Foch Hospital
Foch Hospital (French: Hôpital Foch) is a celebrated teaching hospital in the Suresnes, France. Part of the Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif and a teaching hospital of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University,[1] it is one of Europe's largest hospitals.
Foch Hospital | |
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Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif | |
Geography | |
Location | Suresnes, Île-de-France, France |
Coordinates | 48.8711063°N 2.222025799999983°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Type | Teaching |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 600 |
History | |
Opened | 1929 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.hopital-foch.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in France |
It has been created in 1929 with the help of Consuelo Vanderbilt[2] and Winnaretta Singer. It was named in honour of Ferdinand Foch.
Notable doctors
Through its history, the Foch Hospital hosted notable doctors, among others:
- Jozef Cywinski (b. 1936), Polish-American scientist ;
- Gilles Dreyfus (b. 1951), French cardiac surgeon ;
- Jean-Louis Sebagh, French cosmetic doctor.
References
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