Agence régionale de santé - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur ( ARS Paca )

What Agence régionale de santé - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur ( ARS Paca ) does

ARS Paca (Agence régionale de santé - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) is a French public administrative establishment created on 1 April 2010 and placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Health, exercising on its behalf the regional implementation of national health policy across six departments (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, Vaucluse), serving roughly five million inhabitants. Its functional mandate covers definition of regional health priorities (via the Projet régional de santé 2023-2028), authorization and inspection of health facilities and medico-social establishments, allocation and oversight of public funding (ONDAM envelopes, FIR, exceptional investment plans totalling over €1.29B across hospital, medico-social, and primary care), coordination of territorial contracts (CPTS, CLS, CLSM, GHT, MSP), and health vigilance including crisis response.

The agency operates a portfolio of digital platforms supporting its supervisory and coordination role, including SIRSe (regional health information system), Mon espace santé (personal health record), CartoSanté and Oscars (regional mapping and indicator tools), PAPS (professional portal), SORS numérique, and HOPEN 2. These systems are built on national digital health infrastructure and feed regional surveillance, authorization, and care-coordination workflows; the 2024-2028 Digital Health Roadmap commits to industrializing them further. Headcount stands at 411, directed by Director General Yann Bubien since July 2024, with operations anchored at 132 Boulevard de Paris in Marseille.

Because ARS Paca is a public establishment and not a commercial operator, its revenue mechanics are driven by annual state budget allocations and managed insurance outlays rather than by market pricing; "customers" in the commercial sense do not exist, as the agency's interactions with hospitals, professionals, and citizens are governed by statute and public-service obligations.

Name

Agence régionale de santé - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur ( ARS Paca )

Legal name

Agence régionale de santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Website

https://paca.ars.sante.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ARS Paca is the French regional health agency for Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, a public establishment under the Ministry of Health that implements regional health policy, authorizes facilities, allocates public funding, and coordinates health actors across six departments serving roughly five million inhabitants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Administration

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Quality, Peer Review & Compliance Tools (MQSA/ACR/QA) (HLACALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vaccine Policy, Advisory Committees & Program Governance (HLAJAHAJ)

Keywords

• Public health regulation
• Regional health policy
• Healthcare system oversight
• Health facility authorization
• Digital health infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Subsidy: Government funding from the French State to operate regional health agency functions
2. Health Insurance and CNSA Contributions: Contributions from health insurance regimes and Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie (CNSA) for actions concerning medico-social establishments and services
3. Fonds d'Intervention Régional (FIR): Regional Intervention Fund financing actions and experiments decided by ARS in favor of healthcare performance, quality, coordination, continuity of care, prevention, health promotion, and sanitary safety. Resources come from State, mandatory health insurance, and CNSA.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARS Paca is the French regional health agency for the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, established under ministerial supervision to pilot and coordinate regional health policy. It regulates, funds, authorizes, and evaluates health establishments, medico-social services, and healthcare professionals across prevention, city medicine, hospital care, and elderly/disabled care. The agency also manages regional digital health platforms, local health contracts, and crisis preparedness infrastructure for approximately five million inhabitants.

Product overview

ARS Paca operates as a unified platform offering integrated digital health services across prevention, care organization, and medico-social sectors. The core portfolio includes regional health information systems (SIRSe, Statiss, Hevaweb), professional support portals (PAPS, Ror), citizen-facing platforms (Mon espace santé), and cartographic/mapping tools (CartoSanté, Oscars). The regional health project (PRS 2023-2028) serves as the strategic framework coordinating all services. Digital health initiatives are delivered through national programs (Ségur numérique, HOPEN 2) and regional roadmaps (Numérique en santé 2024-2028). The agency also provides communication kits and newsletters (Direct ARS) for public health campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Système d'information régional en santé (SIRSe)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.191 billion euros in hospital investments planned
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Préfecture de Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional prefect's office serving as president of the ARS surveillance council and coordinating state-level health policy implementation across the region.
• Assurance Maladie (CPAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance bodies represented in surveillance council and involved in healthcare regulation, reimbursement policies, and regional health planning.
• Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie (CNSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational solidarity fund for autonomy providing contributions for medico-social sector actions and investment financing managed by ARS.
• Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council as key partner for joint health initiatives including the 2023-2028 Regional Health Project, investment strategy, and local health contracts. Joint AMI launched for coordinated exercise structures.
• Conseils départementaux (Departmental councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental councils as partners in local health contracts, medico-social policy, and vulnerable population support across the 6 departments.
• Conférence Régionale de la Santé et de l'Autonomie (CRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health and autonomy conference serving as major health democracy body contributing to health policy elaboration and providing opinions on regional health strategy.
• Communes et Etablissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (EPCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipalities and intermunicipal structures as key partners in Local Health Contracts and local health governance across the region.
• Groupements Hospitaliers de Territoire (GHT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital territorial groupings coordinating hospital care provision across the region, with ARS oversight and support including H'Ment Fiers operation for visibility of initiatives.
• Communautés Professionnelles Territoriales de Santé (CPTS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTerritorial professional health communities supporting coordinated exercise and primary care organization at local level.
• Etablissements de santé (publics et privés)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic and private health establishments as key partners in healthcare delivery, authorized and funded by ARS for hospital and clinical services.
• Etablissements et services médico-sociauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedico-social establishments and services for elderly and disabled persons, receiving ARS funding and regulatory oversight.
• Professionnels de santé libérauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiberal healthcare professionals supported through professional health portal, installation assistance, and coordination support.
• CRES PACA (Comité Régional d'Education pour la Santé)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health education committee serving as resource center for public health, providing animation for territorial health approaches including CLS, CLSM, and ASV.
• CARSAT Sud EstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurance fund for retirement managing professional risk prevention funds for medico-social establishments.
• DRAC PACA (Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cultural affairs directorate partnering on Culture and Health initiatives including agreement with AP-HM for culture in healthcare settings.
• CPIAS PACA (Centre d'Appui pour la Prévention des Infections Associées aux Soins)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional support center for infection prevention associated with care, co-organizing webinars with ARS on healthcare waste management.
• Réseau Regional de Vigilance et d'AppuicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional vigilance and support network coordinating health alerts, epidemic surveillance, and crisis response across the region.
• Fédération Trauma Suicide Liaison Urgences (FTSLU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation dedicated to mental health, psychotraumatism, psychiatric emergencies and suicide prevention, holding congress in Marseille September 2026.
• Santé Publique FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational public health agency providing epidemiological data and surveillance, referenced for regional drowning statistics and health monitoring.
• ANAP (Agence Nationale d'Appui à la Performance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agency for performance support of health and medico-social establishments, conducting diagnostic assessments for regional hospitals.
• PréfectureflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrefecture of region leading Regional Pact for Healthcare Worker Safety together with ARS against violence and incivility toward health professionals.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ARS Occitanie: French regional health agency with equivalent scope, mandate, and toolset to ARS Paca. Directly comparable in Local Health Contracts, departmental delegations, and PRS-style multi-year strategies.
• ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: French regional health agency covering a multi-department territory with identical mandate and tooling (SIRSe, PAPS, Mon espace santé). Highly comparable in governance, departmental delegation structure, and investment scale.
• ARS Hauts-de-France: French regional health agency operating the same regulatory and financing model, focused on a region with significant health inequality challenges comparable to Paca's priority neighborhoods.
• ARS Grand Est: Another French ARS with the same mandate and operational model. Useful peer benchmark for budget execution, digital health adoption, and departmental delegation coverage.
• ARS Île-de-France: Largest of France's regional health agencies, serving the Paris region with the same regulatory, financing, and coordination mandate as ARS Paca. Directly comparable as both operate under the HPST law and execute Regional Health Projects.
• ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Another large multi-department regional health agency in France with the same ministerial mandate, FIR funding mechanism, and digital health portfolio as ARS Paca. Direct functional peer.

Regional players

• Robert Koch Institute: Germany's federal government agency for disease control and prevention. Comparable in its public mandate for surveillance, health reporting, and coordination with regional health authorities, although structured federally rather than regionally.
• UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): UK's health protection and surveillance body with a partially overlapping regional-coordination role. Comparable as a publicly funded body managing health threats, surveillance, and regional response across a national territory.

Broad incumbents

• Santé Publique France: France's national public health agency that supplies epidemiological surveillance, health monitoring data, and crisis response capacity consumed by ARS Paca. Acts as a national-level umbrella over regional agencies.
• ANAP (Agence Nationale d'Appui à la Performance): National performance-support agency for health and medico-social establishments that ARS Paca partners with for hospital diagnostics. Operates at the national level and provides shared services across all ARS regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arspaca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_zg8yLN1ng0rWkMrFIpBMg/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/Agence-r%C3%A9gionale-de-sant%C3%A9-Paca-122014131165110
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arspaca

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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