Foch Hospital

Foch Hospital
Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif
Geography
LocationSuresnes, Île-de-France, France
Coordinates48°52′16″N 2°13′19″E / 48.8711063°N 2.222025799999983°E / 48.8711063; 2.222025799999983
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Services
Yes
Beds600
History
Opened1929
Links
Websitewww.hopital-foch.com
ListsHospitals in France

Foch Hospital (French: Hôpital Foch) is a teaching hospital in the commune of Suresnes, France. It is part of the Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif.

It was established in 1929 with the help of Consuelo Vanderbilt and Winnaretta Singer. It was named in honour of Ferdinand Foch.

The hospital is today one of the largest in Île-de-France. The hospital particularly specializes in the areas of pulmonary and respiratory, renal and urological pathologies, as well as neuroscience.

Partnerships

La Foulée suresnoise is a running race dedicated since 2005 to organ donation, in partnership with the Foch hospital. The hospital is also a partner of the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, notably through a research department in transplantation.

Notable doctors

Through its history, the Foch Hospital hosted notable doctors, among others:

References

  1. ↑ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch
  2. ↑ (in French)À lire : Une duchesse américaine, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
  3. ↑ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch