| Foch Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Suresnes, Île-de-France, France |
| Coordinates | 48°52′16″N 2°13′19″E / 48.8711063°N 2.222025799999983°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Teaching |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 600 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in France |
Foch Hospital (French: Hôpital Foch) is a hospital in the Suresnes, France. It is part of the Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif[1]
It was established in 1929 with the help of Consuelo Vanderbilt[2] and Winnaretta Singer. It was named in honour of Ferdinand Foch.
The hospital is today one of the largest in Île-de-France. He 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.[3]
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.
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