In mid-February, Clinalliance announced the start of construction on its clinic at the Étampes site of the Centre Hospitalier Sud Essonne (CHSE). This project has been supported by the City of Étampes and the Agglomeration Community of South Essonne (CAESE) since 2023.
Authorized by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) and partially funded by the Ségur de la Santé program, the new clinic aims to address the growing issue of medical deserts across France and supplement the existing services offered by the CHSE.
“The project’s progress is solid news for the hospital in several ways: for patients and for professionals. First, for patients, because all hospitals are in dire necessitate of follow-up care after operations or complex care pathways. And sometimes patients as well need rehabilitation, support to return home, or to regain abilities lost due to illness or life’s accidents, despite the good care provided by the hospital and the success of operations. This broad rehabilitation offering proposed by Clinalliance will therefore allow patients to benefit from it nearby and quickly, and for the hospital to have a much greater capacity for care,” declared Julien Jouny, director of the CHSE.
“Then, on the professional side, my predecessor had the very relevant idea of creating a health campus, allowing different medical or medico-social actors to come together on the same territory, to exchange with each other and to create care pathways. The more we revitalize the establishments, the more attractive we turn into in terms of medical and nursing attractiveness, because it is always reassuring for professionals to join a medical community whose multidisciplinarity enriches the knowledge of each other and strengthens the quality of care.”
This project, symbolizing a partnership between the public and private sectors, is designed as an ecosystem bringing together several healthcare providers with complementary activities.
“Today, we already work very well with Clinalliance and with NephroCare at our establishment. We receive very positive feedback from patients who are treated here. Our links with NephroCare have also been strengthened as we recently renewed our agreement with the company. It’s the patient’s well-being that takes precedence. And there is a real benefit for the patient here,” explained Julien Jouny.
During the construction period, Clinalliance is working closely with the CHSE to minimize disruptions related to the construction site.
“Given the location of the plot on which the workers are building, and given that it is rather on the side of the site, patients at our hospital are less exposed to noise or traffic disruptions, which are inherent to any construction organization,” concluded the director of the CHSE.
A new clinic is under construction at the Étampes site of the Centre Hospitalier Sud Essonne (CHSE) in France, aiming to improve access to post-acute and rehabilitative care. This development comes as many regions face challenges in maintaining adequate healthcare services.
The clinic, announced by Clinalliance in mid-February, received authorization from the Regional Health Agency (ARS) and is partially funded through the Ségur de la Santé program. It is intended to address the growing problem of “medical deserts”—areas with limited access to healthcare professionals—and to expand the range of services already provided by the CHSE.
“The project’s progress is good news for the hospital in several ways: for patients and for professionals,” said Julien Jouny, director of the CHSE. “First, for patients, because all hospitals are in dire need of follow-up care after operations or complex care pathways. And sometimes patients also need rehabilitation, support to return home, or to regain abilities lost due to illness or life’s accidents, despite the good care provided by the hospital and the success of operations. This broad rehabilitation offering proposed by Clinalliance will therefore allow patients to benefit from it nearby and quickly, and for the hospital to have a much greater capacity for care.”
Hospital officials also highlighted the potential for the new clinic to foster collaboration among healthcare providers. “Then, on the professional side, my predecessor had the very relevant idea of creating a health campus, allowing different medical or medico-social actors to come together on the same territory, to exchange with each other and to create care pathways. The more we revitalize the establishments, the more attractive we become in terms of medical and nursing attractiveness, because it is always reassuring for professionals to join a medical community whose multidisciplinarity enriches the knowledge of each other and strengthens the quality of care.”
The project is envisioned as an integrated healthcare ecosystem, bringing together various providers with complementary specialties. The CHSE already has established relationships with Clinalliance and NephroCare, and recently renewed its agreement with the latter. “Today, we already work very well with Clinalliance and with NephroCare at our establishment. We receive very positive feedback from patients who are treated here,” Jouny explained. “It’s the patient’s well-being that takes precedence. And there is a real benefit for the patient here.”
Construction is being carefully managed to minimize disruption to hospital operations. “Given the location of the plot on which the workers are building, and given that it is rather on the side of the site, patients at our hospital are less exposed to noise or traffic disruptions, which are inherent to any construction organization,” Jouny concluded.
