Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw

What Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw does

CAR Stappie vzw (Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw) is a Belgian non-profit (vzw) ambulatory rehabilitation center headquartered at Koninginnelaan 55 in Oostende, with 15 employees. Founded in 1976 originally as a center for speech therapy and hearing rehabilitation, the organization has evolved into a multidisciplinary CAR serving children, youth, and adults with developmental disorders, behavioral and emotional difficulties, neurobiological disorders, and hearing problems. A persistent long waitlist across both preschool and children/youth departments indicates demand materially exceeds current capacity.

Stappie's core offering is the CAR rehabilitation program, delivered by an in-house multidisciplinary clinical team combining pediatricians, child psychiatrists, ENT specialists, physiotherapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, and psychologists. The Hoorexpert sub-brand operates as a specialized hearing care division within the CAR, providing hearing tests, hearing aid fitting and supply, hearing rehabilitation, and hearing protection products. A bus transport add-on service (€2 within Oostende, €3 outside) supports patient access to therapy sessions.

The revenue model is anchored in Belgian national health insurance reimbursements (RIZIV/INAMI) as a recognized CAR, with minor ancillary revenue from bus fares and potential patient co-payments. Go-to-market is community-led: patients register via a Microsoft Forms intake or phone, and the center supplements with community events such as parent cafés and anniversary celebrations. The organization has no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed funding rounds, and operates as an independent non-profit without a parent entity.

Name

Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw

Legal name

Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw

Website

https://stappie.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAR Stappie vzw is a Belgian non-profit ambulatory rehabilitation center in Oostende providing multidisciplinary therapeutic services for children, youth, and adults with developmental disorders and hearing problems, reimbursed through the national RIZIV/INAMI framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAFAF

Transitional Care Units (TCU)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Post-Acute Care & Rehabilitation Facilities

SECONDARYHLAFAKAH

Audiology & Hearing Diagnostic Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Diagnostic & Imaging Centers

Keywords

• Ambulatory rehabilitation services
• Pediatric developmental therapy
• Speech therapy services
• Hearing rehabilitation care
• Multidisciplinary therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Oostende

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare reimbursements (RIZIV/INAMI): As a recognized Belgian CAR (Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie), Stappie operates within the Belgian healthcare system. Services are partially or fully reimbursed through the national health insurance system (mutualities). Patients may have co-payments depending on their insurance coverage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie Stappie vzw is a Belgian non-profit ambulatory rehabilitation centre (CAR) delivering multidisciplinary therapeutic services to toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disorders and hearing problems. Services include speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychological support, and medical evaluation by pediatricians, child psychiatrists, and ENT specialists, delivered alongside the Hoorexpert hearing-care division and an optional patient bus transport service.

Product overview

Stappie vzw is a CAR (Centrum voor Ambulante Revalidatie / Ambulatory Rehabilitation Centre) offering a unified set of multidisciplinary healthcare services for children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disorders and hearing problems. The core offering is the CAR rehabilitation programme, which operates alongside the Hoorexpert sub-brand for specialised hearing care (including hearing aids, hearing rehabilitation, and hearing protection). Additional services include bus transport for therapy patients. The organisation does not operate a software product but delivers therapeutic services through a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, audiologists, and medical doctors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Serviceclub Lange NelleminorOthersServiceclub Lange Nelle provided valuable sponsorship for the purchase of new physiotherapy/kinesitherapeutic materials in spring 2025. This support enables Stappie to continue investing in quality care, guidance, and movement therapy for all patients.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Revant: Dutch non-profit specializing in medical specialist rehabilitation for adults and children, including audiology-related rehabilitation services. Operates multiple locations with a similar multidisciplinary CAR-equivalent model in the Dutch healthcare system.
• De Hoogstraat Revalidatie: Dutch rehabilitation center providing specialized medical rehabilitation for children, youth, and adults, including complex neurological and developmental conditions. Closely mirrors Stappie's multidisciplinary ambulatory model and pediatric specialism.
• Heliomare: Dutch rehabilitation center offering medical specialist rehabilitation for children and adults, including complex and chronic conditions. Comparable to Stappie as a multidisciplinary, ambulatory rehabilitation provider with a multi-disciplinary specialist team and outpatient-focused delivery.
• Adelante Zorggroep: Dutch non-profit organization providing specialized medical pediatric and adult rehabilitation, audiology, and chronic pain care across multiple locations. Directly comparable to Stappie's CAR model: multidisciplinary teams, ambulatory delivery, and combination of rehabilitation with hearing care.
• Sint-Maartenskliniek: Dutch specialized clinic focused on rehabilitation, orthopedics, and rheumatology with strong outpatient and ambulatory programs. Comparable to Stappie as a specialized, rehabilitation-focused provider with multidisciplinary teams serving chronic and developmental conditions.

Broad incumbents

• Sonova: Swiss-based global provider of hearing solutions, including hearing aids (Phonak, Unitron) and cochlear implants (Advanced Bionics). Comparable to Stappie's Hoorexpert as a hearing-care technology and services provider, though operating at a vastly larger and more diversified scale.
• Cochlear Limited: Australian-listed global leader in implantable hearing solutions (cochlear implants, bone conduction). Comparable to Stappie's ENT and Hoorexpert audiology services as a hearing-healthcare provider, though focused on implantable rather than retail hearing-aid services.
• Amplifon: Global leader in hearing-care retail with a network of clinics selling hearing aids, providing audiology services, and rehabilitation support. Comparable to Stappie's Hoorexpert division as a hearing-care services provider, though at vastly larger scale and with a private commercial model.

Others

• William Demant (Demant): Danish global hearing healthcare company (Oticon, Bernafon, Sonic) manufacturing hearing aids and running retail audiology networks. Comparable to Stappie's Hoorexpert sub-brand as a hearing-aid and audiology services competitor.

Regional players

• Lapperre: Belgium's leading hearing-aid retailer with shops across the country, owned by Sonova. Comparable to Stappie's Hoorexpert sub-brand in the same Belgian regional market, operating as a hearing-care services and hearing-aid retail provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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