AGENCE REGIONALE DE SANTE DE CORSE

What AGENCE REGIONALE DE SANTE DE CORSE does

AGENCE REGIONALE DE SANTE DE CORSE (ARS Corse) is a French regional health agency (établissement public) established in 2010 under the HPST law of 2009, operating under the supervision of the Ministère chargé de la santé. Headquartered in Ajaccio with a departmental delegation in Bastia, the agency is the sole regional health authority for Corsica, exercising statutory jurisdiction over healthcare facility authorization, professional zoning, public health regulation, environmental health, and medico-social financing for the island's roughly 320,000 inhabitants. It functions as a regulator, coordinator, and program administrator rather than a service provider: it does not deliver clinical care but authorizes, finances, and oversees the network of hospitals, ambulatory professionals, pharmacies, EHPADs, and medico-social establishments.

ARS Corse operates a portfolio of digital health platforms — including Mon espace santé (shared personal health record), ViaTrajectoire Grand Age (elderly care facility placement), C@rtosanté (regional health cartography), and Démarches Simplifiées — generally delivered through partnerships with Assurance Maladie de Corse, GRADeS Corse e-Santé, and national operators. The agency is a lead implementer of national Article 51 innovation experiments, most notably OSyS (pharmacy-based orientation for six common pathologies, deployed across 26 Corsican pharmacies) and direct-access physiotherapy in Haute-Corse (a five-year Loi Rist 2 experiment). Telemedicine infrastructure, the Pacte de lutte contre les déserts médicaux, the Mission solidarité territoriale (live on two pilot territories), the Maison France Santé network, PrendreSoin.fr (a national workforce-recruitment platform co-launched with France Travail), and an inclusive-beaches initiative (over 30 sites with tiralos and access mats) further define its operational scope.

Funding is entirely public, sourced from the French Ministry of Health, Assurance Autonomie, and earmarked national investment programs. Disclosed revenue/budget signals include a 2016 operating budget of 28 million euros, with additional programmatic allocations flowing through the agency (166 million euros from Ségur de la santé for healthcare facility investments, 36.9 million euros via PRIAC 2024-2028 for disability and dependency sectors, plus a 15 million euro medico-social catch-up envelope). The agency employs approximately 40 staff (down from ~120 agents in 2016), is led by Directrice générale Christelle Boucher-Dubos with Marie-Pia Andreani as Directrice générale adjointe, and reports through a 30-member administrative council. ARS Corse has no commercial revenue model, no private ownership, and operates as part of France's national network of regional health agencies.

Name

AGENCE REGIONALE DE SANTE DE CORSE

Legal name

Agence régionale de santé Corse

Website

https://corse.ars.sante.fr

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARS Corse is the French regional health agency for Corsica, exercising statutory authority over healthcare facility regulation, public health, and medico-social financing for 320,000 inhabitants. It funds and oversees island-wide digital health, Article 51 innovation experiments, and territorial access initiatives entirely through public government budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Regulation and Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Continuing Care Retirement Communities (623311), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC), Single-Site CCRCs (HLADAEAE)

Keywords

• Public health regulation
• Regional health agency
• Healthcare facility authorization
• Medico-social coordination
• Preventive health campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Ajaccio

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public government funding: ARS Corse is a public establishment under the supervision of the Ministry of Health (Ministère chargé de la santé). It operates entirely through public funding, including the Ségur de la santé national investment programme and Assurance Autonomie financing for the medico-social sector.
2. Ségur de la santé investment funding: National investment programme of 19 billion euros over 10 years, with 166 million euros allocated to Corsican healthcare facilities (82M for hospital projects, 68M for hospital financial restoration, 7M for daily operations, 9M for health inequality reduction). Additional 15M€ catch-up envelope for medico-social sector over 4 years.
3. Assurance Autonomie (PRIAC programming): Multi-year PRIAC 2024-2028 programming funding medico-social sector: 16.2M€ for disability sector and 20.7M€ for dependency sector, financed by Assurance Autonomie.
4. Procurement and public purchasing: ARS Corse conducts public procurement via UGAP (central purchasing body), interministerial groupings with Direction des Achats de l'État, regional grouping with Secrétariat Général pour les Affaires Corses, and direct contracting through its own purchasing system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Agence régionale de santé Corse is a French regional health agency that regulates, organizes, and finances public health, healthcare, and medico-social services across Corsica's two departments for 320,000 inhabitants. It authorizes healthcare facilities and professionals, coordinates care pathways (hospital, ambulatory, medico-social), runs prevention campaigns, manages environmental health surveillance, deploys digital health platforms including Mon espace santé, and administers national investment programmes such as S\u00e9gur de la santé and PRIAC.

Product overview

AGENCE REGIONALE DE SANTE DE CORSE operates as a French regional health agency serving Corsica's 320,000 inhabitants. The agency offers a portfolio of digital health services including Mon espace santé (personal health record), ViaTrajectoire Grand Age (elderly care placement), PrendreSoin.fr (healthcare career platform), and OSyS (pharmacy-based care for common conditions). Additional services include healthcare directories (ADELI), health cartography (C@rtosanté), healthcare access networks (Maison France Santé, Réseau France Santé), territorial solidarity programs, and accessibility initiatives. The agency publishes a monthly newsletter 'Santé et Territoires' and manages various prevention campaigns, health studies, and regional health planning through the PRS (Projet Régional de Santé) framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mon espace santé Digital personal health record service enabling Corsican citizens to store, manage, and share their health documents, medications, and medical history with healthcare professionals. Deployed jointly with Assurance Maladie de Corse and GRADeS Corse e-Santé.
• ViaTrajectoire Grand Age Public online service facilitating admission procedures for elderly care facilities (EHPAD, Résidence Autonomie, Accueil de jour) in Corsica, enabling families and individuals to manage placement applications digitally.
• C@rtosanté Regional health cartography tool providing geographic visualization of healthcare supply, facilities, and services across Corsica to support territorial health planning and resource allocation.
• PrendreSoin.fr National platform dedicated to promoting care and social support professions to address workforce shortages in the healthcare sector across France, including Corsica.
• Maison France Santé Healthcare access initiative as part of the France Santé network, structuring primary care access points to provide every Corsican inhabitant with simple, clear, and rapid proximity care.
• Réseau France Santé National care network initiative to offer each French inhabitant proximity healthcare that is simple, clear, and rapid; deployed in Corsica to structure primary care access across the territory.
• OSyS - Prise en charge en pharmacie pour 6 pathologies du quotidien Article 51 innovation experiment enabling pharmacists to evaluate and orient patients for 6 common pathologies without requiring a doctor visit. Implemented in 26 pharmacies across Corsica, reducing inappropriate emergency visits and addressing medical desert issues; no cost-sharing for patients.
• Accès direct aux kinésithérapeutes en Haute-Corse Experimentation under the Rist 2 law providing direct access to physiotherapists without a doctor's prescription in CPTS areas (CPTS Balagne) in Haute-Corse, allowing up to 8 sessions over 3 months. Aimed at improving care access in territories with medical desert issues.
• Plages Inclusives (Una Piaghja per tutti) Accessibility initiative making Corsican beaches accessible to people with reduced mobility through beach access mats and tiralos (beach wheelchairs). Extended to over 30 beaches across Corsica, led by association Cap Corse Handicap with ARS co-funding.
• Mission Solidarité Territoriale Territorial solidarity mission for physicians as part of the Pact against medical deserts (Pacte de lutte contre les déserts médicaux). Currently being experimented in Corsica on two pilot territories to guarantee better access to healthcare for all inhabitants.
• ADELI (Automatisation DEs LIstes) National directory registering health professionals authorized to practice in France, used by ARS Corse to track and coordinate the regional supply of healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, etc.).
• Newsletter 'Santé et Territoires' Monthly digital newsletter distributed to elected officials, healthcare professionals, institutions, local authorities, associations, and the general public, covering regional health news, local initiatives, prevention campaigns, and agency actions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mission solidarité territoriale deployed on 2 pilot territories for physician solidarity (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• CoReSS Corse (Comité Régional de Coordination de la Santé Sexuelle)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025CoReSS Corse was officially installed on 19 November 2025 at Corte, replacing former COREVIH structures. It coordinates sexual health policy in Corsica with support from ARS Corse.
• France TravailnotableGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 November 2025In collaboration with France Travail, the French government and ARS Corse launched Prendresoin.fr, a national platform dedicated to promoting care and social support professions to address workforce shortages in the sector.
• CPTS Extrême Sud-Alta RoccanotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2025Communauté Professionnelle Territoriale de Santé (CPTS) of Extrême Sud-Alta Rocca signed an Accord Conventionnel Interprofessionnel (ACI) with ARS Corse on 22 October 2025, formalizing territorial health coordination and care pathway organization.
• Agence du Tourisme de la CorsenotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025The Corsican Tourism Agency partnered with ARS Corse on the inclusive beaches project ('Una Piaghja per tutti'), co-funding the initiative alongside ARS and multiple intercommunalities to adapt over 30 beaches for accessibility.
• Collectivité de CorsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARS Corse coordinates with the Collectivité de Corse on shared healthcare and medico-social competencies, including PRIAC programming (actions under shared competence), health environment projects, and the schéma Autonomie investment for EHPADs. The President of the Collectivité's executive council (Gilles Simeoni) serves as Vice-President of the ARS Corse administrative council.
• Cap Corse HandicapnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Cap Corse Handicap initiated the 'Una Piaghja per tutti' inclusive beach project in 2016, extended to all of Corsica with ARS Corse co-financing (20% of project costs). ARS provides expertise and accompanies intercommunalities on infrastructure procurement.
• Assurance Maladie de CorsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARS Corse and Assurance Maladie de Corse jointly publish the Mon espace santé 4-year anniversary booklet and collaborate on healthcare access initiatives, including the France Santé network deployment in Corsica and the Mission solidarité territoriale against medical deserts.
• GRADeS Corse e-SantécoreTechnology or IntegrationGRADeS Corse e-Santé (Groupement Régional d'Appui au Développement de la e-Santé) collaborates with ARS Corse on Mon espace santé deployment, e-health strategy, and digital health infrastructure across Corsica.
• Santé publique France Paca-CorsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanté publique France publishes weekly epidemiological surveillance bulletins for Corsica (Bulletin hebdomadaire - Surveillance sanitaire) in collaboration with ARS Corse, covering seasonal, winter, and summer health surveillance.
• URPS Pharmaciens de CorsenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerURPS Pharmaciens (Union Régionale des Professionnels de Santé Pharmaciens) leads the OSyS (Orientation dans le Système de Soins) Article 51 innovation experiment enabling pharmacy-based care for 6 common pathologies, supported by ARS Corse, in partnership with Brittany, Occitanie, and Centre Val de Loire regions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS): The independent French public authority that evaluates healthcare quality, ESSMS (medico-social establishments), and clinical practice. ARS Corse contracts HAS for ESSMS evaluations in Corsica, making HAS an adjacent regulatory peer operating one layer above regional facility authorization.
• Santé publique France: The French national public health agency that publishes weekly epidemiological surveillance bulletins for Corsica in collaboration with ARS Corse. Operates broadly across all French regions including epidemiological surveillance, health prevention campaigns, and population health monitoring — overlapping ARS Corse's public health functions at national level.

Direct peers

• Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine: ARS covering the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with the same regulatory and financing mandate as ARS Corse. Sister agency under the national ARS network, comparable in structure and statutory responsibilities.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: The ARS for the PACA region, geographically adjacent to Corsica and collaborating with ARS Corse on epidemiological surveillance (Santé publique France Paca-Corse bulletins). Direct peer operating the same regulatory mandate on the mainland with overlapping population health profiles.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Occitanie: ARS for the Occitanie region, also a co-experimenter on the OSyS pharmacy program with ARS Corse and Brittany. Direct institutional peer operating the same regulatory mandate under the national ARS framework.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Île-de-France: The ARS for the Île-de-France region, identical institutional mandate to ARS Corse (regional health regulation, facility authorization, medico-social financing) but at vastly larger scale. Directly comparable as a sister agency under the same national ARS framework.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Hauts-de-France: ARS for the Hauts-de-France region with the same legal mandate as ARS Corse over hospital authorization, medico-social sector financing, and public health policy implementation in its territory.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Grand Est: ARS for the Grand Est region with statutory authority over healthcare regulation, EHPAD financing, and public health campaigns. Direct institutional peer of ARS Corse within the national ARS framework.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: One of the largest French regional health agencies by population and budget. Directly comparable in mandate and statutory functions (facility authorization, medico-social financing, public health campaigns) but operating at much larger scale.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Bretagne: ARS for Brittany with comparable mandate. Notably, Brittany collaborates with ARS Corse on the OSyS Article 51 pharmacy experimentation, making it both an institutional peer and a programmatic partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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