CHU de Besançon

What CHU de Besançon does

CHU de Besançon (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon), branded as CHU Besançon Franche-Comté, is a French public university hospital center (établissement public de santé) established in 1722 and headquartered at 3 boulevard Alexandre Fleming, Besançon. It serves as the principal tertiary care institution for the Franche-Comté region under the supervision of the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Bourgogne Franche-Comté. The institution operates across 14 clinical and medico-technical poles covering all major medical and surgical specialties, including emergency services, transplant surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, and maternal-child health. It hosts over 50 rare disease reference and competence centers, the CRA (Centre Ressources Autisme) for Franche-Comté, the CRCM (cystic fibrosis center), and the CRIAVS-FC (sexual violence intervention resource center).

The hospital operates an integrated technology stack including an electronic medical records system, the regional TELMI telemedicine platform for tele-expertise consultations across 15+ specialties, and a proprietary Health Data Warehouse (Entrepôt de Données de Santé) supporting clinical research and AI model development. The IFPS (Institut de Formation de Professions de Santé) trains approximately 760 students across 9 healthcare diploma programs with 350 graduates annually and 2,200+ entrance candidates per year. In partnership with Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UFR Sciences de la santé), the hospital hosts more than 1,000 medical residents and students annually across medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and midwifery programs. Clinical research activities include participation in European projects such as SSuWAI (Safe Surgery with AI), a predictive AI system for surgical patient safety.

Revenue is derived from three primary streams: healthcare service fees reimbursed through the French national health insurance (Sécurité sociale) and complementary insurers; annual public funding from the government and ARS Bourgogne Franche-Comté for hospital operations and missions of public interest; and training revenue from Conseil régional subsidies (70% of IFPS operations), employers' apprenticeship tax, and continuing education participant fees. The institution has no private shareholders and operates under French public hospital law, with all surplus reinvested into public healthcare delivery, education, and research missions.

Name

CHU de Besançon

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon

Website

https://www.chu-besancon.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

CHU de Besançon is a French public university hospital center serving the Franche-Comté region with tertiary healthcare across 14 clinical poles, 50+ rare disease centers, medical training (1,000+ residents), and paramedical education (IFPS, 760 students), funded primarily through national health insurance and ARS regional allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public University Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Allied Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Schools (PT/OT/SLP, etc.) (EDAHAGAH), Student Health & University Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAK), Neurology & Neurosurgical Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAD)

Keywords

• University hospital services
• Tertiary healthcare delivery
• Medical education training
• Clinical research trials
• Rare disease reference centers

Headquarters

HQ city

Besançon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Public hospital revenue primarily from national health insurance reimbursements (Sécurité sociale), complementary health insurance copayments, and patient contributions for medical care provided
2. Training Services: Continuing education and professional training programs funded by Conseil régional (70% subsidy), employers' apprenticeship tax, and participant fees
3. Public Hospital Government Funding: Annual public funding from government and regional health agencies for hospital operations, missions of public interest, and healthcare infrastructure

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CHU de Besançon operates a public university hospital that delivers tertiary and specialized healthcare services (including emergency, surgery, medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, and rehabilitation), hosts national reference centers for rare diseases, and runs university-affiliated training programs for doctors, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals. It also conducts clinical and translational research via its integrated biomedical research units and offers regional telemedicine and tele-expertise services across Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Product overview

CHU de Besançon Franche-Comté is a comprehensive university hospital center operating as a single unified healthcare institution with integrated service lines. The core offerings include: (1) Hospital Healthcare Services across 13 clinical and medico-technical poles covering all major medical and surgical specialties; (2) IFPS Training Institute offering 9 healthcare profession training programs; (3) Medical Education hosting 1000+ students/interns in partnership with Université Marie et Louis Pasteur; (4) TELMI Tele-expertise platform for remote specialist consultations; (5) Specialized Centers including Autism Resources (CRA), Cystic Fibrosis (CRCM), CRIAVS for sexual offender intervention, and 50+ Rare Disease Centers; (6) Clinical Research activities; and (7) Digital Patient Services for online admissions, results access, and payments. The institution's product portfolio is unified under the CHU de Besançon Franche-Comté brand, with specialized sub-brands for its training institute (IFPS), tele-expertise (TELMI), and various specialized care centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tertiary hospital care (medicine, surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency) Round-the-clock specialized hospital care delivered on the Besançon site, covering emergency admissions, scheduled surgery, medical specialties, obstetrics/maternity, and pediatric care, targeted at the regional population and supra-regional referrals.
• National rare disease reference centers (centres de référence) Multi-disciplinary expertise for specific rare conditions, delivering diagnostic workups, specialized consultations, treatment coordination, and follow-up for patients referred from across France.
• Paramedical training institutes (IFPS - Institut de Formation des Professionnels de Santé) Diploma-granting vocational and university programs (nursing, midwifery, allied health) delivered jointly with the Université de Franche-Comté, targeted at secondary-school graduates seeking health careers.
• Medical residency and university training (formation médicale de 3e cycle) Supervised clinical training placements for medical students and residents across the hospital's departments, integrated with university curricula.
• Clinical and translational research programs Investigator-initiated and sponsored clinical studies, with associated biological resource center, supporting innovation in patient care and offering patients access to experimental therapies.
• Regional telemedicine and tele-expertise services (e.g., TELMI Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) Remote medical consultations, second opinions, and specialist expertise delivered electronically to partner sites and isolated practitioners across the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% learner satisfaction rate among initial training graduates in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (UFR Sciences de la santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for medical education and training. More than 1000 medical interns and students participate in patient care at CHU annually. The university provides theoretical education while CHU provides clinical training facilities for medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and midwifery programs.
• ARS Bourgogne Franche-Comté and GRADeScoreTechnology or IntegrationRegional health agency and digital health platform provider supporting telemedicine infrastructure. GRADeS provides the TELMI platform for tele-expertise consultations enabling remote medical expertise across the region.
• CHU de Dijon (Coordinated Rare Disease Centers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-regional collaboration for rare disease reference centers. AnDDI-Rares and other rare disease filieres coordinate care between Dijon (coordinator) and Besançon (competence center) for developmental anomalies and intellectual disabilities.
• CH de Novillars and CHS du JuracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTri-institutional collaboration for CRIAVS-FC (Centre de Ressources pour les Intervenants auprès des Auteurs de Violences Sexuelles). CHRU Besançon hosts Centre Ressources Adultes; CH Novillars hosts Centre Ressources Mineurs; CHS Jura operates Antenne Jura.
• Fédération Française des CRIAVScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of CRIAVS centers providing coordination, knowledge sharing, and standardization of practices across regional centers serving perpetrators of sexual violence.
• Patient Associations (Various)minorOthersOver 40 patient associations affiliated with rare disease centers providing support, information, and advocacy for patients with conditions including mucoviscidose, hemophilia, autism, Prader-Willi syndrome, and others.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CHU de Rennes: Mid-sized French university hospital with integrated research, training, and tertiary care. Most directly comparable to CHU de Besançon in terms of size, scope, and regional positioning.
• CHU de Nancy: University hospital center in the Grand Est region with similar mid-tier scale, university integration, and tertiary care scope. Comparable in training volume and regional monopoly positioning.
• CHU de Strasbourg: Mid-sized French CHU of comparable scale with strong university-medical school integration, similar to CHU de Besançon in serving a defined regional catchment with research and training missions.
• CHU de Nantes: Mid-sized French CHU with comparable integrated care/research/education mission and regional university hospital role. Similar in scale and product breadth.
• CHU de Dijon: Neighboring French university hospital center (CHU) in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Direct peer with overlapping regional healthcare mandates, comparable scale, and active cross-collaboration on rare disease reference centers (CHU Dijon coordinates, Besançon is competence center).

Broad incumbents

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: One of France's largest university hospital groups, operating as a multi-site CHU with comparable academic, research, and tertiary care missions. Larger scale peer offering benchmark for service breadth and research output.
• CHU de Bordeaux: Large French university hospital center with comprehensive clinical poles, strong research portfolio, and academic hospital status. Larger and more research-intensive than CHU de Besançon.
• CHU de Toulouse: Major French university hospital serving Occitanie with comprehensive specialty centers and research output. Larger peer in a higher-growth region, useful for benchmarking growth dynamics.
• CHU de Lille: Large northern France university hospital with full tertiary care, medical education, and research portfolio. Comparable in offering breadth but larger in scale.
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): Europe's largest university hospital system and France's most prestigious CHU. Benchmarks the upper bound of integrated care-education-research scale in French public hospital systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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