Centre Hospitalier de Lens

Name

Centre Hospitalier de Lens

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier de Lens

Website

https://ch-lens.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Offices of Physicians (62111), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety-Net & Public Hospitals (HLAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternity & Perinatal Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAJ), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Maternity healthcare
• Medical imaging services
• Mental health treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lens-lestang

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Reimbursement: Public hospital revenue primarily from French social security system (Sécurité Sociale) reimbursements based on diagnosis-related groups (DRG) via the T2A (Tarification à l'Activité) system. Additional coverage from mutual health insurance providers and supplemental insurance.
2. Patient Billing and Co-payments: Patients contribute co-payments (ticket modérateur) for hospital stays. For uninsured patients, services are provided through PASS program at no cost. Additional fees for supplementary services like private rooms, phone, and television.
3. Public Funding and Budget: Cumulative budget of 613 million euros across all four Hôpitaux Publics de l'Artois establishments, funded through public healthcare system allocations and government subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier de Lens is a French public hospital delivering the full range of medical, surgical, and obstetric specialties through 883 beds and places, including a 24/7 emergency department handling 80,000 visits/year, a Level 3 maternity with 2,500 annual births, medical imaging, a biology laboratory, mental health, addiction, and geriatric services. It operates as part of the Hôpitaux Publics de l'Artois GHT network serving a reference population of 350,000+ inhabitants within a broader 750,000 catchment area.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier de Lens operates as a comprehensive reference hospital providing the full spectrum of medical, surgical, and obstetric specialties, complemented by mental health, addiction, and geriatric services. The hospital serves as the primary reference for a territory of over 350,000 residents and the broader Hôpitaux Publics de l'Artois catchment of 750,000 inhabitants. Physical infrastructure includes the main site at 99 Route de la Bassée with 883 beds and places (599 MCO), plus multiple decentralized satellite sites for outpatient consultations and specialized programs. The hospital delivers approximately 80,000 emergency visits, 2,500 births, and 350,000 consultations annually through a staff of 400 physicians and 3,229 total professionals. Digital patient services are provided through integrated platforms: Doctolib for online appointment booking across all sites and specialties, PayFiP for online bill payment, an imaging results portal (imagerie.ght-artois.fr) for digital access to diagnostic images and reports, and Omnidoc for tele-expertise between city-based physicians and hospital specialists. The hospital is recognized in multiple disciplines featured in Le Point magazine's hospital rankings and is constructing the Nouvel Hôpital Métropolitain de l'Artois (opening 2028) to modernize and consolidate services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department (Urgences)

Quantifiable outcome

• 80,000 emergency department visits per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hôpitaux Publics de l'ArtoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre Hospitalier de Lens is part of the Hôpitaux Publics de l'Artois (HPA) groupement hospitalier de territoire (GHT), along with Centre Hospitalier de Béthune Beuvry (613 beds, 1,992 professionals), Centre Hospitalier d'Hénin-Beaumont (438 beds, 766 professionals), and Centre Hospitalier de La Bassée (174 beds, 218 professionals). The network serves 700,000+ inhabitants with shared governance, budget of 613 million euros, and inter-hospital poles.
• DoctolibcoreTechnology or IntegrationDoctolib provides online appointment booking platform for Centre Hospitalier de Lens consultations, available 24/7. Integration allows patients to schedule appointments at the main hospital and multiple advanced consultation locations across the HPA network.
• PayFiP (Direction Générale des Finances Publiques)minorOthersOfficial French government payment platform (Payfip) for secure online bill payment of hospital invoices, administered by the Treasury Public (Trésor Public).
• TADAOminorOthersPublic transportation network serving Lens area with bus lines stopping at the hospital (routes 3, 35, 37, 41), improving patient access to hospital services.
• Université de Lille / CHU LilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for medical education and training. Medical interns and residents rotate through the hospital as part of their training. Shared Assistant à Temps Partagé (ATP) program enables young specialists to train at both CHU Lille and peripheral hospitals, with commitment to eventual hiring.
• Centre Hospitalier de Béthune BeuvrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest HPA member with 613 beds and 1,992 professionals. Partnership includes shared medical teams, coordinated care pathways, and integrated management within the GHT.
• Centre Hospitalier d'Hénin-BeaumontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA member with 438 beds and 766 professionals. Partnership includes shared psychiatric services, coordinated care pathways, and integrated management within the GHT.
• Centre Hospitalier de La BasséecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPA member with 174 beds and 218 professionals. Partnership includes shared governance, coordinated care pathways, and integrated management within the GHT.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque: Public general hospital on the northern coast of Hauts-de-France, with comparable scale and service mix (emergency, maternity, surgery, geriatrics). Regional peer operating in a separate catchment but with a similar post-industrial socioeconomic profile.
• Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes: Public general hospital serving the Valenciennes area in Hauts-de-France. Comparable regional public hospital with emergency, maternity and surgical services, but operating in a distinct territory east of Lens.
• Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille (GHICL): Private non-profit (ESPIC) hospital group in the Lille metropolitan area (Saint-Vincent de Paul, Saint-Philibert, etc.) comparable in size and service scope, but operating under a different governance model and serving the Lille urban catchment rather than the Artois territory.
• Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix: Public general hospital in Roubaix on the Lille metropolitan periphery, serving a post-industrial catchment with a socioeconomic profile similar to Lens. Comparable regional public hospital peer with similar demographic and demand-side challenges.

Broad incumbents

• CHU de Lille: University hospital ~50 km from Lens serving as the academic referral center for Hauts-de-France. Comparable as a regional public hospital anchor with broader specialty portfolio and academic/research mission; competes with CH Lens for tertiary referrals and specialist talent.
• CHU d'Amiens: University hospital for the Somme department ~80 km south of Lens, offering full tertiary and academic services. Comparable regional public hospital anchor with university hospital status and similar broad service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Centre Hospitalier d'Hénin-Beaumont: HPA network member (438 beds, 766 professionals) sharing psychiatric services and integrated directoire management with CH Lens. Direct operational peer within the same GHT, comparable in scale and catchment proximity.
• Centre Hospitalier d'Arras: Public general hospital serving the Pas-de-Calais departmental capital, comparable in scale, scope and catchment profile. Direct competitor for secondary-care referrals within the same department and similar post-industrial socioeconomic context.
• Centre Hospitalier de La Bassée: HPA network member (174 beds, 218 professionals) operating under the same shared governance and budget envelope as CH Lens. Smallest but closest peer for low-acuity and geriatric operations within the integrated GHT.
• Centre Hospitalier de Béthune Beuvry: Largest HPA network member alongside CH Lens (613 beds, 1,992 professionals) operating under the same Director General and shared 613M EUR budget. The most directly comparable operational peer — sister public hospital with shared medical teams and governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centrehospitalierdelens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-hospitalier-de-lens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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