Centre Hospitalier - Le Mans

What Centre Hospitalier - Le Mans does

Centre Hospitalier du Mans (CH Le Mans) is a public hospital establishment (établissement public de santé) founded in 1891, headquartered at 194 avenue Rubillard, 72037 Le Mans Cedex 9, France. It is the largest employer in the Sarthe department with approximately 4,700 professionals spanning 150 medical, paramedical, administrative, logistical, and technical roles. As the support establishment (établissement support) of the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de la Sarthe (GHT 72), CH Le Mans coordinates care across a network that includes CH La Ferté-Bernard, CH Saint-Calais, CH Montval-sur-Loir, CH Le Lude, Pôle Santé Sarthe et Loir, and a geriatrics pole at Allonnes. The hospital serves as the reference facility for the general population of Le Mans, the Sarthe department, and the wider Pays-de-la-Loire region, and is ranked 3rd among French non-university hospitals (hors CHU) for clinical research activity intensity.

The hospital delivers full-spectrum services — emergency care (with ~1,037 SAMU calls, 277 ER visits, and 93 MCO hospitalisations per day on weekly average), specialist consultations, inpatient hospitalisation, surgery, maternity with ambulatory epidural, cardiology, diabetology-endocrinology, pediatrics, geriatrics/EHPAD-USLD, and palliative care. Differentiated capabilities include the APEX Plus coroscanner (first 8cm acquisition scanner in Sarthe), a nurse-led subcutaneous cardiac monitor implantation protocol (first validated in France), the Entrepôt de données de santé (health data warehouse for clinical research), the CoHop72 city-hospital teleconsultation platform, and the ARTURE digital museum terminal (first deployment of its kind in a French healthcare facility). The hospital also operates IFSI, IFAS, IPA, CAp'Sim, and CESU 72 training programs and runs the m&vous podcast series and M&l'actu monthly newsletter.

Revenue is generated principally through the French public healthcare reimbursement system under the T2A (tarification à l'activité) framework, with healthcare acts billed to the Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie at regulated national tariffs and supplemented by patient co-payments. Marginal income is derived from donations channelled through the Fonds de dotation du CH Le Mans via the HelloAsso platform, supporting patient well-being, cultural programming, and clinical research. The hospital is governed under French public healthcare regulation, overseen by the Agence Régionale de Santé des Pays de la Loire, and led by Directeur Général Guillaume Laurent. The hospital is governed by its Projet d'établissement 2025-2030 strategic plan.

Name

Centre Hospitalier - Le Mans

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier du Mans

Website

https://ch-lemans.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Centre Hospitalier du Mans is a French public hospital and 1st employer in the Sarthe department, serving the Le Mans and Pays-de-la-Loire population with comprehensive emergency, surgical, maternity, cardiology, and chronic disease services, while operating as the support establishment of GHT 72 and the 3rd most research-active non-university hospital in France.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Le Mans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Public healthcare reimbursement (Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie): As a French public hospital (établissement public de santé), CH Le Mans operates under the T2A (tarification à l'activité) system. Revenue is generated through reimbursable healthcare acts billed to the French national health insurance system (Sécurité sociale/Assurance Maladie), supplemented by patient co-payments. This is the primary revenue mechanism for all medical services.
2. Public hospital pricing (Tarifs hospitaliers): Hospital services are subject to published tariffs. Patients may receive invoices for certain services, accommodation upgrades, or services not covered by Assurance Maladie.
3. Donations and philanthropy (Mécénat / Fonds de dotation): The Fonds de dotation du CH Le Mans collects charitable donations to support patient well-being, cultural access at hospital, and clinical research. Donors can contribute via HelloAsso platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier du Mans (CH Le Mans) is a French public hospital establishment providing full-spectrum healthcare services including emergency care, medical and surgical hospitalisation, outpatient consultations, maternity, pediatrics, geriatrics, cardiology, diabetology, and oncology. It operates as the support establishment for the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de la Sarthe (GHT 72), coordinates care across multiple territorial hospitals, and conducts clinical research and healthcare professional training (IFSI, IFAS, IPA, CESU 72).

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier du Mans is a public hospital offering comprehensive healthcare services through an integrated platform of medical departments, emergency services, hospitalization facilities, clinical research, and training programs. The hospital operates as a multi-specialty medical center providing services across cardiology, gynecology-obstetrics, pediatrics, diabetes/endocrinology, geriatrics, and emergency care, supplemented by patient education through podcasts and cultural programs like the ARTURE digital museum. The establishment supports clinical research through its data warehouse platform and provides healthcare professional training through affiliated nursing and medical education institutes.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Consultation Services
• Emergency Services
• Hospitalisation Services
• Maternity Services
• Geriatrics and EHPAD / USLD
• APEX Plus Coroscanner Cardiac Imaging
• Clinical Research Platform
• Healthcare Training Services Medical education and training programs including nursing (IFSI), healthcare assistants (IFAS), advanced practice nursing (IPA), simulation training (CAp'Sim), and emergency care training (CESU 72).
• Prevention and Public Health Services Public health prevention programs covering diabetes, cardiovascular disease, bronchiolitis, endometriosis, and environmental health, including therapeutic patient education.
• Cancer Care Fast-Track Pathways Specialised cancer care including breast cancer fast-track (appointment within one week of referral) and complete cancer treatment within 3 weeks from diagnosis, in collaboration with Centre de Cancérologie de la Sarthe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,037 SAMU calls per day; 277 emergency room visits; 93 MCO hospitalisations (weekly average)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

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Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fonds de dotation du CH Le Mans (hospital endowment fund)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 November 2023The CH Le Mans endowment fund collects charitable donations to support patient well-being, cultural access at the hospital, and clinical research. Funded the ARTURE digital museum terminal for geriatrics. Accepts donations via HelloAsso.
• Association Premiers de CordéeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2022Partnership to deploy the HOPI SPORT mobile sports tower in the paediatric department. The association employs a physical activity teacher (APA) who coordinates sessions at young patients' bedsides, promoting movement and cognitive stimulation during hospitalisation.
• Hôpitaux de Sarthe (GHT 72 - Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de la Sarthe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCH Le Mans serves as the support establishment for the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire de la Sarthe (GHT 72), a territorial hospital group including CH La Ferté-Bernard, CH Saint-Calais, CH Montval-sur-Loir, CH Le Lude, and Pole Santé Sarthe et Loir (PSSL). This enables coordinated care, shared resources, and specialist outreach across the Sarthe department.
• Université / Academic partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCH Le Mans maintains university relations (Relations universitaires) as part of its mission. It trains medical students and serves as a clinical research centre affiliated with the French university healthcare system.
• Réseau des médiathèques de la ville du MansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the city library network for cultural events including 'Soirs d'été' outdoor theatre/music performances on hospital grounds and 'Partir en Livre' reading events for patients.
• Centre de Cancérologie de la Sarthe (CCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Sarthe Cancer Centre for radiotherapy and oncology treatment of breast cancer fast-track patients. Radiotherapists from CCS participate in the multidisciplinary cancer care pathway alongside CH Le Mans oncologists.
• Établissement Public de Santé Mentale de la Sarthe (EPSM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaediatric patients requiring psychiatric care can be transferred to EPSM for child psychiatry (pédopsychiatrie) services up to age 16, demonstrating inter-facility care coordination.
• RésoPédia (Réseau Santé de l'Enfant en Pays de la Loire)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline decision-support tool for parents to recognise fever warning signs in children, developed with support from the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Pays-de-la-Loire.
• Agence Régionale de Santé des Pays de la Loire (ARS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health agency overseeing and validating therapeutic education programmes, health data warehouse governance, and public health initiatives. Provides regulatory and funding oversight for the hospital.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain-en-Laye (CHI Poissy-Saint-Germain): A large multi-site public general hospital in the Île-de-France region. Most comparable to CH Le Mans in terms of operating model (établissement public, multi-site, generalist care network) and broadly similar scale as a non-university hospital reference.
• Centre Hospitalier du Havre (Groupe Hospitalier du Havre): Public general hospital serving a comparable-sized French industrial-port catchment. Similar non-university status, full-spectrum offerings, and reliance on T2A reimbursement make it a close analogue to CH Le Mans.
• Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans (CHRO): Public general hospital with multi-site coordination similar to CH Le Mans's GHT 72 model. Comparable patient-throughput scale and broadly similar research/teaching footprint outside the CHU system.
• Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Nazaire: Regional public general hospital in Pays-de-la-Loire, the same region as CH Le Mans. Same regulatory framework (T2A/ARS Pays-de-la-Loire) and broadly comparable non-university scale.

Broad incumbents

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers): University hospital covering the same Pays-de-la-Loire region as CH Le Mans. Larger and academic, but the closest tertiary referral centre for complex cases that bypass CH Le Mans.
• Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours (CHRU Tours): Major university hospital in the neighbouring Centre-Val de Loire region. Provides the academic and research benchmark against which CH Le Mans's 3rd-ranked non-CHU research intensity is measured.
• Ramsay Santé: France's largest private hospital group operating general and specialty facilities nationwide. A direct adjacent competitor for physicians, patients, and elective care revenue in the same catchment.
• Elsan: Second-largest private hospital operator in France, with comparable MCO, maternity, and ambulatory offerings. Competes with CH Le Mans for medical talent and private-pay elective procedures.
• Korian: European leader in long-term care (EHPAD) and clinics, directly comparable to CH Le Mans's EHPAD/USLD operations. A potential private-sector alternative for the hospital's elderly residents.

Others

• Doctolib: France's dominant health-booking and teleconsultation platform. Adjacent ecosystem player that increasingly influences hospital referral flow and outpatient appointment capture across France, including Le Mans.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Subsidiaries4 records

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