North Ardennes Intercommunal Hospital Center

What North Ardennes Intercommunal Hospital Center does

North Ardennes Intercommunal Hospital Center (Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal nord Ardennes, CHINA) is a French public hospital establishment (établissement public de santé) that serves as the reference hospital for the entire Ardennes department, covering approximately 220,000 inhabitants for somatic care and 275,000 for mental health services. It operates four acute care sites across Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Fumay, and Nouzonville, plus eight EHPADs (nursing homes for dependent elderly) distributed across the territory, employing 3,148 staff. The hospital delivers a comprehensive service portfolio including emergency medicine (with SAMU-Centre 15 dispatch handling 197,974 calls annually and 83,466 ED visits), inpatient care (63,169 complete hospital stays), outpatient consultations (373,465 annually), maternity (1,723 deliveries), medical imaging (MRI 1.5T/3T, spectral CT, nuclear medicine with two gamma cameras, vascular room), a medical biology laboratory with PCR automation and mass spectrometry, and a pharmacy with AI-equipped cytotoxics isolators.

The business model is that of a publicly funded French hospital: revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement by Assurance Maladie (French public health insurance) at CCAM-regulated rates, supplemented by EHPAD resident fees (partially covered by APA), patient co-payments, and complementary health insurance. It is a member of the GHT Nord Ardenne territorial hospital grouping (formed 2016) alongside Centre Hospitalier Bélair (mental health) and EHPAD de Rocroi, enabling shared medical teams and care pathways while each entity retains legal autonomy. Patients access services via direct walk-in (emergency), physician referral, or Doctolib online booking; online bill payment is handled through PayFip. The hospital is governed by a Conseil de Surveillance presided by Boris Ravignon (Mayor of Charleville-Mézières) with day-to-day management by Director Didier Poillerat.

CHINA's technology stack centers on advanced medical equipment across its clinical departments, with coronarography as the most recently developed differentiated service (restarted 2021, expanded with a new dedicated room in January 2024, and scaled to 24/7/7 coverage by March 2024). Other notable technical deployments include motorised ICU patient mobilization rails and Sky Ceiling installations (partially funded by €69,000 in European FEDER support), two AI-equipped pharmacy isolators for safe chemotherapy compounding, and centralized sterilization infrastructure. The hospital holds annual Haute Autorité de Santé certifications and is GDPR/RGPD compliant.

Name

North Ardennes Intercommunal Hospital Center

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal nord Ardennes

Website

https://hopitaux-nord-ardenne.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

North Ardennes Intercommunal Hospital Center (CHINA) is a French public hospital serving the Ardennes department's 220,000–275,000 residents across four acute care sites and eight EHPADs, delivering emergency, inpatient, outpatient, maternity, imaging, laboratory, and geriatric services funded through the national Assurance Maladie system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Emergency medical services
• Medical imaging diagnostics
• Elderly nursing care
• Public healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ardennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Reimbursement: As a French public hospital (établissement public de santé), CHINA operates under the national social security system. Revenue is generated primarily through reimbursement by Assurance Maladie (public health insurance) for all care provided, supplemented by patient co-payments and complementary health insurance (mutuelle) payments. Rates are government-regulated through the AMCP and nomenclatures.
2. EHPAD (Nursing Home) Care: The 8 EHPADs (Établissements d'Hébergement pour Personnes Âgées Dépendantes) generate revenue through daily accommodation fees paid by residents (partially covered by Allocation Personnalisée d'Autonomie - APA), care fees covered by social security, and resident co-payments.
3. Online Payment (PayFip): Patients can pay hospital bills online through the Direction Générale des Finances Publiques PayFip platform, using public structure identifiers for different budget codes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CHINA is a French public hospital center that operates as the reference hospital for the Ardennes department, providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, geriatric, emergency, imaging, laboratory, and pharmaceutical services across four acute care sites (Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Fumay, Nouzonville) and eight EHPAD nursing homes. The hospital also runs a SAMU-Centre 15 emergency dispatch, SMUR mobile units, a medical biology laboratory with medically assisted reproduction (PMA), and central pharmacy with cytotoxic preparation and sterilization services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GHT Nord Ardenne: Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire Nord Ardenne - territorial hospital grouping including CHINA, Centre Hospitalier Bélair (mental health), and EHPAD de Rocroi.

Products and services

• Hospital Services (Consultations and Hospitalizations) Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services across four hospital sites in Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Fumay, and Nouzonville, offering consultations and hospital stays across multiple medical specialties for the general population of the Ardennes department.
• EHPAD (Nursing Homes for Dependent Elderly) Eight elderly care facilities distributed across the Ardennes territory (Jean Jaurès, La Résidence, Centre de Santé, Glaire, Les Peupliers, La Petite Venise, Nouzonville, Fumay) providing accommodation, daily care, medical monitoring, nursing care, social activities, and end-of-life care for dependent elderly persons.
• Medical Laboratory (LBM) and Medically Assisted Reproduction (PMA) Medical biology laboratory equipped with PCR automation and mass spectrometry, and medically assisted reproduction (PMA) services offering diagnostic testing and fertility treatments to patients, with appointment booking available via Doctolib and online delivery of results.
• Medical Imaging Diagnostic imaging services including MRI (1.5T and 3T), spectral CT, scanner, vascular room, digital mammography with tomosynthesis biopsy, Cone Beam dental imaging, nuclear medicine with gamma cameras, and ultrasound examinations.
• Pharmacy and Sterilization Services Hospital pharmacy with cytotoxic preparation unit (UCPC) equipped with two isolators featuring artificial intelligence for chemotherapy preparation, and centralized sterilization facility with five washers, two washing cabins, and five autoclaves.
• Emergency Services (Urgences, SAMU-Centre 15, SMUR) Emergency department, SAMU-Centre 15 dispatch, SMUR mobile emergency units, Emergency Teaching Center (CESU), and mobile hospital units (UMH) and lightweight medical vehicles (VML) providing emergency medical care across the Ardennes territory.
• Coronarography Service Cardiology coronarography service operated at the Charleville-Mézières site, the only coronarography service in the Ardennes department, performing coronary angiography examinations for cardiac patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 83,466 emergency visits, 63,169 hospital stays, 373,465 external consultations, 1,723 deliveries handled annually with 3,148 staff
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DoctolibcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Doctolib is the online appointment booking platform used by CHINA for patient consultations, laboratory appointments, and specialist bookings. It enables patients to schedule appointments online and receive results digitally.
• Centre Hospitalier BélaircoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Centre Hospitalier Bélair is the public mental health establishment of the Ardennes and a member of the GHT Nord Ardenne alongside CHINA. Together they form a coordinated care network covering somatic and mental health for the territory's ~275,000 inhabitants.
• EHPAD de RocroicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016EHPAD de Rocroi is a nursing home and member of the GHT Nord Ardenne, participating in the shared medical project (PMP) and coordinated care pathways with CHINA and Centre Hospitalier Bélair.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Doctolib: Online appointment booking platform used by CHINA since 2020 for consultations and laboratory appointments. Comparable as the dominant patient-facing digital infrastructure layer for French public hospitals, enabling online access and result delivery.
• Korian: Leading private operator of EHPADs and long-term care facilities in France. Comparable to CHINA's 8 EHPAD network as a provider of dependent-elder accommodation, though operating under private commercial rather than public reimbursement rules.

Broad incumbents

• Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg: Largest CHU in the Grand Est region and a tertiary referral destination for Ardennes patients. Comparable as a French public academic hospital operating under the same regulatory reimbursement regime (Assurance Maladie, CCAM/ATIH).
• Elsan: Major French private hospital group with clinics across the country. Relevant as a private-sector comparator that competes with public hospitals like CHINA for ambulatory and elective surgical volumes under the same CCAM tariff system.
• Ramsay Santé: Largest private hospital operator in France, with facilities in the Grand Est region. Comparable as a competing provider of acute care and ambulatory surgery in the same regulatory environment, though operating under different tariff and ownership rules.
• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims: Regional university hospital (CHU) in the Grand Est region serving as the main referral center for complex cases originating from CHINA's Ardennes catchment. Comparable as a French public teaching hospital of significantly larger scale with overlapping specialty coverage.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier de Troyes: Public reference hospital for the Aube department in Grand Est. Closely comparable in profile and scale: a departmental general hospital offering emergency, surgical, obstetric, and EHPAD services under the same French public hospital framework as CHINA.
• Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Verdun: Public intercommunal hospital serving a comparable rural department in the Grand Est region. Similar organizational form (CH intercommunal), multi-site structure, and reliance on territorial GHT coordination, making it a close functional analogue.
• Centre Hospitalier Bélair: Public mental health establishment in the Ardennes and core member of GHT Nord Ardenne alongside CHINA. Directly comparable as a French public hospital of similar scale, sharing governance, medical teams, and territorial remit under the same GHT framework.
• EHPAD de Rocroi: Public EHPAD and member of GHT Nord Ardenne alongside CHINA. Directly comparable as a public-sector dependent-elder accommodation provider operating under the same APA and Assurance Maladie reimbursement framework within the same GHT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HopitauxnordArdennes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ch-nord-ardennes

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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