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 From the day it was organized by prominent Americans in 1906, the American Hospital of Paris has brought together the American and international community in a very special way. It is America's Hospital in Europe, the meeting ground for European and U.S. medical science, technology and doctors, a place where medical experts and specialists from around the world come to study its management, diagnostic methods and facilities.
More than 150,000 patients from over 100 countries pass through its doors each year. The Hospital is an International Affiliate of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College at Cornell University. These affiliations permit the exchange of critical medical and scientific resources between Europe and America.
We are not a large hospital, but that is not our goal. Rather, we concentrate on the highest quality of service at all levels. It is this dedication to service – medical service, of course, but also human sympathy and psychological caring – that distinguishes the American Hospital and makes it unique. Thus, the Hospital's centennial theme was “a unique standard of care, at a unique hospital.”
| Granted a special federal charter and incorporated by a Special Act of the U.S. Congress in 1913, the Hospital has been an extension of U.S. diplomacy since then, with the U.S. Ambassador always serving as Honorary Chairman of the Board of Governors. |
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| Because the Hospital treated more than 100,000 Allied soldiers during the two World Wars, providing care to thousands of French soldiers as well as American, the French government designated the Hospital an institution of public benefit in 1918 and gave it privileges and status that no other hospital in France enjoys, including the right to appoint American physicians to the staff based solely on their U.S. credentials and training. |
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| The Hospital has always sought to strengthen the ties of friendship with France in an exemplary fashion. It has expanded over the years, adding new buildings, increasing patient services and enlarging the staff that includes both American and French physicians and bilingual nurses. Reconstruction and modernization have taken place continually to meet changing needs, advances in technology and increased demands. The latest additions are a new Dialysis Center, created especially for business and holiday visitors in Paris; a new ambulatory services unit with 20 rooms suited for short Hospital stays; and a fully renovated maternity department, now delivering some 600 babies annually. |
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| It is the only civilian Hospital outside the United States accredited by the U.S. Joint Commission. This certifies that the Hospital adheres strictly to U.S. standards set by the Joint Commission. The Hospital is not subsidized by the French or American governments and relies on patient revenues and contributions for its operations. |
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For more information about the Hospital, please visit its website.
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