Aect-hc/gect_hc

What Aect-hc/gect_hc does

AECT-Hospital de Cerdanya / GECT-Hôpital de Cerdagne is the first cross-border hospital in Europe, legally constituted as a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC/AECT) and jointly administered by the Government of Catalonia (60%) and the French Republic (40%). The single facility, located at Camí d'Ur 31 in Puigcerdà (Girona, Spain), serves the populations of Cerdanya and Capcir on both sides of the Franco-Spanish border, providing 24/7 emergency care (with co-located radiology and laboratory), outpatient consultations, a surgical block, a 15-post day hospital, hemodialysis, a hospitalization ward, and 28 medical and surgical specialties. A co-located helipad supports both Catalan (SEM) and French (SAMU) helicopter emergency medical services for cross-border evacuations.

Technically, the hospital operates as a bi-national health institution — integrating the Catalan health card (CatSalut) and French Carte Vitale, with patient portals "La meva salut" and "Mon espace santé" linked directly from the homepage. Diagnostic imaging uses modern radiology equipment with co-location to the emergency department and routine radiation-safety controls; the laboratory is ISO 9001:2015 certified. The institution is dually registered (Catalan registry H17996462; French FINESS 660007436), GDPR-compliant under a Fundació TIC Salut Social Data Protection Delegate, and partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. A professional extranet and bilingual SINGULAR/SINGULIER magazine support internal communication; an online job portal and "borsa de treball" (standing application pool) handle recruitment.

Revenue is funded, not transactional: services are provided free at point of use under CatSalut on the Spanish side and under the French Sécurité Sociale on the French side, with funding split along the 60/40 governance ratio. No public pricing exists. Go-to-market is referral-driven — family doctors (metge de família / médecin traitant) channel patients to specialists, with the exceptions of pediatric visits and the Sports Medicine Unit, which accept direct appointments. The customer base is essentially the resident cross-border population plus transient athletes and tourists; strategic alliances with Althaia, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Centre Hospitalier Perpignan, CH Thuir, Pôle Pédiatrique de Cerdagne/ALEFPA, and Pôle Sanitaire Cerdan extend the service portfolio beyond what the single site could otherwise deliver.

Name

Aect-hc/gect_hc

Legal name

AECT-Hospital de Cerdanya/GECT-Hôpital de Cerdagne

Website

https://hcerdanya.eu

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AECT-Hospital de Cerdanya / GECT-Hôpital de Cerdagne operates Europe's first cross-border public hospital, jointly governed by Catalonia (60%) and France (40%) under an EGTC framework. It delivers 28 specialty services, 24/7 emergency care, surgery, hemodialysis, and diagnostic imaging to the cross-border Cerdanya and Capcir population from a single Puigcerdà facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) & Multi-Specialty Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAN), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Cross-border healthcare
• Emergency medical care
• Medical specialties
• Outpatient consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Puigcerdá

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: The hospital is jointly managed by the administrations of Catalonia (Government of Catalonia) and France (French Republic). Services are funded through public health systems on both sides of the border - Catalan/CatSalut and French health system (Sécurité Sociale). The EGTC model allows sharing of resources and ensures coordinated healthcare.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AECT-HC/GECT-HC operates the first cross-border public hospital in Europe, located in Puigcerdà in the Cerdanya valley, jointly governed by the Government of Catalonia (60%) and the French Republic (40%) under an EGTC framework. The hospital delivers general acute care, emergency services, and specialized medical care through 28 medical specialties, 70 inpatient beds, and 27 outpatient consultation services, serving approximately 33,000 inhabitants across the Cerdanya and Capcir regions.

Product overview

AECT-Hospital de Cerdanya / GECT-Hôpital de Cerdagne operates as a single unified cross-border healthcare institution — the first hospital of its kind in Europe — managed through a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC/AECT) jointly governed by Catalonia and France. It provides a comprehensive portfolio of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and specialized medical services to the population of Cerdanya and Capcir on both sides of the border. The core offering centres on the hospital facility itself, which includes a 24-hour emergency department, surgical wing, diagnostic imaging, laboratory (ISO 9001:2015 certified), hemodialysis, and a day hospital unit. These are supported by 28 medical and surgical specialty services spanning internal medicine, mental health, pediatrics, oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, sports medicine, and more. Outpatient consultations and a dedicated sports medicine unit serve patients directly, with pediatric visits and sports medicine appointments bookable without referral. A secure professional extranet provides healthcare workers with access to tools and content, while the SINGULAR Magazine serves as the institution's internal and external communications vehicle. The ONCOFIT oncology follow-up programme represents a specific care pathway within the oncology service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SINGULAR Magazine: Internal and external communication magazine of the Hospital de Cerdanya, reflecting the unique cross-border character of the institution.

Products and services

• Hospitalization Services Inpatient hospital care provided through 70 beds to residents of the Cerdanya and Capcir cross-border region, delivering general acute care and specialized treatment.
• Outpatient Consultations 27 outpatient consultation services covering 28 medical specialties for residents across the Catalan-French cross-border region.
• Laboratory Services Clinical laboratory service certified under ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards, supporting diagnostic needs of the hospital and surrounding region.
• Medical Specialties Comprehensive care delivered across 28 medical specialties serving the cross-border population of Cerdanya and Capcir.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AlthaiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides specialty services including Endocrinology, Hematology, Hemodialysis, Mental health, Nephrology, Oncology, and Urology to complement Hospital de Cerdanya's service portfolio.
• Centre Hospitalier PerpignancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated center for Chemotherapy Unit; provides civil engineering and biotechnology support, diagnostic imaging services, and French emergency service (SAMU) coordination.
• Centre Hospitalier ThuïrminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mental health services as part of the collaborative healthcare network.
• Clinique du souffle La SolaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides respiratory rehabilitation services.
• Fundació Hospital de PuigcerdàminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides post-surgery rehabilitation services.
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant PaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides specialized Gynecology and obstetrics as well as Pediatrics services.
• Maison Sociale de Proximité / Services du Conseil GénéralminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides mother and child protection services.
• Pôle Pédiatrique de Cerdagne / ALEFPAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates cross-border unit for treatment of children's asthma in Cerdanya (UPAC).
• Pôle Sanitaire CerdancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides catering, cleaning services, functional rehabilitation, and palliative care.
• AUCER (Associació Universitària de Cerdanya)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Universitaire de Cerdanya - entity promoting the Ramon Llull Summer University. Collaboration focused on training, knowledge dissemination, and promotion in the territory.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse: Major French public university hospital serving the broader Occitanie region including the French side of the Cerdanya catchment. Comparable as a public French hospital system, but significantly larger and serves a much broader geographic area.

Direct peers

• Hospital de Cerdanya – Pòle Pédiatrique de Cerdagne / ALEFPA: Core partner operating the cross-border UPAC pediatric asthma unit on the Hospital de Cerdanya campus. Comparable as a French public health provider co-located and operationally integrated with the hospital.
• Fundació Hospital de Puigcerdà: Local Catalan hospital in the same Cerdanya territory and a partner providing post-surgery rehabilitation. Directly comparable in geographic catchment and public-sector non-profit hospital model.
• Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan: Major French regional hospital and Core partner providing chemotherapy, SAMU emergency coordination, and diagnostic imaging support to Hospital de Cerdanya. Directly comparable as a public French hospital serving the Pyrénées-Orientales region.
• Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau: Major Barcelona university hospital and Core partner providing gynecology, obstetrics, and pediatrics to Hospital de Cerdanya. Comparable as a high-complexity public hospital serving the Catalan public health system.
• Pôle Sanitaire Cerdan: French non-profit healthcare group located in the Cerdagne area, providing catering, functional rehabilitation, and palliative care services to Hospital de Cerdanya. Comparable as a French public health system provider in the same cross-border catchment.
• Althaia (Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa): Catalan hospital network that is a Core strategic partner of Hospital de Cerdanya, providing specialty services (oncology, hemodialysis, nephrology, endocrinology, urology) and a comparable regional hospital profile under Catalonia's public health system.
• Centre Hospitalier de Thuir: Partner French hospital providing mental health services within the Hospital de Cerdanya collaboration network. Comparable as a public French hospital providing specialty care in the same cross-border region.

Emerging players

• European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) — other cross-border healthcare initiatives: Other EU cross-border health initiatives (e.g., Euregio Meuse-Rhine, Franco-Belgian hospital cooperation) that operate under the same EGTC legal framework. Comparable as institutional peers leveraging the same EU regulatory vehicle to deliver cross-border healthcare, though none yet operates a full hospital facility.

Regional players

• Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova (Lleida): Reference hospital for the broader Catalan Pyrenees region, serving as a higher-acuity referral destination for Hospital de Cerdanya. Comparable as a publicly-funded Catalan general hospital, though operating in a different (non-cross-border) geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aect-hospital-de-cerdanya-gect-h-pital-de-cerdagne

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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