| Org group | Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif |
|---|---|
| Location | Suresnes |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48.8711063°N 2.222025799999983°E |
| Healthcare | Public |
| Emergency | Yes |
| Beds | 600 |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Website | www.hopital-foch.com |
Foch Hospital (French: Hôpital Foch) is a teaching 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.
References
- ^ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch
- ^ (in French)À lire : Une duchesse américaine, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
- ^ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch