What ARS Normandie does

ARS Normandie (Agence régionale de santé Normandie) is a public government agency (établissement public administratif) created in 2010 under the French HPST law, operating under the authority of the Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé. It is the sole state authority responsible for coordinating, regulating, and funding healthcare across the five departments of Normandy (Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, Seine-Maritime). The agency serves a regional ecosystem comprising 11 Hospital Territorial Groups (GHTs), 56 public health establishments, 11 public medico-social establishments, liberal and hospital-based health professionals, local elected officials, and approximately 3.3 million residents of Normandy. Its services are delivered free of charge with no commercial pricing.

The agency operates from a regional headquarters in Caen and five departmental delegations, employing approximately 400 staff drawn from the state civil service and Assurance Maladie. Its core product portfolio includes the institutional website (normandie.ars.sante.fr), the C@rtoSanté Normandie cartographic tool, integration with the national Mon Espace Santé personal health record platform, online reporting portals, a quarterly newsletter, and the regional e-Santé strategy structured around five pillars (digital uses, access to care, digital security, digital patient, and future digital health). It coordinates a 455 million euro Ségur de la Santé investment plan (2021-2030, jointly with Région Normandie), the 2023-2028 Projet régional de santé, an 8-field ecological transition program with 7 CTEES advisors serving 127 establishments, an 89-objective 10-year cancer strategy, the Service Sanitaire des Étudiants en Santé (SSES) deploying ~2,600 health students annually, and the Culture Santé program supporting ~80 artistic projects per year.

The business model is entirely publicly funded: ARS Normandie receives state allocations, Assurance Maladie contributions, and manages the Fonds d'Intervention Régional (FIR) as a regional financial lever. Revenue is not commercially disclosed. The agency's go-to-market is direct-to-institution, operating through the five departmental delegations, contractual arrangements (Contrats Locaux de Santé, Contrats Territoriaux de Santé Mentale), and digital platforms. Its distribution is structurally tied to its statutory mandate and therefore faces no market-based competition within the Normandy region.

Name

ARS Normandie

Legal name

Agence régionale de santé Normandie

Website

https://normandie.ars.sante.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ARS Normandie is a French public regional health agency coordinating healthcare regulation, funding, and policy across Normandy's five departments, serving 56 public health establishments, 11 GHTs, health professionals, and 3.3 million residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Policy, Planning & Governance (BPAIAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO), Health Equity & Social Determinants Program Funding (HLAJALAK), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

Keywords

• Regional health administration
• Public health regulation
• Healthcare oversight
• Health prevention programs
• Digital health infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Caen

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government public funding: ARS Normandie is a public government agency funded by the French state. Its budget is derived from public health expenditure, including funding from l'Assurance Maladie, state allocations, and the Ségur de la Santé investment plan. The Ségur de la Santé plan provides 455 million euros in investment for health establishments in Normandy (255M from the state, 200M from the Region). The agency also manages the Fonds d'Intervention Régional (FIR) as a financial lever to support regional health actions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

ARS Normandie is the regional public health agency of the French state for Normandy, responsible for coordinating healthcare policy, regulating and authorizing health establishments, allocating regional health funding (including the FIR and the 455M€ Ségur de la Santé investment plan), and running public health prevention programs. It serves healthcare establishments, professionals, local elected officials, and the general public through a regional headquarters in Caen and five departmental delegations, supported by digital health platforms (Mon Espace Santé, C@rtoSanté) and programs such as the SSES, Culture Santé, and the regional ecological transition for health facilities.

Product overview

ARS Normandie (Agence Régionale de Santé Normandie) operates as a decentralized public administrative body overseeing regional health policy in Normandy, France. The agency manages a portfolio of digital services including the main institutional website (normandie.ars.sante.fr), C@rtoSanté Normandie for geographic health mapping, Mon Espace Santé for citizen health records, a quarterly newsletter, project call platforms, the regional e-Santé strategy with 5 strategic axes, and various prevention and reporting portals. The organization combines these services to implement regional health policy, coordinate healthcare provision, manage health professionals and facilities, and address public health priorities including cancer prevention, mental health, ecological transition in healthcare, and environmental health through the PRSE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ségur de la Santé en Normandie (Regional Investment Plan) Regional health infrastructure investment program jointly developed with Région Normandie, allocating 255M€ from the French State and 200M€ from the Region to modernize 47 health establishments through 60 projects over 2021-2030. Targets hospital reconstructions, dental units, and psychiatric facilities in Normandy.
• Mon Espace Santé National personal health space platform allowing Normandy citizens to store, manage, and share their health documents with healthcare professionals. Operated as part of France's national digital health infrastructure.
• C@rtoSanté Normandie Regional cartographic tool providing geographic information on health professionals and healthcare establishments across Normandy. Enables professionals and citizens to locate providers and visualize territorial health resources.
• Projet régional de santé 2023-2028 Five-year strategic health plan defining regional health priorities and actions for Normandy across prevention, care provision, medico-social support, and digital health.
• FIR (Fonds d'Intervention Régional) Regional Intervention Fund used as a financial lever by ARS Normandie to support regional health actions, including prevention, innovation, and health system transformation initiatives in Normandy.
• Service Sanitaire des Étudiants en Santé (SSES) Service Sanitaire program deploying approximately 2,600 health students annually across Normandy for primary prevention actions in schools, associations, and health establishments.
• Culture Santé en Normandie Annual program supporting nearly 80 artistic and cultural practice projects in health and medico-social establishments, targeting people with disabilities, hospital patients, and elderly persons. Co-funded with DRAC Normandie and departmental councils.
• CTEES Network (Conseillers en Transition Énergétique et Écologique en Santé) Network of 7 energy and ecological transition advisors plus a coordinator deployed across Normandy to support health and medico-social establishments in sustainable development covering energy, food, mobility, waste, and green care practices.
• Annuaire RPPS (Répertoire Partagé des Professionnels de Santé) Shared directory of health professionals involved in the French health system, providing validated information on healthcare providers across Normandy.
• Stratégie décennale de lutte contre les cancers Regional 10-year cancer strategy defining 89 operational objectives for cancer prevention, screening, and care coordination across Normandy, deployed in partnership with OncoNormandie and the Institut National du Cancer.
• Contrats Locaux de Santé (CLS) and Contrats Territoriaux de Santé Mentale (CTSM) Contractual arrangements between ARS Normandie, local authorities, and health professionals to coordinate local health actions at the municipal or territorial level, including mental health-specific versions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 455 million euros invested in 47 health establishments through the Ségur de la Santé plan, supporting 60 projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint development of the Ségur de la Santé regional investment plan. The Region contributed 200 million euros alongside 255 million from the state to support 60 health infrastructure projects across 47 establishments (2021-2030). This is described as a unique initiative in France, marking a joint state-region strategy for healthcare modernization in Normandy.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the regional ecological planning steering committee (COPIL). Contributes expertise and resources to the ecological transition of the Normandy health system.
• Fédérations sanitaires et médico-socialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives participate in the regional ecological planning steering committee, co-developing the 8 regional ecological objectives for the health sector.
• URML Normandie (Union Régionale des Professions de Médecine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in the regional ecological planning steering committee representing liberal health professionals.
• Assurance Maladie (CPAM Normandie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the annual 'Projection e-Santé' digital health event. Member of the ecological planning steering committee. Jointly runs health prevention campaigns.
• France Assos SantéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPatient and user association federation participating in the regional ecological planning steering committee.
• Conférence Régionale de la Santé et de l'Autonomie (CRSA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in the regional ecological planning steering committee, representing citizens and health professionals in democratic health governance.
• Normand'e-SantécoreTechnology or IntegrationRegional digital health network member of the ecological planning steering committee. Supports digital health infrastructure and telemedicine deployment across Normandy.
• Réseau Ran Coper (Réseau des acteurs normands pour la commande publique éco-responsable)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in the ecological planning steering committee, supporting eco-responsible public procurement in the health sector.
• GRADES (Groupement Régional d'Appui au Développement de la e-Santé)coreTechnology or IntegrationCo-organizer of the annual 'Projection e-Santé' regional digital health event alongside ARS Normandie and Assurance Maladie.
• DRAC Normandie (Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-pilot and co-funder of the Culture Santé program alongside ARS Normandie, Region Normandie, and departmental councils of Calvados, Eure, and Seine-Maritime.
• Conseils Départementaux du Calvados, de l'Eure et de la Seine-MaritimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funders of the Culture Santé program, contributing alongside ARS and DRAC to support artistic projects in health and medico-social establishments.
• Réseau des CTEES (Conseillers en Transition Energétique et Ecologique en Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner7 advisers plus a coordinator deployed across Normandy by ARS to support health and medico-social establishments in their ecological transition, covering energy, food, mobility, waste, and green care practices.
• OncoNormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cancer coordination network working with ARS Normandie on the deployment of the 10-year cancer strategy and its 89 operational objectives.
• Institut National du CancercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cancer institute providing strategic direction for the 10-year national cancer plan, of which ARS Normandie delivers the regional roadmap.
• OMéDIT Normandie (Observatoire des Médicaments, des Dispositifs médicaux et des Innovations Thérapeutiques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer with ARS of the 2nd regional day on eco-responsible care, supporting the ecological transition of care practices.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ARS Pays de la Loire: Western France regional health agency operating under the same national framework; comparable in scale, mandate, and departmental structure to ARS Normandie.
• ARS Grand Est: Grand Est regional health agency administering identical functions \u2014 FIR, S\u00e9gur, cancer strategy, ecological transition \u2014 across a comparable multi-department territory.
• ARS Hauts-de-France: Regional health agency serving northern France with comparable statutory functions, including S\u00e9gur plan administration, GHT coordination, and ecological transition oversight.
• ARS Centre-Val de Loire: Centre-Val de Loire regional health agency with the same statutory functions and S\u00e9gur/FIR funding responsibilities; often co-analyzed with ARS Normandie on rural healthcare access and medical desert policy.
• ARS Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes: Regional health agency for Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, sharing the same statutory mandate, FIR funding model, S\u00e9gur investment role, and GHT coordination responsibilities as ARS Normandie.
• ARS Occitanie: Occitanie regional health agency with parallel responsibilities for PRS 2023-2028 execution, digital health strategy, and medico-social establishment oversight.
• ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional health agency covering the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with the same mandate for hospital oversight, FIR allocation, and digital health deployment as ARS Normandie.
• ARS Bretagne: Neighboring regional health agency with shared Brittany-Normandy border dynamics; executes the same public health policy framework, FIR management, and establishment oversight.
• ARS \u00cele-de-France: Largest French regional health agency, serving the \u00cele-de-France region. Identical mandate (regional health policy, FIR management, establishment oversight) under the same Ministry of Health framework; differs only in scale and territorial complexity.
• ARS Provence-Alpes-C\u00f4te d'Azur: PACA regional health agency with parallel responsibilities for health establishment authorization, regional health project (PRS), and ecological transition of healthcare \u2014 directly comparable to ARS Normandie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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