Agence Régionale De Santé Haut-De-France ARS

What Agence Régionale De Santé Haut-De-France ARS does

Agence Régionale de Santé Hauts-de-France (ARS Hauts-de-France) is a French government regional health agency (établissement public de l'État) created on January 1, 2016 through the merger of ARS Nord-Pas-de-Calais and ARS Picardie. It serves as the regional arm of the French Ministry of Health (Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé) for the Hauts-de-France region, holding exclusive regulatory authority over health establishments, healthcare professional installation, certification, and health system organization across 6 million inhabitants — making it the third-largest ARS in France by population covered. The agency employs more than 650 professionals distributed across five departmental delegations (Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme) plus two antenna offices (Valenciennes, Calais).

ARS Hauts-de-France operates a portfolio of operational products and digital platforms rather than commercial goods. Core programs include the DAC (Dispositif d'Appui à la Coordination) network of 12 regional coordination structures unified around the CoordIn dossier tool, the regional health project PRS 2018-2028 (revised 2023-2028) and its six territorial roadmaps, plus nine thematic roadmaps covering IVG, obesity, neurodevelopmental disorders, telehealth, mental health, organ donation, sexual health, disability access, and the 1000 first days. Digital infrastructure spans C@rtoSanté (geographic mapping), eRPPS (national professional directory), CertDc (electronic death declaration since 2007), and the Point Focal Régional alert system, integrated with national platforms Mon Espace Santé and demarches-simplifiees.fr for Article 51 innovation submissions. The agency allocates more than 4 billion euros per year to the regional health system, manages a 527 million euro Fonds d'Intervention Régional, and oversees a 1.4 billion euro Ségur de la santé investment program. Governance is exercised through the CRSA, six Conseils Territoriaux de Santé, and strategic co-signatures including the PRSE4 health-environment plan.

The revenue model is entirely public: ARS is funded through annual budget allocations from the French Ministry of Health sourced from national social security and health insurance, and does not charge for its regulatory or public health services. Major financial instruments include the FIR, Ségur investments, CNR funding (2.6 million euros for territorial action plans), and the OPCO Santé workforce convention. Customers are not commercial buyers but mandated stakeholders: the 6 million regional inhabitants, healthcare professionals, health and medico-social establishments, local elected officials, and vulnerable populations requiring care coordination.

Name

Agence Régionale De Santé Haut-De-France ARS

Legal name

Agence régionale de santé Hauts-de-France

Website

https://hauts-de-france.ars.sante.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARS Hauts-de-France is a French state regional health agency created in 2016 through the merger of ARS Nord-Pas-de-Calais and ARS Picardie. It regulates, funds, and coordinates the regional health system for 6 million inhabitants across Hauts-de-France through 650+ staff and a network of departmental delegations and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Public health regulation
• Healthcare system oversight
• Regional health agency
• Health policy implementation
• Care coordination services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille (Euralille)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Health Budget Allocation: As a government agency, ARS Hauts-de-France operates through annual public budget allocations from the French Ministry of Health. The agency directly allocates more than 4 billion euros per year to the regional health system out of 18 billion euros in total health expenditures in Hauts-de-France. Funding comes from national social security and health insurance systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ARS Hauts-de-France is the official regional health agency of the French state that implements national health policy at the regional level for 6 million inhabitants. It regulates, funds, and coordinates the regional health ecosystem including health establishments, healthcare professionals, medico-social facilities, and public health programs. The agency delivers services through policy frameworks (PRS), care coordination networks (DAC), digital platforms (C@rtoSanté, CertDc, PFR), funding programs (FIR, Ségur, Article 51), and direct citizen/professional engagement across five departmental delegations.

Product overview

ARS Hauts-de-France is a regional health agency (Agence Régionale de Santé) formed from the 2016 merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie agencies. It is not a commercial product company but rather a public health authority serving 6 million inhabitants with over 650 professionals. The agency operates multiple interconnected services: policy leadership through the PRS (Projet Régional de Santé 2018-2028), operational tools including DAC coordination devices with CoordIn software, digital platforms like C@rtoSanté for health mapping and CertDc for electronic death certificates, regional intervention funding via FIR, and healthcare innovation programs including Article 51 experiments and Ségur de la santé investments (1.4 billion euros). The agency publishes thematic roadmaps (mental health, telesanté, disability, obesity, sexual health) and maintains digital infrastructure including newsletters (ARS direct, Territoires santé), alert systems (Point Focal Régional), and participates in national platforms like Mon Espace Santé and demarches-simplifiees.fr.

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Products and services

• DAC - Dispositif d'Appui à la Coordination Regional coordination support device that fluidifies complex health pathways and organizes care delivery with territorial professionals, deployed across 12 structures in Hauts-de-France for patients with complex needs.
• C@rtoSanté Interactive mapping platform enabling health professionals, local authorities, researchers, and administrative agents to target liberal installation locations or observe healthcare territories through geographic visualization of health data and resources.
• CertDc - Electronic Death Declaration Online death certificate system enabling physicians to digitally input death certificates and immediately transmit the medical portion to relevant health services, in operation since 2007.
• PFR - Point Focal Régional Single regional entry point for user complaints, alerts and reports, and declarations of events with health consequences, enabling unified management of healthcare feedback across the region.
• PRS - Projet Régional de Santé 2018-2028 Regional health project comprising three documents: COS (Strategic Orientation Framework), SRS (Regional Health Scheme), and PRAPS (Regional Access Program for Prevention and Care of Disadvantaged Persons), adopted July 2018 and revised 2023-2028.
• Article 51 - Expérimentation Innovation Santé Innovation experimentation framework allowing new healthcare organizations with unconventional financing models, efficiency improvements, and care access enhancements. Enables derogation from standard financing rules applicable in community, hospital, or medico-social settings.
• Ségur de la Santé Investment Program Major health investment program deploying 1.4 billion euros to support sanitary and medico-social establishments in Hauts-de-France, including modernization and infrastructure improvements.
• FIR - Fonds d'Intervention Régional Regional intervention fund providing ARS greater management flexibility and better adaptation of financing to territorial health needs, endowed with approximately 527 million euros annually representing about 5% of agency funding.
• Stratégie du Numérique en Santé Digital health strategy covering Ségur numérique, Mon Espace Santé, telemedicine, cybersecurity, and health information system modernization for the Hauts-de-France region.
• PRSE4 - Plan Régional Santé-Environnement 4th Regional Health-Environment Plan for 2024-2028, covering five strategic axes including zoonosis prevention, reducing human activity impact on water/air/soil, healthy living environments, urban planning for health, and environmental health knowledge sharing. Incorporates the 'One Health' approach.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OPCO SantécoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026OPCO Santé and ARS Hauts-de-France signed a convention to strengthen the attractivity of health and support professions in the region. This partnership addresses workforce challenges in the healthcare sector through joint initiatives for professional training, development, and retention.
• Assurance Maladie (CPAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular partnership with national health insurance funds for healthcare pathway coordination, particularly through the DAC network where Assurance Maladie participates in regional technical committees and shares financing responsibilities.
• Conférence Régionale de la Santé et de l'Autonomie (CRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor democratic health institution bringing together all regional health stakeholders for consultation on regional health projects, PRS development, and health policy co-construction.
• Conseils Territoriaux de Santé (CTS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSix territorial health councils representing local health actors that contribute to PRS elaboration, implementation, and evaluation at the local level.
• OR2S (Observatoire Régional de la Santé et du Social)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health observatory partnership for health diagnostic production, data analysis, and health status assessment of the regional population.
• Santé publique FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with national public health agency for health monitoring, disease surveillance, and public health intervention coordination.
• Préfectures (Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Oise)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint press releases and coordinated actions on environmental health issues, including water contamination monitoring (Fluopyram) and regional health-environment planning (PRSE4).
• Région Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of the 4th Regional Health-Environment Plan (PRSE4) alongside the Prefect and ARS Director General, demonstrating integrated regional planning.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Agence Régionale de Santé Occitanie: ARS serving the Occitanie region under identical national regulatory framework, performing the same health system coordination, prevention, and care pathway integration functions.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: Regional health agency for PACA with the same legal status, regulatory authority, and operational structure (departmental delegations, PRS, FIR management). Direct peer for benchmarking regional health administration capacity.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Grand Est: ARS covering the Grand Est region with the same national mandate for health system regulation, regional health project execution, and departmental coordination. Functions as a direct comparator in terms of regional health policy implementation.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Normandie: Regional health agency for Normandie with the same mandate, structure, and national oversight as ARS Hauts-de-France. Direct peer for comparative analysis of regional health administration.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Major regional health agency serving Nouvelle-Aquitaine with comparable mandate in health regulation, professional installation, and regional health project (PRS) deployment. Direct institutional peer with similar departmental delegation structure.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Second-largest ARS in France serving 8 million inhabitants across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Performs identical regulatory, health system coordination, and public health program functions under the same national ARS framework.
• Agence Régionale de Santé Île-de-France: Largest ARS in France by population (12+ million), performing the same regulatory, coordination, and public health functions in the Île-de-France region. Direct structural peer with the same legal mandate, organizational model, and national oversight framework.

Broad incumbents

• Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS): Independent national public authority that ARS interacts with for health establishment certification, quality guidance, and clinical best practices. Broader national scope but related mandate in healthcare quality and safety oversight.
• Assurance Maladie (CNAM): National health insurance fund that co-finances and co-coordinates healthcare pathways with ARS through regional CPAM offices. While primarily a payer rather than regulator, it is a close institutional partner for healthcare access, professional installation, and DAC financing in Hauts-de-France.
• Santé publique France: National public health agency that ARS Hauts-de-France partners with for disease surveillance and health monitoring. Operates one level above ARS as the national authority, but with overlapping functions in epidemiological surveillance, prevention programs, and health alerts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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