CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TOURCOING

What CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TOURCOING does

Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing is a French public hospital establishment (établissement public de santé) headquartered at 155 rue du Président Coty, Tourcoing, in the Hauts-de-France region, operating as a comprehensive acute-care hospital for a catchment of approximately 400,000 inhabitants in the northern Lille metropolitan area and serving cross-border patients from Belgium under the ZOAST convention. Service lines include 24/7 emergency and SMUR pre-hospital care, intensive care, 20+ medical specialties and 4 surgical specialties (digestive, vascular, ORL, orthopedic-traumatology), a university-affiliated infectious disease and travel medicine service (SUMIV) linked to the CRIOAC bone-and-joint infection reference center, oncology, neurology, and a perinatal/pediatric pole that includes a pioneering maternity offering water births and IHAB Baby-Friendly Hospital certification since 2013.

The hospital's technical platform combines medical imaging (shared MRI via the GIE Imanord partnership, including the new Scanner 3 inaugurated March 2026, plus X-ray), a medical laboratory, a pharmacy deploying two automated preparation robots, functional rehabilitation covering 74 Soins de Suites beds on a digitized unit-dose medication circuit, and three EHPAD/USLD elderly care residences (Isabeau du Bosquel, Les Maisonnées, Mahaut de Guisnes). Recent digital channels include Doctolib online appointment booking, PREDICE telemedicine since 2021, online pre-admission, online payment, online medical-results access, and therapeutic technologies in EHPAD (Tovertafel interactive projections, virtual reality since 2020). Specialty services include three CeGIDD sexual-health centers (Tourcoing, Roubaix opened January 2025, Armentières opened October 2025), the CLAT anti-tuberculosis center, an addictology unit (UAC), a tobacco-cessation addicto-vigilance center (CSAPA), palliative care, and a planned Maison de Naissance (birth center) — the first in Hauts-de-France.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through reimbursement from the French national health insurance system (Sécurité Sociale) under standard fee schedules, supplemented by mutuelles, with no privately disclosed pricing. The hospital is a member of the GHT Hôpitaux Publics Grand Lille, a territorial grouping of 10 hospitals coordinated by CHU de Lille as the supporting establishment, with shared medical positions in gynecology, cardiology, urology, and anesthesia and collaborative research with ANRS/INSERM and Institut Pasteur de Lille. Governance is public-sector: oversight by ARS Hauts-de-France, a Conseil de Surveillance, and Direction Générale leadership under Director Vincent Kauffmann, with no private shareholders or external funding rounds. Quality credentials include HAS 'Qualité des Soins Confirmée' (December 2024) and IHAB Baby-Friendly Hospital (ten-year milestone celebrated 2023).

Name

CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TOURCOING

Legal name

Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing

Website

https://ch-tourcoing.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing is a French public hospital serving approximately 400,000 residents in the northern Lille metropolitan area near the Belgian border, providing acute, surgical, maternity (with regional-first water births), EHPAD elderly, infectious-disease, and emergency/SMUR care as part of the GHT Hôpitaux Publics Grand Lille network coordinated by CHU de Lille.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

International/Medical Tourism Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAN)

Keywords

• Public hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Maternity and pediatric care
• Elderly care services
• Infectious disease treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tourcoing

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Healthcare Services: As a French public hospital, the Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing operates under the French healthcare system (Sécurité Sociale). Revenue comes from reimbursements from the French national health insurance for medical procedures, hospital stays, consultations, and other healthcare services provided to patients. This is a universal coverage system where patients pay little to nothing directly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing is a French public hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical, maternity, pediatric, and elderly care services to the population of Tourcoing and surrounding areas (approximately 400,000 inhabitants). It operates emergency services, specialized units (infectious diseases, cardiology, oncology, neurology), three EHPAD residences for the elderly, sexual health screening centers, medical imaging, pharmacy, and laboratory services, all funded through the French Sécurité Sociale national health insurance system.

Product overview

Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing is a public hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services through multiple departments organized into medical specialties (anesthesia, cardiology, infectious diseases, neurology, oncology, etc.), surgical specialties (digestive, vascular, orthopedics), women's/maternal health services (maternity with water birth option, neonatology, pediatrics), elderly care (three EHPAD residences), and technical platforms (imaging, laboratory, pharmacy). The hospital operates digital services including online appointments via Doctolib, telemedicine via PREDICE, online pre-admission, and provides therapeutic technologies such as Tovertafel and virtual reality for elderly care. It maintains research partnerships through its infectious disease unit and participates in the GHT Hôpitaux Publics Grand Lille territorial hospital group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Services (Urgences - SMUR)
• Maternity and Gynecology-Obstetrics
• SUMIV - University Infectious Diseases and Traveler Medicine Service
• EHPAD Elderly Care Residences
• Medical Imaging Service
• CeGIDD Sexual Health Centers
• Addictology Service (UAC)
• CAMSP - Early Childhood Medical-Social Action Center
• Telemedicine/Teleconsultation Service
• Online Appointment Booking and Pre-admission
• Clinique du Pied (Foot Clinic)
• CLAT - Anti-Tuberculosis Center
• Pediatric Diabetes Management with Insulin Pump
• Pilonidal Cyst Laser Treatment
• Neuronavigation for ORL (ENT) Surgery

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ COVID-19 vaccine injections administered
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, secondary and minor.

• GHT Hôpitaux Publics Grand LillecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing is a member of the Groupement Hospitalier de Territoire 'Hôpitaux Publics Grand Lille', which brings together 10 healthcare establishments. CHU de Lille serves as the supporting institution (établissement support). The GHT aims to guarantee coordinated, quality care for patients across the territory through shared medical projects and a Shared Medical Project (Projet Médical Partagé).
• CHU de LillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Hospital of Lille is the supporting institution for the GHT and maintains shared medical positions with Tourcoing in gynecology-obstetrics, cardiology, urology, and anesthesia. Active collaboration on research projects including COCO-LATE COVID-19 study.
• ImanordcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for shared use of heavy medical imaging equipment. One of the hospital's two MRI units is managed through a GIE (Groupement d'Intérêt Économique) with Imanord, providing easier access to high-performance imaging for the population. Public and private sector patients can access MRI examinations. Imanord and CH Tourcoing inaugurated Scanner 3 in March 2026.
• CPTS Tourcoing-Mouvaux-Neuville-en-FerraincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Professional Territorial Health Network maintaining close cooperation with the hospital. During COVID-19, established a COVID testing center at hospital entrance, organized large-scale screening campaigns, and set up sampling services by liberal nurses. Working together on a coordination support device to federate all health actors in the territory.
• Hospital of Mouscron (Belgium)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated just 5 km from Tourcoing across the Belgian border, strong cooperation with Mouscron hospital through sharing of medical activities and time. Part of cross-border healthcare cooperation through ZOAST convention.
• ZOAST (Zone Organisée d'Accès aux Soins Transfrontaliers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-border healthcare zone established in 2008 enabling cross-border insured persons to receive continuity of care, both ambulatory and hospital, in both France and Belgium. Convention with Belgian establishments facilitating healthcare access for border residents.
• CRIOAC Lille-Tourcoing (Centre de Référence des Infections Ostéo-Articulaires)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReference Center for Bone and Joint Infections providing specialized care for complex orthopedic infections. CH Tourcoing's SUMIV service is a key partner in this referral center.
• Institut Pasteur de LillesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationResearch collaboration with Institut Pasteur de Lille, a major French research institute specializing in infectious diseases and microbiology.
• LudopitalminorOthersAssociation bringing entertainment and play activities to hospitalized children, providing distraction and joy during hospital stays.
• Les Blouses RosesminorOthersAssociation of volunteers providing comfort and well-being activities for hospital patients.
• École à l'hôpital et à domicile (EAHD)minorOthersAssociation providing educational support and continuity of learning for hospitalized children and those unable to attend school.
• COREVIH Hauts-de-FrancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Coordination for the fight against HIV in Hauts-de-France, coordinating HIV care and prevention activities.
• Réseau BoréalsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch network in intensive care working on clinical research projects in resuscitation and critical care medicine.
• ANRS / INSERMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research agencies (Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le Sida et les hépatites virales / French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) supporting and promoting clinical research in infectious diseases.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CHU de Lille: The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille serves as the supporting establishment of the GHT Hôpitaux Publics Grand Lille, of which CH Tourcoing is a member. It shares medical positions with Tourcoing in gynecology-obstetrics, cardiology, urology, and anesthesia, and collaborates on research such as the COCO-LATE COVID-19 study, making it the closest comparable French public hospital.
• Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix: A French public hospital located in the Lille metropolitan area, comparable in scale and service mix to CH Tourcoing, and a likely peer within the same regional healthcare ecosystem.
• Centre Hospitalier de Douai: A regional public hospital in the Nord department of Hauts-de-France, offering a comparable portfolio of acute, surgical, maternity, and elderly care services to a similar catchment.
• Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes: A regional public hospital in the Hauts-de-France region offering comparable general medical, surgical, maternity, and emergency services to a similar-sized catchment population.
• Centre Hospitalier de Dunkerque: A French public general hospital on the North Sea coast in Hauts-de-France, comparable to CH Tourcoing in offering comprehensive acute care, emergency, maternity, and elderly care services.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron (Belgium): Belgian public hospital located 5 km from Tourcoing across the French-Belgian border and an active partner in the ZOAST cross-border healthcare convention, offering comparable general hospital services in a neighboring jurisdiction.

Broad incumbents

• CHU de Strasbourg: A major French public university hospital with notable cross-border healthcare cooperation with German counterparts, structurally analogous to CH Tourcoing's ZOAST cross-border arrangement with Belgium.
• Hospices Civils de Lyon: Major French public university hospital group centered in Lyon, sharing the same public hospital regulatory framework, university-affiliated research orientation, and multi-specialty acute care delivery model as CH Tourcoing.
• CHU de Bordeaux: A major French public university hospital in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, comparable in offering comprehensive medical, surgical, maternity, and research services under the French public hospital model.
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP): France's largest public hospital system, operating 38 hospitals primarily in the Paris region. While far larger in scale, AP-HP shares the same public hospital governance model, French Sécurité Sociale reimbursement structure, and broad multi-specialty service profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CHTourcoing
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• Facebookfacebook.com/CHTourcoing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-hospitalier-de-tourcoing
• Instagraminstagram.com/chtourcoing

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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