securing long-term funding for hospital guest house investments and annual support actions, eligible to receive tax-deductible donations under IFI and income tax.
• Online Donation Platform Online donation system allowing contributions via credit card, bank transfer, SEPA direct debit, and check, with tax deduction benefits under French law (60% reduction up to 0.5% of corporate revenue).

Quantifiable outcome

• 23,000 people helped per year across all programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Ordre de Malte FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Saint-Jean signed a partnership convention with Ordre de Malte France in 2021 for solidarity actions toward isolated people living on the streets.
• AMEL (Association Médenine)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Saint-Jean partnered with AMEL (Lebanese Association) to support Syrian refugee children in Lebanon through medical and food aid programs.
• AMADIA (Association Malgache Anti-Diabète)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Saint-Jean partnered with AMADIA (Malagache Diabetes Association) to build and operate the diabetes clinic in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The clinic treats diabetes-related conditions including orthopedics, ophthalmology, and dentistry, while promoting prevention and dietary education.
• Saint-Jean SuissecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Saint-Jean Suisse co-finances and supports the diabetes clinic in Antananarivo alongside the French branch of Saint-Jean.
• Johanniter International (JOIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Saint-Jean France is a member of Johanniter International (JOIN), an association founded in 2000 by four Protestant Orders of Saint-John. JOIN serves as an interface between members and European institutions and develops cooperation through four thematic working groups: public relations, fundraising, youth and volunteering, and medical services.
• Hospices Civils de LyoncoreOthersHospices Civils de Lyon provided building safety and accessibility upgrades, integration work, and €50,000 for hotel equipment for the Lyon hospital house. Total investment of €1.7M was shared equally with the Order of Saint-Jean.
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)coreOthersPartnership with AP-HP hospitals including Necker-Enfants Malades and Saint-Louis for hosting Saint-Jean accommodation houses within hospital facilities.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves14 records

Direct peers

• Ordre de Malte France: French branch of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta operating charitable programs including housing for the homeless, refugee aid, and hospital-related solidarity; signed a 2021 partnership convention with Saint-Jean for solidarity actions, making it the closest operational and spiritual peer.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe (JUH): German humanitarian organization belonging to the same Johanniterorden Protestant branch of the Order of Saint John; operates hospital visitations, ambulance services, and social programs comparable to Saint-Jean France and shares JOIN international membership.
• AMEL (Association Mèdenine): Lebanese non-profit partnered with Saint-Jean France to deliver medical and food aid to Syrian refugees; comparable humanitarian mission and a real operational partner, relevant peer for the international solidarity stream.
• Fondation des Hôpitaux: French non-profit foundation dedicated to improving daily life of hospitalized children and elderly through accommodation, entertainment, and family support programs; directly comparable to Saint-Jean's hospital-adjacent family lodging model and runs the Pièces Jaunes operation that co-funds Saint-Jean houses.
• Maison de la Famille (various French hospital networks): Generic category of French family accommodation houses operated by or for major hospital centers (AP-HP, CHU) to host patient families; directly substitutable service offering to Saint-Jean maisons hospitalières though typically smaller and hospital-administered.
• Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris–Hôpitaux de France: Foundation supporting hospitalized children and families at French public hospitals, including funding of family accommodation houses adjacent to pediatric centers; closely comparable mission and overlapping donor ecosystem with Saint-Jean.
• Petits Frères des Pauvres: French non-profit focused on accompaniment of isolated elderly persons through volunteer visits, housing, and end-of-life support; directly comparable to Saint-Jean's La visite Saint-Jean hospital/elderly visitation program and similar reliance on volunteer labor and public-utility recognition.

Broad incumbents

• Secours Catholique (Caritas France): Large French Catholic non-profit addressing poverty, housing access, and family support across France; comparable in scale and breadth of social programs but covers broader humanitarian scope than Saint-Jean's hospital-focused mission.
• Croix-Rouge française: France's largest humanitarian organization providing health, social, and emergency aid including patient transport and accommodation services; operates at significantly larger scale than Saint-Jean and overlaps in healthcare-adjacent social support.

Regional players

• St John Ambulance (UK): UK branch of the Johanniter Order of St John providing first-aid training, ambulance services, and community health programs; comparable mission and order heritage to Saint-Jean France but primarily UK-focused and less oriented to hospital-adjacent family lodging.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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